Trends in Nursing

Overview

During each quarter of Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner practicum, students are required to write a brief paper focusing on a specific issue/trend related to current practice. The purpose of this assignment is multifaceted. First, issues and trends comprise an appreciable part of the national Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification exam. Since class time will not be used to address potential issues/trends, it is of paramount importance that students maintain currency in the reading of professional literature, as well as receive additional information through other forms of media. Second, this exercise requires synthesis of a continuously developing body of knowledge while presenting key elements in a comprehensive and scholarly manner with clarity and succinctness. All papers are expected to reflect the student’s graduate standing in the College of Nursing.

Assignment:
Each student enrolled in AHN 573 will submit a scholarly paper related to the following topic: “Business and Legal Considerations for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.” Papers will be evaluated with consideration to the following:

1. Comprehensive presentation of issue(s)/trend(s).
2. Review, synthesis, and inclusion of current literature related to the topic.
3. Writer’s conclusions and summation of the issue(s)/trend(s).
4. Scholarliness in writing (development, organization, sentence structure, spelling, and grammar including third person writing, use of APA, etc.).
   The paper must be typed and follow strict APA (6th edition) format. The body of the paper (excluding the
   title page and reference page) must be 5-6 pages in length. A minimum of ten (10) current references are required. At least seven (7) of the references must be from professional journals. References should not be older than three (3) years. See grading criteria.

Issues/Trends Paper Due Date March 21, 2016 Failure to submit may result in a grade of a “zero” on the assignment.

AHN 573 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nursing II GRADING CRITERIA: ISSUES/TRENDS PAPER
“Business and Legal Considerations for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner”

(15 points)

(15 points)

(20 points)

(50 points)

I. Comprehensive presentation of Issue(s)/Trends(s).
A. Reimbursement Issues

1. Describe each of the following major reimbursement methods and their application to the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner:
   a. Current procedural terminology (CPT) coding system.
   b. Medicare coverage (Part A and Part B)
   c. Medicaid
   d. Fee for service indemnity plans
   B. Legal theories as they relate to the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and the following concepts.
2. Professional (Medical) Negligence
3. Essential Elements (select four of the nine to discuss)
   a. Duty
   b. Breach of the duty
   c. Causation
   d. Harm/Damages
   e. Lack of informed consent/refusal
   f. Battery
   g. Withholding/withdrawal of treatment
   h. False imprisonment
   i. Breach of confidentiality
   C. Legal considerations for practice
4. Failure to adequately assess/obtain adequate history
5. Failure to diagnose/misdiagnosis
6. Failure to properly treat or intervene
7. Failure to obtain a timely consult or referral
   II. Scholarliness in Writing
   A. Development, organization and sentence structure.
   B. Spelling, grammar, and third person writing.
   C. Use of APA format.
   D. Uses transitional sentences between paragraphs.
   E. Uses very minimal, if any, direct quotations.
   F. Uses literature appropriately to support statements/positions.
   G. Uses literature appropriately to support statements/positions.
   H. Maintains assigned paper length (body 5-6 pages).