Week 8 Assignment: Fact Sheet

Week 8 Assignment: Fact Sheet

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For this Assignment, you will create a fact sheet that will follow the same format as the one you created in Week 6. For this fact sheet, you will select a disorder affecting women’s or men’s health. Be sure to incorporate any feedback you received on the Week 6 Fact sheet assignment.

To prepare:

Select one of the following disorders:
prostate cancer
polycystic ovarian syndrome
breast cancer
cervical cancer
Review this week’s Resources, including the clinical care standards and guidelines specific to the disorder you selected.
Consider resulting maladaptive responses for patients with your disorder.
Assignment:
Create a 1-page fact sheet on your selected disorder in which you address the following:

Briefly describe the pathophysiology of the disorder you selected. Be specific.
Explain how the maladaptive and physiological responses of the disorder might differ.
Describe the types of drugs that might be prescribed to patients to treat symptoms associated with this disorder you selected and explain why. Be specific and provide examples. Use the Learning Resources and/or best available evidence from current literature to support your explanation.
Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
By Day 7 of Week 8
Submit your Assignment.

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Learning Resources
Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)

Bickley, L. S. (2017). Bates guide to physical examination and history taking (12th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

Chapter 13, “Male Genitalia and Hernias” (pp. 541–562)
Chapter 14, “Female Genitalia” (pp. 565–604)
Chapter 15, “The Anus, Rectum, and Prostate” (pp. 607–624)
McCance, K., & Huether, S. (2019). Pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Mosby.

Chapter 24, “Structure and Function of the Reproductive Systems” (pp. 726–754)
Chapter 25, “Alterations of the Female Reproductive System” (pp. 759–766, 777–786, 792–800)
Chapter 26, “Alterations of the Male Reproductive System” (pp. 846–858)
Breastcancer.org. (2019). Drugs for treatment and risk reduction. Retrieved from https://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/druglist

National Cancer Institute. (2019). Drugs approved for cervical cancer. Retrieved from https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/cervical

National Cancer Institute. (2018). Drugs approved for prostate cancer. Retrieved from https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/prostate

U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. (2018b). Prostate cancer: Screening. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/prostate-cancer-screening1?ds=1&s=prostate

U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. (2016). Breast cancer: Screening. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/breast-cancer-screening1

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2017). Cervical cancer screening. Retrieved from https://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Cervical-Cancer-Screening

Williams, T., Mortada, R., & Porter, S. (2016). Diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome. American Family Physician, 94(2), 106–113. Retrieved from https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0715/p106.html

Week 8 Assignment: Fact Sheet

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Create a 1-page fact sheet on your selected disorder in which you address the following:

• Briefly describe the pathophysiology of the disorder you selected. Be specific.
27 (27%) – 30 (30%)
The response clearly, accurately, and with specific detail describes the pathophysiology of the selected disorder.
24 (24%) – 26 (26%)
The response accurately describes the pathophysiology of the selected disorder.
21 (21%) – 23 (23%)
The response vaguely and/or with some inaccuracy describes the pathophysiology of the selected disorder.
0 (0%) – 20 (20%)
The response is vague and inaccurate, or missing the description of the pathophysiology of the selected disorder.
• Explain how the maladaptive and physiological responses of the disorder might differ.
27 (27%) – 30 (30%)
The response clearly, accurately, and with specific detail explains how the maladaptive and physiological responses of the disorder might differ.
24 (24%) – 26 (26%)
The response accurately explains how the maladaptive and physiological responses of the disorder might differ.
21 (21%) – 23 (23%)
The response vaguely and/or with some inaccuracy explains how the maladaptive and physiological responses of the disorder might differ.
0 (0%) – 20 (20%)
The response is vague and inaccurate, or missing explanations of how the maladaptive and physiological responses of the disorder might differ.
• Describe the types of drugs that might be prescribed to patients to treat symptoms associated with this disorder you selected and explain why. Be specific and provide examples. Use the Learning Resources and/or best available evidence from current literature to support your explanation.
27 (27%) – 30 (30%)
The response clearly, accurately, and with specific detail describes the types of drugs that might be prescribed to patients to treat symptoms associated with the selected disorder. Specific examples and rationales provided are accurate and clearly articulated. Supported by more than one current, scholarly reference.
24 (24%) – 26 (26%)
The response accurately describes the types of drugs that might be prescribed to patients to treat symptoms associated with the selected disorder. Specific examples and rationales provided are accurate. Supported by at least one current, scholarly reference.
21 (21%) – 23 (23%)
The response vaguely and/or with some inaccuracy describes the types of drugs that might be prescribed to patients to treat symptoms associated with the selected disorder. Specific examples and rationales are missing and/or contain some inaccuracies. Not supported by current, scholarly reference.
0 (0%) – 20 (20%)
The response is vague and inaccurate, or missing descriptions of the types of drugs that might be prescribed to patients to treat symptoms associated with this disorder. Not supported by current, scholarly reference.
Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:
Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation
5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
3 (3%) – 3 (3%)
Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
0 (0%) – 2 (2%)
Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running heads, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.
5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct APA format with no errors.
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors.
3 (3%) – 3 (3%)
Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors.
0 (0%) – 2 (2%)
Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors.
Total Points: 100
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