NR602 Primary Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family

NR602 Primary Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family

Clinic log
The program requires you to log 2 pt/hr. So far, I included chart time to the clinical hour but starting from this, your logging equal to face-time with pt. At least for my case, my instructor allowed me to log more than 30 mins/pt when pt has multiple diagnoses. The following logging has been approved by my instructor.
– 60 mins for a wellness exam
– 40~50 mins for 3 or more diagnoses
– 45 mins for 2 diagnoses with a procedure (ex. ear lavage, splint, etc)
– 30 mins for a single diagnosis (ex. cold symptom, abdominal pain, etc)
Remember that no two instructors are the same. I strongly suggest you send an email to your instructor on Week 1 or even preview week regarding your instructor’s expectation.

Week 1
Week 1 begins very nicely. Just need to post an introduction of yourself with the lovely Kaltura… (really… I hate that program. Out of all the nice programs out there… why Kaltura… -_-)
As you posted Clinical Goals in NR601, we post the same also. But this time, it’s worth 10 points! Here is the rubric for it.

2.0 pts

Student lists weekly schedule for clinical, including days and hours. Both (days and hours) must be present on the weekly schedule for full credit.

1.0 pts

Student partially meets the criteria. For example student lists weekly schedule but only include one of the following: days or hours

0.0 pts

No MarksThe student does not list days and hours of weekly schedule or fails to submit weekly schedule criteria by the due date.

5.0 pts

Student lists a minimum of 2 clinical goals for the week.

1.0 pts

Student lists 1 clinical goal for the week.

0.0 pts

Student lists 0 clinical goals for the week or fails to submit this criterion by the due date.

3.0 pts

Student discusses barriers and opportunities specific to the clinical site or preceptor.

1.0 pts

Student partially meets the criteria. For example Student discusses barriers specific to clinical site or opportunities specific to the clinical site but fails to address both.

0.0 pts

The student does not discuss barriers and opportunities or fails to submit this criterion by due date

This is what I posted.

Weekly schedule
Every Fri from 8 AM to 7 PM
Every Sat from 9 AM to 6 PM

Clinical goal
I am trying to encounter as much as peds and women’s health as possible. It’s hard to see infant patients as most parents tend to take their infants to the ER rather than a clinic.
I will also try to see 2 patients/hour.

Anticipated barriers or opportunities
As a male student, it’s hard to see female patients especially their chief complaints are related to genitourinary and/or sexual activities. I had several female patients, especially younger age, specifically ask to be seen by female providers. It’s understandable but it is a barrier from a learning perspective.

Some others typed in essay form. My instructor gave me 10 points with the above post.

That is it for Week 1! But don’t wait for Week 2 to come. You better start on your Week 2 assignment!

Week 2: Grand Rounds Presentation & Discussion
Here we go… the notorious Grand Rounds assessment. There are 4 parts to it.
1. Presentation (due by Wednesday) – Video presentation of an assigned disease using Kaltura. Must wear lab coat with name tag/badge showing. Minimal 6 references. Also, you need to make 3 open-ended questions and either post along with your presentation or include in the ppt. These 3 open-ended questions “should not be questions that can easily be answered by watching your presentation.”
2. 2 replies to peers in 2 different days (due by Friday) – In each peer response, you must answer all 3 open-ended questions.
3. 3 replies to the instructor (by Sunday) – One from your post, two more replies to the instructor that was posted on peers.
4. Summary post (by Sunday but you cannot post before Saturday) – My summary was more or less rewording of presentation and answering my own 3 questions.

In my case, the topic was given on Week 1 Wednesday. I heard from other students that they had the topic at the beginning of Week 1, and some students didn’t get the topic until Saturday of Week 1. So, I guess this is by the mercy of each instructor. There are tons of postings that you have to do. I honestly think this is nothing more than busywork… -_- sigh…

If possible, please do not wait until the due date to post your initial post so that others can do replies early. I posted mine on Sunday and there were no other posts by other students until the due date… please…

I cannot believe I have to do this again on Week 6… lol

Anyhow, starting from Week 2, you need to do QBank questions. Unsure of the reason why but the access code for QBank won’t be given to students until the end of Week 2. I don’t see that it’s graded but the due date is the date when the QBank access is given. What?!

