18 Oct Discuss the differences between a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and their scope of practice.

What is an NP?

Discuss the differences between a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and their scope of practice. Why is this important to know as you move from being a nurse into your new role as an NP? Please include sources and references to support your discussion.

 

 

 

MN566 Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

 

Unit 2 Discussion

 

The Interview:

 

The medical interview serves several functions. It is used to collect information to assist in diagnosis of the present illness, to understand the patient’s values, to assess and communicate prognosis, to establish a therapeutic relationship and to reach agreement with the patient about further diagnostic procedures and therapeutic options. The interview also offers an opportunity to influence patient behaviors.

 

Discuss the following:

 

Please answer the following questions and include your rationale and evidence-based research to support your written work.

 

What does it means to document accurately and appropriately?

 

What are the documenting guidelines? When is it appropriate to use abbreviations?

 

What is the difference between subjective and objective data?

 

What does it mean to demonstrate clinical reasoning skills?

 

How can you use clinical reasoning to plan the organization of a comprehensive exam?

 

How will you document variations of normal and abnormal assessment findings?

 

What factors influence appropriate tools and tests necessary for a comprehensive assessment?

 

Reflect on personal strengths, limitations, beliefs, prejudices, and values.

 

How will these impact your ability to collect a comprehensive health history?

 

How can you develop strong communication skills.

 

What interviewing techniques will you use to interview the patient to elicit subjective health information about their health history?

 

What relevant follow-up questions will you use to evaluate patient condition?

 

How will you demonstrate empathy for patient perspectives, feelings, and sociocultural background?

 

What opportunities will you take to educate the patient?

 

 

 

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Unit 3 Discussion

 

Diagnostic Reasoning and Rationale for acute illness

 

Pick one problem from the list provided below. Discuss and include your rationales using.

 

What questions need to be asked and what body part needs to be examined?

 

What diagnostic tests need to be obtained and why?

 

How would you handle abnormal finding?

 

What will be your list of differentials?

 

Problems commonly seen in the Primary Care setting:

 

runny nose

 

cough

 

diarrhea

 

pharyngitis

 

dysuria

 

rash

 

 

 

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Unit 4 Discussion

 

Applying “Evidence-Based Practice”

 

Population groups with differences determined by culture, religion or ethnicity also show differences in terms of illness behavior and beliefs.

 

Discuss a patient population that are at risk and apply evidence-based practice guidelines in management of their illnesses across the age continuum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit 5 Discussion

 

Case and Discussion: Headache

 

A 35-year-old woman comes to your office to discuss her “bad headaches,” which started after having her first child 2 years ago. The headaches sometimes awaken her from sleep and at times can be disabling and occasionally require her to take Tylenol and rest in a dark room. Sometimes she vomits during an attack. Over the past 6 months, her headaches have become more severe and frequent, prompting her visit today.

 

What additional questions would you ask to learn more about her headaches?

 

How do you classify headaches?

 

How can you determine if this is an old headache or a new headache/s? Is this a chronic or episodic condition?

 

Can you make a definite diagnosis through an open-ended history followed by focused questions?

 

How can you use the patient history to distinguish between benign headaches and serious ones that require urgent attention?

 

What diagnostic tests do you want to include to help you with your diagnosis?

 

Create a differential diagnosis flow sheet for this patient for this patient and include the diagnostics related to the differentials.

 

 

 

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Unit 6 Discussion

 

Case and Discussion

 

A 60-year-old man comes to your office because of a persistent cough that has been bothering him for the past 3 months. His cough is dry and is more frequent during the evenings. He also notes frequent nasal congestion, especially when he is exposed to dust and cold weather. He reports no hemoptysis, weight loss, wheezing, fever, or changes in his appetite. What additional questions would you ask to learn more about his cough?

 

How would you classify his cough based on the duration to help with the diagnosis?

 

What diagnostic tests do you want to include to help you with your diagnosis?

 

Create a differential diagnosis flow sheet for this patient for this patient and include the diagnostics as well as the pharmacological management and rationale related to the differentials. Support your discussion with evidence-based research.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit 7 Discussion

 

Case and Discussion

 

A 21-year-old women comes to your office with a 2 day history of right ear pain. She reports that the ear pain began shortly after taking scuba diving lessons. She describes the pain as “a pressure” and also notes “crackling” in the right ear and periodically feeling dizzy.

