Assignment Instructions:
Content (including references): (80% of Total Grade)
Choose a patient, family member or friend that has one of the medical diagnoses we discussed in this course. Select someone who will be able to share information with you and whose medical record you will have access to so that you can complete the assignment instructions. Understand that you will share no identifying information so as not to violate HIPPA rules. Once you have picked your diagnosis and patient, you will present the information in the order it is listed below. Please follow the slide sequence exactly as it is given. You may use less than the number of slides listed below. You may not use more than the number of slides listed below.
Slide 1: Identify the topic you are presenting: You may present the topic as an actual clinical case (“We had a 42 year old female who presented with a 3 day history of abdominal pain”) or you may introduce the topic in a lecture style (“Today we are going to review abdominal pain in females, specifically the topic of urinary tract infections”)
Slides 2 and 3: Describe the pathogenesis and epidemiology of the diagnosis that you have selected briefly.
Slides 4 and 5: Describe the clinical presentation of your topic. The presentation should include pertinent history findings (real or expected) and pertinent physical exam findings (real or expected). Please include red flag history and physical exam findings for this condition.
Slide 6: Discuss other possible differential diagnoses that might be considered given the real or expected history and physical findings.
Slides 7-9: Identify the diagnostic tests, screens or maneuvers that are recommended to diagnose this condition. Support and reference your choices with evidence from the literature (clinical guidelines, recommendations by specialty group, etc). Please include a brief statement about sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of the tests, screens or maneuvers.
Slides 10-14: Discuss the medications that are prescribed to treat this condition, include the name and class of the medication(s), the rationale for use (what clinical guideline or specialty group recommends use of the medication?) the mechanism of action, contraindications to use, potential interactions with food and/or other medications, any patient education you would give for this medication, including side effects. You must also include any monitoring that is required for this medication.
Slide 15: You will include a correctly written prescriiption for one of the medications ordered. Include over-the-counter medications in your treatment plan.
Slide 16: Your plan must include patient follow-up, any referrals that are recommended (if any) and any other pertinent patient education and care that are recommended to treat this condition.
Slides 17-18: Reference pages. You must reference and support all of your treatment choices and care with evidence (research). You will also cite all facts within the presentation according to APA format.
Grading Rubric for the Clinical Case Presentation
Quality of Content (80 Points)
The student correctly:
___/1 point
Identified the diagnosis as a clinical case or as a topic in a lecture style.
___/5points
Described the pathogenesis (2.5 pts.) and epidemiology (2.5 pts.) of the diagnosis
___/10 points
Described the clinical presentation of the diagnosis and included pertinent history findings (real or expected) (4 pts.) and pertinent physical exam findings (real or expected) (4pts). Included red flag history (1pt.) and physical exam (1 pt.) findings for this condition
___/3 points
Discussed other possible differential diagnoses that might be considered given the real or expected history and physical findings.
___/6 points
Identified the diagnostic tests, screens or maneuvers that are recommended to diagnose this condition (3 pts.) Supported choices with evidence from the literature (clinical guidelines, recommendations by specialty group, etc) (3 pts.) Included a brief statement about sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value (3 pts.).
___/45 pts
Discussed the medications that are prescribed to treat this condition; included the name and class of the medication(s) (3 pts.) the rationale for use (what clinical guideline or specialty group recommends use of the medication?) (10 pts.), the mechanism of action (4 pts.) contraindications to use (3 pts.) potential interactions with food and/or other medications (5 pts.), any patient education you would give for this medication, including side effects (10 pts.). You must also include any monitoring that is required for this medication (10 pts.).
___/5 points
Included a correctly written prescriiption for one of the medications ordered. Include over-the-counter medications in your treatment plan.
___/5 points
Included patient follow-up, referrals that are recommended (if any) and any other pertinent patient education and care that are recommended to treat this condition.
Quality of Presentation: (20%)
___/10 points
Format of slides – Text is neat, orderly; references material accurately; and meets APA/MSN, FNP standards, spelling accuracies, and APA format
___/5 points
Organization – Organization of presentation follows slide sequence and slide number given in the assignment.
___/5 points
Precision – Student stays within slide limit.
Total points achieved:
______/100
