Purpose

The purpose of the iCARE Paper assignment is to explore the concept of interprofessional teams and patient outcomes. Nursing supportive actions of compassion, advocacy, resilience, and evidence-based practice will serve as a way to apply care concepts.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

• CO1: Applies principles of nursing, theories, and the care philosophies to self, colleagues, individuals, families, aggregates and communities throughout the healthcare system. (PO#1)
• CO6: Plans clinical practice activities that integrate professional nursing standards in accordance with the Nursing Code of Ethics and the American Nurses’ Association (ANA) standards of practice. (PO#6)

Points

The assignment is worth 200 points.

Directions

1. Please review the infographic as way to guide you in getting started with your assignment: Developing an Assignment with Integrity (Links to an external site.)
2. View a short tutorial with tips for completing this assignment: iCARE Paper Tutorial (Links to an external site.)
3. Getting Started: Interprofessional teams are part of practice trends we see developing in all aspects of care delivery. Consider you own work environment (or recent clinical setting).
   • For this assignment, consider the concept of interprofessional teamwork and patient outcomes.
   • Look to your current workplace as an example. (If you are not currently employed, look to a past workplace or clinical practice area.)
   • Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams in a short paper. (Body of the paper to be 3 pages, excluding the title page and references page)
   • iCARE components are:
     • C ompassion
     • A dvocacy
     • R esilience
     • E vidence-Based Practice (EBP)
   • How could you contribute to an interprofessional team and patient outcomes through nursing actions of: compassion, advocacy, resilience, and evidence-based practice?
4. Select one scholarly nursing article from CINAHL as a resource for your paper.
   • Additional scholarly sources can be used but are optional.
   • When searching in the CINAHL database, please limit your search word to one component of the paper you wish to emphasize, such as ‘Resilience’.  Searching for the term iCARE will not produce the results you need.
5. Elements of iCARE paper
   • Title page
   • Below are the headings to be used for this assignment.
     • Introduction: (No heading needed here in APA) Explain the type of work setting you are discussing and whether interprofessional teams are currently present. If interprofessional teams are present, indicate a team function that could be improved. If interprofessional teams are NOT present, indicate what type of team you think might be possible in the setting.
     • Describe a nursing action item for each component below that could contribute to: interprofessional team support; how this might impact the culture of your unit or organization; and possible impact on patient outcomes.
       • Compassion
       • Advocacy
       • Resilience
       • Evidence-Based Practice
     • Summary: Include a summary statement of how iCARE components can support interprofessional teams and patient outcomes. Address how you may be able to influence this process of support for interprofessional teams overall in your unit or organization.
     • References: List any references used in APA format.

  

Case Report: Cumulative

You will be creating a case report in stages over four course topics. This assignment will add to your previous work in Topic 5. Use an example from your own personal practice, experience, or own personal/family; however, simulated cases are not acceptable for practice hours and therefore not acceptable for this assignment. Examples might include a patient with Duchesne’s muscular dystrophy. Huntington’s disease, Down’s syndrome, sickle cell anemia, BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 mutations, or other genetic disorder that you and/or the organization you practice in may specialize in treating.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

· This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. 

· This assignment requires that at least three additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

· You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. 

Include the following:

· Guidelines and reasons behind the FDA regulations for introducing new pharmaceutical agents (policy).

· The role that money and grants play in scientific advances/the economics of health care (capitalism).

· The role and involvement family plays into the health care decision.

Directions:

For this assignment (Conclusion of the Case Report), include previous Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Case Report in one document, combined with additional genetics information learned from the assigned readings from all course topics. This final Case Report document should include the following:

1. Describe the disease, its prevalence, its incidence and general knowledge of the disease.

2. Discuss the laboratory testing that can be done.

3. Describe if chromosomal analysis is/was indicated, and detail the chromosomal change that caused the disease if it is a chromosomal disorder.

4. Describe the disorder in terms of its origin as either a single gene inheritance, or as a complex inheritance and considerations for practice and patient education.

5. Describe the gene mutation of the disease, as well as whether it is acquired or inherited, and how the mutation occurs.

6. Examine how genetics can influence policy issues.

7. Discuss any nutritional influences for this disease.

8. Process of nutritional assessment and counseling as it relates to health, prevention, screening, diagnostics, prognostics, selection of treatment, and monitoring of treatment effectiveness.