During the beginning of Week 2, you will receive an email from APEA that would look like this.

NR602 Primary Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family

No. You don’t have access to the QBank yet. They will send another email with login information. If you didn’t get the access to the QBank by Thursday of Week 2, place a call to APEA (not your instructor) for support.
Until Saturday, I didn’t get login information from APEA, so I emailed them. I got a reply from APEA. They told me to go to www.apeaqbank.com then use the forgot password link. Then ID and password will be sent to you. Maybe I should have done this earlier… -_-
In Week 2, the QBank assignment is to complete Dermatology, Cardiovascular, and Orthopedics. This is not a required assignment. Not graded.

For Week 2 quiz, I studied off of the NR602 pediatric Topics. Pretty simple and straight forward.

The last task of Week 2 is CEAP-FNP Survey. You will receive an email to your CU email.

NR602 Primary Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family

The survey asks about your general characteristics and school issues. Once completed, you will receive a confirmation email. Now, you are done! It took me about 10 mins or so to complete the survey.

I lost 3 points out of the assignment due to not posting the permalink for the references that I searched from Chamberlain library. Make sure to get the permalink included in the references. You need at least 3 of them.

Week 3: Sick Child Clinical Case Presentation
Another busy work ahead!
There are 3 parts to the assignment.
1. Initial post (due by Wednesday) – Initial post must include SOAP note but do not use OLDCART in the HPI. You will only post SO of the SOAP note.
Start with the patient information (name initials, age, gender, and race).
Subjective: I listed CC, HPI (narrate), current med, allergies, PMHx, PSHx, immunization hx, soc hx, fam hx, and ROS.
Objective: I listed vital signs, height, weight, BMI, head to toe physical exam and diagnostic data, if any. Include, in the objective data, growth chart percentiles (example: 98%) for height, weight, and BMI, and tanner staging.
Then, do not write the assessment and plan part in the initial post. No reference needed on the initial post.
2. Minimum 2 replies to peers (due by Friday) – Each reply must contain 3 differential diagnoses and reasons for each. Then discuss which one of 3 is the primary diagnosis and why. Discuss your treatment plan with references.
3. Summary post (due by Sunday) – Discuss primary and secondary diagnoses. Discuss the treatment plan for each diagnosis with references. Eliminate the differential diagnosis. Lastly, summarize peer replies to your post.

Week 4
Well, my midterm was the worst of all the exams I took in the history of CU. lol. If I look back, I shouldn’t have studied or should I say I should have studied since the beginning of Week 1. lol. So random. Unless you started to study for the midterm since Week 1, go ahead and get over with. Start work on Week 5 assignment and recoup the lost points from the midterm.

Those who would like to start ahead, here is the study guide.
Midterm study guide (602 Midterm study guide 1, 2)

Week 5
Week 5 quiz was not proctored! *Hint, hint!*
For the Evaluation of Marginalized Women Paper… I don’t know what to say besides to follow the rubric and you should be golden. I just BSed the entire essay and I got full credit. Make sure that your TII score is below 24%!

Week 6: Grand Rounds Presentation & Discussion
Here we go again. Another Grand Grounds… the assignment is exactly the same as Week 2.
1. Presentation (due by Wednesday) – Video presentation of an assigned disease using Kaltura. Must wear lab coat with name tag/badge showing. Minimal 6 references. Also, you need to make 3 open-ended questions and either post along with your presentation or include in the ppt. These 3 open-ended questions “should not be questions that can easily be answered by watching your presentation.”
2. 2 replies to peers in 2 different days (due by Friday) – In each peer response, you must answer all 3 open-ended questions.
3. 3 replies to the instructor (by Sunday) – One from your post, two more replies to the instructor that was posted on peers.
4. Summary post (by Sunday but you cannot post before Saturday) – My summary was more or less rewording of presentation and answering my own 3 questions.

