Scholarly Paper Instructions, Guidelines and Grading Rubric
Your Scholarly Paper topic must be submitted and approved by me for approval no later than Jrnte-6 @-6800, You can submit your topic for approval via the designated dropbox in Moodle. The topic is not approved until you receive e-mail approval from me. General common topics will not be approved as paper topics. Some of these include, but are not limited to: Diabetes, COPD, Pneumonia, Asthma, Bronchitis, etc. The purpose of this assignment is to learn about an unfamiliar disease process. Also, I strongly suggest you select a topic that has a clear pathophysiological course. Diseases such as ADHD, fibromyalgia, etc, can be very difficult to write about since there are many theories and variables to the process.
Your Scholarly Paper is due by This assignment is worth 20% of your
overall grade. Please it.se the guideline headings from the grading rubric as the headings in your paper. This will not only assist you in organizing the content, but will allow me to locate the required elements of your paper more readily.
Incidence and Impact Pathophysiology and Recent Research Findings Differential Diagnoses Collaborative Treatment Options Conclusion
Yom document, excluding the title page and bibliography, is not to exceed 10 pages. Minimum page requirement is SI pages. I expect at least 5 professional references from textbooks, professional journals, or professional websites. For example - CDC, N1H, American Heart Association, etc. References from Wikipedia, Web MD (Patient information websites) and sites such as these will NOT be accepted. A three-page paper submission is unacceptable for this assignment. No abstract is required and this is considered a student paper for APA purposes. ALL references should be within the last 5 years unless it is considered a LANDMARK study on the disease.
Dr. Aliemand
Intercollegiate Consortium for a Master of Science in Nursing Southeastern Louisiana University McNeese State University
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Nicholls State University Nursing 518/618 Pathophysiology Paper Guidelines
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Points Possible
1, Introduction to pathophysiological phenomenon 10
2. Incidence of phenomenon and the impact it has 15
on society
3. Describe the pathophysiology of the phenomenon 25
to includerecent research findings;
4. List as many medical differential diagnoses, apply, 25
explore, investigate techniques to rule out the differentials
5. Discuss collaborative treatment options to cure or control 10 phenomenon.
6. APA format, grammar, appropriate citations, and 15
evidence of scholarly writing.
100
PLEASE BE FOREWARNED THAT THE FACULTY WILL CHECK REFERENCES ON YOUR PAPER. PLAGIARISM WILL BE DEALT WITH BY A ZERO ON THE PAPER AND POSSIBLE EXPULSION FROM THE GRADUATE PROGRAM. REVIEW THE GUIDELINES FROM APA REGARDING PLAGIARISM. NO RE-WRITES ARE GOING TO BE ALLOWED ON THE FORMAL PAPER. To guard against plagiarism, check your own paper by using Turnitin on the Moodie Homepage for this course.
ICMSN Curriculum Committee rev. Revised: 4.30.08; 3.1.1
Turnidn
Your Scholarly Paper will be submitted through the Tumitin link on the Moodlc Course Home Page for 518, Tumitin is a plagiarism checker for submitted papers, Tumitin is an application that assists students and support the development skills in preparing written assignments. This is accomplished through the use of Originality Check and Grade Mark (online grading). When you submit the paper in Moodie, it will automatically be sent to Tumitin for you (you do not have to do anything).
Dr, Allemand
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Title of the Paper
Your Name
Department of Nursing: Nicholls State University
N518: Advanced Pathophysiology
Instructor Name
Assignment Due Date
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Title of Paper
This should be the introduction paragraph. In this paragraph, you will introduce the reader to what the paper is about. The last sentence should state exactly what the rest of the paper will discuss.
Incidence and Impact
This section of the paper should discuss the incidence of the selected disease process along with the physical, psychological, and economic impact of the disease of thepatient, family, and community.
Pathophysiology and Recent Research Findings
This section of the paper should discuss the pathophysiology of the disease process selected and the recent research findings that you have found during your literature review.
Differential Diagnosis
This section should discuss the differential diagnosis of the diseaseyou have selected. The differential diagnosis are those disease processes that mimic the disease you are discussing and could often lead to mis-diagnosis. You should discuss how to rule out these other diseases while ruling in the diagnosis of the disease that you have selected.
Collaborative Treatment Options
How do you treat the disease process that you have selected?
