Description
Identify a person you know who has an immune system disorder or cancer. Review content in your text for potential types of disorders.
Interview the affected person and write a 3-5 page paper identifying your findings including:
Identify the pathophysiology of the immune system disorder
Discuss the treatment for the immune system disorder
Summarize the findings of the interview.
Use at least one scholarly source to support your findings or identify therapies that may be new or different from what the affected person may be using. Examples of scholarly sources include academic journals, textbooks, reference texts, and CINAHL nursing guides. You can find useful reference materials for this assignment in the School of Nursing guide: https://guides.rasmussen.edu/nursing/referenceebooks
I do not accept information obtained from web sites, as these sites have not been vetted or peer reviewed.
Cite your sources in-text and on a References page using APA format. Have questions about APA? Visit the online APA guide: https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa
Questions you may want to use to guide your interview:
How would you describe your immune system disorder?
How long have you had this disorder?
How has this disorder changed your life (home and work)?
Are you able to carry out daily activities independently?
What treatments are you using to manage this disorder?
What side effects have you experienced with the treatments?
How has this disorder changed your body?
How has this disorder impacted you emotionally?
Have alternative therapies, such as Eastern medicine (acupuncture, herbal treatment, yoga) been tried or recommended?
Have alternative therapies, such as Eastern medicine (acupuncture, herbal treatment, yoga) been tried or recommended?
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Rasmussen University – NUR2063: Essentials of Pathophysiology
Title of Assignment:
Module 02 Written Assignment – Immune System Disorders
Purpose of Assignment:
Apply knowledge and understanding of the pathophysiology of immune system disorders. Autoimmune
disorders are generally considered the host attacking itself, which manifests in different types of
disorders.
Course Competency(s):
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Determine the cellular functions required to regulate homeostasis.
Instructions:
Content:
Identify a person you know who has an immune system disorder or cancer. Review content in your text
for potential types of disorders.
Interview the affected person and write a 3–5-page summary of the interview, including:
•
Identify the pathophysiology of the immune system disorder
•
Discuss the treatment for the immune system disorder
•
•
Summarize the findings of the interview
Use at least one scholarly source to support your findings or identify therapies that may be new
or different from what the affected person may be using. Examples of scholarly sources include
academic journals, textbooks, reference texts, and CINAHL nursing guides. You can find useful
reference materials for this assignment in the School of Nursing guide:
https://guides.rasmussen.edu/nursing/referenceebooks
•
Cite your sources in-text and on a References page using APA format. Have questions about
APA? Visit the online APA guide: https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa
Questions you may want to use to guide your interview:
1. How would you describe your immune system disorder?
2. How long have you had this disorder?
3. How has this disorder changed your life (home and work)?
4. Are you able to carry out daily activities independently?
5. What treatments are you using to manage this disorder?
6. What side effects have you experienced with the treatments?
7. How has this disorder changed your body?
8. How has this disorder impacted you emotionally?
9. Have alternative therapies, such as Eastern medicine (acupuncture, herbal treatment, yoga)
been tried or recommended?
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