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MN610 Clinical – Primary Care Focus

Unit 1 Seminar

Developing a Differential Diagnosis

Purpose

The purpose of this Seminar is to reflect on the history and physical of a patient and the learnings that took place through the exam.

Requirements

Your participation in the Seminar is required.

You must either attend the live Seminar or complete the alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.

Option 1: Attend the Seminar

It is strongly suggested that you attend the live Seminar at the regularly scheduled time. To earn full credit, you should post frequently, be actively engaged in the Seminar, provide comments that improve the Seminar quality, and advance the discussion by raising new issues and/or ideas.

Option 2: Complete the Alternative Assignment

If you are unable to attend the Seminar, you must complete the following alternative assignment to earn points for this part of the class. View this week’s archived Seminar and write a 1-page paper, double spaced, that summarizes the Seminar and what you learned.

Once completed, submit your alternative assignment to the unit’s Seminar Dropbox.

MN610 Clinical – Primary Care Focus

Unit 2 Journal

Considering Pertinent Negatives and Positives

In this Journal, you will review the history and physical of a patient exam and address the critical indicators used to develop the differential diagnosis in the specific care plan to be developed for the patient.

Where to Post Response

You will post this response to the online Journal. However, please write your response in Word or another text tool and save your work. When you are ready to post, copy your response text and paste it into the online Journal. This approach will ensure that you have a backup of your work.

Submit the completed Journal paper to the unit Dropbox by the last day of the unit.

Assignment Requirements

As this assignment is a Journal entry and not a formal paper, it may at times be difficult to follow the organization, style, and formatting of the APA 6th Edition Manual. Despite this, your Journal assignment should:

clearly establish and maintain the viewpoint and purpose of the assignment;

follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

use APA 6th edition format for crediting sources.

View the Journal Grading Rubric on the Grading Rubrics page under Course Resources.

MN610 Clinical – Primary Care Focus

Unit 4 Journal

Reflecting on the Needs of Older Adults

Question

How do the primary care needs of older adults differ from the general population of adults?

Where to Post Response

You will post this response to the online Journal. However, please write your response in Word or another text tool and save your work. When you are ready to post, copy your response text and paste it into the online Journal. This approach will ensure that you have a backup of your work.

Submit the completed Journal paper to the unit Dropbox by the last day of the unit.

Assignment Requirements

As this assignment is a Journal entry and not a formal paper, it may at times be difficult to follow the organization, style, and formatting of the APA 6th Edition Manual. Despite this, your Journal assignment should:

clearly establish and maintain the viewpoint and purpose of the assignment;

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

use APA 6th edition format for crediting sources.

View the Journal Grading Rubric on the Grading Rubrics page under Course Resources.

MN610 Clinical – Primary Care Focus

Unit 6 Journal

Overview of an Episodic Exam

Question

How do acute cases differ from chronic cases in primary care?

Where to Post Response

You will post this response to the online Journal. However, please write your response in Word or another text tool and save your work. When you are ready to post, copy your response text and paste it into the online Journal. This approach will ensure that you have a backup of your work.

Submit the completed Journal paper to the unit Dropbox by the last day of the unit.

Assignment Requirements

As this assignment is a Journal entry and not a formal paper, it may at times be difficult to follow the organization, style, and formatting of the APA 6th Edition Manual. Despite this, your Journal assignment should:

clearly establish and maintain the viewpoint and purpose of the assignment;

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

use APA 6th edition format for crediting sources.

View the Journal Grading Rubric on the Grading Rubrics page under Course Resources.

MN610 Clinical – Primary Care Focus

Unit 8 Journal

Interprofessional Comorbidity Management

Question

What are some best practices for presenting best practices of managing hypertension simultaneously with diabetes in the context of the interprofessional team?

Where to Post Response

You will post this response to the online Journal. However, please write your response in Word or another text tool and save your work. When you are ready to post, copy your response text and paste it into the online Journal. This approach will ensure that you have a backup of your work.

Submit the completed Journal paper to the unit Dropbox by the last day of the unit.

Assignment Requirements

As this assignment is a Journal entry and not a formal paper, it may at times be difficult to follow the organization, style, and formatting of the APA 6th Edition Manual. Despite this, your Journal assignment should:

clearly establish and maintain the viewpoint and purpose of the assignment;

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

use APA 6th edition format for crediting sources.

View the Journal Grading Rubric on the Grading Rubrics page under Course Resources.