Continue your paper with 1,000-1,250 words which include the following:

1. Discuss any ethical considerations for this disease.

2. Compare how genetics can improve care and health outcomes while reducing cost to usual practices.

3. Discuss the changes in approaches to care when new evidence warrants evaluation of other options for improving outcomes or decreasing adverse events.

4. Create a plan for how you might educate colleagues and/or patients on this genetic disorder.

You are required to complete your assignment using real-world application. Real-world application requires the use of evidence-based data, contemporary theories, and concepts presented in the course. The culmination of your assignment must present a viable application in a current practice setting. 

outline for a presentation Communication course .

C464 Task 1 Presentation Plan – TEMPLATE

Requirements

Outline

Intended Audience

Identify your audience for the speech. Be as specific as possible (include demographics if applicable). 

Importance Statement

Explain why your topic is important for the target audience.

INTRODUCTION

Requirements

Outline

Attention-getting Opening

Grab your audience’s attention with an interesting statistic, fact, compelling question, or story. 

Thesis Statement

Identify claim and main points in one sentence. We recommend this format: 

Research suggests that (major claim) because (main point 1) and (main point 2).

Preview of Main Points

1. List the first main point from the thesis

2. List the second main point from the thesis

*Use highlights for guidance, feel free to remove after

BODY

Requirements

Outline

Main Point #1

One subpoint MUST have supporting evidence (shown via an in-text citation).

Please refer to the example for how to do in-text citations.

Add as many subpoints as needed. We recommend three.

Main Point #2

One subpoint MUST have supporting evidence (shown via an in-text citation).

Please refer to the example for how to do in-text citations.

Add as many subpoints as needed. We recommend three.

Mark your plan to show your visual aid (it must be shown within either main point 1 or 2). 

Copy and paste your visual aid where you plan to support one of the main points. Add (Author, Date) underneath. Your visual aid needs to be something meaningful that helps your audience learn about or better understand what you are saying. 

If your visual aid doesn’t fit, please paste it underneath the template. Don’t forget to add your in-text citation underneath it. 

CONCLUSION

Requirements

Outline

Restatement of Thesis

To tie the speech together, restate the thesis from the introduction.

Summary of Main Points

1. Summarize the first main point from the thesis statement. 

2. Summarize the second main point from the thesis statement.

Closing Comments

End with a call to action, important point, or story to make your topic memorable for the audience.

FULL REFERENCES

Requirements

Outline

Provide a reference list that includes the author, date of publication, title, and location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, website URL) for each source. APA citation style is strongly encouraged.

If there is no author: Use the organization’s name as the author. 

  

The Pathophysiology of Disorders

During the last 5 weeks, you have explored various body systems: neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, and hematological. These four systems work together along with other body systems to complete a myriad of functions. For this reason, when disorders occur within one body system, it can create potentially devastating effects throughout the entire body. For instance, Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the central nervous system, yet its alterations actually affect multiple body systems from the cardiovascular system to the gastrointestinal system. In this Assignment, you examine alterations associated with disorders, as well as the impact of the alterations on multiple body systems.

To Prepare

· From the list below, select a disorder of interest to you:

o Alzheimer’s disease

o Asthma in children

o Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

o Congestive heart failure

o Hepatic disease (liver disease)

o Hypertension (Please select this)

o Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism

o Seizures

o Sepsis

· Identify alterations associated with your selected disorder. Consider the pathophysiology of the alterations. Think about how these alterations produce pathophysiological changes in at least two body systems.

· Reflect on how patient factors such as genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, and behavior might impact the pathophysiology of the alterations you identified, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of your selected disorder. 

· Review the “Mind maps—Dementia, Endocarditis, and Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)” media in the Week 2 Learning Resources. Use the examples in the media as a guide to construct a mind map for the disorder you selected. Consider the epidemiology and clinical presentation of your selected disorder. See attached file

To Complete

Develop a 5- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following:

· Describe your selected disorder, as well as associated alterations. Explain the pathophysiology of the alterations, including changes that occur in at least two body systems.

· Explain how genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, and behavior might impact the pathophysiology of the alterations you identified, as well as diagnosis and treatment of your selected disorder.

· Construct a mind map for the disorder you selected. Include the epidemiology, pathophysiology of alterations, risk factors, and clinical presentation, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of the disorder.