NR511 Week 7 Assignment: Clinical Practice Guideline

NR511 Week 7 Assignment: Clinical Practice Guideline

NR511 Week 7 Assignment: Clinical Practice Guideline

Purpose

Clinical guidelines provide recommendations on the diagnosis and management of certain conditions. Recommendations are based on evidence from a rigorous systematic review and synthesis of the published medical literature. Interpreting and learning to apply guidelines into practice is necessary to develop and enhance diagnostic reasoning skills.

Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

1) Locate a current, primary care clinical practice guideline for a specific condition. (CO 3)

2) Read and interpret the guidelines for use in practice. (CO 3)

3) Evaluate the recommendations and apply to patients in the clinical setting as appropriate. (CO 3)

Due Date:

Students will RANDOMLY be assigned a topic by your instructor in Week 1. Students will post a brief PowerPoint summary presentation by Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7. This will allow others to view their peer’s presentations in order to provide peer evaluations before Sunday. Presentations submitted after Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7 will receive an automatic 0.

Total Points Possible: 150

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Students will be randomly assigned a disease topic from the instructor in Week 1.

2. Each student will locate and examine a current CPG for the assigned topic.

3. A copy (or reference) of the intended CPG should be submitted to the instructor by Week 3 for approval.

4. In Week 7, students will summarize the CPG and give a brief, oral presentation according to the directions and rubric listed below.

5. In addition to the presentation, a written transcript (for the instructor) must be submitted to the Week 7 assignment box.

6. Students will share a copy of the CPG along with a link to their presentation.

7. Presentations and transcripts are due before Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7, Presentations and/or papers submitted after the deadline will receive an automatic 0.

PREPARING THE PAPER

• The presentation should be developed using the guidelines listed below. All presentations must be in PowerPoint format.

• The PowerPoint file should be uploaded to Voice Thread in order to add the narrated portion.

• The presentation should be “published” or shared with the class for viewing by posting a link in the discussion forum along with a copy of the CPG before Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7.

• The written transcript should also be submitted to the drop-box for the instructor’s reference before Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7.

• Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling should be observed in the slides and script.

Category Points % Description

Disease & Background 15 10% Identify the disease condition and give a brief statement of incidence and prevalence in the U.S. Discuss the pathophysiology of the disease and typical clinical presentation seen in patients with the condition.

Publication & Applicability in Primary Care 30 20% Identify the author, organization or group that developed the CPG. State the year of the original guideline publication as well as any subsequent revisions (your reference should be the most recent version). Discuss the applicability for use of this CPG in the primary care setting.

Key Action statements and Body of Evidence 45 30% Provide each of the CPG’s “Key Action” or “Guideline Statements” AND the body of evidence strength for each [If the statement has applicability to other groups, only discuss the relevant primary care ones].

Application in your Clinical Rotation 45 30% Using an example of a patient from your clinical rotation with the same condition, discuss how the diagnosis and treatment of your patient compared to the recommendations given in the guidelines.

Presentation Qualitys 15 10% PowerPoint and Voicethread are used for the presentation. Slides are well organized and aesthetically pleasing. Student’s narration is understandable and well-paced. Written transcript provided. References cited on slides.

Total 150 100% A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements. NR511 Week 7 Assignment: Clinical Practice Guideline

GRADING RUBRIC

Criterion Exceptional

Outstanding or highest level of performance Exceeds

Very good or high level of performance Meets

Satisfactory level of performance Needs Improvement

Poor or failing level of performance Developing

Unsatisfactory level of performance

Content

Possible Points = 135

Disease & Background

Student identifies the disease condition and gives a brief statement of incidence and prevalence in the US. The student briefly summarizes the disease pathophysiology and identifies the typical clinical presentation seen in a patient with the disease (4 critical elements). 15 Points 13 Points 12 Points 6 Points 0 Points

Student identifies the disease topic.

AND

Student states the incidence and prevalence in the U.S.

AND

Student provides a pathophysiology statement.

AND

Student states the typical clinical presentation seen in a patient with the disease. One (1) critical element is missing. Two (2) critical elements are missing. Three (3) critical elements are missing. Four (4) critical elements are missing.

OR

Presentation was not submitted.

Publication & Applicability in Primary Care

Student identifies the author, organization or group that developed the CPG. Student denotes the year of the original guideline publication as well as any subsequent revisions (student’s reference should be the most recent version). The student discusses the applicability for use of this CPG in the primary care setting (4 critical elements). 30 Points 26 Points 24 Points 12 Points 0 Points

Student correctly identifies the author(s), organization(s), or group(s) that developed the CPG.

AND

Student states the year of the original CPG guideline.

AND

Student notes all subsequent revisions of the guideline (with the students version being the most recent).

AND

Student discusses how this CPG is applicable to primary care. One (1) critical element is missing. Two (2) critical elements are missing. Three (3) critical elements are missing. Four (4) critical elements are missing.

OR

Presentation was not submitted.

Key Action Statements & Body of Evidence

The student provides each of the CPG’s “Key Action” or “Guideline Statements” AND the body of evidence strength for each [If the statement has applicability to other groups, only discuss the relevant primary care ones (3 critical elements). 45 Points 39 Points 37 Points 18 Points 0 Points

Student presents ALL relevant recommendations.

AND

Student denotes the evidence strength for EACH recommendation.

AND

Student discusses ONLY the ones applicable to primary care. All three (3) critical elements are addressed but some information may be only partially noted.

One (1) critical element is missing. Two (2) critical elements are missing. Three (3) critical elements are missing.

OR

Presentation was not submitted.

Application in Clinical

Using an example of a patient from their clinical rotation with the same condition, the student discusses how the diagnosis and treatment of their patient compared to the recommendations given in the guidelines. Specific of what was done well or what could have been done better is noted (3 critical elements). 45 Points 39 Points 37 Points 18 Points 0 Points

The student uses a patient example from their clinical setting with the same condition.

AND

The student discusses how the diagnosis & treatment of their patient compared to those recommended in the guideline.

AND

Specific example are given on what was done well or what could have been done better. All three (3) critical elements are addressed but some information may be only partially noted.

One (1) critical element is missing. Two (2) critical elements are missing. Three (3) critical elements are missing.

OR

Presentation was not submitted.

Content Subtotal _____of 135 points

Format

Possible Points = 15 Points

Presentation

The student used PowerPoint and Voicethread. Presentation was professional in quality. Slides were well organized and aesthetically pleasing. Student’s narration was understandable and well-paced. References were noted. Presentation was under 15min in length. Transcript and presentation posted before Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7 deadline (6 critical elements). 15 Points 13 Points 12 Points 6 Points 0 Points

Student uses Power Point and Voicethread which demonstrates a professional quality.

AND

Student’s slides were well organized.

AND

Student’s narration was understandable and well-paced. NR511 Week 7 Assignment: Clinical Practice Guideline

AND

References were noted.

AND

Presentation was <15 minutes.

AND

A written transcript was posted with the presentation before the deadline. Two (2) critical elements were missing. Three (3) critical elements were missing. Four to five (4-5) critical elements were missing. Six to seven (6-7) critical elements were missing.

OR

Presentation or written transcript was not submitted before Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7.

Format Subtotal _____of 15 points

Total Points _____of 150 points