 

What other associated symptoms should you ask about?

 

How does the time course help to distinguish among different causes of ear pain?

 

How does the age of the patient help with narrowing the diagnostic possibilities?

 

What diagnostic tests do you want to include to help you with your diagnosis?

 

Create a differential diagnosis flowsheet for this patient and include the diagnostics as well as the pharmacological management and rationale related to the differentials

 

 

 

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Unit 8 Discussion

 

Preventative Care

 

What questions will you want to ask your patients at every visit in order to get the information needed to provide individualized preventive services?

 

How does the age and gender of the patient impact your approach to delivering preventive services and providing health education?

 

How does the patient’s developmental milestones impact their ability to make healthy changes and take charge of their health?

 

What are some risk factors associated with health promotion?

 

 

 

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Unit 9 Discussion

 

Helping and Healing Relationships

 

Consider the various steps of the nursing process in order to address the following critical thinking questions.

 

As a health care provider, discuss ways in which you will establish a helping hand and healing relationship with your patient and their families.

 

How will you develop professional partnerships with health care team members in your clinical practice?

 

What personal behaviors, biases, and attitudes would you have to change to develop these professional relationships?

 

 

 

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Unit 10 Discussion

 

Circle of Caring

 

What are the unique qualities of the Circle of Caring Model and how is it different from holistic nursing theories and biomedical nursing? Support your discussions with examples and reference with evidence-based research.

 

 

 

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Unit 1 Assignment

 

Protecting Your Scope of Practice

 

Protecting the scope of practice for nurses, particularly advanced practice registered nurses, is a major initiative at the American Nurses Association (ANA) 2016. The ANA is working together with our Constituent Member (State) Associations to help remove geographic and practice setting limitations for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs). The ANA is working state by state to ensure that state laws affecting APRN’s are both fair and consistent across the country, and that your scope of practice is not unfairly limited.

 

Discuss how this initiative and how it will impact your future as an APRN and your clinical practice in the state in which you live. Include sources to support your assignment.

 

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Resources.

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

Before finalizing your work, you should:

 

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

 

consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

 

Utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

 

Your writing Assignment should:

 

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

 

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

 

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

 

How to Submit:

 

Submit your Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

 

When you are ready to submit your Assignment, select the unit Dropbox then attach your file. Make sure to save a copy of the Assignment you submit.

 

 

 

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Unit 3 Assignment

 

Poor Patient Outcome

 

Relying solely on the classic features of a disease may be misleading. That’s because the clinical presentation of a disease often varies: the symptoms and signs of many conditions are non-specific initially and may require hours, days, or even months to develop.

 

Generating a differential diagnosis; that is, developing a list of the possible conditions that might produce a patient’s symptoms and signs — is an important part of clinical reasoning. It enables appropriate testing to rule out possibilities and confirm a final diagnosis.

 

This case portrays a poor patient outcome after a misdiagnosis.

 

Case scenario

 

A previously healthy 35-year-old lawyer presents to a primary care office with a chief complaint of chest pain and a non-productive cough. The pain started suddenly 2 hours prior to coming to the office while the patient was sitting at his desk. The patient describes the pain as sharp in nature, constantly present but made worse with inspiration and movement, and with radiation to the base of the neck. His blood pressure in the right arm and other vital signs are normal.

 

On physical examination the only findings of note are chest wall tenderness and a faint cardiac murmur. The ECG in the office is normal. The patient is observed for an hour in the office and assessed. He is diagnosed with viral pleurisy and sent home on non-steroidal analgesics.

 

The following day the patient collapses at home and cannot be resuscitated by the paramedic service. An autopsy reveals a Type 1 aortic dissection with pericardial tamponade.

 

Written Assignment:

 

Developing a list of possible conditions that might produce a patient’s symptoms and signs is an important part of clinical reasoning.

 

As an NP in primary care what would you have done differently?

 

Discuss the importance of creating a list of differentials for this patient. How could it have changed this outcome?