Week 6 quiz was also not proctored.

Week 7: STD Healthy People 2020 Discussion
Your instructor should have given you a topic with a link to HP2020 website at least a week before.
1. Initial Presentation (due by Wednesday): The initial post should include the following.

  • signs and symptoms
  • treatments per current clinical guidelines
  • follow-up
  • possible psychological issues that may present
  • side effects of medication or the disease itself
  • find and identify your local or state statistics for your assigned STD from the CDC website

I began the post with the topic and the link that was assigned to me. Below is the snapshot of the post.

NR602 Primary Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family
NR602 Primary Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family

In the background information, I also added statistical data and a few graphs. Some graphical insertion make the post look much nicer and my instructor liked it also. If you are going to post a graph or a picture, make sure to post the source link below the picture.

NR602 Primary Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family

Then I went ahead with my post by discussing local statistic data, signs & symptoms, treatments, side effects of medication, follow-up care, long-term health outcomes (if left untreated), and psychosocial effect.

2. Response to Peer Presentation (due by Friday) – 2 posts to peers that have to contain following.

  • local statistics (from your area) for your peer’s assigned STI
  • at least one evidence-based action plan that is measurable and could be implemented at the community level/population level or at the individual level for your peer’s assigned STI
  • at least one opposition or barrier they may come across with the proposed action plan
  • evidence from appropriate, scholarly sources

As you might have noticed that you will be posting exactly the same local statistics to 2 different students. I just copied and pasted. Then, evidence-based action plan and barriers to expedited partner therapy. For evidence-based action plan can be easily found from either CDC, ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists), or other peer-review journals.

3. Interactive Dialogue with Faculty (due by Sunday) – 3 posts including your post and 2 of other students.

  • respond to all faculty question(s) posted to student’s initial discussion post
  • respond to two (2) faculty questions that are posted to a peer’s initial posts
  • respond to all general questions posted to the class by faculty
  • evidence from appropriate, scholarly sources

The reply would be different depending on your instructor’s question. Most of my answers came from CDC.

4. Summary Criteria (due by Sunday) – But, cannot post before Saturday.

  • present a STD summary in a logical, meaningful, and understandable sequence
  • create three (3) evidence-based action plans that you can apply in your practice/community that will help to decrease the incidence of the STD you were assigned; you may create all three evidence-based action plans or you may create one on your own and use two of the evidence action plans that were recommended to you by your peers
  • each action plan must include an evidence-based in-text citation
  • discuss at least one opposition or barrier they may come across with the proposed action plans
  • include a summary of your peers’ responses to your initial post

The first body part of the Summary started with regurgitation of my initial post. I just did condensed version of the initial post with an overview of the disease, statistical data which I compared with other student’s replies to my post, treatment, and etc. My last part was the three evidence-based action plans.

Week 8: Reflection
It’s that time again… reflection. I don’t know what else to say. I typed up some clinical examples in the reflection. The instruction/rubric didn’t state anything about references and I did not post any references. I didn’t lose points.

Final exam study guide (NR 602 WEEK 8 FINAL Exam completed STUDY GUIDE)

Yay!!! You are done!!! =]

I am listing assignments from the class I completed. Your actual assignment COULD be different from what I had. Make sure that you check your course. Check the updated date!!!

Updated: 11/2019

Week 1: Weekly Clinical Goals

Students should post Weekly Clinical Goals before they attend clinical for the week.

  • Weekly schedule for clinical. Please include days and hours. 
  • Using your clinical competency checklist to guide you, please share two clinical goals for the week.
  • What barriers and opportunities do you anticipate specific to your clinical site and/or preceptor?

Week 2: Pediatric Grand Rounds Presentation and Discussion

Purpose

The purpose of this discussion is to enhance the student’s clinical reasoning, confidence and learning of various pediatric and women health topics through virtual presentation and facilitated discussion. This assignment is completed in weeks 2 and 6.

