NR511 Week 7 Clinical Practice Guideline Assignment Latest 2018 April

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE ASSIGNMENT

GUIDELINESWITH SCORING RUBRIC

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 careclinical 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 11:59p.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 11:59p.m. MT of Week 7 will receive an automatic 0.

Total Points Possible: 150

1. Students will be randomlyassigned 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 beforeWednesday 11:59p.m. MT of Week 7,Presentations and/or papers submitted after the deadline will receive an automatic 0.

· 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 11:59p.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.