Nursing Arts Task 1 Nursing Arts and Science Western Governors University

A1. Janes History This is a 24-year-old Vietnamese woman, who presents with tightness in her chest and difficulty breathing throughout the past month. She is having difficulty speaking, she appears anxious, and her lips are dusky. Wheezing is presented with examination of breath sounds. She admits having a dry cough for several months. The patient smokes one pack of cigarettes daily and says she does not intend to quit. Jane states she does not have a history of asthma but she does have a history of allergies which she treats with herbs. Her allergies have kept her from riding her bike to work. She states that she only eats a traditional Vietnamese diet. The patient appears underweight. She spends...