Activity Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Apply advanced preventative and ill visit knowledge to the care of children and women (CO 1, 2, 4).
  2. Apply appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions in the care of children and women (CO 1, 2, 4).
  3. Apply advanced preventive and routine exam knowledge to the care of women and children (CO 1, 2, 4).
  4. Explore health promotion or disease prevention specific to the child-bearing family (CO 1, 2, 4).
  5. Locate and apply current guidelines for specialized exams and care in women and children (CO 1, 2, 4).
  6. Discuss common issues of women’s health (CO 1, 4).
  7. Summarize patient findings into an organized oral presentation (CO 1, 2, 4).

Due Date

Pediatric Grand Rounds due Week 2 by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT

Women’s Health Grand Rounds due Week 6 by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT

A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline on Wednesday, 11:59pm MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59pm MT on Sunday (i.e. student will receive an automatic 0)

Total Points Possible: 110

PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS:

  1. In Weeks 2 & 6, you will create a video Powerpoint presentation, narrated in Kaltura, on a select topics assigned to you by your professor in week.
  2. Please refer to the “How to use Kaltura” recording below. If you have technical issues, please contact your faculty or Tech Support. Make sure you click on the Screen & Webcam box to record in Kaltura. For more information on Kaltura, see Resources.
  3. In each presentation, a student must discuss the following:
    • Pathophysiology, epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical assessment findings for the assigned topic
    • A minimum of three (3) differential diagnoses, listed
    • Typical clinical assessment findings for each assigned topic, in detail
    • Any applicable diagnostic studies to confirm the diagnosis of the assigned topic. If not applicable, discuss why)
    • Prevention (if not applicable, discuss why)
    • Treatment including non-pharmacologic management and pharmacologic management (if not applicable, discuss why)
    • Patient and/or family education
    • Discuss best practices for optimal outcomes
  4. The overall presentation must meet the following requirements:
    • The presentation should be interesting, professional, and focused to the topic
    • Lab coat and name tag/badge must be worn
    • Visual aids should be included (i.e., pictures, charts, graphics, mindmap, algorithm, etc.)
    • Utilize a minimal of six peer-reviewed scholarly articles from Chamberlain Online Library and/or current evidence-based clinical guidelines to support your findings.
  5. Upload your presentation to the discussion board by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT.
  6. Begin facilitating discussion and continue to lead it throughout the week by posting three (3) open-ended questions on your topic. These should not be questions that can easily be answered by watching your presentation. The questions should add additional information to the discussion.

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Interactive Dialogue with Peers (due by Friday 11:59 p.m. MT)
    • Post a response to the presentation questions of at least two (2) peers on two (2) different days.
    • Responses to peer presentation question should be insightful and substantive.
  2. Interactive Dialogue with Faculty (due by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT)
    • Students must respond substantively to all faculty-directed question on three (3) separate posts. You must answer all questions from faculty directed at you on your presentation as well as answer the faculty questions on a minimal of two peer posts).
  3. Ground Rounds Summary Criteria (due by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT)
    • Starting on Saturday, add summary post to the original grand rounds presentation that summarizes the discussion. Includes conclusions from the collective group discussion on the topic. Summary post is due Sunday before 11:59 p.m. MT, ** Do Not Post a Summary before Saturday** Peers need time to review presentations and respond. Summaries posted before Saturday will receive a zero for the Summary requirement criteria/category

Week 3: Sick Child Clinical Case Presentation

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is for learners to:

  • Have the opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills learned throughout all core courses in the FNP track and previous clinical courses.
  • Demonstrate an advancing understanding of the care of women and children.
  • Demonstrate the ability to analyze previous patients seen in the clinical setting be able to perform an evidenced-based review of their case, diagnosis, and plan, while guiding and taking feedback from peers regarding the case
  • Demonstrate professional communication and leadership, while advancing the education of peers.

