BMCC Medicare Annual Wellness Assessment Question

What is the NP role in the Medicare Annual Wellness Assessment (AVW) for elder adults in the primary care setting with respect to scope of practice, Medicare billing regulations, risk assessment, and best practices for screening?

Please support your discussion with at least 2 references from scholarly literature (books or journal articles), and comment to two of your peers. APA citations for supporting references must be provided in all discussions. Your response should be 400-600 words.

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Discussion Board Assignment Criteria: The purpose of the online discussion board is for the student to demonstrate synthesis of course material through well constructed discussions in an engaging scholarly and professional tone. Initial posts should include the key issues about the topic in an organized, clear discussion, without digression. Response posts should also be direct and clear to the reader, demonstrating an understanding of the author’s commentary and contributing to an evolving discussion.

ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF GRADUATE NURSING
NU 680 – FOUNDATIONS OF THE APN:
ADULT-GERONTOLOGYPRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER
(AGPCNP)
DISCUSSION BOARD: The purpose of the online discussion board is for the student to
demonstrate synthesis of course material through well constructed discussions in an
engaging scholarly and professional tone.
Initial posts should include the key issues about the topic in an organized, clear
discussion, without digression. Response posts should also be direct and clear to the
reader, demonstrating an understanding of the author’s commentary and contributing to
an evolving discussion.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Critically appraise, synthesize and analyze course material in development and
explication for scholarly discourse on relevant topics.
2. Engage in scholarly professional interchange in discussion with peers.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts, issues, competencies and essential
characteristics of the AGPCNP role.
Fall 2017
Expert
5
Criterion
Completeness
20%
Quality
Of
Response
20%
Comments
To
Others
20%
Participation
20%
Grammar
APA
20%
Response addresses
topic elements
Response demonstrates
an excellent
understanding of the
topics(s) through wellreasoned and
thoughtful reflections;
it is factually correct
and substantive, with
relevant references and
examples and
demonstrates a clear
connection to the
readings.
Comments to others
demonstrate thorough
analysis of their
postings and extend
meaningful discussion
by building on
previous postings.
Contributes regularly
and on a timely basis,
meets or exceeds the
minimum requirement
for replying to
classmates, and
always observes proper
online etiquette (are
respectful, courteous,
and professional).
Responses are
grammatically correct,
use correct APA
format when indicated,
and – proper sentence
structure is used with
are – no misspellings
Fall 2017
Proficient
4
Competent
3
Response addresses
most topic elements
Response addresses
some topic elements
Response demonstrates
a good understanding
of the discussion
topics(s) through well
reasoned and
thoughtful reflections;
it is factually correct
but lacks full
development and/or a
clear connection to the
readings.
Response demonstrates
a limited
understanding of the
discussion topics(s); it
includes basic
examples but lacks
substantive
information and
connection to the
readings.
Novice
2 or 1
Response does not
address topic elements
Response demonstrates
an elementary
understanding of the
discussion topics(s); it
is incomplete, offtopic, incorrect, or
irrelevant to the
discussion activity.
Comments to others
elaborates on their
postings and furthers
the discussion.
Comments to others are
mostly shallow (e.g., “I
Did not post
agree” or “I disagree”)
comments to others.
and do not enrich or
further the discussion.
Contributes
occasionally and on a
timely basis, meets the
minimum requirement
for replying to
classmates, and
observes proper
online etiquette.
Contributes
infrequently and not on
a timely basis and does
not meet the minimum
requirements for
replying to classmates
and/or does not always
observe proper online
etiquette.
Does not contribute to
discussion on a timely
basis, nor observe
proper online
etiquette or both.
Responses rarely have
a grammatical error,
although there are
– slight APA format
error
Responses frequently
have grammatical
errors, and there are
major APA format
errors.
Responses contain
jargon, incomplete
sentences, and
misspellings. No use
of APA format