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MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 1 Discussion

Pediatric Disorders of Eye, Ears, and Oral Cavity

This week’s Discussion will focus on sharing experiences that you have encountered so far in your pediatric clinical rotation, specifically with children suffering from eye, ear, or mouth illnesses or conditions. Please post your initial response and respond to your classmates for a rich conversation.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 2 Discussion

Pediatric Patients Presenting with Developmental Concerns

This week’s Discussion will focus on sharing experiences that you have encountered so far in your pediatric clinical rotation, specifically with children who present with a developmental concerns. Please post your initial response and respond to your classmates for a rich conversation.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 3 Discussion

Pediatric Respiratory Cases

This week’s Discussion will focus on sharing experiences that you have encountered so far in your pediatric clinical rotation, specifically with children who present with respiratory disorders or conditions. Please post your initial response and respond to your classmates for a rich conversation.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 4 Discussion

This week’s Discussion will focus on sharing experiences that you have encountered so far in your pediatric clinical rotation, specifically with children who present with cardiovascular disorders respiratory disorders or conditions. Please post your initial response and respond to your classmates for a rich conversation.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 5 Discussion

This week’s Discussion will focus on sharing experiences that you have encountered so far in your pediatric clinical rotation, specifically with health maintenance and preventive care of the pediatric patient. Please post your initial response and respond to your classmates for a rich conversation.

 

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 6 Discussion

Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Ailments and Conditions

This week’s Discussion will focus on sharing experiences that you have encountered so far in your pediatric clinical rotation, specifically with children suffering from gastrointestinal or genitourinary illnesses or conditions. Please post your initial response and respond to your classmates for a rich conversation.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 7 Discussion

This week’s Discussion will focus on sharing experiences that you have encountered so far in your pediatric clinical rotation, specifically with mental health disorders. Please post your initial response and respond to your classmates for a rich conversation.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 8 Discussion

This week’s Discussion will focus on sharing experiences that you have encountered so far in your pediatric clinical rotation, specifically with children suffering from Musculoskeletal and Integumentary Conditions. For example, rashes, acne, skin infections, and skin lesions are all common in the pediatric setting. Additionally, children are very prone to strains, sprains, fractures and dislocations.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 9 Discussion

Know When to Refer

This week’s discussion will focus on the sick child and when it is necessary to refer. Please give an example from your clinical rotation of a child who was referred on to another health care provider. Include in your discussion the concept of “scope of practice” as defined in the location where you work. Follow-up after referral is a responsibility of the nurse practitioner and requires collaboration with other health care professionals as well as current knowledge of the problem being addressed. Not addressing follow-up can be a legal and malpractice issue. Also, address the reasons for the referral and its timeliness. For example, is this urgent? Emergency? Non-emergent? Why?

 

 

 

 

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 10 Discussion

Course Summary and Reflection

During this week, please take the time to share with the class the feelings you had when you first began this pediatric clinical experience and how you feel after completing 160 hours. This week’s Discussion will focus on sharing experiences that you encountered in your pediatric clinical rotation, including how you felt at the beginning of this course and now that you have completed your hours. Have you met the course outcomes? Give specific examples.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 2 Assignment  

Assignment: Age Appropriate Health Maintenance Screening and Associated Tools

This Assignment includes ten different pediatric cases that require further evaluation with a developmental testing tool. Selecting the correct tool is vitally important in getting accurate data that promotes early identification and intervention. A template is available to you as an Excel spreadsheet in Course Documents, and is specifically designed for this Assignment.

After you have selected the standardized developmental testing tool that is appropriate for each of the following cases, address the following:

Does the tool measure the domain(s) of concern?

Is the tool “age appropriate?”

Does the tool address cultural considerations?

Who is to administer the test?

Is the reliability and validity of the tool acceptable? How did you assess these measurements?

How much time is involved in using the tool?

Is the language of the tool applicable to the patient and family?

Helpful tip: It is recommended that you keep all of your course work in a virtual (or physical, or both) portfolio for easy access in clinicals as well as future pediatric encounters.

