NR 505 Week 1: Area of Interest in NP

Sample Answer for NR 505 Week 1: Area of Interest in NP Included After Question

Preparing the Assignment

Discussion Criteria

1. Application of Course Knowledge: The student’s initial post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from personal experience or examples from the healthcare field. The student must accurately and fully discuss the topic for the week in addition to providing personal or professional examples. The student must completely answer the entire initial question. Initial post must be posted by Wednesday at 11:59pm MT. Two resources must be used in your initial post. One from the weekly reading or lesson and one outside source. 
2. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: The student responds to a student peer and course faculty to further dialogue.
   1. Peer Response: The student responds substantively to at least one topic-related post by a student peer. A substantive post adds content or insights or asks a question that will add to the learning experience and/or generate discussion.
      1. A post of “I agree” with a repeat of the other student’s post does not count as a substantive post. A collection of shallow posts does not equal a substantive post.
      1. The peer response must occur on a separate day from the initial posting.
      1. The peer response must occur before Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT.
      1. The peer response does not require a scholarly citation and reference unless the information is paraphrased and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards then apply.
   1. Faculty Response: The student responds substantively to at least one question by course faculty. The faculty question may be directed to the student, to another student, or to the entire class.
      1. A post of “I agree” with a repeat of the faculty’s post does not count as a substantive post. A collection of shallow posts does not equal a substantive post.
      1. The faculty response must occur on a separate day from the initial posting.
      1. Responses to the faculty member must occur by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT.
      1. This response does not require a scholarly citation and reference unless the information is paraphrased and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards then apply.
3. Integration of Evidence: The student post provides support from a minimum of one scholarly in-text citation with a matching reference AND assigned readings OR online lessons, per discussion topic per week. Two resources total and to count must be an in-text citation in your initial post. 
   1. What is a scholarly resource? A scholarly resource is one that comes from a professional, peer-reviewed publication (e.g., journals and government reports such as those from the FDA or CDC).
      1. Contains references for sources cited
      1. Written by a professional or scholar in the field and indicates credentials of the author(s)
      1. Is no more than 5 years old for clinical or research article
   1. What is not considered a scholarly resource?
      1. Newspaper articles and layperson literature (e.g., Readers Digest, Healthy Life Magazine, Food, and Fitness)
      1. Information from Wikipedia or any wiki
      1. Textbooks
      1. Website homepages
      1. The weekly lesson
      1. Articles in healthcare and nursing-oriented trade magazines, such as Nursing Made Incredibly Easy and RNMagazine (Source: What is a scholarly article.docx; Created 06/09 CK/CL Revised: 02/17/11, 09/02/11 nlh/clm)
   1. Can the lesson for the week be used as a scholarly source?
      1. Information from the weekly lesson can be cited in a posting; however, it is not to be the sole source used in the post.
   1. Are resources provided from CU acceptable sources (e.g., the readings for the week)?
      1. Not as a sole source within the post. The textbook and/or assigned (required) articles for the week can be used, but another outside source must be cited for full credit. Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources for the purpose of discussions.
   1. Are websites acceptable as scholarly resources for discussions?
      1. Yes, if they are documents or data cited from credible websites. Credible websites usually end in .gov or .edu; however, some .org sites that belong to professional associations (e.g., American Heart Association, National League for Nursing, American Diabetes Association) are also considered credible websites. Websites ending with .com are not to be used as scholarly resources
4. Professionalism in Communication: The post presents information in logical, meaningful, and understandable sequence, and is clearly relevant to the discussion topic. Grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation are accurate.
5. Wednesday Participation Requirement: The student provides a substantive response to the graded discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted by the course faculty (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
6. Total Participation Requirement: The student provides at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.

A Sample Answer for the Assignment: NR 505 Week 1: Area of Interest in NP

Title: NR 505 Week 1: Area of Interest in NP

Hello Everyone, 

As a future nurse practitioner, I will be seeing a wide range of diseases and disorders. The topic of interest to me as a nurse practitioner is cardiovascular illness. This illness includes heart attacks, coronary artery illness, arrhythmia and cardiac arrest. When I was in middle school, my grandfather had a cardiac arrest and had to get a heart bypass surgery. I remember his symptoms were shortness of breath, chest pain, high blood pressure and irregular heartbeat. Since I work in PACU, I see many patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure. They are not on any blood pressure medication because they do not have a primary care provider or financial issues. A heart attack occurs when plaque build up clogs the artery that is carrying blood to heart and brain. It is very life-threatening. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease affects more than one million people in America (American Heart Association, 2023).
Cardiovascular disease is more common for patients over 65 years and older (Khan, 2020). Because of age, changes in heat and blood vessels can increase risk. One of the most beneficial ways to avoid cardiovascular disease is to stop the use of tobacco products (Krist et al., 2020). Secondhand smoking is just as toxic and should be avoided. Another way to avoid the disease is increasing physical activity. This can help manage one’s weight, high blood pressure and cholesterol. If an individual is obese, they are more prone to heart disease. 