Course Outcomes

  1. Integrate current evidence based clinical practice guidelines in the care of childbearing and childrearing families.
  2. Appropriately apply anticipatory guidance and health promotion in the care of childbearing and childrearing families.
  3. Assess growth and developmental milestones in the care of childbearing and childrearing families.
  4. Construct an evidence based reproductive health management plan.
  5. Identify and address healthcare needs of marginalized childbearing and childrearing families

Requirements

For Week 3 of the course you will be presenting your own case from clinical. The case should be clear, organized, and meet the following guidelines:

Initial Case Presentation:

Present only the subjective and objective data only on the patient organized as you would organize them in a SOAP (CC, HPI (no OLDCART for HPI); ROS, PE findings, and any lab or diagnostic findings for your patient.

**Do not put the diagnosis or plan in initial post. No Assessment/Plan in the initial post. No citations or references are required for your initial post, you will post references in your summary post.

WEEK 3: The case should be pediatric (a patient age 17 years or younger).

WEEK 3 specific guidelines: The case must not be something overly simple. The list of things that should not be covered include sore throat, URI, UTI, ear infection, or contact dermatitis (poison ivy). You need to present a case that intrigued you or presents new content in a different light. *One of the above diagnosis can be presented if the findings were unusual and you clear such case with your course faculty prior to posting (at least 2 days before posting). In the pediatric case you must also include in the objective data growth chart percentiles for height, weight, and BMI, and tanner staging. A patient you saw both for initial complaint and follow-up would be ideal, but not required.

Leading the Discussion: Post your subjective, objective, and diagnostic data for your patient by Wednesday at 11:59 PM MT.

Interactive Dialogue: As a student you will also be required to respond to at least two (2) other students initial case presentation. In your responses, you must include the following: Your top three (3) differentials based on the information provided and why (rationale based on presentation findings), the primary diagnosis you are leaning toward, how you would treat that diagnosis. Use references to support your response. *DEADLINE – YOUR RESPONSES TO 2 STUDENTS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY AT 11:59 p.m. (MT). **If all students have a response, then choose the student with the least responses to their posting.

Clinical Case Presentation Summary Criteria:

By Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT, post a summary reply to your initial post and respond to any faculty questions to your initial posting or question(s) posed to the general class. Use references to support all of your responses.

Criteria for Summary Post should include all of the following required elements: Summary post written in paragraph(s) type format (No SOAP note for Summary Post); discuss primary and any applicable secondary diagnoses along with treatment plan for each diagnosis. Scholarly and evidence based in-text citation support for all of the listed diagnoses; Scholarly and evidence based in-text citation for each treatment plan. Differential diagnoses are eliminated. Summarize your peer’s posts to your presentation.

*Remember not to use any patient identifiers in your posting (this would be full names or disclosure of clinic name, preceptor name, et cetera). Please include age, gender, and race.

 

Week 4: Weekly Clinical Goals

Students should post Weekly Clinical Goals before they attend clinical for the week.
  • Weekly schedule for clinical. Please include days and hours. 
  • Using your clinical competency checklist to guide you, please share two clinical goals for the week.
  • What barriers and opportunities do you anticipate specific to your clinical site and/or preceptor?

Week 5: Evaluation of Marginalized Women Paper

    • Due Dec 1, 2019 by 11:59pm
    • Points 150
    • Submitting a file upload
Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to

  • Provide learners with the opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills learned throughout this course
  • Directly apply principles and knowledge learned in the course to problem solving of population health problems in marginalized women.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

  1. Integrate current evidence based clinical practice guidelines in the care of childbearing and childrearing families.
  2. Appropriately apply anticipatory guidance and health promotion in the care of childbearing and childrearing families.
  3. Assess growth and developmental milestones in the care of childbearing and childrearing families.
  4. Construct an evidence based reproductive health management plan.
  5. Identify and address healthcare needs of marginalized childbearing and childrearing families

Due Date

Submit by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 5.

Note: This assignment will follow the late assignment guidelines specified in the course syllabus. It is a TurnItIn assignment.

