This week you will submit your final project. You can also refer to Module 1 for full description and technical requirements.

Recap:

Write an argumentative research paper on a managed care-related topic, assumption or myth; thoroughly explaining what it is, why it’s important, and how it fundamentally impacts the managed care system today. You will gather evidence on present a well-reasoned argument or debatable issue. The goal of an argumentative paper is to show that your perspective is valid. You are to form reasons, draw conclusions and apply them to your findings. The purpose is not to completely prove your point, but to convince readers, with your evidence, that your argument or position has merit.

You will be evaluated according to your topic selection, thesis and outline, annotated bibliography, peer review, and final paper delivered in proper format as follows:

Final Paper

1. • Follows all Project assignment details and technical requirements, presenting “a managed care-related topic, thoroughly explaining what it is, why it’s important, and how it fundamentally impacts the managed care system today.”
   • Presents an argumentative paper with reasoning and evidence of debatable issue.
   • Incorporates suggestions as needed from peer review.
   • Incorporates key elements of a quality research paper:
     • Strong thesis statement that states the main point of your project and suggests the path that your project will follow.
     • Attention-getting introduction moving into quick transition that leads into thesis. Captures readers’ attention.
     • Topic sentences relate back to thesis statement. All information is relevant to thesis.
     • Logical transitions between paragraphs and ideas provide unity and coherence to the whole. Clear organization.
     • Concluding paragraph sums up information and reiterates thesis.
   • Mechanics follow required standards. (Spelling, grammar, sentences written according to Standard English.)

Technical Requirements

An original research paper with a body of 6-8 pages. In general, your paper should consist of the following pages:

Title Page – captivating title, your name, title of the course, date

Body – 6-8 pages of introduction, background on your topic, research support, personal evaluation, strong conclusion. Body should be organized with a minimum of the following titles

• Introduction
• Thesis or Position
• Reasons
• Objections
• Support of Responses
• Conclusion

Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Pediatric Primary Care

This assignment is a formal paper. This includes APA format, title page, headings, literature review, proper citation and reference list per APA, logical sequence, conclusions, and clarity. The paper should be 3–5 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page. The paper must demonstrate your understanding of the topics. Content must include independent ideas and conclusions. At a minimum, the following topics must be well articulated in the paper. Remember that discussion of each topic requires citations that are current (less than 5 years old) and relevant. Please refer to the grading rubric for how your paper will be graded.

Assignment Requirements

• Explain how multidisciplinary collaboration can affect clinical decision-making.
• Discuss how collaboration can lead to improved patient outcomes.
• Discuss how a lack of collaboration can lead to poor patient outcomes.
• Identify three barriers to professional collaboration among healthcare professionals and patients?
• What are the five best ways to promote professional collaboration in pediatric primary care?
• How can the nurse practitioner encourage and support collaboration among the patient, family, caregivers, and healthcare professionals?

Use the “Scope of Practice Graphic Organizer Template” to complete this assignment. Review the National League for Nursing Educator (NLN) Nurse Educator Competencies (2012) in the Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty textbook. In the graphic organizer, define each of the eight competencies and describe how they relate to the nurse educator’s scope of practice. Explain how you might apply each of the eight competencies in your practice and identify challenges to that application in either the clinical or academic setting.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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

Mary T. is a 29 year old referred to you because of a routine screening test, which revealed markedly elevated cholesterol. ROS identified dry skin, 10 lb. Weight gain, regular but heavy menses, easy and frequent bruising, milky breast discharge and fatigue. Meds include multivitamin and oral contraceptives.

1. What laboratory tests would you order for her?Mary further explains that she has had a stressful year. Her mother, whom she had cared for during the terminal phases of breast cancer died. She took several months off from work due to depression following her mother’s death. She now works full-time as a travel agent and discusses having difficulty concentrating. She works out of her home and cares for her 4-year-old daughter.
2. Discuss the normal grieving process in view of her symptoms?PE: BP 120/72, Weight 145, pounds Height 61 inchesSkin: dry, scaly, slight loss of scalp hair, several bruises on arms and legs, diminished DTRs, thyroid slightly enlarged.Labs: glucose and electrolytes WNL, Total Cholesterol 267/LDL 178/HDL 40/Triglycerides 167, HGB 11, HCT 33.4, TSH 20.
3. List 5 differential diagnoses based on the available data.
4. How would you explain your findings to her? What will you tell her about her labs?
5. What follow-up labs will you order and when?
6. How do you plan to treat her cholesterol? Her fatigue?