NR226 RUA Concept Map Grading Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Introduction of Disease (10 points/10%)
1.Age
2.Medical diagnosis
3.Brief review of underlying pathophysiology
*List what functional changes are happening
*List process that initiated and maintained disorder or disease
Our focus on learning this week has been related to defining health care policy, invested stakeholders. And ways in which the practice scholar can advocate for change. As you consider the readings and learning activities this week. It is time to apply these activities to your proposed DNP Project. Answer the following questions as it relates to your DNP Project:
Have you met with the decision-makers at the practicum site to determine the type of problem they are having and ways in which your project might be developed to address this problem? What was the outcome of this meeting?
My practicum site is my workplace, specifically the Women’s Health Clinic I work in as a Nurse Practitioner. I have identified the problem that so many young women here have abnormal cervical cancer screening (pap tests), which is secondary to the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). HPV screening is an important part of cervical cancer cytology for appropriate age groups, and educating patients on the testing is merely one part (Dignan & Kruse-Diehr, 2021). Meeting with the important decision-makers for my clinic, Physician OBGYN, and DNP-prepared staff nurse, I was able to get eager buy-in for my proposed practice problem. How do I reduce abnormal paps? Narrowed to how do I reduce HPV? Further, narrowed to how can we increase HPV vaccination rates?
I was very happy to have positive professional support from my peers for my proposed practice problem and potential for intervention. My Women’s Health peers are very supportive as they appreciate the severity of the issue and support my professional knowledge working towards transformation.
I worked hard to narrow down my PICOT question for my DNP project and feel it is a solid question for my planned interventional changes. I hope that it does not change, and my DNP mentor at my clinic site also feels it stands well as it is. However, I do worry that it may be changed as I have heard from those in practicum courses that instructors can sometimes change PICOT from class to class. But, at this time, I feel it is not likely to change.
PICOT:
For active-duty females, ages 18-26, would a proactive process of HPV vaccine-related chart review and intentional education (compared to none) improve HPV vaccination initiation, within the next 8 weeks?
Knowledge to Action framework is the translation science model I am considering for my practice project. This is ideal to me because we begin with identifying the problems, implementation. And of course post outcome evaluation (White, et al., 2020). By using this framework I can really stay focused with my intentional intervention. And it focuses on more than simply education alone.
While I have interdepartmental and colleague buy-in, I do not have the support that I need to advocate for change from a systems-level at this military installation. COVID has created a backlog for pretty much any subject, need, paperwork, etc. and there is also a reduction on allowing students. For reference, I have been awaiting a form to be signed since March so I can perform colposcopies and it keeps getting routed, lost, and resubmitted. This is not a polished machine prioritizing Women’s Health, unfortunately.
I have decided to move to the case study option for this reason. It is not that I do not want to make a change, it is just that right now it is darn near impossible. My main priority is finding the supporting evidence to support my project and continuing forward as able, with a goal to implement in clinic post-education if that is my only option.
Dignan, M. & Kruse-Diehr, A. (2021). Increasing cervical cancer prevention through HPV testing: Challenges in developing persuasive messages. Cancer Prevention Research. 14(9); 823-24. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-21-0179
White, M. et al. (2020). Using the Knowledge to Action framework to describe a nationwide implementation of the WHO surgical safety checklist in Cameroon. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 130(5), 1425-1434 doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004586
I NEED A COMMENT FOR THIS DISCUSSION BOARD WITH AT LEAST 2 PARAGRAPHS AND USE AT LEAST 3 SOURCES NO LATER THAN 5 YEARS.
Assignment: Asthma and Stepwise Management
Asthma is a respiratory disorder that affects children and adults. Advanced practice nurses often provide treatment to patients with these disorders. Sometimes patients require immediate treatment, making it essential that you recognize and distinguish minor asthma symptoms from serious, life-threatening ones. Since symptoms and attacks are often induced by a trigger, advanced practice nurses must also help patients identify their triggers and recommend appropriate management options. Like many other disorders, there are various approaches to treating and managing care for asthmatic patients depending on individual patient factors.