Total Points Possible: 150

Requirements

This paper should clearly and comprehensively identify the disease or population health problem chosen. The problem must be an issue in your geographic area and a concern for the population you will serve upon graduation with your degree. The paper should be organized into the following sections:

  1. Introduction with a clear presentation of the marginalized group as well as significance and a scholarly overview of the paper.
  2. Background of the marginalized group/problem including description, current incidence and/or prevalence statistics current state, local, and national statistics pertaining to the problem.
  3. Discuss the economic aspects of the marginalized group
  4. Discuss social justice and its relationship to health disparities and health care of marginalized group.
  5. Discuss ethical issues on marginalized group
  6. Provide a brief plan of how you will address this marginalized group in your practice once you are finished with school. Provide three actions you will take along with how you will measure outcomes of your actions.
  7. Conclude in a clear manner with a brief overview of key points of the entire problem

Preparing the Paper

Choose one topic from the following list:

  • Female Veterans
  • Incarcerated Women
  • Lesbians
  • Transgender Women
  • Women with HIV
  • Women Sex Workers
  • Women with Mental Illness
  • Women Immigrants
  • Women with Past Sexual Assault

Paper Length: 5-6 pages, excluding title/cover and reference pages

Week 6: Women’s Health Grand Rounds Presentation and Discussion

Purpose

The purpose of this discussion is to enhance the student’s clinical reasoning, confidence and learning of various pediatric and women health topics through virtual presentation and facilitated discussion. This assignment is completed in weeks 2 and 6.

Activity Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Apply advanced preventative and ill visit knowledge to the care of children and women (CO 1, 2, 4).
  2. Apply appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions in the care of children and women (CO 1, 2, 4).
  3. Apply advanced preventive and routine exam knowledge to the care of women and children (CO 1, 2, 4).
  4. Explore health promotion or disease prevention specific to the child-bearing family (CO 1, 2, 4).
  5. Locate and apply current guidelines for specialized exams and care in women and children (CO 1, 2, 4).
  6. Discuss common issues of women’s health (CO 1, 4).
  7. Summarize patient findings into an organized oral presentation (CO 1, 2, 4).

Due Date

Pediatric Grand Rounds due Week 2 by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT

Women’s Health Grand Rounds due Week 6 by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT

A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline on Wednesday, 11:59pm MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59pm MT on Sunday (i.e. student will receive an automatic 0)

Total Points Possible: 110

PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS:

  1. In Weeks 2 & 6, you will create a video Powerpoint presentation, narrated in Kaltura, on a select topics assigned to you by your professor in week.
  2. Please refer to the “How to use Kaltura” recording below. If you have technical issues, please contact your faculty or Tech Support. Make sure you click on the Screen & Webcam box to record in Kaltura. For more information on Kaltura, see Resources.
  3. In each presentation, a student must discuss the following:
    • Pathophysiology, epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical assessment findings for the assigned topic
    • A minimum of three (3) differential diagnoses, listed
    • Typical clinical assessment findings for each assigned topic, in detail
    • Any applicable diagnostic studies to confirm the diagnosis of the assigned topic. If not applicable, discuss why)
    • Prevention (if not applicable, discuss why)
    • Treatment including non-pharmacologic management and pharmacologic management (if not applicable, discuss why)
    • Patient and/or family education
    • Discuss best practices for optimal outcomes
  4. The overall presentation must meet the following requirements:
    • The presentation should be interesting, professional, and focused to the topic
    • Lab coat and name tag/badge must be worn
    • Visual aids should be included (i.e., pictures, charts, graphics, mindmap, algorithm, etc.)
    • Utilize a minimal of six peer-reviewed scholarly articles from Chamberlain Online Library and/or current evidence-based clinical guidelines to support your findings.
  5. Upload your presentation to the discussion board by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT.
  6. Begin facilitating discussion and continue to lead it throughout the week by posting three (3) open-ended questions on your topic. These should not be questions that can easily be answered by watching your presentation. The questions should add additional information to the discussion.

