Clinical Update Clinical updates are concise articles designed for educational purposes on clinical issues that relate to practice. You can find some examples of clinical updates in the “My Assessments” folder. Please note these are examples only and may not meet all the requirements of this assignment. There are also some examples of previous student papers that received a HD. This assignment is an 1800 word clinical update on one of the topics below. Due date is Week 10, Monday, May 7th 2018 at 09:00 am. Topics (pick one): • Influenza Virus • Obesity • Rheumatic Heart Disease • Methamphetamine Addiction When you submit your clinical update to Turnitin, please use the link provided in Blackboard. Late submissions will be submitted through the Late Submission link provided in Blackboard. When you submit your file, please ensure your “Submission Title” on the Submit Turnitin Assignment page only contains the topic title, eg.“Influenza” or “Rheumatic Heart Disease”. Nothing else is required for the title…. Do not add “Clinical Update” or your name. The format of your clinical update and any innovative ideas you use to present your topic should cover the following sections and also the points to consider below: • Introduction: Provide epidemiological data to illustrate relevant the topic is (Australia and worldwide), definition/explanation about the nature of the condition/disease process, objectives and scope and structure of your paper. A good introduction will get the reader’s interest. • Aetiology & pathogenesis:  Causes of the disease and risk factors  Explanation of anatomy/physiology where appropriate  Pathogenesis, i.e. how the disease progresses and complications  Implications for public health • Clinical manifestations: Explain the signs and symptoms. • Diagnostic process: Provide information on a comprehensive diagnostic work-up with rationales • Treatment:  Implications for pharmacological management (types, action, dosage, side effects)  Non-pharmacological treatment options  Health promotion  Provide rationales for your treatment options, based on the literature • Conclusion: This should include a summary of the most relevant points for the practice of a registered nurse. Do not introduce new material. This could be summarised as bullet points. In addition to covering the above sections, you must also cover the below points: Topic Points to consider Influenza Virus Types of influenza viruses; how it can change; “Drift” and “Shift” Current situation Australia and worldwide What strategies are in place (relate to pathophysiology)? Who is responsible for these strategies and monitoring their effect? How are vaccines shown to be safe? How do vaccines affect immunity? Obesity Scale of the problem (Australian based) Role of genetics and environmental factors in obesity Links to metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cancer The impact on the pathogenesis of chronic diseases (examples). The management of overweight and obesity in primary care (5 As). Rheumatic Heart Disease Scale of the problem (worldwide compared to Australia) Significance of RHD in Aboriginal populations (social determinants) Primary and secondary prevention of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) Management of RHD (including pregnancy) RHD control programs Methamphetamine Addiction How prevalent is the problem (Australian based) How methamphetamine works Use, dependence and withdrawal Harms associated with methamphetamine use (physical and mental) Management of acute presentations Interventions for use and dependence General points: • Please use the assignment template provided within the current SNM Assignment Guidelines (note: there have been a few changes re layout, etc.) • Only submit via TurnItIn, no hardcopy required. • This assignment is all about the process of researching a topic and being able to articulate your findings in a comprehensive and logical sequence. • Make sure you use approved abbreviations and write in the third person. • Graphs, figures, tables and flow charts are a great way of illustrating and summarising key points. Check the SNM Assignment Guidelines on how to number and name these correctly. • Your clinical update should facilitate peer learning: use an appropriate language level suitable for RNs, not mums and dads! Ensure that content is relevant to nursing practice, i.e. sufficient depth of information but not too detailed. Assume some knowledge as you are addressing RNs, e.g. no need to explain the anatomy of the heart or medical terminology. • Support your discussion with relevant and recent literature and websites. Use peer-reviewed articles, evidence based research and best practice guidelines (Australian and international if relevant, e.g. WHO). Do not use public access medical websites designed for non-health professionals, eg. eMedicine, MayoClinic, BetterHealthChannel, GPNotes,etc. • Read the marking criteria of the rubric; it is a good guide for how much emphasis needs to be placed on each section. • Although the general content of the assignment is like the example clinical update articles, the formatting is still according to the SNM Assignment Guidelines with regards to layout (font, spacing, margins) and referencing. Marking criteria: Below you will find two tables: The first is the SNM generic marking rubric, the second is an interpretation of that rubric to help you recognise which areas are important. The column on the left in table 2 is the high distinction column from the generic rubric (table 1). The column on the right shows you what elements you need in order to get full marks. The points in brackets show you how those elements are weighted, e.g. the introduction can get up to 5 points, whereas the section on treatment can achieve 20. Naturally elements with more points require more words/paragraphs