One method that supports the clinical decision making of drug therapy plans for asthmatic patients is the stepwise approach, which you explore in this Assignment.
To Prepare
· Reflect on drugs used to treat asthmatic patients, including long-term control and quick relief treatment options for patients. Think about the impact these drugs might have on patients, including adults and children.
· Consider how you might apply the stepwise approach to address the health needs of a patient in your practice.
· Reflect on how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease.
Assignment – Instructions
Create a 5- to 6-slide PowerPoint presentation that can be used in a staff development meeting on presenting different approaches for implementing the stepwise approach for asthma treatment. Be sure to address the following:
1. Describe long-term control and quick relief treatment options for the asthma patient from your practice as well as the impact these drugs might have on your patient.
2. Explain the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management for your patient.
3. Explain how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease. Be specific.
4. Please review the APA power point presentation template (Attached) and follow the guidelines
5. At least 5 references
6. Review the Assignment Rubric (Attached)
Resources given by school
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DVZ9pl0rGY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5PHANcdA_E&t=25s
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/guidelines-for-diagnosis-management-of-asthma
Asthma is a respiratory disorder that affects children and adults. Advanced practice nurses often
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To Prepare
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term control and quick relief
treatment options for patients. Think about the impact these drugs might have on patients,
including adults and children.
Scenario #1: Abuse • Mr. CO is a 75, year old male. He was admitted to your unit with Pulmonary Fibrosis. As you are walking towards his room to administer medications you hear his son say to him in a nasty tone of voice: “Stop being so stubborn. I need you to give me access to your bank accounts. You’re going to die alone unless you start cooperating”. As you enter he room, the son leaves quickly and you notice the patient has tears in his eyes. You ask “Is everything okay?” Mr. CO shakes his head yes, but remains nonverbal and does not make eye contact. You administer his medications and leave the room.
Directions: Part 1: •The original post must be at least 200 – 300 words in length
•What types of elder abuse did you notice in the scenario? (give examples and explain) •What signs, (in the scenario) if any suggest that the nurse should ask some follow up questions? •As a nurse in this scenario what is your next action? •How can older adults protect themselves from ever becoming victims of abuse or mistreatment?
Scenario #2
You are viewing social media at home when you notice one of your coworker’s post on Facebook. The post is complaining about an elderly patient on your unit at work. The post reveals that the patient has Alzheimer’s disease and is “crazy” and your coworker states “I can’t wait until she is transferred out of here and back to Comfort Care Homes. After this shift, you will find me at the bar, line them up, I will need it.” Additionally, the coworker’s full name, occupation and employer are listed on their “about me” page.
Respond with atleast 100 words not more than 150 words
1. What would you do regarding this posting? Explain clearly what you would do and why.
Normandale College Nursing Program
NURS 2950– Nursing Leadership 1
Conflict Management Styles Scenarios and Action Plan
Instructions: First, complete the Conflict Management Styles Assessment to identify your preferred conflict management style. Then, read the scenarios below. Refer to section of the assessment tool “Brief Descriptions of the Five Conflict Management Styles” and your textbook (Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing Theory and Application, pp. 562-563) to respond to the Discussion Questions and the Conflict Management Resolution Action Plan.
You are walking out the door of the ED at 6:50 p.m. when you remember that you haven’t made the staffing assignments for the next day. You hurry back to your office and realize that the permanent charge nurse Bill had called out sick earlier. Before selecting a replacement, you scan the ED physician schedule to see which physician is on for the early morning shift. It’s Dr. Nagib, an excellent practitioner, but very difficult to work with because he doesn’t consider the clinical opinion of the ED nurse when selecting a treatment plan. Bill is the only charge nurse from whom Dr. Nagib accepts direction. He’s able to reach an acceptable solution to any problem that involves Dr. Nagib.
You look at the schedule and decide that the direct care nurse Sarah is the best choice. She’s also an excellent practitioner who can quickly find a middle ground to a solution when it involves patient management and patient movement. With a sign of relief, you think to herself, “Thank goodness I remembered to assign charge. What a disaster if I had forgotten.” You pause as you turn out the light to your office and say to yourself, “I need to get back here tomorrow morning to make sure that Sarah and Dr. Nagib get off to a positive start.”
