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  • Analysis and Application of Clinical Practice Guideline

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    Analysis and Application of Clinical

    Practice Guidelines & Scoring Rubric

    Purpose

    The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for students to apply and disseminate information based on practice summaries. The most common type of practice summary in healthcare is the clinical practice guideline (CPG).

    Course Outcomes

    Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to

    (CO 3) Synthesize for dissemination the research findings from nursing and related disciplines (POs 1, 3, 4, 5, 9); and

    (CO 6) Utilize the principles of evidence-based practice to propose strategies that can address nursing issues (POs 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9).

    Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 7  

    Total Points Possible: 200 Points

    Requirements:

    Through this assignment, the student will

    Develop summary of a clinical practice guideline. (COs 3, 6)

    Preparing the paper

    You will develop a summary that you could use within an evidence-based practice (EBP) committee or related venue to share with your colleagues.

    • Select (1) one of the following issues:

    (1) One of the issues identified in Week 1 in Ironridge or Summerville,

    (2) An issue pertinent to your practice setting.

    • Search the literature and evidence-based practice websites and databases to find a recent clinical practice guideline (no more than 5 years) related to the issue you select. The course Webliography provides websites where you can find clinical practice guidelines, but there are many others available in specialty-organization websites. A good place to start is guidelines.gov.
    • Analyze and critique the clinical practice guideline. Use the Clinical Practice Guideline Summary Template in Doc Sharing to develop your paper. Components include
      • scope and purpose of the clinical practice guidelines;
      • stakeholder involvement;
      • rigor of development;
      • clarity and presentation
      • applicability
      • editorial independence
    • Attach a .pdf file of the Clinical Practice Guidelines with your handout. If you attach the CPG late, you will receive a late-paper deduction.
    • Note: The template is to assist you in setting up your paper so you will be sure to address those topics in your paper in addition to other information to meet the criteria for this assignment. Your paper should be in APA 6th ed format. Do not copy and paste the template into your paper.

    The summary sheet is amended from the AGREE instrument on page 200 of Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2015). Your summary should be approximately 5–6 pages long.

    Category Points % Description
    Scope and Purpose 25 12.5 Describes the scope and purpose of the document. Includes the health question(s) covered by the guideline

     
    Stakeholder Involvement 25 12.5 Describes the stakeholder involvement in the development of the document. Identifies the target population.

     
    Rigor of Development 25 12.5 Critiques the rigor of the development of the document. Describes the systematic methods used to develop the guideline.  Include level of evidence of the studies used to develop the guideline.
    Clarity & presentation (Recommendations) 25 12.5 Provides the key recommendations of the document. Discusses different options for managing the condition or issue in the guideline.
    Application 25 12.5 Identifies facilitators, barriers, costs, and outcome measurement for application of the document.. Identifies key monitoring and/or auditing criteria (outcomes)
    Editorial Independence 25 12.5 Discusses conflict of interest and how competing interests of the CPG group members recorded and addressed.
    Summary 25 12.5 Summarizes how the CPG answers the key clinical questions presented in the CPG. Discusses how the student, as the advanced practice nurse, would apply the CPG in practice.
    Uses appropriate grammar, syntax, and spelling 10 5 No more than 2 errors in grammar, syntax, or spelling.

     
    APA 6th Edition 10 5 No more than 2 APA 6th edition errors.

     
    Attach pdf file of the Clinical Practice Guidelines 5 2.5 A pdf copy of the Clinical Practice Guidelines submitted.

     
    Total  200 100% A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.
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  • Ancillary Services: Hospice Care Overview

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    Module 2 – SLP

    ANCILLARY SERVICES

    The purpose of this assignment is to examine an ancillary service of your choice. You are asked to use the same ancillary service you researched for the Case Assignment.

    Prepare and submit a paper responding to the following items:

    1. Provide an overview of the ancillary service you have chosen.
    2. Reference your presentation appropriately.

    SLP Assignment Expectations

    Write a 2 page double-spaced paper (this does not include title and reference pages). It needs to be well written, based on information from scholarly research, and should demonstrate a thorough analysis of the topic.

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  • Ancillary Services: Hospice Care

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    Module 2 – Case

    Ancillary Services

    Case Assignment

    Please view these short video clips:

    Understanding Hospice Care

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFjLGYsOlfU

    What hospital pharmacists do

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Nzmd7oZlM

    Radiology: What Is a Radiologist?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vxM8uKsmoA

    Prepare and submit a paper responding to the following items:

    Use the online library, Internet, required reading, and other resources to research and develop a more complete appreciation of ancillary services.

