Assignment: Adolescent Risk Behaviors

Assignment: Adolescent Risk Behaviors

Week 10 discussion

Discussion: Case Study – Adolescent Risk Behaviors

This discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered. For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by Saturday, September 30, 2017.

To support your work, use your course textbook readings and the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by Wednesday, October 4, 2017.

For this assignment, you will complete an case study based on the course objectives and weekly content. cases emphasize core learning objectives for an evidence-based primary care curriculum. Throughout your nurse practitioner program, you will use the case studies to promote the development of clinical reasoning through the use of ongoing assessments and diagnostic skills and to develop patient care plans that are grounded in the latest clinical guidelines and evidence-based practice.

The assignments are highly interactive and a dynamic way to enhance your learning. Material from the cases may be present in the quizzes, the midterm exam, and the final exam.

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This week, complete the case titled “Angela Cotez VE”.

Apply information from the Case Study to answer the following questions:

Describe the evaluation tool and explain why this tool is essential in the care of the adolescent patient population.

Apply the findings of the scholarly research articles to the use of this evaluation tool and describe its validity and reliability.

Apply this evaluation tool to a patient situation and summarize your opinion of the results.

Describe a plan of care for the patient, depending upon the results.