You are an experienced RN coming onto a 12-hour shift at 7 a.m. to a typical day in the ED. All of the patient bays are filled, there are stretchers with patients lining the hallways, and triage is backed up with patients waiting to come inside the main ED for evaluation and treatment.
When you arrive on the unit, your heart sinks. The day charge nurse is Sarah, someone you find very difficult to work with when she’s in charge because she becomes demanding and aggressive. Sarah is an excellent ED nurse, but interacting with her is always a challenge that escalates when she assumes the charge role.
To make matters worse, Dr. Nagib is also on duty. Dr. Nagib doesn’t get along with nurses and especially not with Sarah. They’re often in loud debates about patient management and patient movement.
You get report from Sarah and your assignment is heavy. The acuity and number of patients exceed the ED guidelines, and you are not comfortable that the assignment is safe.
You also notice your assignment is disproportionate to another ED nurse, Janet. Her five patients are stable and being readied for discharge. You’re not surprised however, because Janet has the reputation of always getting her way. Ordinarily you would accept the assignment to accommodate the needs of the unit, but you’re tired from working a double shift the day before. You approach Sarah to request to have your assignment modified.
You are in charge of the ED today because the permanent day charge called-out sick. You are an excellent practitioner who can quickly find a middle ground to a solution when it involves patient management and patient movement, although you have been known to clash with Dr. Nagib who is also scheduled for today.
The ED has been backed up the past 24 hours with admitted patients awaiting a bed upstairs. Fortunately, there are several patients with discharge orders and your goal is for the discharges to move swiftly and smoothly and maintain a sense of order as best you can. Your other goal is to move admitted patients out of the ED and into beds as soon as they become available.
You decide to assign one nurse to complete all of the discharges and a second nurse to manage transfers to inpatient beds, assign nurse Charlotte to the transfer patients because she is the most experienced nurse on shift. And assign another nurse, Janet, to do all the discharges because frankly, she is a complainer and you want to keep the peace, particularly since Dr. Nagib might view any disruptions as an opportunity to take over patient management and transfers.
Charlotte approaches you requesting her assignment be modified. You tell her, “it is what it is”, and that you want to avoid any drama with Janet because, “You know how she is.”
1. From reading the background description for Nurse Manager Pat, identify the primary conflict management strategy you think might be their primary style. Provide an example and short description to support your answer.
2. From reading the background description for Staff Nurse Charlotte, identify the primary conflict management strategy you think might be their primary style. Provide an example and short description to support your answer.
3. From reading the background description for Charge Nurse Sarah, identify the primary conflict management strategy you think might be their primary style. Provide an example and short description to support your answer.
Finally frustrated, Charlotte has decided to tell the nurse manager Pat about her unfair assignment since she is getting nowhere with Sarah.
How might Pat deal with the charge nurse and Charlotte’s perception that her assignment is unreasonable? What are the various ways Pat can address the issue and manage this conflict situation?
For each conflict management strategy below, list one way the strategy would be used by Nurse Manager Pat to address the staffing issue, and one possible outcome from applying the strategy.
1. Avoiding –
Outcome –
2. Competing –
Outcome –
3. Accommodating –
Outcome –
4. Compromising –
Outcome –
5. Collaborating –
Outcome –
To Prepare:
Part 1: Identifying Research Methodologies
After reading each of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected, use the Matrix Worksheet template to analyze the methodologies applied in each of the four peer-reviewed articles. Your analysis should include the following:
Assessment Description
For this assignment, you will compare the different evaluation designs described in your textbook. You will use this information to select an evaluation design for your evaluation plan. Use the “Evaluation Design Comparison” worksheet to complete this assignment.
You are required to cite to three to five sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and public health content.
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.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
When seeking to identify a patient’s health condition, advanced practice nurses can use a diverse selection of diagnostic tests. And assessment tools; however, different factors affect the validity. And reliability of the results produced by these tests or tools. Nurses must be aware of these factors in order to select the most appropriate test or tool and to accurately interpret the results.
