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Watch the Patient Safety Movement videoLinks to an external site..
Step 2: Answer the discussion prompts below with explanation and detail.
Paragraph one: Discuss one quality and safety issue you observed while watching the video and explain the impact of this issue.
Paragraph two: Discuss how the role of technology helped or hindered the quality and safety issue you identified.
Paragraph three: Discuss one information and communication technology policy that should be enacted to prevent the selected quality and safety issue.
References: Provide complete references for all citations. nothing older than 5 years.

Focused Notes are a way to reflect on your practicum experiences and connect the experiences to the learning you gain from your weekly Learning Resources. Focused Notes, such as the ones required in this practicum course, are often used in clinical settings to document patient care.
For this Assignment, you will work with an adolescent patient that you examined during the last 3 weeks and complete a Focused Note Template in which you will gather patient information, relevant diagnostic and treatment information, and reflect on health promotion and disease prevention in light of patient factors, such as age, ethnic group, past medical history (PMH), socio-economic status, cultural background, etc. In this week’s Learning Resources, please refer to the Focused Note resources for guidance on writing Focused Notes.
To prepare: 
Review the Focused Note Checklist provided in this week’s Learning Resources and consider how you will develop your Focused Note for this week’s Assignment.
Use the Focused SOAP Note Template and the example found in the Learning Resources for this week to complete this Assignment. 
Select an adolescent patient that you examined during the last 3 weeks. With this patient in mind, address the following in a Focused Note. 
Assignment
Subjective: What details did the patient or parent provide regarding the personal and medical history? Include any discrepancies between the details provided by the child and details provided by the parent as well as possible reasons for these discrepancies.
Objective: What observations did you make during the physical assessment? Include pertinent positive and negative physical exam findings. Describe whether the patient presented with any growth and development or psychosocial issues.
Assessment: What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three possible diagnoses. List them from highest priority to lowest priority and include their ICD-10 code for the diagnosis. What was your primary diagnosis and why?
Plan: What was your plan for diagnostics and primary diagnosis? What was your plan for treatment and management? Include pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, alternative therapies, and follow-up parameters as well as a rationale for this treatment and management plan.
Reflection notes: What was your “aha” moment? What would you do differently in a similar patient evaluation?

Purpose
The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising scholarly literature. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This discussion will support the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role. Course Outcomes
This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Interpret subjective and objective data to develop appropriate diagnoses and evidence-based management plans for selected patients with psychiatric mental health diagnoses. (PO 5) CO 4: Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to improve the quality of healthcare. (PO 5) CO 5: Involve the patient and family in the formulation of management plans that align with their goals and perspectives of mental health and wellness. (PO 5) CO 6: Apply ethical and legal principles to the healthcare needs and management of acutely ill psychiatric mental health patients. (PO 1)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion board by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Instructor and peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).
Total Points Possible
This discussion is worth a total of 75 points.
Preparing the Discussion
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.  General instructions:
Identify the assigned topics listed by the first letter of your first name. For example, if your first name begins with the letter G then your assigned topic is eating disorders.
First Letter of Your First Name Topic
A – I Eating disorders
J – P Gender dysphoria
Q – Z Substance use disorders
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge  Create a case presentation for a client between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age based on your assigned diagnosis. Describe the symptoms that meet the criteria for the diagnosis, and include pertinent medical, educational, and family history. Based on the case, select management strategies you would recommend. Provide support from a scholarly source to support your decision. Describe a minimum of two referrals you would make for the client and include your rationale. Analyze one ethical or legal consideration related to the treatment of a client with your assigned diagnosis. Evaluate the potential role of the family in the treatment of a client with the assigned diagnosis. What additional support may be necessary if the client’s family is unwilling or unable to participate in treatment?