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Interactive Dialogue with Peers (due by Friday 11:59 p.m. MT)
    • Post a response to the presentation questions of at least two (2) peers on two (2) different days.
    • Responses to peer presentation question should be insightful and substantive.
  2. Interactive Dialogue with Faculty (due by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT)
    • Students must respond substantively to all faculty-directed question on three (3) separate posts. You must answer all questions from faculty directed at you on your presentation as well as answer the faculty questions on a minimal of two peer posts).
  3. Ground Rounds Summary Criteria (due by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT)
    • Starting on Saturday, add summary post to the original grand rounds presentation that summarizes the discussion. Includes conclusions from the collective group discussion on the topic. Summary post is due Sunday before 11:59 p.m. MT, ** Do Not Post a Summary before Saturday** Peers need time to review presentations and respond. Summaries posted before Saturday will receive a zero for the Summary requirement criteria/category

Week 7: STD Healthy People 2020 Discussion

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is for learners to:

  1. Have the opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills learned throughout all core courses in the FNP track and previous clinical courses using the Healthy People 2020 goals.
  2. Demonstrate an advancing understanding of Sexual Transmitted Infections (STD’s)
  3. Demonstrate the ability to create an action plan that can be implemented as an FNP
  4. Demonstrate professional communication and leadership, while advancing the education of peers.

Activity Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate care for women with sensitive health issues (CO 1, 4)
  2. Explore Approaches to Sexual Transmitted Diseases screening and detection (CO 1, 4)

Due Date

  • Initial discussion due by Wednesday, 11:59pm MT Week 7
  • Peer Responses due by Friday, 11:59 pm MT Week 7
  • Faculty Responses due by Sunday, 11:59pm MT Week 7

A 10% late penalty will be imposed for EACH discussion posted after the deadline, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59pm MT on Sunday (i.e. student will receive an automatic 0 for that section).

Total Points Possible110

Requirements:

Initial Presentation (by Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT)

List the STD standard that you were assigned and give a complete background of your STD including:

  • signs and symptoms
  • treatments per current clinical guidelines
  • follow-up
  • possible psychological issues that may present
  • side effects of medication or the disease itself
  • find and identify your local or state statistics for your assigned STD from the CDC website

Response to Peer Presentations (by Friday 11:59 p.m. MT)

Post to two (2) peer’s discussions which must include:

  • local statistics (from your area) for your peer’s assigned STI
  • at least one evidence-based action plan that is measurable and could be implemented at the community level/population level or at the individual level for your peer’s assigned STI
  • at least one opposition or barrier they may come across with the proposed action plan
  • evidence from appropriate, scholarly sources

Interactive Dialogue with Faculty (by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT)

  • respond to all faculty question(s) posted to student’s initial discussion post
  • respond to two (2) faculty questions that are posted to a peer’s initial posts
  • respond to all general questions posted to the class by faculty
  • evidence from appropriate, scholarly sources

Summary Criteria (by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT)

  • present a STD summary in a logical, meaningful, and understandable sequence
  • create three (3) evidence-based action plans that you can apply in your practice/community that will help to decrease the incidence of the STD you were assigned; you may create all three evidence-based action plans or you may create one on your own and use two of the evidence action plans that were recommended to you by your peers
  • each action plan must include an evidence based in-text citation
  • discuss at least one opposition or barrier they may come across with the proposed action plans
  • include a summary of your peers’ responses to your initial post

Week 8: Reflection

Reflect back over the past eight weeks and describe how the achievement of the course outcomes in this course have prepared you to meet the MSN program outcome #1, the MSN Essential VII, and the Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies # 8.

Program Outcome #1: Provide high quality, safe, patient-centered care grounded in holistic health principles. (holistic health & patient-centered care)

MSN Essential VII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and
Population Health Outcomes

Recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse, as a member and leader of interprofessional teams, communicates, collaborates, and consults with other health professionals to manage and coordinate care.

Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies

# 8 Ethics Competencies

  1. Integrates ethical principles in decision making.
  2. Evaluates the ethical consequences of decisions.
  3. Applies ethically sound solutions to complex issues related to individuals, populations and systems of care.

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 Loud-cloud 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.

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NR602 Primary Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family

Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage over-utilization 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 Lopes Write, 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 Loud-cloud 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.

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