Not only do these diagnostic tests affect adults, body measurements can provide a general picture of whether a child is receiving adequate nutrition or is at risk for health issues. These data, however, are just one aspect to be considered. Lifestyle, family history, and culture—among other factors—are also relevant. That said, gathering and communicating this information can be a delicate process.
For this Assignment, you will consider the validity. And reliability of different assessment tools and diagnostic tests. You will explore issues such as sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values. Will also consider examples of children with various weight issues. And will explore how you could effectively gather information. And encourage parents and caregivers to be proactive about their children’s health and weight.
· Search the Walden Library and credible sources for resources explaining the tool or test you were assigned. What is its purpose, how is it conducted, and what information does it gather?
· Also, as you search the Walden library and credible sources, consider what the literature discusses regarding the validity, reliability, sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, ethical dilemmas, and controversies related to the test or tool.
The Assignment – Instructions
Assignment (4 pages, APA 7, not including title and reference pages):
Assignment Option 1: Adult Assessment Tools or Diagnostic Tests:
Adult Diagnostic Tests
1. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test
1. A description of how the assessment tool or diagnostic test you were assigned is used in healthcare.
2. What is its purpose?
3. How is it conducted?
4. What information does it gather?
5. Based on your research, evaluate the test or the tool’s validity and reliability, and explain any issues with sensitivity, reliability, and predictive values. Include references in appropriate APA formatting.
6. Minimum 5 references.
7. APA 7
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Alternatively, you might decide to copy a strategy that focuses on breakouts. This is when an asset smashes through a previously identified resistance level. Either way, there are heaps of strategies what is copytrading offered by the Mirror Trading tool. You can easily review each strategy in great detail – by looking at its average monthly gains, risk rating, return on investment, maximum drawdown, and more.
Ultimately, our rigorous data validation process yields an error rate of less than .1% each year, providing site visitors with quality data they can trust. Now that you have funded your eToro account, you can proceed to find a trader that you would like to copy. The next copy trading option that you have at your disposal is to utilize an automated robot. Otherwise referred to as a ‘bot’ or ‘EA’, the best trading robots are pre-programmed by third-party developers and backed by an algorithm. The concept here is that by downloading a software file and installing it into MT4 – the forex EA will trade on your behalf 24 hours per day. The respective software file will have a set of pre-defined conditions built into it via an algorithm.
In this guide, we review the Best Copy Trading Platforms for 2022and walk you through the process of getting https://xcritical.com/ started today. This will tell you exactly what orders need to be placed at your chosen brokerage site.
As AvaTrade is a commission-free broker, this means that the only trading fee you need to factor in is the spread. With that said, MT5 also offers a fully-fledged mirror trading feature that in many ways – works in a similar way to eToro. This is because you can browse through thousands of traders that use the MT5 platform and then elect to copy their ongoing trades like-for-like. MT5 charges a monthly subscription fee for this that will vary depending on your account and the specific trader you are copying. While it may sound like a good idea to automate your trading strategy, copy trading still requires active account management — it’s not a quick fix or an easy way to make money.
We explain how to choose a copy trader at eToro shortly – but for now, let’s look at a quick example of how this tool works in practice. To ensure you select a copy trading system that best meets your needs, we would suggest reviewing the following sections. Taking these complexities into account, the sections below will explain how the best copy trading brokers work. TD Ameritrade, Inc. and StockBrokers.com are separate, unaffiliated companies and are not responsible for each other’s services and products.
The minimum investment per trader is a reasonable $500 and you can exit your position at any given time. You can select a strategy based on its past performance or the respective financial instrument. You can also select a strategy based on risk and its return on investment since hitting the live markets. Much like a forex EA or automated robot – this copy trading strategy requires you to engage with multiple stakeholders.
You then have the opportunity to take a much closer look at each trader’s historical performance at eToro. For example, you can see how much the trader has made or lost each month since joining eToro alongside an assigned risk rating. You can also view the average number of days or weeks the trader keeps a position open and what their maximum drawdown is.
