Course: Nursing 2920 Applied Pathophysiology for Nursing II
Title of Assignment: Written Research Assignment Due: see calendar
Purpose of Learning Activity: Utilize best available evidence to guide decision making- incorporate theory and research into practice.
PSLO Addressed: PSLO #3
Competency Addressed: Comp 3C: CO #1, 2, 3, 4
- Each student will be assigned an exemplar disease concept.
- In order to complete this assignment you will need to incorporate theory and research and prioritize data from at least 3 sources. This should include textbooks, at least 1 nursing journal, and credible web sources.
- Explain the common mechanisms of acute disease progression as it relates to the human body; including protective and predictive factors, genetics and environmental factors as they relate to the exemplar disease concept. Please include how these factors affect the client’s health.
- Identify and explain studies or research conducted that applies to your exemplar.
- Identify implications of research findings on the topic to nursing practice based on evidence.
- Identify pros and cons for this study/research. Identify gaps if any in evidence that could be addressed to strengthen existing evidence-base related to research/study conducted. Discuss/propose future research possibilities.
- Paper needs to be in APA format, with title page and references page. Paper should be no more than 4-5 pages long; this does not include the title and reference pages.
- Completed papers should be dropped into the appropriate drop box on D2L.
- Please see the grading rubric to aid with this assignment.
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