Applying Current Evidence Based Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Bacterial Sinusitis in Pediatric Patients Using Healthcare Informatics.
This assignment will demonstrate your ability to use healthcare informatics to apply current evidence-based practice guidelines to the management of a pediatric patient diagnosed with acute bacterial sinusitis.
The guidelines that you are to use are in the following article available on the Web.
Wald et al. (2013). Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of acute bacterial sinusitis in children aged 1 to 18 years. American Academy of Pediatrics, 132(1).
Retrieved from
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/132/1/e262
Applying Current Evidence Based Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute
Bacterial Sinusitis in Pediatric Patients Using Healthcare Informatics.
This assignment will demonstrate your ability to use healthcare informatics to apply current evidencebased practice guidelines to the management of a pediatric patient diagnosed with acute bacterial
sinusitis.
The guidelines that you are to use are in the following article available on the Web.
Wald et al. (2013). Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of acute bacterial
sinusitis in children aged 1 to 18 years. American Academy of Pediatrics, 132(1).
Retrieved from
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/132/1/e262
This assignment has a template that you will use to fill in the requested information.
Pediatric Client with Acute Bacterial Sinusitis
List the clinical criteria that must be
List Criteria for
present to support this diagnosis in
Persistent Symptoms.
pediatric patients from newborn to 21
years of age. Categorize clinical signs
and symptoms by: Persistent Symptoms,
Severe Onset, or Worsening Symptoms.
When would imaging studies be
indicated?
What is the recommended Antibiotic for
Child with No Known Allergies?
Provide dose, frequency, mg., ml.,
length of treatment, number of dosing
units (i.e. prescription information).
What is the second line Recommended
Antibiotic for Child with allergy to PCN
Provide dose, frequency, mg., ml.,
length of treatment, number of dosing
units (i.e. prescription information).
List Criteria for Severe
Onset of Symptoms.
List Criteria for
Worsening Symptoms.
When is Referral indicated?
What additional medications and or
treatment strategies are recommended
for treatment or symptomatic control
What is the treatment change in a child
with worsening symptoms at 72 hours
after initiation of antibiotic
When is outpatient 72 hour
“observation” acceptable?
What modifications would be needed
for the following children:
Four year old who is otherwise healthy
Child with immune deficiency
Child with two prior sinus infections
Child with cystic fibrosis
What other conditions would modify
these treatment recommendations?
Unit 6 grading rubric. Refer to the Assignment directions for s
Instructors: Enter total available points in cell H2, and values between 0 and 4 in
Content Rubric
Introductory
Emergent
0–1.9
2–2.9
Content Quality
Student successfully
completes less than 55% of
the required elements.
Student successfully
completes 55–75% of the
required elements.
Resources
Does not include any
resources (0) or sources
utilized are not relevant and
credible sources of
information (1).
Not all sources utilized are
relevant and/or credible.
Writing Deduction
Rubric
Grammar &
Punctuation
Introductory
Emergent
0-1
2
The overall meaning of the
paper is difficult to
understand. Sentence
structure, subject verb
agreement errors, missing
prepositions, and missing
punctuation make finding
meaning difficult.
Several confusing
sentences or one to two
confusing paragraphs make
understanding parts of the
paper difficult, but the
overall paper meaning is
clear. Many subject verb
agreement errors, run-on
sentences, etc. cause
confusion.
Spelling
Many typos, misspelled
The many misspelled words
words, or the use of
and incorrect word choices
incorrect words making
significantly interfere with the
understanding difficult in a
readability.
few places.
The order of information is
confusing in several places
Paper has some good
and this organization
information or research, but it interferes with the meaning
does not follow assignment
or intent of the paper.
Order of Ideas &
directions
and
is
lacking
in
However, the paper has a
Length Requirement
overall organization and
generally discernible
content.
purpose and follows
assignment directions
overall.
APA
Feedback:
There is an attempt to use
APA formatting and citing.
There is some attempt at
There are both in-text
APA formatting and citing.
citations and reference
There are one or more
listings. Citation information
missing parts such as the
may be missing or incorrect
cover page or references list. (i.e., websites listed as inCitation information may be text or reference citations).
missing. Citation mistakes
There is an attempt to cite
make authorship unclear.
all outside sources in at
least one place. Authorship
is generally clear.
ssignment directions for specific content requirements.
in cell H2, and values between 0 and 4 in the yellow cells in the Score column.
Total available points =
Practiced
Proficient/Mastered
3–3.9
4
Score
100
Weight
Final Score
Student successfully
completes 76–97% of tthe
required elements.
Student successfully completes
98–100% of of the required
elements.
90%
0,00
Supports many opinions and
ideas with relevant and
credible sources of
information that are current.
Supports opinions and ideas
with relevant and credible
sources of information that are
current and exceeds the
expected number and types of
resources.
10%
0,00
Content
Score
Practiced
Proficient/Mastered
3
4
A few confusing sentences
make it difficult to
understand a small portion
of the paper. However, the
overall meaning of a
paragraph and the paper
are intact. There may be a
few subject verb agreement
errors or some missing
punctuation.
There are one or two confusing
sentences, but the overall
sentence and paragraph
meanings are clear. There are a
few minor punctuation errors
such as comma splices or runon sentences.
Score
0
Weight
Final Score
35%
0,00
A few misspelled words normally
Some misspelled words or
caught by spellcheckers are
the misuse of words such as
present but do not significantly
confusing then/than.
interfere with the overall
However, intent is still clear.
readability of the paper.
35%
0,00
The overall order of the
information is clear and
The order of information is contributes to the meaning of
confusing in a few places
assignment. There is one
and the lack of organization paragraph or a sentence or two
interferes with the meaning that are out of place or other
or intent of the paper in a
minor organizational issues. A
minor way.
few sentences may be long and
hard to understand. Meets
length requirements.
20%
0,00
There is an overall attempt
at APA formatting and
citation style. All sources
appear to have some form
of citation both in the text
and on a reference list.
There are some formatting
and citation errors. Citations
generally make authorship
clear.
10%
0,00
Writing
Deduction
0,00
Final Score
0,00
Percentage
0,00%
There is a strong attempt to cite
all sources using APA style.
Minor paper formatting errors
such as a misplaced running
head or margins may occur.
Minor in-text citation errors such
as a missing page number or a
misplaced date may occur.
Quotation marks and citations
make authorship clear.

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