[Answered]: ou are a student in the Doctor of Nursing…

ou are a student in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program shadowing at a clinic. Your patient is a 14-year-old female complaining of constant midline chest pain that worsens with activity, causing sharp, localized pain with each breath. The patient reports that she is a competitive swimmer. The onset of pain was insidious (developed over time). The patient’s cardiac and pulmonary sounds are normal. The patient shows no signs of current or recent illness. The pain is reproduced with palpation and light pressure along the left lateral aspect of the sternum.