Thinking about your practice, what is THE question in your  clinical setting would most like to have your answer? Please talk with  your supervisor or colleagues to get some ideas about what your agency  considers most important. What do you think that agency would MOST like  to answer? 

Instructions:

1. From practice, develop and share a clinical problem (question) in your clinical practice that needs an answer.
2. Title the discussion with the specific problem.
3. Initial post: Your post should be within a range of 75-150 words (Think about a Twitter post).
   1. The initial post is due Wednesday at midnight. 
   2. Think about what makes the problem (question) important. Use studies or examples to substantiate your claims.
   3. What is the current practice?
   4. What is the focus of the problem (clinical, educational, administrative)?
   5. How was the problem identified (safety, risk, injury, quality improvement). 
4. Peer response:  Identify two (2) students that may share the same interest. Welcome  them to the course and make a meaningful comment on their questions. 
5. Cite your references APA 7th  ed. (not included in the length of the post). I look forward to reading your questions!!
6. To see rubric, click on the 3-dot menu  on the top-right side of screen. 

Lesson 3: Discussion – The Clinical Problem
 

Lesson 3: Discussion – The Clinical Problem 

 Criteria Ratings        Pts           

 This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome  Introduction to the topic
 

 20                    pts                  Outstanding
The topic is introduced, and groundwork is laid as to the direction of the problem.

 10                    pts                  Acceptable
Readers are aware of the overall problem, challenge, or topic that is to be examined.

 5                    pts                  Unacceptable
Neither implicit nor explicit reference is made to the topic that is to be examined or is too broad.

20 pts
 

 This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome  Identify the clinical problem
 

 20                    pts                  Outstanding
Correctly and concisely states the clinical problem.

 10                    pts                  Acceptable
States a clinical problem, but fails to be concise.

 5                    pts                  Unacceptable
Does not state a clinical problem.

20 pts
 

 This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome  Identify the right type of question
 

 20                    pts                  Outstanding
The question asks for specific knowledge to inform clinical decisions.

 10                    pts                  Acceptable
The question asks for knowledge to make decisions in combination with background information.

 5                    pts                  Unacceptable
The question asks for general knowledge about a condition, test, or treatment.

20 pts
 

 This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome  Networking
 

 20                    pts                  Outstanding
Able to engage two or more classmates in the discussion.

 10                    pts                  Acceptable
Engage one classmate in the discussion.

 5                    pts                  Unacceptable
Do post but it does not engage any classmates in the discussion.

20 pts
 

 This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome  APA guidelines
 

 20                    pts                  Outstanding
All  needed citations were included in the paragraph. References matched the  citations, and all were encoded in APA 7 the ed. format.

 10                    pts                  Acceptable
Citations  within the body of the paragraph and a corresponding reference list  were presented. Some formatting problems exist, or components were  missing.

 5                    pts                  Unacceptable
Citations  for statements included in the paragraph were not present, or  references which were included were not found in the text