Assignment Requirements

Before finalizing your work, you should:

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

consult the Grading Rubric (under Course Documents) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

Submit your Assignment to the Unit 2 Assignment Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 6 Assignment  

Assignment: Collaboration paper

This Assignment is specific to a particular pediatric primary care practice and is mostly based upon student observation and experience. This should be a formal paper and should be 3-5 pages in length (excluding title page and reference page). You must use APA formatting including header, title page, content, in-text citations, and reference page.

For full points the following must be addressed adequately in your paper:

From your observations and experiences in your pediatric clinical rotation, provide an example of multidisciplinary collaboration.

From your observations and experiences in your pediatric clinical rotation, provide an example of how multidisciplinary and family collaboration affects patient outcomes.

Discuss how you have been able to promote communication and collaboration among health care professionals, patients, and family/caregivers.

Discuss a particular case where collaboration among health care professionals and family members affected patient/family satisfaction.

In your clinical practicum, what are some barriers that you have observed to collaboration among health care professionals, patients, and families?

Your writing Assignment should:

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

use APA 6th edition formatting.

Helpful tip: It is recommended that you keep all of your course work in a virtual (or physical, or both) portfolio for easy access in clinicals as well as future pediatric encounters.

Assignment Requirements

Before finalizing your work, you should:

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

consult the Grading Rubric (under Course Documents) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

Submit your Assignment to the Unit 6 Assignment Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 7 Assignment  

Assignment: Interpretation of Common Diagnostic Labs in Pediatric Primary Care

Nurse practitioners routinely order labs for a variety of reasons. Some labs are recommended as part of a certain wellness check. Some labs are tested at birth and repeated at regular intervals. Many labs are ordered to rule in or rule out a diagnosis or just to add to an objective data base along with physical examination, vital signs, image studies, etc. Some of the labs can be done at the point of care (POC) such as an Accu-Check®. Most all labs require a venous blood sample but may require different additives that are in the collection tube. Other samples include arterial blood, urine, sputum, spinal fluid, or exudate.

In Course Documents, you will find the “Unit 7 Assignment Template” that you will use to complete this Assignment. It is organized to include information about a common lab test that you will be completing in pediatric primary care. Please fill in the requested information. It is highly recommended that you keep this information with you during clinical as a reference.

Helpful tip: It is recommended that you keep all of your course work in a virtual (or physical, or both) portfolio for easy access in clinicals as well as future pediatric encounters.

Assignment Requirements

Before finalizing your work, you should:

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

consult the Grading Rubric (under Course Documents) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

Submit your Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 9 Assignment  

Assignment: Analysis of Current Evidence Based Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of OM

This Assignment requires a current, evidence based practice guideline that is specific to the child in the following scenario. Once you find the appropriate guideline, you will be ready for analysis and evaluation. 

First, carefully review the case. Then, using the Internet, find a current (no older than 4 years old) relevant evidence based practice guideline for the treatment of otitis media for this particular pediatric patient.

Please use APA formatting, including title page and reference page. This Assignment should be between 3-5 pages, excluding title page and reference page. There should be a minimum of three current (within the last 5 years) peer-reviewed references including the authors of the guideline.

Make sure to address the following in your paper:

Briefly explain your search strategy. For example, how did you find the correct guideline?

Who developed the guideline?

Is this a revision of a previous guideline or an original? What is the date of publication?

Explain the concept of “systematic review of current best evidence.”

How was conflict of interest managed in the development of these guidelines?

How is quality of evidence defined?

Explain differences among strong recommendation, recommendation, and option

What are “key Action statements?”

For this particular child, what are the specific treatment recommendations including any diagnostics, medications (include exact dosage, frequency, length of treatment), follow-up, referral, prevention, and pain control.

Case:

A 5-year-old male is brought to the primary care clinic by his mother with a chief complaint of bilateral ear pain for the last three days. The mother states that the child has been crying frequently due to the pain. Ibuprofen has provided minimal relief. This morning, the child refused breakfast and appeared to be “getting worse.”