Conclusion
This is your conclusion. Please remember that the paper must be cited appropriately. Anything that is not your opinion or common knowledge must be cited. All references cited in the paper must be On the reference list and all references on the reference list should be cited in the paper. Please turn in your paper to the dropbox at least a week early to allow you time to
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review your Tum-It-In report and adjust your paraphrasing as need. You should paraphrase everything that you can unless paraphrasing will change the context/meaning of what is being presented. If you are unable to paraphrase, you should quote your source. If you quote, you must include quotations and a page number. I have Tum-It-In set up to exclude small matches and quotes; therefore, a zero percent match is achievable. Any match greater than zero percent should be reviewed to assure you did not plagiarize your source. Plagiarism Is grounds for a zero on the assignment or possible expulsion from the program.
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References
Your reference page should be double-spaced with hanging indents. The APA book provides extensive examples of how to reference sources in chapter 10.
I have set up this paper for you with appropriate formatting. If you use this paper as your starting point, you should not have any spacing, font, or heading issues.
APA DEDUCTIONS
***A large portion of a graduate education is: scholarly writing- The medical profession uses APA for citations and formatting of papers. This program's expectations are that students can write a scholarly paper in APA format. I have provided you with a -Word- template that is formatted according to APA. If you choose to hot utilize this template, it is up to you to assure that your APA is correct. You should expect to have to utilize your APA book to answer your APA questions. Make sure that you indent the first sentence of your paragraphs, your margins are correct, you use an APA approved font,, your font is consistent throughout the paper {including the: running head), you cite everything that is not,common knowledge or your opinion, quotes have opening and closing quotations and a page/paragraph number in the citation, and that you correctly utilize level headings. The running head is optional in student papers according to the APA manual. I strongly suggest you clarify with your instructor on Whether or not they require a running head (I do not require a running head for papers in my courses, but I appreciate them). Please check the assignment rubric for how much of an overall deduction can be taken for APA errors; however, lack of appropriate citations is considered a form of plagiarism and can result in an automatic -0- on the paper. Finally, ifTurnitin is being utilized, make sure to submit your paper into the dropbox early enough to be able to review yourTurnitin report and make appropriate changes for any matches. Again, plagiarism can result in an automatic -0- on the assignment. Please let me know if you have any questions. Below is a list of the deductions you ca n expect for APA issues in your paper.***
One (1) point deduction for each of the following mistakes:
• Running head incorrect
• Margins incorrect
• Spacing {less than or more than double-spaced)
• Incorrect use of level headings
• A citation used in the paper not listed on the reference page {deduction per incidence)
• A reference on the reference page not cited in the paper {deduction per incidence)
• Use of first person in the paper
• Use of inappropriate font
• Une of inconsistent font throughout the paper
• Each reference older than five (5) years
Automatic deduction of five (5) points:
• Use of more than one (X) quote in the paper
Deductions that vary based on mistake:
• Not citing or paraphrasing material correctly can result in up to a -0- on the assignment
• Turnitin report greater than a 10% match is an automatic -0- on the assignment
• In-text citations done incorrectly is up to a five (5) point deduction (this is the set up of the citations and does not cover inadequate citing)
• Reference page not done correctly is up to a five (5) point deduction (this does not include missing and/or extra reference on the reference page, but the actual formatting of the referen ce page.
A couple of more notes/th oughts:
• This is not an inclusive list, but the most common errors students make resulting in loss of points on assignments.
• If the entire material in the paragraph comes from the same source, cite at the end of the paragraph.
• Watch my APA video...learn it now. You will be using APA throughout the entire program.
• When grades for the paper are posted, they are final. Please make sure you have proofread your paper prior to submission,
• If you use a citation manager, check behind it. I find these citation managers often do the APA incorrectly. Use of a citation manager is not a good excuse for an APA error,
• The point of citations and a reference page is to allow the reader to go back to the original source. Make sure that your citations arid references match (example: if you cite (American Nurses Association, 2021, the reference cannot be listed as Charles, C. ( 2021)..,American Nurses Association, if Charles wrote it, he should be cited).
• SELF-PLAGIARISM is plagiarism. Therefore, you cannot turn in a paper that you wrote for one class into another class. See APA book page 255-257,
• There is a whole APA section in the -Start Here!; Essential Course Information- part of the course...USE YOUR RESOURCES.
• If you have a question, ask in the -Class Discussion Forum.-