Antibiotic Overuse in The Primary Care Setting
As a class you will investigate and report on Antibiotic overuse in the primary care setting. To summarize your findings, you will prepare a 3-page discussion paper on the adverse effects of Antibiotic overuse in the primary care setting Your paper should be supported with no less than 3 peer reviewed Articles less than 5 years old in standard APA format (7th edition).
A grading rubric is provided below.
Your paper should include but not limited to the following:
- Introduction
- Discussion on antimicrobial resistance in the US/ worldwide
- Factors leading to overuse.
- Public access to antibiotics
- Advantages and disadvantages of antimicrobial use
- Prevalence of antibiotic use in primary care
- Your recommendation to future and fellow providers regarding prescribing antibiotics
- Conclusion
Instructions
- Read the article “Why do general practitioners prescribe antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections to meet patient expectations: a mixed methods study” which can be found in the Week 4 media section on D2L.
- Watch the Video link on “Antibiotic Discussion with patient.”
- Prepare a 3-page discussion paper on the adverse effects of antibiotic overuse in the primary care setting.
- Post your completed paper to the submission section of D2L by the due date.
- Your paper should be in correct APA format. APA (7th edition) format should be used for all citations (both in-text and references). (Points will be deducted if paper or references do not adhere to APA format)
- Your paper should be supported by at least 3 peer reviewed articles less than 5 years old. (the article listed in D2L can be used but cannot be one of the required 3 peer reviewed support articles)
Antibiotic Overuse Rubric
| Criteria | Excellent | Good | Unacceptable |
| Introduction | Topic is thoughtfully developed towards a clear purpose and is thought provoking. (10 points) | Topic is stated well enough to understand but lacks a clear purpose. (5 Points) | Topic is stated but is not very clear and leaves the reader with questions. (2 points) |
| Body | Paragraphs are well developed with supporting details that clearly expresses an understanding of the topic and is thought provoking. (15 Points) | Paragraphs are present and provide supporting details, but details have no set order or flow and conveys a limited understanding of the topic. (10 Points) | There are few if any supporting details in the paper which conveys no understanding of the topic. (2 points) |
| Conclusion | Paper has an expressive and detailed summary and conclusion of the topic. (10 points) | Paper has a summary sentence or two but no proper conclusion the paper. (5 points) | There is no solid conclusion that summarizes topic being discussed. (2 points) |
| APA (7th edition) Writing and formatting | Strict APA (7th edition) writing and formatting guidelines are followed and there are no errors. (10 points) | There were a few minor errors with the formatting, or the citations/references provided. (7 points) | There were consentient errors with formatting references/citations throughout the paper. (2 points) |
| Spelling/ Grammar | There are no spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. (5 points) | The paper has one or two spelling or grammatical errors. (2 points) | The paper has many spelling and grammatical mistakes. (0 points) |
| Total Points | 50 Points |