 

If a serious diagnosis comes to mind based on a patient’s symptoms:

 

Ask yourself; Have you considered the likelihood of it and whether it needs to be ruled out by testing or referral?

 

Because many serious disorders are challenging to diagnose, have you considered ruling out the worst case scenario?

 

Ask yourself: Do you have sufficient understanding of the clinical presentation to offer an opinion on the diagnosis?

 

What other diagnosis could it be? How might the treatment to date have altered the patient outcome?

 

What other diagnostic and laboratory or imaging was needed in order to make a complete differential list?  What support tools would you consider using in helping to create a differential diagnosis list?

 

Are you familiar with the current clinical practice guidelines for the investigation of a suspected condition such as chest pain?

 

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Resources.

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

Before finalizing your work, you should:

 

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

 

 consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

 

 Utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

 

Your writing Assignment should:

 

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

 

 be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

 

 display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

 

 use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

 

How to Submit:

 

Submit your Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

 

When you are ready to submit your Assignment, select the unit Dropbox then attach your file. Make sure to save a copy of the Assignment you submit.

 

 

 

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Unit 4 Assignment

 

Translating Evidence into Clinical Practice

 

Choose one evidence-based practice that you see yourself using as a provider in your clinical practice and discuss how it meets the listed benefits.

 

Why should we, as healthcare providers, use evidence-based practice?

 

Evidence-based practice benefits:

 

Leads to highest quality care and patient outcomes

 

Reduces health care costs

 

Reduces geographic variations in the delivery of care

 

Increases healthcare provider empowerment and role satisfaction

 

Reduces healthcare provider turnover rate

 

Increases reimbursement from 3rd party payers

 

Reduces complications and payment denials

 

Meets the expectation of an informed public

 

Include 3 evidence-based articles to support your work that are less than 3 years old.

 

Before finalizing your work, you should:

 

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

 

consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Home) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

 

utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

 

Your writing Assignment should:

 

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

 

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

 

display superior content, organization, style; and

 

use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

 

How to Submit:

 

Submit your Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

 

When you are ready to submit your Assignment, select the unit Dropbox then attach your file. Make sure to save a copy of the Assignment you submit.

 

 

 

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Unit 5 Assignment

 

i-Human Case

 

The i-Human scenario below is designed to help you move through a simulated clinical patient scenario. Your work will be scored by i-Human rubric below and transferred to a grade in the gradebook by faculty. This Assignment is worth 100 points.

 

Grading criteria for Assignment are:

 

History = 30

 

Physical Exam = 30

 

Differential Diagnosis = 15

 

Rank Differential Diagnosis = 10

 

Test Selection = 15

 

The follow up review i-Human seminar will be held in Unit 6 and is mandatory either by live attendance or review of recording and alternative assignment. This is worth 20 points.

 

For this graded activity, you will need to login to your i-Human account. Instructions for logging-in are as follows:

 

Go to https://ih2.i-human.com/.

 

Log in with your credentials (username and password).

 

Select “Assignments” from the menu options on the top left of the screen.

 

Press the green play button next to the case 1- Babbitt- Migraine- 48 y/o-

 

for University graded case study.

 

The graded case study will open; click Start to begin.

 

Complete all elements of the case study (history, physical exam, assessment, etc.)

 

 

 

MN566 Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

 

Unit 6 Assignment

 

Tuberculosis

 

M. tuberculosis can be transmitted in virtually any setting. Clinicians should be aware that transmission has been documented in healthcare settings where healthcare workers and patients come in contact with persons with infection.

 

• Describe the factors that determine the infectiousness of a tuberculosis (TB) patient;

 

• Explain the main goals of a TB infection control program;

 

• Discuss the three levels of an effective TB infection control program;

 

• Explain the purpose and the characteristics of a TB airborne infection isolation room; and

 

• Describe the circumstances when respirators and surgical masks should be used.

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

Before finalizing your work, you should:

 

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

 

consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

 

Utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

 

Your writing Assignment should:

 

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

 

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

 

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

 

How to Submit:

 

Submit your Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

 

When you are ready to submit your Assignment, select the unit Dropbox then attach your file. Make sure to save a copy of the Assignment you submit.

