NR 509 Week 1 Alternate Writing Assignment-Health History
Purpose
As a family nurse practitioner, you must possess excellent physical assessment skills. This alternative writing assignment mirrors the discussion content of the debriefing session and will allow the student to expand their knowledge of physical health assessment principles specific to the advanced practice role.
Requirements:
- This paper will … graded on the quality of the information, inclusion of evidence-based scholarly resources, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, and organization based on the required components (see the paper headings and content details below).
- Submit to the appropriate location in Canvas.
- The length of the paper is to be no less than 1,500 words, excluding title page and reference list.
- Create this assignment
- using Microsoft (MS) Word. You can tell that the
document is saved as a MS Word
- document because it will end in “.docx.”
- (6
th
- edition) is required in this assignment, explicitly for in-text citations and the
- Use 12-point Times New Roman font with 1 inch margins and double spacing. See the APA manual for details regarding proper citation. See resources under Course Resources, “Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers” for further clarification.
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STATUS
- Organize the headings and content of your paper using the outline below:
- Identify and briefly discuss the body system selected for the topic of this paper
- Discuss the physiology (structure and function) of the body system including details about the major organ systems (if applicable)
- … relevant health history questions (subjective data) pertaining to the body system
- Discuss an overview of the objective data
- … special physical assessment examination techniques or procedures specific to assessing this body system
- Discuss how you might adapt your physical assessment skills or techniques to accommodate each of the following specific populations:
- Identify one major disease or disease process that may significantly impact this body system
- Discuss the expected abnormal physical examination findings that may … with this disease or disease process
- Summarize the key points.