Preventive health measures and screenings
A 65-year-old female patient is seen your office for an annual physical examination. The patient states that she has not seen a healthcare provider for the past 10 years because she has been feeling well. She has no past medical or surgical history. She reports no complaints. The patient is new to your practice. You completed a comprehensive history and physical examination on the patient. The patient states that she does not know her family history because she was adopted and never had a chance to meet or speak to her biological families. The history and physical exam are unremarkable.
Discuss the following:
- Considering the patient age and gender, what preventive health and screenings would you consider for this patient based on the current guidelines?
Submission Instructions:
- Your initial post should be 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
- You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.)
- All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
Grading Rubric
Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.
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| Criteria | Ratings | Points | |||
| Identification of Main Issues, Problems, and Concepts | Distinguished – 5 points Identify and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the issues, problems, and concepts. |
Excellent – 4 points Identifies and demonstrate an accomplished understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts. |
Fair – 2 points Identifies and demonstrate an acceptable understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts. |
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| Use of Citations, Writing Mechanics and APA Formatting Guidelines | Distinguished – 3 points Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Exceptional use of citations and extended referencing. High level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors. |
Excellent – 2 points Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. Moderate level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors. |
Fair – 1 point Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need more precision and attention to detail. |
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| Response to Posts of Peers | Distinguished – 2 points Student constructively responded to two other posts and either extended, expanded or provided a rebuttal to each. |
Fair – 1 point Student constructively responded to one other post and either extended, expanded or provided a rebuttal. |
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