Instruction
Patients who experience intermittent chest pain may have a normal ECG at the time of their clinical visit. When this is the case, a physician may order a test that monitors the electrical activity of the patient's heart over a 24 to 48-hour period. The device used for this test is called a Holter Monitor. It is important that the patient receive proper instructions to follow while the Holter monitor is in place to ensure that accurate readings are measured.
Please write a 2-page paper in which you explain the instructions that you, as a medical assistant, would give a patient that has a Holter monitor in place. Be sure to also explain the importance of following these instructions and why the use of the patient activity diary is important.
Levels of Achievement Criteria --this is what is expected
Formatting -The central purpose of the student work is clear and supporting ideas always are always well-focused. Details are relevant, enrich the work.
The central purpose of the student work is clear and ideas are almost always focused in a way that supports the thesis. Relevant details illustrate the author’s ideas.
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The purpose of the student work is not well-defined. Central ideas are not focused to support the thesis. Thoughts appear disconnected.
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Mechanics -There are no more than two misspelled words or grammatical errors in the document. There are no more than three misspellings and/or grammatical errors per page and no more than five in the entire document. The readability of the work is minimally interrupted by errors. There are no more than four misspellings and/or systematic grammatical errors per page or six or more in the entire document. Errors distract from the work. There are five or more misspellings and/or systematic grammatical errors per page or 8 or more in the entire document. The readability of the work is seriously hampered by errors.
APA Formatting The document is free of any APA formatting errors. There are no more than two APA formatting errors in the document. There are no more than four errors in APA formatting. There are five or more errors in APA formatting.