    Based on your findings, write a scholarly paper that clearly addresses the following:

    1. Identify and describe an ancillary service (e.g., dialysis, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, hospice, etc.) to include the functions provided, key personnel within the department, and how this department supports or is supported by other departments.
    2. Identify and describe at least two trends that have an impact on the setting you selected. These can be trends related to supply and demand, political climate, regulatory, demographic changes, or patient care.
    3. Evaluate the impact of these trends on ancillary services.
    4. Analyze the trends, and thinking as a healthcare administrator, how do you capitalize on these trends to improve operation and bottom line performance? How can you mitigate the negative impact of the trends?

    Assignment Expectations

    Write a 4 page double-spaced paper (this does not include title and reference pages). It needs to be well written, based on information from scholarly research, and should demonstrate a thorough analysis of the topic.

    Module 2 – Background

    ANCILLARY SERVICES

    Supplemental Reading

    Ancillary Care Services. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.anci-care.com

    Introduction to the in-office ancillary exception. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.starkcompliance.com/index.aspx?id=658

    Wessman, B. V., Moriarity, A. K., Ametlli, V., & Kastan, D. J. (2014). Reducing Barriers to Timely MR Imaging Scheduling. RadioGraphics, 34(7), 2064-2070

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  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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    Group Presentation

    You MUST utilize at least 3 outside sources for information (Academic sources only. Ex: Journal articles, etc.  Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source).  Your paper must be written in APA format, include a title and reference page, size 12 Times New Roman font, and double-spaced.

    Here are some guidelines for writing your paper:

    APA format (title page [1], running header [1], reference page [1], doubled spaced [1], size 12 font [3], and Times New Roman [3])  – Total of 10 points

    Content (Definitions, past research, history of the topic, who is affected…etc)- This is the “meat” of your paper.  Be sure to be specific, concise, and detailed in describing your topic as a whole. – Total of 28 points

    • Introduction to topic- research topic, definitions. What is it that you’ve researched? [7]
    • History of subject- where did your topic originate? [7]
    • Who is affected? [7]
    • Are there any treatments for this? Therapies? Medications? [7]

    3 References – If you do not have all three credible references, you will lose 4 points for each one missing.  – Total of 12 points

    = Total of 50 points

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  • HEALTH ISSUE PAPER

    $10.00
    CRITERIA (2-3 pages excluding references) Possible points Earned Points
    INTRODUCTION 5  
    Background-Highlights importance of health issue to health policy making 20  
    Policy maker’s Perspectives

    ·         Describe the policy maker’s perspectives on the identified issue

    		 10  
    Process of policy making

    ·         Identify steps taken to develop policy to address the health issue

    Discuss barriers to implementation of the health policy

    		 20  
    Health Policy and Advance Nursing Practice

    ·         Reflect on the role of the masters prepared nurse in affecting health policy making

    		 20  
    Future Recommendations

    Propose future policy considerations to impact the health issue

    		 10  
         
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  • Journal #5: Administrator of Pulmonary Care, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine Department

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    RVU Model Meeting

    What are the inconsistencies between the ideal (what you have learned in classes) and the observed (what you see in practice in the organization)?

    What are the hypotheses that can be formulated to explain the discrepancy?

    How were your assumptions challenged?

    How did you refine your thinking about the issue?

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  • Journal #4: Executive Assistants to the Physicians in the Pulmonary Care, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine Department

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    Executive Assistants to Physician Meeting

    What are the inconsistencies between the ideal (what you have learned in classes) and the observed (what you see in practice in the organization)?

    What are the hypotheses that can be formulated to explain the discrepancy?

    How were your assumptions challenged?

    How did you refine your thinking about the issue?

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  • Journal #3: Administrator of Pulmonary Care, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine

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    Department Chair Division Meeting

    What are the inconsistencies between the ideal (what you have learned in classes) and the observed (what you see in practice in the organization)?

    What are the hypotheses that can be formulated to explain the discrepancy?

    How were your assumptions challenged?

    How did you refine your thinking about the issue?

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  • Journal #2: Directors of Department of Medicine

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    Department of Medicine Finance Variance Meeting

    What are the inconsistencies between the ideal (what you have learned in classes) and the observed (what you see in practice in the organization)?

    What are the hypotheses that can be formulated to explain the discrepancy?

    How were your assumptions challenged?

    How did you refine your thinking about the issue?

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