Describe adaptation of the cells and body in response to the disease.

Ensure to identify an individual to interview regarding your topic. The interview is a requirement in the paper.
Follow these guidelines when completing
this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.
1) Select
a disease process that interests you.
2) Obtain
approval of the selected disease process from the course faculty.
a.
Faculty will share how to submit your topic
choice for approval.
3)
Write a 2-3-page paper (excluding title and
reference pages).
4)
Include the following sections about the
selected disease process (detailed criteria listed below and in the Grading
Rubric).
a. Introduction
of disease – 10 points/10%
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One paragraph (approximately 200 words)
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Includes disease description
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Includes epidemiology of disease
b. Etiology
and risk factors – 20 points/20%
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Common causes of the disease or condition
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Risk factors for the disease or condition
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Impact of age
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Prevalence based on gender,
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Influence of
environment
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Genetic basis of disease
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Lifestyle influences
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All information supported by current literature
c. Pathophysiological
processes – 20 points/20%
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Describes changes occurring at the cellular,
tissue, and/or organ level that contribute to the disease process.
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Describe adaptation of the cells and body in
response to the disease.
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Relates disease processes to manifested signs
and symptoms.
d. Clinical
manifestations and complications – 20 points/20%
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Describes the physical
signs and symptoms
that are important
in considering the presence of the disease.
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Identifies signs that contribute to diagnosis of
the condition
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Identifies symptoms that contribute to diagnosis
of the condition.
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Identifies complications of the disease.
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Discusses the implications to the patient
when complications are left untreated.
e. Diagnostics
– 10 points/10%
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Includes list of common laboratory and diagnostic tests used to determine the presence of the disease.

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Discusses the significance of test findings
in relation to the disease
process.
f.
Interview – 10 points/10%
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Once the student has become familiar with the
disorder, it is their responsibility to locate an individual living with the
disease process to interview (interviewee). It is recommended that you find an
individual first, then complete research and writing on the topic prior to
performing the interview.
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The interviewee must be at least 18 years old
and able to answer questions by themselves
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The interviewee must currently have the chronic
disease/disorder. If an interviewee has been diagnosed with a disease/disorder
but has NO manifestations or complications related to the disorder they DO NOT
qualify for the assignment.
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Acute infections/diseases DO NOT qualify
(pneumonia, urinary tract infection, flu, colds).
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The interviewee cannot be a patient from the
clinical setting or a patient from your work environment (hospitals, doctor’s
office, LTC facility, home health, etc.)
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The interviewee may be a relative, friend,
colleague, or stranger.
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Please use the individual’s own words in
relation to their experience with the disease/disorder.
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NOTE: This assignment is for educational
purposes only. Students are NOT to
provide any medical/nursing advice or education to interviewees. Refer interviewee questions to their
physician.
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Interview Questions
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What is the age of the individual being
interviewed? What is the relationship of the individual to you? How long have they had the disorder?
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What clinical manifestations of the disorder
does the individual experience? How does
it compare to what you discovered in your resources?
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What complications of the disorder does the
individual experience? How does this
compare to what you discovered in your resources?
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What other medical conditions/disorders has the
individual been diagnosed with? Do their other medical conditions have any
effect on the chosen disorder?
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How does the disease affect the individual’s
daily living/activities? (repeat hospitalizations, has to take a lot of meds,
any activity restrictions, a lot of appointments?)
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How does the disease/disorder affect the
individual’s outlook on life? (Feel like
a burden to family, do they have good family support, feel hopeless, optimistic,
good coping mechanisms?)
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What did you learn from interviewing the
individual?
g. APA
Style and Organization – 10 points/10%
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References are submitted with assignment.
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Uses current APA format and is free of errors.
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Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.
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Paper is 2-3 pages, excluding title and
reference pages.
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At least two (2) scholarly, primary sources from
the last 5 years, excluding the textbook, are provided.

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