Week 7: Clinical Practice Guideline Assignment – HYPERTENSION

Week 7: Clinical Practice Guideline Assignment – HYPERTENSION

Week 7: Clinical Practice Guideline Assignment – HYPERTENSION

Clinical practice guideline- HYPERTENSION ]

1. Disease & Background
   The student:
   Identifies the disease condition
   2. Gives a brief statement of incidence and prevalence in the US
   3. The student briefly summarizes the disease pathophysiology
   4. Identifies the typical clinical presentation seen in a patient with the disease
   (4 critical elements)
2. Applicability in Primary Care

The student:
1. Identifies the author, organization or group that developed the CPG
2. Student denotes the year of the original guideline publication
3. Student identifies any subsequent revisions (student’s reference should be the most recent version), and
4. Student discusses the applicability for use of this CPG in the primary care setting
(4 critical elements)

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3. Key Action Statements & Body of Evidence

The student:
1. Provides each of the CPG’s “Key Action” or “Guideline Statements” up to a maximum of 5 relevant recommendations
2. Provides the body of evidence strength for each, and
3. If the statement has applicability to other groups, only discuss the relevant primary care ones
(3 critical elements). Week 7: Clinical Practice Guideline Assignment

Week 7: Clinical Practice Guideline Assignment – HYPERTENSION

4. Application in Clinical
5. Using an example of a patient from their clinical rotation with the same condition
   2. Student discusses how the diagnosis and treatment of their patient compared to the recommendations given in the guidelines
   3. Specific examples of what was done well or what could have been done better is noted
   (3 critical elements

Week 8 reflection
ASSIGNMENT CONTENT
Category Points % Description
Identify gaps in patient experiences 10 20% After reviewing the clinical encounter summary, the student identifies any gaps in specific patient experiences (i.e. ages, acuities, complexities, procedures, assessments, etc.) and introduces a plan to narrow this gap in future practicum experiences. The student also outlines their practicum plan for the remaining classes.
Discuss progression in clinical 10 20% The student discusses their overall progression in this clinical rotation; specifically identifying personal goals that were achieved or how the student plans to achieve in future practicum experiences.
Identify areas of weakness 10 20% The student identifies specific areas of weakness in the clinical setting and communicates a plan to address these deficiencies.
NONPF competencies 10 20% Student choses two NONPF CORE competencies and describes how the competencies were met or how the student plans to meet. Specific examples from the clinical rotation should be provided. Week 7: Clinical Practice Guideline Assignment

40 80% Total CONTENT Points= 40 pts

1. Scientific Foundation Competencies

Critically analyzes data and evidence for improving advanced nursing practice
Leadership competencies :
Demonstrates leadership that uses critical and reflective thinking.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

• Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
• Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
• One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
• I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

• Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
• In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
• Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
• Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

• Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
• Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
• I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

• I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
• As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
• It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

 

LopesWrite Policy

• For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
• Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
• Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
• Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

• The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
• Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
• If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
• I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
• As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

• Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
  • Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
  • Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

Week 7: Clinical Practice Guideline Assignment – HYPERTENSION