Copy trading platforms allow users to automatically copy the trades of available signal providers in real-time using individually customized account settings and platform tools. Each copy trading platform provides its own set of optional controls to protect investors. For example, you can customize the amount of capital at risk for each signal provider that you are copying. This way users can set a maximum drawdown limit to prevent losses from going beyond their risk tolerance threshold.
Today, individual investors agree to a Letter of Direction , which is a form that authorizes the broker to copy the trades of other traders automatically based on your explicit instruction. Many of the early pioneers in social trading technology started out as third-party platform developers, such as Tradency, ZuluTrade, and eToro. While some of these firms are still independent service providers, or , others went in a new direction. EToro, for example, became a broker – check out our full-length eToro review (and our review of eToro’s U.S. stock trading offering at our sister site, StockBrokers.com.
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We also examine the costs of these services, to determine whether these costs are folded into the spread or charged as standalone fees or subscriptions, for example. We test these services across a variety of platforms and devices and assess the fluidity between self-directed trading and copy trading within each broker’s offering. Once you’ve decided which traders you want to copy from within the copy trading platform, you’ll allocate a portion of your account balances towards each trader to enable copy trading. Try to look at more than just the absolute returns when comparing the best traders to copy. It’s best to review additional performance metrics — average profit and loss, the number of trades placed, and average trade duration — when making your decision.
The good news is that you can spread this $5,000 across as many copy trading strategies as you wish. This allows you to take a more risk-averse approach to automated trading. Once you have chosen an investment strategy to follow, you can then set up risk-management tools to suit your financial goals. For example, you can elect to apply leverage on your positions or set a maximum stop-loss price.
Once you have filtered down by your chosen asset class – it’s then time to focus on performance. After all, you’ll want to be copying the very best copy traders in the industry. Much like eToro, ZuluTrade is a copy trading platform that is suited for newbies. This is because it takes just minutes to open an account and deposit funds – and you can then start copy trading straight away. Such challenges have been known for years, and thanks to broker procedures, regulation, and robust technology, these concerns are mostly non-issues, especially for top-rated forex brokers.
This means that you will need to link your ZuluTrade account to an online broker. Not only does the platform offer support for ZuluTrade, but it allows you to trade thousands of financial markets on a commission-free basis. You will also find that spreads are very tight at AvaTrade – especially when it comes to major forex pairs and gold. The investment process is also similar to eToro, insofar that you will need to spend some time finding an experienced trader that aligns with your financial goals. There are more than 10,000 investors part of the ZuluTrade copy trading program – so you have plenty of choices. 67% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.
This in itself is a major advantage, as human traders will only be able to dedicate a certain amount of time per day. On the flip side, the main drawback with automated robots is that they are somewhat intransigent. This is because they can only follow pre-programmed code – so have no understanding or knowledge of financial news or fundamental analysis. That is to say, you will be ‘copying’ another trader that is actively involved in the financial investment scene. In more simplistic terms, if your chosen trader decides to go long on AUD/USD – you will do the same. Duplitrade offers a similar service to Mirror Trader, insofar that you will have access to a wide variety of trading strategies – all of which you can copy like-for-like.
However, there is no guarantee that you will make money when copy trading. This is why it’s important to conduct lots of research into a trader before investing any money. For example, popular signal service Learn2Trade has a team of in-house traders that will manually scan the forex and cryptocurrency markets. If the same trader then decides to short-sell Facebook stocks, again, you will do the same.
Much like MT4 and MT5, cTrader is a third-party trading platform that sits between you and your chosen brokerage site. The platform is particularly popular with advanced traders that need access to advanced order types, fast entry execution, and Level 2 pricing fees. Once again, AvaTrade is a good option here – which we discussed in detail in our earlier section on ZuluTrade. When it comes to fees, Mirror Trading itself doesn’t charge anything to use its copy trading tool. Although some brokers charge an additional subscription to link your Mirror Trading account, AvaTrade offers this on a fee-free basis.
