NU 621 Heart Failure

NU 621 Heart Failure

NU 621 Heart Failure

Instructions

Assignment Objectives:

  • Identify and select appropriate interventions including diagnostic tests and nursing interventions.
  • Analyze physiological and psychological responses to illness and treatment modalities

Purpose: Examine case studies related to cardiovascular disease and answer the assigned questions. This assignment should help refine your clinical/critical thinking skills.

Scenario

A 72 year old male patient is being seen for a hospital follow-up visit. He was discharged 1 week ago after a 3-day stay for an exacerbation of congestive heart failure. He has a history of CAD and dilated cardiomyopathy, with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 0.30 (30%). You note he has been hospitalized for the same problem 3 times in the last 8 weeks. While performing his history and physical, you learn he has not been taking his diuretic as directed because it makes him go to the bathroom all the time and it disrupts his sleep. He also is not taking the prescribed beta blocker because it makes him sleepy.

Assignment Description:

  • Identify type of heart failure present.
  • Describe the pathophysiologic alterations that occur with this type of heart failure.
  • Develop a Heart Failure Checklist to promote compliance with evidence-based treatment and management of Heart Failure.
  • Included recommended topics:
    • 2013 Guidelines for Management of Heart Failure,
    • medications, interventions, counseling, patient education, follow up, and referrals
    • other topics as appropriate.
    • Describe how compliance with prescribed regimen might prevent heart failure exacerbations and hospital admission/readmission. Your answer must follow APA 6th edition format. Submit the answer in the assignment area of your course.
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      NU 621 Heart Failure Grading Rubric

      Performance Category 100% or highest level of performance

      100%

      16 points

      Very good or high level of performance

      88%

      14 points

      Acceptable level of performance

      81%

      13 points

      Inadequate demonstration of expectations

      68%

      11 points

      Deficient level of performance

      56%

      9 points

       

      Failing level

      of performance

      55% or less

      0 points

       Total Points Possible= 50           16 Points    14 Points 13 Points        11 Points           9 Points          0 Points
      Scholarliness

      Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic topics.

      Presentation of information was exceptional and included all of the following elements:

      • Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
      • Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
      • Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
      • Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
      Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all of the following elements:

      • Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
      • Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
      • Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
      • Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
      Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in all of the following elements:

      • Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
      • Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
      • Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
      • Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
       

      Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in one of the following elements:

      • Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
      • Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
      • Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
      • Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
       

      Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two of the following elements:

      • Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
      • Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
      • Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
      • Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
      Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in three or more of the following elements

      • Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
      • Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
      • Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
      • Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information
       16 Points  14 Points  13 Points 11 Points 9 Points  0 Points
      Application of Course Knowledge

      Demonstrate the ability to analyze and apply principles, knowledge and information learned in the outside readings and relate them to real-life professional situations

      Presentation of information was exceptional and included all of the following elements:

      • Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
      • Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
      • Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
      Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all of the following elements:

      • Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
      • Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
      • Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
      Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all of the following elements:

      • Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
      • Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
      • Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
      Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in one of the following elements:

      • Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
      • Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from and scholarly resources to a professional experience.
      • Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
      Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two of the following elements:

      • Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
      • Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
      • Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
      Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in three of the following elements

      • Applies principles, knowledge and information and scholarly resources to the required topic.
      • Applies facts, principles or concepts learned scholarly resources to a professional experience.
      • Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
         10 Points 9 Points  6 Points  0 Points
      Interactive Dialogue

      Initial post should be a minimum of 300 words (references do not count toward word count)

      The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each (references do not count toward word count)

      Responses are substantive and relate to the topic.

      Demonstrated all of the following:

      • Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
      • The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
      • Responses are substantive
      • Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
      Demonstrated 3 of the following:

      • Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
      • The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
      • Responses are substantive
      • Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
      Demonstrated 2 of the following:

      • Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
      • The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
      • Responses are substantive
      • Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
      Demonstrated 1 or less of the following:

      • Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
      • The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
      • Responses are substantive
      • Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
        8 Points 7 Points  6 Points         5 Points          4 Points  0 Points
      Grammar, Syntax, APA

      Points deducted for improper grammar, syntax and APA style of writing.

      The source of information is the APA Manual 6th Edition

      Error is defined to be a unique APA error. Same type of error is only counted as one error.

      The following was present:

      • 0-3 errors in APA format

      AND

      • Responses have 0-3 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

      AND

      • Writing style is generally clear, focused on topic,and facilitates communication.
      The following was present:

      • 4-6 errors in APA format.

      AND/OR

      • Responses have 4-5 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

      AND/OR

      • Writing style is somewhat focused on topic.
      The following was present:

      • 7-9 errors in APA format.

      AND/OR

      • Responses have 6-7 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

      AND/OR

      • Writing style is slightly focused on topic making discussion difficult to understand.
       

      The following was present:

      • 10- 12 errors in APA format

      AND/OR

      • Responses have 8-9 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors

      AND/OR

      • Writing style is not focused on topic, making discussion difficult to understand.
       

      The following was present:

      • 13 – 15 errors in APA format

      AND/OR

      • Responses have 8-10 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

      AND/OR

      • Writing style is not focused on topic, making discussion difficult to understand.

      AND/OR

      • The student continues to make repeated mistakes in any of the above areas after written correction by the instructor.
      The following was present:

      • 16 to greater errors in APA format.

      AND/OR

      • Responses have more than 10 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

      AND/OR

      • Writing style does not facilitate communication
        0 Points Deducted 5 Points Lost
      Participation

      Requirements

      Demonstrated the following:

      • Initial, peer, and faculty postings were made on 3 separate days
      Failed to demonstrate the following:

      • Initial, peer, and faculty postings were made on 3 separate days
        0 Points Lost 5 Points Lost
      Due Date Requirements Demonstrated all of the following:

      • The initial posting to the graded threaded discussion topic is posted within the course no later than Wednesday, 11:59 pm MT.

      A minimum of one peer and one instructor responses are to be posted within the course no later than Sunday, 11:59 pm MT.

      Demonstrates one or less of the following.

      • The initial posting to the graded threaded discussion topic is posted within the course no later than Wednesday, 11:59 pm MT.

      A minimum of one peer and one instructor responses are to be posted within the course no later than Sunday, 11:59 pm MT.