Step 1. Critical:  all else depends on your finding a Randomized Controlled (Clinical) Trial Peer-Reviewed Journal Article (Level II Evidence)  Review Figure 1.1,~ p. 13 of your textbook for the Level of Evidence Pyramid, which shows an RCT is at Level II. When you communicate with physicians about an article, they respect the article more when it is at least on the Level II evidence pyramid, which suggests more credibility and possibly better input regarding outcomes of care.  Find your peer-reviewed Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) article related to your area of interest.  If you are not sure of how to find articles using our DCN Databases,do the following:

1. Go to the DCN Home Page
2. Notice that there are 3 columns and 3 rows, each with a green heading category.  Go to the second row, first column, and click on Databases. Once your see the top heading, Database Access, look below and see “For DCN Students: Database Use Tutorial (MP4 Recording). Study the tutorial, and it will assist you in finding a Randomized Controlled (Clinical) Trial article
3. If you need further assistance with finding an article after you review the tutorial, email Mr. Madsen, Director of the LRC. He has a Masters of Library Services degree, and can assist you in finding articles that you may not be able to access. If you find an article that charges a fee, e-mail Mr. Madsen the article you need, and he can usually get the full text article for you at no charge. His email address is [email protected].

Step 2.  Once you have your article, read it, and then look at the CONSORT Checklist, and write the page number in the article that has the information the checklist requires. (FYI, researchers who publish their research use this checklist to be sure they have everything in their article, or it is often not accepted by premier scholarly publishers). The checklist is worth 25 points, as it takes time and discernment to do it correctly.

Step 3:  Once your fill out the CONSORT CHECKLIST (25 points), you must then write a formal summary of the Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses (worth 8 points) that you will notice is on the CONSORT checklist. The following steps are to assist you in distilling the specifics for what is required in the Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses for the CONSORT checklist. .

Step 4  Specifics of the ANALYSIS OF STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.  Review ~p. 9 of your research textbook, and then note how to write
 

1. Introduction  (1 point)

                   + Purpose of the RCT (discuss)

1. Overall Strengths and Weaknesses  (1 point) 

                  +  Research Design (Discuss)

                  +  Important Findings

1. Reliability and Validity  (2 points) (Check the

     methods, instruments, measurements or

     procedures sections of article); statistics; Level of Evidence and

     implications; cause-effect measurement; any threats to internal

     or external validity

1. Ethics (1 point)

                  +  IRB? +Conflict of Interest +Informed Consent Signed

1. Topic/Summary  (2 points)

                 + Implications

                 + Limitations

                 + Recommendation(s)

Week 4 Discussion: Respiratory Alterations (USLOs 1, 2, 3, 4)

You are caring for 8-year-old Elliot Collins. He was admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with status asthmaticus after suffering an asthma attack while playing football in the neighborhood with some friends.

Based on this information, your prior knowledge of this client (refer to medical card from the Collins-Kim family tree interactive), and your knowledge of the pathophysiology of  asthma, respond to the following prompts:

1. Thoroughly explain the pathophysiology of asthma. Use a 
scholarly or 
authoritative source to support your answer.

2. Examine each of the following three factors related to this disease process. 
Support all three with a scholarly source.

1. cultural

2. financial

3. environmental implications

3. Identify 3-5 priority nursing interventions for the client while in the PICU.

4. Describe labs and diagnostic testing you would want to include in client’s plan of care and why. What are critical indicators? 
Support with a scholarly source.

5. What members of the interdisciplinary team need to be included for holistic patient-centered care? 
Provide a rationale and support with a scholarly source.

  

Post a summary of the interview and a description of the communication techniques you would use with your assigned patient.

 Explain why you would use these techniques. 

Identify the risk assessment instrument you selected and justify why it would be applicable to the selected patient.

 Provide at least five targeted questions you would ask the patient.

Case study 50 year old LBTQIA male graduate student working in the college bookstore

Hindu Deity Discussion

Discuss the following:

It is said that there are over 

330 million gods and goddesses
 within the Hindu religion and each god/goddess has his or her own story that reveals his or her own religious significance. For this discussion, you will be selecting 


2 different Hindu gods/goddesses

 of your choosing that you would be interested in learning more about.

For each selected Hindu deity, you must provide the following:

1.
Name and Title (Ex: Vishnu, God of Preservation)

2.
Image of the deity

3.
Brief explanation of why you chose that specific god/goddess. Below are some examples of this:

· Maybe that Hindu god/goddess reminds you of a Christian saint or biblical character who is the Catholic patron/patroness of a particular human endeavor, career field, or avocation that somehow pertains to you.

· Ex: Saint Cecilia Patroness of Musicians and Sarasvati Hindu Goddess of Music

· Maybe you found the specific image of that god/goddess intriguing.

· Maybe there is a pop culture reference to the deity.

· Ex: TV series, movie, book, video game, etc.

4.
Deity in Scripture

· Summarize a story from the Hindu scriptures in which that the deity plays a major role.

· This can be their origin story or another important story about the deity.

5.
Relationship to other Hindu Deities

· How is this specific deity related to at least 

2 other Hindu deities?

· Ex: Is the selected deity a mother/father to another deity or possibly a husband/wife of another deity?

6.
Imagery & Symbolism

· Explain the traditional symbolism associated with the selected deity.

· Ex: Color of their skin, why they are depicted with specific animals, pose or stance in which they are depicted, any object they may be holding or that are depicted around them

 

Submission Instructions:

·
Your post should be at least 200 words. You must include all of the required elements within your post.

Websites for assistance in selecting specific Hindu gods/goddesses:

·

BBC: God or Gods?Links to an external site.

·

Hindu GalleryLinks to an external site.

·

Hindu Gods and GoddessesLinks to an external site.

·

Information on HinduismLinks to an external site.

·

Ten of the Most Important Hindu GodsLinks to an external site.

NB: No direct quotation

Please see the attachment for instructions