Vital signs at the clinic reveal HR 110 bpm, 28 respiratory rate, and tympanic temperature of 103.2 degrees F. The mother reports no known allergies. The child has not been on antibiotics for the last year. The child does not have history of OM. The child is otherwise healthy without any other known health problems.

After your questioning and examination, you diagnose this child with bilateral Acute Otitis Media.

Helpful tip: It is recommended that you keep all of your course work in a virtual (or physical, or both) portfolio for easy access in clinicals as well as future pediatric encounters.

Assignment Requirements

Before finalizing your work, you should:

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);

consult the Grading Rubric (under Course Documents) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and

utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

Submit your Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.

 

 

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 3 Seminar  

Seminars provide you with an opportunity to converse with your instructor and peers, and to resolve questions about the course. Your instructor will provide specific guidelines to save you valuable time and effort, and to support your course success. You must either attend the live Seminar or complete the alternative assignment in order to earn points.

Seminar topics and/or pre-work, if applicable, can be found in Course Resources.

Option 1- Attend Seminar:

Throughout your program, you will be asked to attend various Seminars. Seminars take place at designated times in specific units. Your instructor will give details about the Seminar during the first week of the course. Please review your Course Announcements and emails.

If you are unable to attend the Seminar, you are required to watch the archived recording and complete the alternative assignment by the end of the unit.

Option 2- Alternative Assignment: Reflective Assignment

While listening to this week’s archived Seminar, complete a reflective document. You may write the assignment in a bulleted list format OR paragraph format. APA style is not required.

Please include:

The main topics discussed.

Sub-topics and/or subsequent classroom discussion.

Points you found of interest.

Any additional reflections or suggestions.

Keep in mind that your instructor is available should you have any questions on the Seminar content. Submit your alternative assignment to the Seminar Dropbox.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 6 Seminar  

Seminars provide you with an opportunity to converse with your instructor and peers, and to resolve questions about the course. Your instructor will provide specific guidelines to save you valuable time and effort, and to support your course success. You must either attend the live Seminar or complete the alternative assignment in order to earn points.

Seminar topics and/or pre-work, if applicable, can be found in Course Resources.

Option 1- Attend Seminar:

Throughout your program, you will be asked to attend various Seminars. Seminars take place at designated times in specific units. Your instructor will give details about the Seminar during the first week of the course. Please review your Course Announcements and emails.

If you are unable to attend the Seminar, you are required to watch the archived recording and complete the alternative assignment by the end of the unit.

Option 2- Alternative Assignment: Reflective Assignment

While listening to this week’s archived Seminar, complete a reflective document. You may write the assignment in a bulleted list format OR paragraph format. APA style is not required.

Please include:

The main topics discussed.

Sub-topics and/or subsequent classroom discussion.

Points you found of interest.

Any additional reflections or suggestions.

Keep in mind that your instructor is available should you have any questions on the Seminar content. Submit your alternative assignment to the Seminar Dropbox.

 

MN581 Clinical – Children and Adolescent Health Focus

Unit 7 Seminar 

Seminars provide you with an opportunity to converse with your instructor and peers, and to resolve questions about the course. Your instructor will provide specific guidelines to save you valuable time and effort, and to support your course success. You must either attend the live Seminar or complete the alternative assignment in order to earn points.

Seminar topics and/or pre-work, if applicable, can be found in Course Resources.

Option 1- Attend Seminar:

Throughout your program, you will be asked to attend various Seminars. Seminars take place at designated times in specific units. Your instructor will give details about the Seminar during the first week of the course. Please review your Course Announcements and emails.

If you are unable to attend the Seminar, you are required to watch the archived recording and complete the alternative assignment by the end of the unit.

Option 2- Alternative Assignment: Reflective Assignment

While listening to this week’s archived Seminar, complete a reflective document. You may write the assignment in a bulleted list format OR paragraph format. APA style is not required.

Please include:

The main topics discussed.

Sub-topics and/or subsequent classroom discussion.

Points you found of interest.

Any additional reflections or suggestions.

Keep in mind that your instructor is available should you have any questions on the Seminar content. Submit your alternative assignment to the Seminar Dropbox.