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Week Six Assignment(s) 

Grand Rounds Presentation 

Since the beginning of the course, your patient has aged and changed. Consider everything your patient and/or the patient’s caregivers have gone through over the years. Use all the information you have gained through discussion and research as a base for completing this Grand Rounds Presentation. You will be presenting this information to a specific target audience which includes individuals who have a medical background. This presentation is not geared toward patient education. Keep your presentation professional and engaging for the target audience. 

Students will be required to submit a Grand Rounds Presentation related to their patient assignment. There is no template for this assignment. 

Assignment Instructions: 

The student must select their target audience and explain the significance of their choice.  Integrate advanced pathophysiological concepts to develop a holistic plan of care specific to the specific patient scenario which has been provided each week. Explain how the patient assessments differ across the lifespan as described within the patient scenario. 

Identify and discuss the types of interprofessional collaboration which could be considered when promoting health and wellness for diverse populations across the lifespan. 

Briefly discuss the role of compassionate care in patient outcomes. Identify at least one social determinant of health (SDOH) that is a common barrier for the scenario. 

Appraise current technology designed to facilitate health promotion among individuals with comorbid cognitive or physical impairments. Identify at least one technology that may be used and discuss the significance. 

Create a video presentation with a PowerPoint which is a minimum of 15 minutes and a maximum of 20 minutes in duration. 

Follow APA format for your entire presentation. 

Include a minimum of 3 references (use your textbook for 1 of the 3) from scholarly sources and/or authoritative websites in APA format. References must be from within the past 5 years. 

Use your textbook for 1 of the 3 scholarly sources. If not from a peer-reviewed journal, your information must be from an authoritative website such as the CDC, NIH, Health People 2020, etc. Please ask the course faculty member if you are unsure of the scholarly level of a resource. 

There is a minimum of 15 slides necessary for this presentation, no maximum slide count. 

Include a slide discussing your objectives in the beginning, a summary of your presentation at the end followed by the reference slide. 

Create a handout for the target audience. 

Rubric – Grand Rounds Presentation
ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL
Criteria	Exceptional	Effective	Developing	Unacceptable

Objectives & summary 

Presentation 

includes an 

introductory slide featuring 5-6 

objectives and a summary slide. 

(10 points) 

Presentation 

includes an 

introductory slide featuring 3-4 

objectives and a summary slide. 

(8 points) 

Presentation 

includes an 

introductory slide featuring 2 

objectives and a summary slide; Or presentation 

includes an 

introductory slide with 3-6 

objectives but is 

Presentation 

does not include an introductory objective slide or a summary slide; Or presentation includes an 

introductory slide featuring 0-1 

objective and a summary slide.

missing a 

summary slide. (6 points) 

(0 points) 

Clarity of  content

Presentation  clearly delivers content with  excellent etiology of the chosen  topics including holistic and  pathophysiological concepts, physical assessment, and pharmacologic management as applies across the lifespan; Also  discusses  interdisciplinary collaborations, current technology designed to  facilitate health promotion, and identifies at least one technology that can be used.  (25 points)

Minor issues  present with the clarity of content in the  presentation  related to the  etiology of the chosen topics, interdisciplinary collaborations, and/or current technology.  (18 points)

Significant issues present with the clarity of content in the  presentation  related to the  etiology of the chosen topics, interdisciplinary collaborations, and/or current technology.  (10 points)

Presentation  does not clearly deliver content related to the  etiology of the chosen topics, interdisciplinary collaborations, and/or current technology.  (0 points)

Compassionate Care 

Student included a discussion of the role of 

compassionate care in patient 

outcomes and clearly identified a social determinant of health (SDOH) related to a 

chosen topic. 

Student did not include a 

discussion of the role of 

compassionate care in patient outcomes or did not clearly 

identify a social determinant of health (SDOH)

(5 points) related to a 

chosen topic. 

(0 points) 

Professionalism& quality of  presentation

Student and  presentation have a professional  appearance and the design of the PowerPoint  features clear,  concise slides with relevant images and thorough  verbal  explanations.  (10 points)

Minor issues  present with  professional  appearance and quality of the  presentation.  (8 points)

Significant issues present with  professional  appearance and quality of the  presentation.  (6 points)

Presentation  does not have a professional  appearance and its lack of quality diminishes its usability and  usefulness for its target audience.  (0 points)

APA formatting & references 

Presentation 

features a 

reference slide with no errors in APA formatting and at least 3 references from scholarly sources and/or 

authoritative 

Presentation 

features a 

reference slide with 1-2 errors in APA formatting and at least 3 references from scholarly sources and/or 

authoritative 

Presentation 

features a 

reference slide with 3-4 errors in APA formatting and at least 3 references from scholarly sources and/or 

authoritative 

Presentation 

does not feature a reference slide; Or reference slide contains 

unacceptable sources; Or 

reference slide has 5 or more errors in APA 

websites within the 

websites within 

websites within 

formatting. 

past 5 years. (10 points) 

the past 5 years; Or presentation features a 

reference slide with no errors in APA formatting and only 2 

references from scholarly sources and/or 

authoritative 

the past 5 years; Or presentation features a 

reference slide with no errors in APA formatting and only 1 

reference from scholarly sources and/or 

authoritative 

(0 points)

websites within the past 5 years. 

(8 points) 

websites within the past 5 years. 

(6 points) 

Grammar &  mechanics	No errors related to grammar and mechanics in  verbal or written content.  (10 points)	1-2 errors  present related togrammar and mechanics in verbal and/or  written content. (8 points)	3-4 errors present related to  grammar and  mechanics in  verbal and/or  written content. (6 points)	5 or more errors present related togrammar and mechanics in  verbal and/or  written content. (0 points)
Length  requirement	Presentation has aminimum of 15 slides and video runs between 15- 20 minutes.  (10 points)	Presentation  does not meet the minimum length  requirement; Or video does not meet the length requirements.  (8 points)		Presentation and video do not  adhere to length requirements.  (0 points)
Handout	Excellent resource for target audiencespecific to Grand Rounds  presentation that iseasy to read and professional in appearance; May include patient education or  relevant resources for presentation.  (20 points)	Minor issues  present with  professional  appearance,  quality, or    relevance of  information in the handout for its target audience.  (15 points)	Significant issues present with  professional  appearance,  quality, or  relevance of  information in the handout for its target audience.  (10 points)	Handout does nothave a  professional  appearance and its lack of quality and relevance diminishes its usability and  usefulness for its target audience.  (0 points)