Utica College Impact on Population of Sickle Cell Disease Process Essay

Instructions for disease process paper on topic Sickle Cell Disease

Scholarly writing

Page limit = 6 pages of content, content beyond 6 pages will not earn points.

Title and reference pages excluded from page limit.

Introduction (0.5 page)

State disease- brief definition. Relevance to nursing current knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease is essential for nurses because…

Purpose statement last sentence of introduction, topic narrowed (if needed)

The purpose of this paper is to discuss sickle cell disease

Background and significance (1 page). Impact on population- incidence, prevalence, mortality cost estimates may need to be broad here. If so, explain how estimates apply

Incidence for all sickle cell disease was estimated at..

Disease process and treatment (2 pages, multiple paragraphs)

Etiology and risk factors, pathophysiology (cell/tissue changes), clinical manifestations, complications major treatment strategies 2 treatments intended impact on cell/tissues.

Nursing Evidence-Base Practice (1 page) information from nursing journal or professional nursing organization. Brief summary

Recommendations for nursing care- nursing actions to improve care with specific details that apply to patient population.

Conclusion (0.5 page)

Logical closure, avoid repetition.

Please see American Journal of Nursing article attachment on Sickle Cell Disease information. Please visit CDC for information on Sickle Cell Disease. Also see sample of a disease process paper attacthment some contents are blotted out.

Grading Guidelines: Disease Process Paper

Points Possible

Turnitin: Less than 20% matching AND no verbatim passages. Upon submission to the drop box, the assignment will be run through Turnitin to confirm sources have been paraphrased and cited appropriately. The student is expected to review the report and to make revisions if needed. Refer to section “Turnitin” on page 10 for more details.

P/F

Introduction: The introductory material should be 1 paragraph. The introductory section identifies and gives a general definition of the disease process, states the relevance to nursing, and finishes with a purpose statement (The purpose of this paper is to…). Content from sources must be paraphrased.

10

Background and Significance: Discuss incidence, prevalence, costs, morbidity, mortality, etc.). Content from sources must be paraphrased.

20

Disease Process: There should be multiple sections that contain an in-depth discussion of the disease process including: etiology (i.e., causes); risk factors; pathophysiologic changes at the cellular, tissue, and organ level; and clinical manifestations and complications with their underlying pathophysiology. Discuss two major treatment strategies and their intended impact on the pathophysiology of the disease process. Content from sources must be paraphrased.

35

Nursing Evidence-Based Practice: Identify and describe recommendations from a professional NURSING organization or scientific NURSING journal whose area of expertise would relate to nursing care or outcomes for this disease process. Describe how the recommendations could be applied to the nursing care of clients with the disease process. Content from sources must be paraphrased.

15

Conclusion: Logical closure to the full scope of ideas presented in the paper by reemphasizing the main points of the paper and/or providing suggestions (e.g., future areas of research). Content from sources must be paraphrased.

5

Scholarly Writing: To include but not limited to:

• Correct grammar, sentence/paragraph structure, headings, and APA style (including a title page, headings, in text citations, and reference pages).
• A minimum of 5 current (published in the last 5 years), scholarly references.
• 5 – 6-page requirement for paper (not including title and reference pages)
• The content must be paraphrased (i.e., restated in your own words) with no direct quotes.

15

Total

100