Depending on your goals and risk/reward tolerance, narrow down your selection to the signal providers that best fit your desired criteria. The ForexBrokers.com annual forex broker review is the most cited in the industry. With over 50,000 words of research across the site, we spend hundreds of hours testing forex brokers each year. As this copy trading platform is a regulated broker – you will need to enter your information and contact details – and then verify this via documentation.
Then, anything that the trader buys or sells will be mirrored in your own brokerage account like-for-like. As such, this allows you to follow the investments of a trader that has a long-standing track record in the online trade arena. This regulated broker – which is home to over 20 million clients, allows you to choose from thousands of copy traders without paying any commission.
You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. In terms of supported asset classes, eToro offers thousands of markets in the shape of stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, indices, forex, hard metals, energies, and agricultural products. All markets at this top-rated copy trading platform can be bought and sold on a commission-free basis. Funding your account in another currency will attract a small FX fee of 0.5%.
This allows you to automate your trading endeavors based specifically on your desired strategy. This will see the copy trading tool place dozens of low-risk buy and sell positions throughout the day when an asset is stuck in a tight pricing range. Once you have selected a trader to copy, it’s then just a case of deciding how much to invest.
That is to say, your chosen trader will continue to buy and sell assets – and any profits or losses will be reflected in your own account. Perhaps the main drawback with ZuluTrade’s copy trading tool is that you will need to pay a profit-based commission to the platform. Some investors select more than one strategy, but having enough capital and choosing the right risk parameters is crucial when you copy trade forex strategies. Many modern copy trading forex platforms contain hundreds or even thousands of signal providers. Thus, it is always important to do research, start with a small amount, and never risk more than you are willing to lose.
Another great option to consider in your search for the best copy trading platform is a forex signals service provider. In its most basic form, your chosen signal provider will send you trading suggestions that are formulated through its own independent research and analysis. In turn, any profits or losses that your chosen copy trader makes will be reflected in your own brokerage account.
Instant backfill bias is just one example of the challenges social trading technology developers face if they permit traders to instantly upload their entire trading history at the click of a button. For example, if you are copying a trader who buys 100,000 units of the EUR/USD currency, you will see the same proportionally-sized trade in your account – depending on how much you allocate. The trade size in your account may be smaller or larger, depending on how you configured your account when initially subscribing to copy each investor).
Nonetheless, if in doubt, it’s always prudent to check and ask questions. Overall, copy trading can have its place for beginners – so long as they take full responsibility for managing their choices. That being said, copy trading is not a replacement for your trading needs – regardless of your experience level. Instead, copy trading should be thought of as a way to complement your portfolio and existing trading tool arsenal. Monitor the performance of your trading account as often as needed, depending on the frequency of trades established in your copy trading account. However, if opting for Duplitrade, the platform requires a minimum deposit of $5,000.
Literary Terms 3
In any field of study, you will find vocabulary and terms that are unique to that field. As you study literature, and in particular the differences between genres and styles across the decades covered in this course. You will find it helpful to utilize the particular terms associated with reading and analyzing works of literature.
Learning these terms will help you as you work through the readings. Write about literature in your writing assignments, and prepare you for the final exam. Please make a note of any unfamiliar terms and their definitions, so that you may refer to them while studying. Many of these may be found in the glossary of your text, and some may be found within the lessons as you progress through the course.
Interior Monologue
An extended speech or narrative, presumed to be thought rather than spoken by a character.
Empathy
Identification with another’s situation so as to experience similar emotions and physical sensations.
Theme
The main idea or underlying meaning that is explored in a story.
A narrative technique developed by many Caribbean, Central. And South American writers who interweave personal daily life and vivid, often fantastical images.
Symbol
A reference to a concrete image, object, character, pattern. Or action whose associations evoke significant meanings beyond the literal ones.
Imagery
A word or group of words evoking concrete visual, auditory, or tactile associations.
Elements of Fiction
Plot, characters, setting, point of view, style, and theme in a story.
Frame Story
A story that contains another story or stories within it.
Omniscient Narrator
A storyteller who seems to know everything about a story’s events and characters, even their inner feelings.
Irony
A way of writing or speaking that asserts the opposite of what the author, reader, and character know to be true.
