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Research your assigned Transitions topic. Submit one 8-10 page typed paper, double spaced, 12 point font following APA guidelines. Include a bibliography and abstract citing at least 5 resources used researching the paper. Paper will be graded on quality of research to support the topic, effective use of information gained through research, credibility of sources, content, grammar and mechanics, and bibliography (including evidence-based references). A study guide will be completed and emailed to Mrs. Paty one week prior to the presentation; the study guide will be posted on D2L. It is expected that the class audience will read the study guide and be prepared to participate and ask questions after the presentation. One presenter will be responsible for reviewing 5 sample NCLEX questions as a teaching strategy to educate the target audience.

Create a 10 minute group presentation on the assigned topic. May use Microsoft PowerPoint, a skit, video, or other multimedia presentation to cover the required information. Teamwork, creativity, and content will be evaluated. 100 points possible.

Each students will research a disease, illness, or condition of their choosing and relay what was learned to the class. Information on the disease should include the physiology and etiology of the condition, as well as discussion of diagnostics, nursing assessments (subjective & objective), medical management, nursing diagnosis and planning and nursing interventions & special consideration. Rationales for nursing interventions should be explained and discussed. Presentations can be in any format that the student desires. A written summary of the presentation and research is to be handed in, and bibliography/references are to be included for assessment.

Students are required to perform clinical nursing skills with 100 % proficiency. In addition to skills performance of skills, students must use critical thinking skills to include indirect care measures: safety, infection control, comfort measures, patient rights.

Choose a patient scenario. It may be a patient you had in clinical, a patient with a disease or disorder of your choosing (different from the one presented in patho), or your instructor can provide one for you. Prepare a care plan based on relevant objective and subjective assessment data. Explain what assessments would be done and how data would be obtained. The care plan will include nursing diagnosis, written in proper format and listed in order of priority for care, planning and goal statements which must be attainable and measureable, nursing interventions with researched rationales (reference sources will be included for each rationale), and methods and expectations for evaluation including what would constitute the goals being met, partially met, or unmet. Please make your instructor aware of what patient scenario you have chosen by Fraiday, March 16/12. The care plan should be completed and handed in before midnight on Thursday, March 22/12