Title: Pocket Guide to APA Style
Author: Robert Perrin
Edition: 5
Copyright Date: 2015-01-01
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781285425917
Retail Price: $51.95
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Dates Active: 3/1/2015 – 1/1/2099
Title: Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioner Prescribers
Author: Teri Moser Woo; Anita Lee Wynne
Edition: 3
Copyright Date: 2011-01-01
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
ISBN: 9780803622357
Retail Price: $155.00
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Dates Active: 9/1/2016 – 1/1/2099
Title: Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy
Author: David N. Gilbert
Edition: 46
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Publisher: Antimicrobial Therapy, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781930808911
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Assignment 2: Evidence-Based Pharmacology Paper

The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for you to review an area of interest and apply the concepts you have learned in this course to a patient situation. In clinical decision making, you must combine knowledge and evidence to make a good decision. Using critical thinking and reading skills, you will meet multiple objectives for this assignment.

Criteria

Synthesize relevant information, including research related to the diagnosis and treatment of the selected disorder.
Recognize the assumptions inherent in the current literature and identify any unstated or missing information.
Develop and justify various approaches to the stated problem, including nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatment.
Clearly articulate at least two approaches to the treatment of the condition.
Defend the choice of the treatment option. This must include a reflection on the availability of peer-reviewed information and your analysis of the credibility of that information.
Create a plan for follow-up and referral if needed.
The following are examples of disease states that you might want to study. My topic for the paper will be COPD. These are just examples. You can select whatever area is of interest to you.

Asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmunory Disease (COPD)
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus Type II
Major Depression
Migraine Headaches
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Hyperlipidemia
Submit your answers in a Microsoft Word document of 10–15 pages. Include peer-reviewed references in APA format. Be sure to review the directions and grading criteria to assure that you will cover the content well.

Name your document as SU_NSG6005_W9_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Submit your documents to the W9 Assignment 2 Dropbox by Week 9, Day 7.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Described the pathophysiology of the disease process in depth. Included a discussion of the implications of the age continuum for this disease.
20
Discussed the genomic issues inherent in the disease process, including what is known and what is not known.
10
Provided a review of the literature on the basics of the disease and its treatment.
20
Described your approach to collecting this needed information. Included what keywords you used in a literature search, which databases were utilized, and any electronic clinical tools.
10
Identified and utilized at least one published clinical guideline related to the disease process.
10
Described the approach to the treatment of the specific disease, including the various possible approaches.
20
Defended the final selection of the approach for the disease process.
20
Discussed follow-up treatment, along with any referrals.
10
Utilized a minimum of five peer-reviewed articles published within the last seven years.
10
Provided references in APA style.
20
Total:
150