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ASTHMA AND STEPWISE MANAGEMENT
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[Link]/2dett4d/Walden/Canvas/Getty/1920x938/GettyLicense_107254765.jpg) 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.
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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.
BY DAY 7 OF WEEK 3
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:
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.
Explain the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management for your patient.
Explain how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of
the disease. Be specific.
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NURS_6521_Week3_Assignment_Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
Describe the long-term 30 to >26.7 pts 26.7 to >23.7 pts 23.7 to >20.7 pts 20.7 to >0 pts
control and quick relief Excellent Good Fair Poor
treatment options for
The presentation clearly The presentation The presentation The presentation
the asthma patient
and accurately describes accurately describes the inaccurately or vaguely inaccurately and
from your practice, as
in detail the long-term long-term control and describes the long-term vaguely describes the
well as the impact
control and quick relief quick relief options for control and quick relief long-term and quick
these drugs might
treatment options for the the asthma patient from options for the asthma relief options for the
have on your patient.
asthma patient from their their practice. ... The patient from their practice. asthma patient from
practice. ... The presentation accurately ... The presentation their practice, or is
presentation clearly and describes the impact inaccurately or vaguely missing. ... The 30 pts
accurately describes in these drugs might have describes the impact presentation
detail the impact these on their patient. these drugs might have inaccurately and
drugs might have on their on their patient. vaguely describes the
patient. impact these drugs
might have on their
patient, or is missing.
Explain the stepwise 30 to >26.7 pts 26.7 to >23.7 pts 23.7 to >20.7 pts 20.7 to >0 pts
approach to asthma Excellent Good Fair Poor
treatment and
The presentation clearly The presentation The presentation The presentation
management for your
and accurately explains accurately explains the inaccurately or vaguely inaccurately and
patient.
in detail the stepwise stepwise approach to explains the stepwise vaguely explains the
30 pts
approach to asthma asthma treatment and approach to asthma stepwise approach to
treatment and management for their treatment and asthma treatment and
management for their patient. management for their management for their
patient. patient. patient.
Explain how stepwise 30 to >26.7 pts 26.7 to >23.7 pts 23.7 to >20.7 pts 20.7 to >0 pts
management assists Excellent Good Fair Poor
health care providers
The presentation clearly The presentation The presentation The presentation
and patients in gaining
and accurately explains accurately explains how inaccurately or vaguely inaccurately and
and maintaining control
in detail how stepwise stepwise management explains how stepwise vaguely explains how
of the disease. Be
management assists assists health care management assists stepwise management
specific.
health care providers providers and patients in health care providers and assists health care
and patients in gaining gaining and maintaining patients in gaining and providers and patients
and maintaining control control of the disease. ... maintaining control of the in gaining and
of the disease. ... The The presentation disease. ... The maintaining control of
30 pts
presentation provides provides accurate presentation provides the disease, or is
accurate and detailed examples to support the inaccurate or vague missing. ... The
examples to support the explanation provided. examples to support the presentation provides
explanation provided. explanation provided. inaccurate and vague
examples to support the
explanation provided, or
is missing.
Written Expression and 5 to >4.45 pts 4.45 to >3.95 pts 3.95 to >3.45 pts 3.45 to >0 pts 5 pts
Formatting - Paragraph Excellent Good Fair Poor
Development and
Paragraphs and Paragraphs and Paragraphs and sentences Paragraphs and
Organization:
sentences follow sentences follow writing follow writing standards for sentences follow writing
Criteria Ratings Pts
Paragraphs make clear writing standards for standards for flow, flow, continuity, and clarity standards for flow,
points that support well flow, continuity, and continuity, and clarity 80% 60%–79% of the time. continuity, and clarity
developed ideas, flow clarity. of the time. less than 60% of the
logically, and time.
demonstrate continuity
of ideas. Sentences
are carefully focused--
neither long and
rambling nor short and
lacking substance.
Written Expression and 5 to >4.45 pts 4.45 to >3.95 pts 3.95 to >3.45 pts 3.45 to >0 pts
Formatting - English Excellent Good Fair Poor
writing standards:
Uses correct Contains a few (1–2) Contains several (3–4) Contains many (≥ 5)
Correct grammar,
grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling, and grammar, spelling, and grammar, spelling, and
mechanics, and proper 5 pts
and punctuation with punctuation errors punctuation errors punctuation errors that
punctuation
no errors interfere with the reader’s
understanding
Total Points: 100
