Chamberlain College of Nursing NR-283: Pathophysiology Session, NOTE: This is a template and guide. Delete all highlighted materials. The paper template, including the reference page, title page, headers, and page numbers, are already formatted for you. Running head: 1 6 The title here must match the title on your title page. Your introduction follows the title of your paper (note that the title is not bolded). Note also that there is no heading that says Introduction. The paragraph or two that follows the title on the first page of your text is assumed to be your introduction. You should start your introduction with a powerful statement or two to stimulate interest. You should identify that the purpose of your paper is to explain the pathophysiological processes of a selected health condition, predict clinical manifestations and complications of the health condition, and correlate lifestyle, environmental, and other influences that will occur in your patient due to a change in their level of wellness. (See the “Purpose” and “Course Outcomes: in your guidelines.) Remember that formal papers are in third person, so no you, I, me, or we until you make a recommendation about your article. In this introduction, you should introduce the disease process that you are writing about in a paragraph of at least 200 words. You should include a description of the disease and the epidemiology of the disease. Epidemiology includes the overall incidence (who gets it) and distribution (where is it seen most often) of your chosen disease topic. An APA formatted citation for where you have found your information should be included. (e.g., “The literature review by Jacobowitz (2013) . . . .” or “Jacobowitz (2013) described posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in nurses, specifically psychiatric nurses, as occurring most frequently.) [Do not quote more than one or two short passages (just several words) is any. Summarize—do not paraphrase or change words in the original (that’s called paraphrasing plagiarism)]. [1-2 well developed paragraphs] Etiology This section should include common causes of the disease or condition. Next, discuss the risk factors for the disease or condition. Next, discuss how age, gender, or race might affect your disease or condition. Next discuss how the environment might contribute to your disease or condition. Finally discuss how lifestyle choices might contribute to or reduce your disease or condition. Be sure to properly cite your sources, summarize information only. (Do not copy it word for word to avoid plagiarism.) {You might say something like this: Jacobowitz (2013) described a surprising finding that about 10% of mental health nurses have suffered from symptom of PTSD. The issue is identified as “the emotional injury to psychiatric nurses or other health care workers as a result of assault—or the threat of assault” (Jacobowitz, 2013, p. 787). [This is about as much as you should ever quote—note the format of th.

1. Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR-283: Pathophysiology
Session,
NOTE: This is a template and guide. Delete all highlighted
materials.
The paper template, including the reference page, title page,
headers, and page numbers, are already formatted for you.
Running head: 1
6
The title here must match the title on your title page. Your
introduction follows the title of your paper (note that the title is
not bolded). Note also that there is no heading that says
Introduction. The paragraph or two that follows the title on the
first page of your text is assumed to be your introduction. You
should start your introduction with a powerful statement or two
to stimulate interest. You should identify that the purpose of
your paper is to explain the pathophysiological processes of a
selected health condition, predict clinical manifestations and
complications of the health condition, and correlate lifestyle,
environmental, and other influences that will occur in your
patient due to a change in their level of wellness. (See the
“Purpose” and “Course Outcomes: in your guidelines.)
Remember that formal papers are in third person, so no you, I,
me, or we until you make a recommendation about your article.

2. In this introduction, you should introduce the disease process
that you are writing about in a paragraph of at least 200 words.
You should include a description of the disease and the
epidemiology of the disease. Epidemiology includes the overall
incidence (who gets it) and distribution (where is it seen most
often) of your chosen disease topic. An APA formatted citation
for where you have found your information should be included.
(e.g., “The literature review by Jacobowitz (2013) . . . .” or
“Jacobowitz (2013) described posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) in nurses, specifically psychiatric nurses, as occurring
most frequently.) [Do not quote more than one or two short
passages (just several words) is any. Summarize—do not
paraphrase or change words in the original (that’s called
paraphrasing plagiarism)]. [1-2 well developed paragraphs]
Etiology
This section should include common causes of the disease or
condition. Next, discuss the risk factors for the disease or
condition. Next, discuss how age, gender, or race might affect
your disease or condition. Next discuss how the environment
might contribute to your disease or condition. Finally discuss
how lifestyle choices might contribute to or reduce your disease
or condition. Be sure to properly cite your sources, summarize
information only. (Do not copy it word for word to avoid
plagiarism.) {You might say something like this: Jacobowitz
(2013) described a surprising finding that about 10% of mental
health nurses have suffered from symptom of PTSD. The issue
is identified as “the emotional injury to psychiatric nurses or
other health care workers as a result of assault—or the threat of
assault” (Jacobowitz, 2013, p. 787). [This is about as much as
you should ever quote—note the format of the APA citation—
and it matches its reference in the reference list below]. [2-3
well developed paragraphs]
Pathophysiological Processes
In this section, you will need to discuss and describe changes
that occur at the cellular, tissue, and/or organ level that
contribute to the disease or condition process. Describe any

