Assignment: Nursing Pathophysiology Paper of an Acute or Chronic Disease
Assigned disease is: Hemorrhagic CVA
Section #1: Introduction:
a. Name the disease process have you have been assigned.
b. Note how common it is in the US population.
c. State whether this disease is primarily inflammatory, ischemic, infectious, hypoxic, necrotic, genetic or traumatic in nature (each disease process may have some aspects of each category, but what is the nature of the initial pathophysiologic process leading to the condition?).
Section #2: Pathophysiology
a. Describe the pathophysiology of the disease at the organ and system level
b. Explain the connection between the pathophysiology and common signs and symptoms of this disease.
Section #3: Pharmacologic Interventions
a. Identify two major medications used to treat or prevent this disease.
b. Describe how these medications act to affect the pathophysiology of the disease (what is the mechanism of action)
c. Identify common or lethal potential negative side effects of medications
Section #4: Independent Nursing Interventions (not requiring physician order)
Based on your research, describe how you as a nurse can provide basic care and comfort for a patient with this disease. (Content ideas: Assistive devices, elimination, mobility/immobility, non-pharmacological comfort interventions, nutrition and oral hydration, personal hygiene, rest and sleep.)
Section #5: Nursing Interventions to Reduce Risk of Complications
Based on your research, describe how you as a nurse can reduce risk potential (i.e.: how you can reduce the likelihood that your patient will develop complications related to the disease.)
(Content ideas: Patient/family education, monitoring; vital signs, lab values, physical characteristics)
Section #6: Conclusion (Summary)
Please follow the APA guidelines. Include an introduction and a conclusion. The body of the paper will be no more than 5 pages in length. Reference page and cover page required (not included in the 5 pages. Page numbers are required.
Use rubric as guideline when writing this paper.
Resources
Reference requirements:
· Must have at least one peer-reviewed journal article addressing the pathophysiology and/or the pharmacology of the disease/medications that is no older than 2015.
· One resource for the pathophysiology section
o Brunner and Suddarth textbook and/or other med-surg textbook from library
o Peer-reviewed journal article (see above)
o On-line source ending in .org, .edu, or .gov (this can be only one of the three resources for this section).
· One resource for the pharmacology section
o Nursing drug book
o Nursing pharmacology textbook
o Peer-reviewed journal article (see above)
o On-line source ending in .org, .edu. or .gov (this can be only one of the three resources for this section)
· One resource for the basic care and comfort section
· One resource for the reduction of risk potential section
In summary, you will need at least four (4) resources for this paper, one should be peer reviewed.
Format and Style Requirements
Here are some important guidelines to follow in preparing your written assignment:
· Margins: For your essay, you must use these margins:
top and bottom: 1.0 inch
left and right: 1.0 inch
Font: Times New Roman (standard) 12 point in size.
Headers should be bolded and not underlined.
· Spacing: Lines must be double-spaced. No extra line spaces should be included
· Citations: Citations must be in the format described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,7th edition (APA style).
· References: Your reference list must be in the format described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition.
· Spelling and grammar: Your paper should be well-edited. This means you should have reviewed and revised your draft as much as needed to ensure that:
There are no spelling errors.
There are no grammar errors.
There are no punctuation errors.
The paper flows logically when reading.
The paper is divided into logical paragraphs with bolded headers. (Introduction, section #1, section #2, section #3, Section #4, Conclusion)
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