Case study 2
In a short essay (500-750 words), answer the Question at the end of Case Study 2. Cite references to support your positions.
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Case Study 2
Case Study 2
Mr. P is a 76-year-old male with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure who has been hospitalized frequently to treat CHF symptoms. He has difficulty maintaining diet restrictions and managing his polypharmacy. He has 4+ pitting edema, moist crackles throughout lung fields, and labored breathing. He has no family other than his wife, who verbalizes sadness over his declining health and over her inability to get out of the house. She is overwhelmed with the stack of medical bills, as Mr. P always took care of the financial issues. Mr. P is despondent and asks why God has not taken him.
Question
Considering Mr. P’s condition and circumstance, write an essay of 500-750 words that includes the following:
• Describe your approach to care.
• Recommend a treatment plan.
• Describe a method for providing both the patient and family with education and explain your rationale.
• Provide a teaching plan (avoid using terminology that the patient and family may not understand).
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Unsatisfactory 0-71%
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CASE STUDY2 RUBRICS
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Less Than Satisfactory 72-75%
75.00% 3
Satisfactory 76-79%
79.00% 4
Good 80-89%
89.00% 5
Excellent 90-100%
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80.0 %Content
20.0 %Describe your approach to care Description of your approach to care is not offered. Description of your approach to care is offered, but incomplete, lacking relevant information. Description of your approach to care meets the basic requirements of the assignment. Description of your approach to care is offered in detail. Description of your approach to care is offered in detail, while demonstrating evidence of deeper insight and/or reflection.
20.0 %Recommend a treatment plan Recommendation of a treatment plan is not offered. Recommendation of a treatment plan is offered, but incomplete, lacking relevant information. Recommendation of a treatment plan meets the basic requirements of the assignment. Recommendation of a treatment plan is offered in detail. Recommendation of a treatment plan is offered in detail, while demonstrating evidence of insight and/or reflection.
20.0 %Describe a method for providing both the patient and family with education and your rationale. Description of a method for providing both the patient and family with education is not offered. Description of a method for providing both the patient and family with education is offered, but incomplete, lacking relevant information, such as rationale. Description of a method for providing both the patient and family with education, with as rationale, meets the basic requirements of the assignment. Description of a method for providing both the patient and family with education is offered in detail. Description of a method for providing both the patient and family with education is offered in detail, while demonstrating evidence of deeper insight and/or reflection.
20.0 %Provide a teaching plan, using words the patient and family will understand. A teaching plan is not offered. A teaching plan is offered, but incomplete, lacking relevant information, such as rationale, or uses terminology the patient and family may not understand. The teaching plan avoids using terminology the patient and family may not understand and meets the basic requirements of the assignment. A teaching plan meets the basic requirements of the assignment is offered in detail. A teaching plan is offered in detail, while demonstrating evidence of deeper insight and/or reflection.
15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness
5.0 %Thesis Development and Purpose Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear. Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose. Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
5.0 %Paragraph Development and Transitions Paragraphs and transitions consistently lack unity and coherence. No apparent connections between paragraphs are established. Transitions are inappropriate to purpose and scope. Organization is disjointed. Some paragraphs and transitions may lack logical progression of ideas, unity, coherence, and/or cohesiveness. Some degree of organization is evident. Paragraphs are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other. A logical progression of ideas between paragraphs is apparent. Paragraphs exhibit a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Topic sentences and concluding remarks are appropriate to purpose. There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless.
5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, and/or word choice are present. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
5.0 %Format
2.0 %Paper Format (1- inch margins; 12-point-font; double-spaced; Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier) Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. Template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent. Template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. Template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style. All format elements are correct.
3.0 %Research Citations (In-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment) No reference page is included. No citations are used. Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used. Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some errors may be present. Reference page is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and GCU style is usually correct. In-text citations and a reference page are complete. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.
100 %Total Weightage
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