Guidelines:

Select a patient that you have encountered in your clinical practice with a chronic health problem.

Interview the client/family members.

Include the following information

Setting: Community clinic, Private practice, Skilled nursing facility, Home health

Clinical information:

    Chief complaint, HPI, PMH, PSH, FH, ROS, PE, Diagnostic Testing, Medical Decision Making, Diagnosis/Clinical Impression, Plan/Interventions, Recommendations, Education, Health promotion

Ask your client/family members on areas of:

    Dependency with families/support systems
    Self-care management
    Adaptation/adjustment to the illness
    Social Isolation
    Body Image
    Cultural, racial, ethnicity,  and spirituality Influences
    Functional Limitations
    Quality of Life
    Adherence to regimen
    Community Services or support
    Sexuality
    Communication
    Literacy
    Financial support

Use of Research Findings and other evidence in Clinical Decision Making

Choose 2 EBP resources influencing the care provided to your client. Discuss the similarities and differences that you read for those two EBP peer reviewed articles.

Submit scholarly paper, with writing style at the graduate level, including all of the following:

    Reviews topic and explains rationale for its selection in the context of client care.
    Evaluates key concepts related to the topic.
    Describes multiple viewpoints if this is a controversial issue or one for which there are no clear guidelines.
    Assesses the merit of evidence found on this topic i.e. soundness of research
    Evaluates current EBM guidelines, if available. Or, recommends what these guidelines should be based on available research.  Discuss the Standardized Procedure for this diagnosis.
    Discusses how the evidence did impact/would impact practice.  What should be done differently based on the knowledge gained?
    Consider cultural, spiritual, and socioeconomic issues as applicable.

Expectations

    Due: Monday, 11:59 pm EST
    Length: 5-7 pages, excluding cover page & references,
    Format: APA Formatted, including citations and references
    Research: citations required