- The paper should be about 8-10 pages in length not including the cover and reference pages.
- You should have a minimum of six (6) references from peer-reviewed journals, written between the last three to five years, unless you are using a seminal article.
The paper needs to include the following sections:
use the a, b, c, as headings
- A. Introduction
- Rationale for the clinical component in the curriculum
- Your goals in this course
- Description of clinical site and population
- Reason for your choice
- B. Literature review
- Determinants of health
- Healthy people initiative
- Growth and developmental level of the population
- Any health equity or literacy issues identified with the population
- C. Pathophysiology of the disorder
- Etiology
- Epidemiology
- Risk factors
- If risk factors are modifiable at what point along the lifespan could this action occur and rationale
- Current treatment guidelines
- D. Assessment (choose one patient)
- Normal
- Abnormal findings
- Quality of life
- Nursing focus
- E. Pharmacology
- Choose one specific class of medication
- Discuss evidence based guidelines for use
- Expected treatment outcomes
- F. Patient teaching
- Identify patient knowledge deficits
- Choice of a theory to produce a behavioral change and rationale for choice
- Teaching plan
- Evaluation of effectiveness
- How you might adapt your plan for a different age group
- G. Conclusion