3. adaptations that the cells undergo or specific body responses to
the disease/condition. Try to relate the disease processes to
what the nurse might see during assessment (signs and
symptoms of the disease). [2-3 well developed paragraphs]
Clinical Manifestations and Complications
In this section, you will need to describe in detail the physical
signs and symptoms that are important in considering the
presence of the disease. Identify any signs and/or symptoms that
contribute to the diagnosis of the condition. Identify and discuss
complications of this disease or condition. Discuss the
implications for the patient if their disease or condition is left
untreated. [2-3 well developed paragraphs]
Diagnostics
Include a list of the common laboratory and diagnostic tests that
are being used today to determine the presence of the disease.
Discuss the significance of test findings for these diagnostic
tests. Are the tests always conclusive that one has the disease or
condition? [2-3 well developed paragraphs]
Conclusion
The conclusion should briefly say what was included in the
paper. Remember that the introduction is a preview, and this
section should contain a summary. In a well-defined and clearly
stated way, explain your basic disease or condition, the
important points that you should take away when treating
patients with this disease process, and how you can educate
patients to help prevent this disease or condition (or live well
with it.) Your conclusion should reflect your introduction and
the main points of your paper. [1-2 well developed paragraphs]
References
Remember that this is a reference list rather than a
bibliography. A bibliography is everything you read to prepare
the paper but a reference list is only what you cited. If there is
not a citation for a reference, it should not be here. PLEASE
make sure that your references here and your citations
throughout the paper are in APA format. Take the time to make
sure that they are correct. We have already formatted the paper

4. for you with this template.
[Here are a number of examples of references—yours should
look similar –See APA, p. 198). Notice the Jacobowitz (2013)
reference below that matches the examples above]
Aydin, C., Donaldson, N., Stotts, N. A., Fridman, M., & Brown,
D. S. (2015). Modeling hospital-acquired pressure ulcer
prevalence on medical-surgical units: Nurse workload,
expertise, and clinical processes of care. Health Services
Research, 50(2), 351-373. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.12244
Balevre, P., Cassells, J., & Buzaianu, E. (2012). Professional
nursing burnout and irrational thinking: A replication study.
Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 28 (1), 2-8.
Clark, P. G. (2013). Toward a transtheoretical model of
interprofessional education: Stages, processes and forces
supporting institutional change. Journal of Interprofessional
Care, 27(1), 43-49. doi:10.3109/13561820.2012.730074
Edwards, D., Hawker, C., Carrier, J., & Rees, C. (2011). The
effectiveness of strategies and interventions that aim to assist
the transition from student to newly qualified nurse. The JBI
Library of Systematic Reviews, 9(53), 2215-2323.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (2015). Initiatives:
Transforming care at the bedside. Retrieved from
http://www.ihi.org/Engage/Initiatives/Completed/TCAB/Pages/
default.aspx
Hubert, R.J. and VanMeter, K.C. (2018) Gould’s
pathophysiology for the health professions (6thed). Canada:
Elsevier, Inc.
Jacobowitz, W. (2013). PTSD in Psychiatric Nurses and Other
Mental Health Providers: A Review of the Literature. Issues in
Mental Health Nursing, 34(11), 787-795.
doi:10.3109/01612840.2013.824053
Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2012). The leadership challenge
(5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Maaskant, J. M., Vermeulen, H., Apampa, B., Fernando, B.,
Ghaleb, M.A., Neubert, A., . . . Soe, A. (2015). Interventions
for reducing medication errors in children in hospital. Cochrane

5. Database of Systematic Reviews, (3),
doi:10.1002/14651858.CD006208.pub3
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. § 18001
et seq. (2010).
Rouen, P. (2014). Chapter 14: Aligning design, method, and
evaluation with the clinical question. In K. Moran, R. Burson, &
D. Conrad, The Doctor of Nursing Practice scholarly project
(pp. 331-346). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
· TOPIC: MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
· Write a 2‐3 page paper (excluding title and reference pages)
·
Include the following sections about the selected disease proces
s (detailed criteria listed below and in the Grading Rubric).
· Introduction of disease ‐ 20 points/20%
· One paragraph (approximately 200 words)
· Includes disease description
· Includes epidemiology of disease
· Etiology and risk factors ‐ 20 points/20%
· Common causes of the disease or condition
· Risk factors for the disease or condition
· Impact of age
· Prevalence based on gender
· Influence of environment
· Genetic basis of disease
· Lifestyle influences
· All information supported by current literature
· Pathophysiological processes ‐ 20 points/20%
·
Describes changes occurring at the cellular, tissue, and/or organ
level that contribute to the disease process.
·
Describes adaptation of the cells and body in response to the dis

6. ease.
· Relates disease processes to manifested signs and symptoms.
· Clinical manifestations and complications ‐ 20 points/20%
·
Describes the physical signs and symptoms that are important in
considering the presence of the disease.
· Identifies signs that contribute to diagnosis of the condition
·
Identifies symptoms that contribute to diagnosis of the conditio
n.
· Identifies complications of the disease.
·
Discusses the implications to the patient when complications ar
e left untreated.
·
Includes list of common laboratory and diagnostic tests used to
determine the presence of the disease
·
Discusses the significance of test findings in relation to the dise
ase process.
· APA Style and Organization ‐ 10 points/10%
· References are submitted with assignment.
· Uses appropriate APA format (6th ed.) and is free of errors.
· Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.
· Paper is 2‐3 pages, excluding title and reference pages
·
At least two (2) scholarly, primary sources from the last 5 years
, excluding the textbook, are provided