Discussion
Purpose
The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in applying pathophysiology knowledge. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This discussion will support the professional formation of the nurse practitioner (NP) role.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Analyze pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with selected disease states across the lifespan.
CO 2: Examine the way in which homeostatic, adaptive, and compensatory physiological mechanisms can be supported and/or altered through specific therapeutic interventions across the lifespan.
CO 3: Distinguish risk factors associated with selected disease states across the lifespan.
CO 4: Integrate advanced pathophysiological concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of health problems in selected populations.
CO 5: Relate research findings to the management of patients with complex pathophysiologic dysfunction.
Preparing the Discussion
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
The purpose of this discussion is to examine disease processes associated with a client scenario following the instructions below. The course faculty will reveal the disease process at the end of the week.
Step 1: Carefully read the following client scenario:
Wilbur, a 55-year-old male client, presents to the NP complaining of a flat, purple-colored rash on his back and chest. Wilbur states the rash is not painful or itchy. He states it has been there for months, and he has also developed a white coating on his tongue and has “been sick a lot lately.â€
Step 2: Identify your assigned disease process from the chart below. Your assigned disease process is based on the first letter of your last name.
Last Name
Disease Process
A – H
Condition: Allergies
I – P
Condition: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Q – Z
Condition: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Step 3: Answer the discussion prompts below with explanation and detail, providing complete references for all citations.
Step 4: Reply to a peer with a different assigned condition.
Include the following sections:
1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Discuss the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of your assigned disease process. Which clinical manifestations observed in Wilburâ€s case may be explained by the pathophysiological mechanisms?
Analyze Wilburâ€s clinical manifestations as they relate to your assigned disease process. Do these findings support your assigned disease process? Why or why not?
Identify and justify the diagnostic tests (including labs, imaging, or other diagnostic tests) that may be most appropriate for investigating your assigned disease process as the diagnosis for Wilbur. Discuss anticipated test results.
Compare and contrast your response with a peer assigned to a different condition. Does their condition fit Wilburâ€s case? Why or why not? Explain your rationale.
2. Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations:
Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
4. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation. 
5. Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references free of errors. 
for the writer my last name is initial P so i have to do “I – P
Condition: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)”
please use single line spacing .thanks
