· 2. Locate and submit a minimum of one peer reviewed journal article from a professional nursing journal related to the selected diagnostic test. (Journal articles must be within 5 years)
· 3. Create a one paragraph (5-8 sentences) summary of the article to be submitted with the power point.
· 5. The following information must be included in the PowerPoint under the appropriate headings:
· a. Importance of the selected test
· b. Discussion of Normal and Abnormal results (i.e.: what do normal/abnormal results mean? What factors affect the results?)
· c. Patient Care/teaching before, during and after the test
· d. Nursing diagnoses pertinent to the patient for the selected test (label only)
· e. Any follow up tests that may be required (ie serial troponins for R/O MI)
· f. Inclusion of ethical issues related to the testing if present is required.
· Reading Assignments-13
· TSH p. 1082-1091 (Leeuwen, pg. 113-114)
· Cortisol p. 388