[Answered] NR511-61387 Week 7: Clinical Practice Guideline Assignment

Purpose 

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are written to provide recommendations that are intended to assist providers in making decisions for specific circumstances or disease conditions.  CPGs are based on systematic reviews of the best available evidenced based medicine research.   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: 

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

  1. Read and interpret a primary care related CPG for use in practice. (CO 3) 
  2. Identify the CPG recommendations and strength of evidence. (CO 3) 
  3. Compare and contrast the diagnosis and treatment of a patient seen in the clinical setting to the recommendations given in the CPG. (CO 3) 

 Due Date:  

Students will be RANDOMLY assigned a CPG on a disease topic by their instructor in Week 1.  Students will post a brief, narrated, PowerPoint presentation along with a copy of their CPG and a written transcript of their presentation by Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7.  This will allow others to view their peer’s presentation in order to provide an evaluation before Sunday.   

Total Points Possible:  100 

Requirements: 

  1. Students will RANDOMLY be assigned a CPG on a disease topic by their instructor in  Week 1. 
  2. In Week 7, students will provide a brief, narrated PowerPoint presentation using Kaltura while following the directions and rubric listed below. 
  3. In addition to the presentation, students will provide a written transcript to the Week 7 assignment box for the instructor’s reference. (NOTE:  A written transcript is a word for word script of exactly what is said in the PowerPoint Narration. It is not a paper and does not need to be in APA format.  See the transcripts under each lecture in the weekly lessons for examples). 
  4. Students will share a copy of their given CPG by attaching it to the discussion board where their presentation (or link) is posted. This will allow the instructor and peer to review along with your presentation. 
  5. The narrated PowerPoint presentation, copy of the CPG, and transcript are due before Wednesday 11:59pm MT of Week 7. 
  6. If any of the required items are missing or are submitted after the deadline, late penalties will be applied according to the Late Assignment Policy as discussed in the Syllabus. 

 

Preparing the presentation: 

The presentation should be developed using the following guidelines: 

  • All presentations must be in PowerPoint format and narrated using Kaltura.  
  • Slides should be professional in appearance and easy to read. 
  • The presentation should be no more than 15min.  
  • The presentation should be shared with the class for viewing by posting a link in the Week 7 discussion board BEFORE Wednesday 11:59pm MT. 
  • Attach the CPG article to the Week 7 discussion board by using the paperclip icon. 
  • Submit a written transcript of your presentation (see definition above) to the Week 7 assignment box, before Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT. 
  • Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling should be observed in all slides. 
  • A reference slide should be included as the final slide and APA format should be observed.     

 

 ASSIGNMENT CONTENT 
Category  Points  %  Description 
Disease & Background  15  15%  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  15  15%  Identify the author, organization or group that developed the CPG along with the year of the original guideline publication.   Discuss why the CPG is applicable in the primary care setting. 
Key Action statements and Body of Evidence  30  30%  Provide each of the CPG’s “Key Action” or “Guideline Statements” up to a maximum of 5 relevant recommendations.  Identify the evidence strength for each recommendation.  If the statement has applicability to other groups, only discuss the relevant primary care ones. 
Application in your Clinical Rotation  30  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. 
  90  90%  Total CONTENT Points= ______ out of 90 points 
ASSIGNMENT FORMAT 
Category  Points  %  Description 
Presentation Quality  10  10%  PowerPoint and Kaltura are used for the presentation.  Slides are well organized and aesthetically pleasing.  Student’s narration is understandable and well-paced.  Written transcript provided. References are cited. 
  10  10%  Total FORMAT Points= ______ out of 10 points 
      ASSIGNMENT TOTAL= _______ of 100 points 

 

 

Solution

  1. Introduction

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