 

 

 

MN566 Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

 

Unit 8 Assignment

 

Health Maintenance and Screening Plans

 

Clinical preventive services, such as routine disease screening and scheduled immunizations, are key to reducing death and disability and improving the Nation’s health. Yet, despite the fact that these services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and many private insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, millions of children, adolescents, and adults go without clinical preventive services that could protect them from developing a number of serious diseases or help them treat certain health conditions before they worsen.

 

Discuss preventative services and ways to promote and overcome the barriers in your clinical practice to deliver holistic care including the recommended services for all patients across a lifespan. Please include examples, evidence-based information and references to support your work.

 

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Resources.

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

Before finalizing your work, you should:

 

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

 

consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

 

Utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

 

Your writing Assignment should:

 

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

 

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

 

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

 

use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

 

How to Submit:

 

Submit your Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

 

When you are ready to submit your Assignment, select the unit Dropbox then attach your file. Make sure to save a copy of the Assignment you submit.

 

 

 

MN566 Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

 

Unit 9 Assignment

 

Interprofessional Practice and Collaboration:

 

The future of health care delivery will require multidisciplinary teams of health care professionals that collaborate to provide patient-centered care. The key to high performance in multidisciplinary teams is an understanding of the distinctive roles, skills, and values and ethics of all team members. What will be your role as an NP and how do you see yourself collaborating with other health care professionals? Why is this important to know and understand? Who benefits? Who are the stakeholders. Support your work with examples and evidence-based research.

 

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Resources.

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

Before finalizing your work, you should:

 

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

 

consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

 

Utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

 

Your writing Assignment should:

 

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

 

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

 

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

 

use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

 

How to Submit:

 

Submit your Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

 

When you are ready to submit your Assignment, select the unit Dropbox then attach your file. Make sure to save a copy of the Assignment you submit.

 

 

 

MN566 Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

 

Unit 1 Journal

 

Journal: Learning Style

 

Purpose:

 

The purpose of this Journal exercise is to identify your learning style and discuss how you will time manage and confront the barriers to learning that you will experience as an NP student.

 

Where have you been and where do you want to go?

 

Career Map and Learning to Learn Exercise.

 

Please answer these 10 questions.

 

Question 1: Where have I been?

 

List the work areas in which you have experience.

 

Question 2: How did I get there?

 

List the path that brought you to this point in your career. 

 

Question 3: What do I most like to do?

 

List the parts of your job or other professional activities you like the most.          

 

Question 4: What do I like to do least?

 

Question 5: Which roles would my favorite activities use?

 

Think about the different roles of professional nurses. Which ones use your favorite activities? 

 

Teacher

 

Practitioner

 

Communicator

 

Researcher

 

Leader

 

Question 6: Which roles require you to do your least favorite activities? Think about the different roles of nurses. Which ones use your least favorite activities?        

 

Question 7: What education or other preparation would my favorite activities require?  

 

Question 8: Would I really like doing those favorite activities full time?   

 

Question 9: What is your learning style and what worked for you in the past to be successful? How did you enjoy learning in the past? How did you best communicate what you learned?

 

Through a written test, a term paper, an interview, performance, demonstration/presentation, etc. Why do you think that is? How would I rate my success on a scale of 1–10?

 

What change could have improved this score?

 

Question 10: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

Before finalizing your work, you should:

 

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

 

consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

 

Utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

 

Your writing Assignment should:

 

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

 

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

 

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

 

 

 

MN566 Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

 

Unit 2 Journal

 

Barriers to Collecting a Health History

 

What are the barriers you face to collecting a comprehensive health history so that you can give culturally-competent care?

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

Before finalizing your work, you should:

 

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

 

consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

 

Utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

 

Your writing Assignment should:

 

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

 

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

 

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

 

View the Journal Grading Rubric on the Grading Rubrics page under the Course Resources.

 

Submitting Your Journal

 

Please submit your Journal to the Unit 2 Journal Dropbox.

 

 

 

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Unit 3 Journal

 

Writing about one’s personal experience encourages self-reflection and improves self-awareness. In this activity students are invited to reflect, in writing, on their experiences related to managing clinical risks for patients. Students to write about an event they observed or were involved in during their nursing profession that they feel might have placed a patient at risk. Alternatively, students may want to write about an event that occurred to them as recipients of healthcare, or as an observer to their friends’ or family members’ experiences. The event may be one that they feel related to any of anticipation, recognition, or management of a patient safety risk. Safe patient care and reducing medical-legal risk requires nurse practitioners to be aware of potential risks and how to avoid them.

