Assignment 2: The Pathophysiology of Disorders

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Assignment 2: The Pathophysiology of Disorders

During the last 5 weeks, you have explored various body

systems: neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, and hematological. These four systems work together along with other body systems to complete a myriad of functions. For this reason, when disorders occur within one body system, it can create potentially devastating effects throughout the entire body. For instance, Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the central nervous system, yet its alterations actually affect multiple body systems from the cardiovascular system to the gastrointestinal system. In this Assignment, you examine alterations associated with disorders, as well as the impact of the alterations on multiple body systems.

To Prepare

  • From the list below, select one to complete assignment:
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Hypertension
  • Seizures
  • Sepsis
  • Identify alterations associated with your selected disorder. Consider the pathophysiology of the alterations. Think about how these alterations produce pathophysiological changes in at least two body systems.
  • Reflect on how patient factors such as genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, and behavior might impact the pathophysiology of the alterations you identified, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of your selected disorder.
  • Review the “Mind maps—Dementia, Endocarditis, and Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)” media in the Week 2 Learning Resources. Use the examples in the media as a guide to construct a mind map for the disorder you selected. Consider the epidemiology and clinical presentation of your selected disorder.

To Complete

Develop a 5- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following:

  • Describe your selected disorder, as well as associated alterations. Explain the pathophysiology of the alterations, including changes that occur in at least two body systems.
  • Explain how genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, and behavior might impact the pathophysiology of the alterations you identified, as well as diagnosis and treatment of your selected disorder.
  • Construct a mind map for the disorder you selected. Include the epidemiology, pathophysiology of alterations, risk factors, and clinical presentation, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of the disorder.

***POWERPOINT SHOULD BE ON ONLY ONE OF THE DISORDERS. EXAMPLE OF MINDMAP IS IN THE ATTACHMENT AND SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE POWERPOINT AT THE END***

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Design an education handout on the issue you selected

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Design an education handout on the issue you selected —-(Type 2 Diabetes)

Include a cover

page

Include an introduction that provides:

  1. An explanation of your issue and why you selected it
  2. A description of the audience you are addressing

In the handout itself:

  1. Develop your handout in such a way that it attracts the attention of the intended audience.
  2. Include a description of the health issue and additional content that will enhance your message (i.e., key terms and definitions, graphics, illustrations, etc.)
  3. Recommend four or five sites that provide clear, valuable, and reliable information on the topic.

***Remember to keep the information in your health handout and its design at the appropriate level for the audience you are seeking to inform.

***sample attached

1Does Your Child Have Asthma?An Educational BrochureShahara S. Stanfield, RN BSNWalden University
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2Does Your Child Have Asthma?Asthma is a long-term (chronic) disease that inflames and narrows the airways.It causesshortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness and coughing that usually occurs early morning ornight. The disease affects more that 25 million people with about 7 million being children(NHLBI).I chose asthma because it is a disease that negatively affects many children. Familiesneed education about how to effectively manage asthma and the public needs education about theenvironmental triggers for those who have it.Asthma is difficult to diagnose before the age of five, risk factors for asthma includeallergies, eczema (allergic skin condition), and parent(s) that has asthma. The most importantaspects of the management of asthma are avoiding triggers, following the appropriate medicationregimen, and having an asthma action plan. The morbidity of children with asthma leads to manymissed days of school and increased visits to emergency rooms.This brochure presents essentialfacts about asthma and provides reliable resources for individuals to obtain more detailedinformation regarding asthma, its effects, and management of symptoms.Providing educational per a medium such as a brochure helps teach the public withoutoverwhelming the reader. There are suggested guidelines to follow when creating a healthliterature. Health literacy is lower in the general population, so the material should be presentedat a fifth-grade reading level. The number of key points should be limited and common languageshould be used in clear, concise sentences, using at least a 12-point font. Additional guidelinesinclude using headings, presenting information in bullet point format, and presenting additionalresources for the reader to access for more information (Sandridge, 2016).
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Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

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Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

 
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Trying to correct the answers on this assignment.

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Trying to correct the answers on this assignment. I am certain they are not all correct.

1. Quantitative research can be described asa. objective and formalb.subjective and formalc. objective and informald.subjective and informal2. A quantitative research studya. must have ratio level datab.must have at least interval level datac. uses participant observationd.uses standardized measures3. The blueprint for quantitative studies is termeda. research designb.research goalc. research objectived.research process4. Methods to collect data in a descriptive quantitative study could include all buta. administering a questionnaire to participantsb.analyzing an existing data setc. manipulating the independent variable for positive reinforcement of desiredbehaviorsd.observing participants responses to an intervention5. Correlation research may be used toa. describe observations of nurse bedside reporting techniquesb.examine the association between patient handoff and patient satisfactionc. participate in a cultural experience to understand the participant’s painreactionsd.review medical records to obtain historical data6. The results of correlation researcha. implies that one variable causes a change in anotherb.implies that one variable does not cause a change in anotherc. implies there may be a relationship between the two variables where one
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may influence the outcome of the otherd.implies there is a cause-and-effect relationship between the two dependentvariables7.Home care nurses are observed as they provide skin care to individuals with hospitalacquired pressure ulcers. On average, the nurses spend at least ten minutes moreproviding this care than they normally do. This is an example of what concept relevant toquantitative research?a. Biasb.Controlc. Hawthorne effectd.Placebo effect8. How is a sample different from a population?a. A sample is larger than a population.b.A population is larger than a sample.c. A population is part of a sampled.There is no difference, the terms mean the same thing in research9. A researcher is studying the relationship between fatigue and stress among staff nursesin an acute care setting. 100 nurses were recruited and completed a self-administeredquestionnaire. This can add bias to the study becausea. This requires someone to read the questions to the participant to be surethey are interpreted accurately.b.The researcher isn’t completely sure who completed the questionnaire.c. The questionnaire may not be completed within the required time frame.d.The questionnaire must be completed in the presence of the researcher.10. When selecting a questionnaire to be used as a research instrument, the researchermust be sure the instrument is ____________.a. Credible and trustworthyb.Credible and validc. Reliable and validd.Reliable and trustworthy11. A causal relationship is said to exista. When the dependent variable changes as the independent variable ismanipulated.
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