Finn is a 15-year-old boy who has been at the Sands Juvenile School for the past year. The school is in a rural area, and has an animal husbandry program, as well as a carpentry program. Nursing Sick Call Evaluation Finn presents to the medical unit with a complaint of a lump on the left side of his neck, just below…
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Ms. Roper: Pain in Great Toe
Ms. Roper is a 60-year-old woman presenting in Nurse Sick Call with complaints of right great toe pain that has been bothering her for the past 4 to 6 weeks. She states the pain has been a constant 5/10 and is somewhat relieved with ibuprofen and changing positions frequently. She doesn’t know what caused this pain, denying any trauma to…
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Mr. Harrison: Lump in his Throat
subjective Mr. Harrison, a 35-year-old man, submitted a Health Service Request form stating he felt like he has a “lump” in his throat. He stated that he has had it in the past, but it did not feel so big before, and he is concerned that he has a growth. He is seen in Nurse Sick call that day. Nursing Sick Call…
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Mr. Dukes: Axilla “Bump”
A 23-year-old male with no significant medical history submitted a Health Services Request form for a “bump in his armpit that hurts and is not going away” last evening. He wrote that his cellmate says it is a keloid that looks infected. The request was triaged and Mr. Dukes was scheduled for Nursing Sick Call the next morning subjective Mr. Dukes…
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Ms. Myers: Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath
Ms. Myers is a 28-year-old woman who is a military spouse. She arrives to the Booking area after a visit to the local emergency department for recurrent episodes of chest pain. At the emergency department, where she had been going for the same complaint about every 3-4 weeks for the last 6 months, staff did a brief examination and discharged…
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