 

The narrative should include:

 

a description of the event

 

an explanation of how this event placed a patient at risk

 

the student’s reflections on the event including:

 

if and how the event was recognized

 

why and how the event occurred, for example, was the event due to

 

action or inaction by an individual healthcare provider

 

system failure(s)

 

a combination of systems failure(s) and individual provider performance issues

 

what changes or improvements they would make, if any

 

how they felt at the time

 

how they currently feel about the even

 

Were you personally involved in the event? Discuss.

 

What, if any, workplace factors contributed to the event? (e.g., Was it during a handover? Did it involve a medication?)

 

How aware was the healthcare provider(s) of what was going on around them? (situational awareness)

 

How did the health care provider(s) recognize the safety problem, and how did they respond?

 

How did this event affect you?

 

What did you take away that you will use in the future?

 

I would do something differently next time because

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

Before finalizing your work, you should:

 

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

 

consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

 

utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

 

Your writing Assignment should:

 

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

 

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

 

display superior content, organization, style; and

 

use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

 

View the Journal Grading Rubric on the Grading Rubrics page under the Course Resources.

 

Submitting Your Journal

 

Please submit your Journal to the Unit 3 Journal Dropbox.

 

 

 

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Unit 4 Journal

 

Clinical Guidelines

 

Discuss the differences between these three tools; clinical guidelines, practice standards, and algorithms and how you see yourself using them in your clinical practice. What is one thing in your practice that you have always done, but you do not really know why you are doing it or why it works? Please reference your work.

 

Where to Post Response:

 

You will post this response to the online Journal. However, please write your response in Word or another text tool and save your work. When you are ready to post, copy your response text and paste it into the online Journal. This approach will ensure that you have a backup of your work.

 

To access the Journal, click the Journal tab located in the upper right area of the screen.

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

As this assignment is a Journal entry and not a formal paper, it may at times be difficult to follow the organization, style, and formatting of the APA 6th Edition Manual. Despite this, your Journal assignment should:

 

clearly establish and maintain the viewpoint and purpose of the assignment;

 

follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

 

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

 

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

 

use APA 6th edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

 

View the Journal Grading Rubric on the Grading Rubrics page under the Course Resources.

 

Submitting Your Journal

 

Please submit your Journal to the Unit 4 Journal Dropbox.

 

 

 

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Unit 6 Journal

 

Discuss the health education and health promotion information and strategy’s you will use when working with patients who have asthma. What is an Asthma Action Plan?

 

Where to Post Response:

 

You will post this response to the online Journal. However, please write your response in Word or another text tool and save your work. When you are ready to post, copy your response text and paste it into the online Journal. This approach will ensure that you have a backup of your work.

 

To access the Journal, click the Journal tab located in the upper right area of the screen.

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

As this assignment is a Journal entry and not a formal paper, it may at times be difficult to follow the organization, style, and formatting of the APA 6th Edition Manual. Despite this, your Journal assignment should:

 

clearly establish and maintain the viewpoint and purpose of the assignment;

 

follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

 

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

 

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

 

use APA 6th edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

 

View the Journal Grading Rubric on the Grading Rubrics page under the Course Resources

 

Submitting Your Journal

 

Please submit your Journal to the Unit 6 Journal Dropbox.

 

 

 

 

 

MN566 Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

 

Unit 7 Journal

 

Antibiotic Therapy

 

Discuss the use of antibiotic therapy when treating ear and throat pain in both children and adults. What is considered standard of care?  Include professional guidelines and recommendations.

 

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Resources.

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

Before finalizing your work, you should:

 

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

 

consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

 

Utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

 

Your writing Assignment should:

 

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

 

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

 

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

 

use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.

 

View the Journal Grading Rubric on the Grading Rubrics page under the Course Resources.

 

Submitting Your Journal

 

Please submit your Journal to the Unit 7 Journal Dropbox.

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