Description
- Choose a topic from the list provided to you by your course faculty. Apply the concepts of population health and epidemiology to the topic.
- Synthesize Course content from Weeks 1-5 according to the following sections:
- Introduction: Analysis of the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment) to include demographic break down that includes age, gender, race, or other at-risk indicators (da ta per demographics should include mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence).
- Determinants of Health: Define, identify and synthesize the determinants of health as related to the development of the infection. Utilize HP2020.
- Epidemiological Triad: Identify and describe all elements of the epidemiological triad: Host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. Utilize the demographic break down to fur ther describe the triad.
- Role of the NP: Succinctly define the role of the nurse practitioner according to a national nurse practitioner organization ( National Board of Nursing or AANP, for example) and synthesize the role to the management of infectious diseases (surveillance, primary/secondary/tertiary interventions, reporting, data collecting, data analysis, and follow-up). This includes the integration of a model of practice which supports the implementation of an evidence-based practice. Refer to your course textbook for models of practice examples.
Preparing the paper
Submission Requirements
- Application: Use Microsoft Word™ to create the written assessment.
- Length: The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) should be limited to a maximum of four (4) pages. Papers not adhering to the page length may be returned to you for editing to meet the length guidelines .
- A minimum of three (3) scholarly research/literature references must be used. CDC or other web sources may be utilized but are not counted towards the three minimum references required. Your course text may be used as an additional resource but is not included in the three minimum scholarly references.
- APA format current edition.
- Include scholarly in-text references and a reference list.
- Adhere to the Chamberlain College of Nursing academic policy on integrity as it pertains to the submission of student created original work for assignments .
- Do not write in the first person (such as “me” “I”)
Best Practices in Preparing the Project
The following are best practices in preparing this project:
- Review directions and rubric thoroughly.
- Follow submission requirements.
- Make sure all elements on the grading rubric are included. Organize the paper using the rubric sections and appropriate headings to match the sections.
- Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.
- Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the current edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the introduction where no heading is used.
- Ideas and information that come from scholarly literature must be cited and referenced correctly.
- A minimum of three (3) scholarly literature references must be used. **See above section on “Preparing the Paper”.
- Abide by Chamberlain College of Nursing academic integrity policy.
This assignment will be run through Turn It In. Your second submission will be considered final and subject to grading.
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Rubric
NR503_Week 5 Infectious Diseases Paper_Sept19
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | |||||
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAssignment Content Possible Points =110 PointsIntroduction of Infectious Disease |
| 15.0 pts | |||||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDeterminants of Health |
| 40.0 pts | |||||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEpidemiological Triad |
| 30.0 pts | |||||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRole of the NP |
| 25.0 pts | |||||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAssignment Format Possible Points =15 PointsAPA current edition |
| 10.0 pts | |||||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSpelling/grammar/ voice |
| 5.0 pts | |||||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLate penalty deductionsStudents are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment. Quizzes and discussions are not considered assignments and are not part of the late assignment policy. |
| 0.0 pts | |||||
Total Points: 125.0 | |||||||
Explanation & Answer
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Week 5 Infectious Disease Paper: Transgender Individuals with HIV/AIDs
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Week 5: Infectious Disease Paper: Transgender Individuals with HIV/AIDs
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) refers to the form of the disease while AIDS
(Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) refers to the chronic progressed form of the disease.
The main mode of communication of HIV is unprotected intercourse with infected persons, but
may also be transmitted through contact with infected blood and needle sticks. During the early
phases of the infections, persons manifests with lymphadenopathy, sore throats, diarrhea, rash,
weight loss, joint and muscle pain, cough, headache, night sweats, and fever. The symptomatic
phase presents with pneumonia, shingles, oral thrush, fatigue, and fever. Clinical AIDS presents
with skin bumps or rash, lymphadenopathy, persistent fatigue, cachexia, long-term diarrhea, and
recurring fever. The risk factors of the disease include utilization of intravenous drugs involving
sharing of needles, having a sexually communicated infection, and unprotected coitus.
Complication of the disease may include cytomegalovirus, Kaposi’s sarcoma, neurological
complications, tuberculosis, wasting syndrome, cryptococcal meningitis, candidiasis,
toxoplasmosis, appendicitis (Schleimann et al., 2018), and pneumocystis pneumonia. There is no
cure and management of the disease involves utilization of antiviral drugs to limit viral
replication and hence progression of the disease.
Epidemiology
The disorder has a global distribution and affects persons of all gender, age, and class.
Among the transgender population, the epidemic is highest among transfeminine women, with
the rate of occurrence going up to 40 percent (Poteat, Scheim, Xavier, Reisner, & Baral, 2016).
According to Chhim et al. (2017), the worldwide prevalence of the disorder among transgender
females is about 19 percent, with high-income nations having a higher rate of occurrence (22
percent) compared to middle-and low-income nations (18 percent).
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Determinants of Health
Numerous elements in the society, including psychological problems, social support,
income, violence, stigma, and education p...