A major issue among the population is the lack of resources, knowledge and healthcare barriers when it comes to treating cardiovascular disease. A nurse practitioner is responsible for providing care to patients and helps with managing chronic and acute heart disorders. One big role a nurse practitioner provides is the role of teaching. We have to listen and provide teaching about drugs, illness and how to prevent an illness. After COVID happened, many people stopped going to see primary care providers, and primary care providers put a limit on how many patients they can see everyday. (Lon et al., 2020). Because of this chronic illness such as hypertension is not managed since medication is not prescribed on time. As more nurses are becoming nurse practitioners, we are providing extra help to physicians to help relieve workload. Nurse practitioners can help patients with prescriptions and prescription refills, diet, lifestyle, teaching and preventative care. Nurse practitioners have the training and knowledge on how to manage cardiovascular disease. They can assist with follow up appointments and see new patients which will improve patient health and quality of care. 

Resources: 

American Heart Association. (2023). Heart and Stroke Association Statistics. Www.heart.org. https://www.heart.org/en/about-us/heart-and-stroke-association-statistics

Khan, S. S., Greenland, P. (2020). Comprehensive Cardiovascular Health Promotion for Successful Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Jama, 324(20), 2036

Krist, A. H., Davidson, K. W., Mangione, C. M., Barry, M. J., Cabana, M., Caughey, A. B., . . . Wong, J. B. (2020). Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Jama, 324(20), 2069

Long, B., Brady, W. J., Koyfman, A., & Gottlieb, M. (2020). Cardiovascular complications in COVID-19. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 38(7), 1504–1507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.048

5. Grading Rubric

Discussion Criteria	A (100%) Outstanding or highest level of performance	B (87%) Very good or high level of performance	C (76%) Competent or satisfactory level of performance	F (0) Poor or failing or unsatisfactory level of performance
Answers the initial graded threaded discussion question(s)/topic(s), demonstrating knowledge and understanding of concepts for the week. 16 points	Addresses all aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying experiences, knowledge, and understanding regarding all weekly concepts.16 points	Addresses most aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying experiences, knowledge, and understanding of most of the weekly concepts.14 points	Addresses some aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying experiences, knowledge, and understanding of some of the weekly concepts.12 points	Minimally addresses the initial discussion question(s) or does not address the initial question(s).0 points
Integrates evidence to support discussion. Sources are credited.* ( APA format not required) 12 points	Integrates evidence to support your discussion from:assigned readings** OR online lessons, ANDat least one outside scholarly source.***Sources are credited.*12 points	Integrates evidence to support discussion from:assigned readings OR online lesson.Sources are credited.*10 points	Integrates evidence to support discussion only from an outside source with no mention of assigned reading or lesson.Sources are credited.*9 points	Does not integrate any evidence.0 points
Engages in meaningful dialogue with classmates or instructor before the end of the week. 14 points	Responds to a classmate and/or instructor’s post furthering the dialogue by providing more information and clarification, thereby adding much depth to the discussion.14 points	Responds to a classmate and/or instructor furthering the dialogue by adding some depth to the discussion.12 points	Responds to a classmate and/or instructor but does not further the discussion.10 points	No response post to another student or instructor.0 points
Communicates in a professional manner. 8 points	Presents information using clear and concise language in an organized manner (minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).8 points	Presents information in an organized manner (few errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).7 points	Presents information using understandable language but is somewhat disorganized (some errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).6 points	Presents information that is not clear, logical, professional or organized to the point that the reader has difficulty understanding the message (numerous errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and/or punctuation).0 points
PARTICIPATION: Response to initial question: Responds to initial discussion question(s) by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. M.T.	0 points lostStudent posts an answer to the initial discussion question(s) by Wednesday, 11:59 p . m. MT.		-5 pointsStudent does not post an answer to the initial discussion question(s) by Wednesday, 11:59 p . m. MT.
PARTICIPATION Total posts: Participates in the discussion thread at least three times on at least two different days.	0 points lostPosts in the discussion at least three times AND on two different days.		-5 pointsPosts fewer than three times OR does not participate on at least two different days.