Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Academic Term
Fall 2014
Document Type
Project
Course Number
NURS 5330
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology
Professor’s Name
John D. Chovan, James R. Cacchillo
Keywords
Headaches, Patient Outcomes
Subject Categories
Emergency Medicine | Medical Pathology | Nursing
Abstract
Headache is one of the five most common chief complaints in the US, resulting in nearly 5 million visits to the ED (Lange, 2011). With great variance in quality, etiology, pathophysiology, and as a potential indicator of a serious underlying problem, it is critical that these headaches be accurately diagnosed, primarily for rapid identification of life threatening factors, but also to offer treatment and education specific to the particular type of headache the patient is experiencing. This will result in better outcomes for the patient through better control and will subsequently save health care dollars by reducing ED visits and unnecessary imaging.
Recommended Citation
Granger, Rebecca D., "When Exercise is a Pain in the Head" (2014). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 36.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/36