NR507 Choose Your Own Pathophysiology Adventure: Part 2 of 3

NR507 Choose Your Own Pathophysiology Adventure: Part 2 of 3 Instructions

Purpose

The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in appraising data to improve population health outcomes. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This discussion will support the professional formation of the nurse practitioner (NP) role.  

Course Outcomes

This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:   

• CO 1: Analyze pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with selected disease states across the lifespan. 
• CO 2: Examine the way in which homeostatic, adaptive, and compensatory physiological mechanisms can be supported and/or altered through specific therapeutic interventions across the lifespan. 
• CO 3: Distinguish risk factors associated with selected disease states across the lifespan.      
• CO 4: Integrate advanced pathophysiological concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of health problems in selected populations. 
• CO 5: Relate research findings to the management of patients with complex pathophysiologic dysfunction. 

Due Date

Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Instructor and peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0). 

Total Points Possible: 50

Preparing the Assignment

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions. 

General Instructions 

This discussion represents the second step in a three-step discussion series where you will choose your pathophysiology adventure to analyze and present to the class. Students will continue to explore the disease process that was chosen in Week 2. In this step of the discussion series, you will describe the pathophysiology of your chosen condition from Week 2 and its manifestations, diagnosis, and lifespan considerations. You will also create your case study. 

Include the following sections:

1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.  

1. Describe the pathophysiology of the chosen condition. What is the condition’s etiology, signs and symptoms, complications, and risk factors? 
2. Discuss how the condition is diagnosed. What are relevant assessment findings, labs, and imaging studies? 
3. Explain how the pathophysiology of the condition might differ across the lifespan. Does the condition manifest in pediatric, pregnant, breastfeeding, and older adult populations? How might the condition look different across the lifespan? 
4. Create your case study based on the chosen condition (~ 1,000 words or less using bullet points and full sentences). Start with the diagnosis and work backward to develop a clinical scenario that leads to this diagnosis. Include the client’s name, social background, symptoms, lab results, medical or surgical history, and other relevant details. 

2. Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations:  

1. Cite a scholarly source in the initial post. 
2. Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post. 
3. Cite a scholarly source in one peer post. 
4. Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.  
5. Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations. 

3. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.  

1. Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer on a condition other than the one you selected.  
2. Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.  
3. Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.  

4. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.  

5. Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references free of errors. 

6. Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion topic (not a response to a peer or faculty), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.  

7. Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.  

**To view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric.

NR507 Choose Your Own Pathophysiology Adventure: Part 2 of 3 Example