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Pediatric Assessment and Conclusions
Instructions
Create an audio/visual presentation using PowerPoint in VoiceThread in which you provide discharge instructions for Tina. In this patient-centered final project you will provide Tina with education about effective self-care to prevent readmission. Remember to use accessible, professional language demonstrating caring behaviors with the use of therapeutic communication as you anticipate any questions or concerns Tina might have. Be sure to include specific tools and resources (such as apps, support groups, handouts, credible web sources) to support health promotion and the management of her care. Use a minimum of three scholarly references to cite the current evidence-based practices to support your content. Please view the VoiceThread Guide in this module for instructions.
Voice Thread submissions must include a script of the speaker notes in a word document submitted through Turnitin with an Originality Report.
Include discharge teaching with evidence-based practice (EBP) instructions and specific resources for the following six areas:
- Diabetes – Include diet and nutrition, exercise, blood glucose monitoring (signs and symptoms of hypo/hyperglycemia), and preventing complications (infections, dehydration)
- Asthma – Include EBP about identifying and avoiding triggers, long-term management, and management of exacerbations.
- Wound care – Include EBP about monitoring and cleansing her wound with bid dressing changes.
- Activity – Include EBP about activity level, ambulation, use of air boot, and injury prevention (modifying environment)
- Medications – Include instructions about indications, side effects (how to monitor and manage), and administration.
- albuterol MDI 2 puffs every four hours as needed
- insulin glargine 10 units subcutaneous at bedtime
- metformin 850 mg by mouth twice a day
- linezolid 600 mg PO Q12hours for 10 days
- oxycodone 5 mg/acetaminophen 500 mg by mouth three times a day as needed for pain
- promethazine 25 mg every four hours as needed for nausea
- insulin lispo sliding scale for blood glucose as following:
- 70-130=0 units
- 131-180=2 units
- 181-240=4 units
- 241-300=6 units
- 301-350=8 units
- 351-400=10 units and call your doctor
- Follow up – Include information about preventative and routine health care recommendation exams/appointments and when to seek urgent medical care (going to ER or notifying primary care provider).
| Final Project Grading Rubric | ||||
| Competency | Mastery | Proficient | Acceptable | Acceptable Mastery Not Demonstrated |
| Diabetes | Addresses all areas for self-care and health promotion using current EBP in a patient- centered manner demonstrating caring behaviors with use of therapeutic communication. | Addresses all areas for self-care and health promotion in a patient- centered manner demonstrating caring behaviors with use of therapeutic communication. | Incomplete in addressing areas of self-care, and health promotion. Lack of patient-centeredness, caring behaviors, and therapeutic communication. | Does not address. |
| Asthma | Addresses all areas for self-care and health promotion using current EBP in a patient- centered manner demonstrating caring behaviors with use of therapeutic communication. | Addresses all areas for self-care and health promotion in a patient- centered manner demonstrating caring behaviors with use of therapeutic communication. | Incomplete in addressing areas of self-care and health promotion. Lack of patient-centeredness, caring behaviors, and therapeutic communication. | Does not address. |
| Wound Care | Addresses all areas for self-care and health promotion using current EBP in a patient- centered manner demonstrating caring behaviors with use of therapeutic communication. | Addresses all areas for self-care and health promotion in a patient- centered manner demonstrating caring behaviors with use of therapeutic communication. | Incomplete in addressing areas of self-care and health promotion. Lack of patient-centeredness, caring behaviors, and therapeutic communication. | Does not address. |
| Activity | Addresses all areas for self-care and health promotion using current EBP in a patient- centered manner demonstrating caring behaviors with use of therapeutic communication. | Addresses all areas for self-care and health promotion in a patient- centered manner demonstrating caring behaviors with use of therapeutic communication. | Incomplete in addressing areas of self-care and health promotion. Lack of patient-centeredness, caring behaviors, and therapeutic communication. | Does not address. |
| Medications | Thoroughly instructs on medications, including indication, dosing, adverse effects, adherence, and administration using EBP in a patient-centered manner demonstrating caring behaviors with use of therapeutic communication. | Thoroughly instructs on medications, including indication, dosing, adverse effects, adherence, and administration in a patient-centered manner demonstrating caring behaviors with use of therapeutic communication. | Incomplete in instructing on medication, including indication, dosing, adverse effects, adherence, and administration. Lack of patient-centeredness, caring behaviors, and therapeutic communication. | Does not address. |
| Follow-up | Thoroughly instructs on follow-up plan, including preventative and routine health care and warning signs of potential problems using EBP in a patient-centered manner demonstrating caring behaviors with use of therapeutic communication. | Thoroughly instructs on follow-up plan, including preventative and routine health care and warning signs of potential problems in a patient-centered manner demonstrating caring behaviors with use of therapeutic communication. | Incomplete in instructing on follow-up plan, including preventative and routine health care and warning signs of potential problems. Lack of patient-centeredness, caring behaviors, and therapeutic communication. | Does not address. |
| VoiceThread | Augments all information with voice. | Briefly augments information with voice. | Rarely augments with voice. | No audio included |
| PowerPoint Formatting and Layout: Rule of Five | Follows rules of five on slides. Bulleted points only, no paragraphs to read. | Usually follows rules of five on slides. Usually applies bulleted points. | Rarely follows rules of five on slides. Rarely applies bulleted points. | Does not use any of the required formatting of power point slides. |
| References | Provide three or more scholarly references. | Provides two scholarly references. | Provides one scholarly reference. | Does not provide scholarly references. |
| APA, Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation | No errors in APA, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | One to three errors in APA, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | Four to six errors in APA, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | Seven or more errors in APA, spelling, and punctuation.
The submission does not meet format guidelines. |
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