NUR 660 Week 10 Discussion 1: Teaching Presentation—Team C (Pituitary/Adrenal Disorders)

Value: 100 points

Due: To facilitate scholarly discourse, create your initial post by Day 3, and reply to at least two of your classmates, on two separate days, by Day 7.

Gradebook Category: Discussions

Instructions

In this week’s discussion, you get to be the instructor! Your job is to teach your peers about a topic related to the endocrine system. As you are preparing your information, think about the most important aspect of your question and how you can be the expert for your peers. Be creative! Use visual aids, diagrams, etc. to help your peers learn.

1. The deliverable for this discussion is a recorded PowerPoint presentation. You may access the following links for more information and tips about creating an effective PowerPoint presentation:
2. Use Zoom to record a video of yourself giving your presentation. For instructions on how to use Zoom, refer to the  in the Student Orientation. Videos must be recorded in a quiet, private area with no distractions (this means no pets or other household members should be making noise or in the room while recording) and should be 10 to 12 minutes in length (be clear and concise).
3. After your recording is complete, follow these instructions to . You will need the YouTube video website/URL to submit your assignment.
4. Submit your YouTube video website/URL and your PowerPoint file to this discussion.
   1. The best way to do this is to copy and paste the website/URL for the YouTube video into a Word document then upload the Word document (along with your PPT file).
   2. Your instructor will access your video via the link.

Initial Post

It is understood that thoughtful responses to your topic questions will take some time and thought. Please organize and refine your presentation before creating your initial post.

This week, you are responsible for answering ALL of the questions from your team’s question set, as assigned in the Announcements section of this course.

1. Develop your PowerPoint presentation (with narration) by addressing ALL of the questions in the question set for your assigned team. You can address the questions in any order or fashion you like, but be sure you cover all of the questions.
2. Keep your presentation to 10 to 12 minutes or less. As you are preparing your presentation, think about how you can “be the expert” for your peers. Be creative! Use visual aids, diagrams, etc. to help your peers learn. Your slides should contain highlights of the information, but avoid slides with lots of text. The goal is to highlight the key areas and discuss the rest.
3. In addition to your textbook and course materials, use evidence-based, peer-reviewed journals that have been published within the past three to five years to support your presentation.
4. Record your presentation by following the instructions provided.
5. Please post your PowerPoint file and the link to your presentation as your initial post by Day 3.

Team C

Pituitary/ Adrenal Disorders

1. Describe the pathophysiology of both Addison disease and Cushing syndrome.
2. Compare and contrast the signs and symptoms and expected lab findings of both Addison disease and Cushing syndrome.
3. Explain how diagnostic tests could distinguish a pituitary Cushing syndrome from an adrenal Cushing syndrome.
4. Discuss three potential complications that can develop from long-term use of glucocorticoids.
5. Compare dwarfism, gigantism, and acromegaly, including the pathophysiology of abnormal hormone secretion, age affected, and common signs and symptoms related to the hormone change.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

Welcome to class

Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
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Reply Posts

Review all your peers’ posts, as they will help you prepare for the quiz this week.

Select posts from two peers that developed a presentation from a different team than you. For example, students from Team A reply to one presentation post from Team B and one presentation post from Team C. Each reply must use at least one scholarly reference other than your textbook.

NUR 660 Week 10 Discussion 1: Teaching Presentation—Team C (Pituitary/Adrenal Disorders)

Thinking about your population-specific NP track and anticipated practice area:

1. Identify and explain two “pearls of wisdom” or “key concepts/ideas” that you learned from reviewing your peers’ presentations.
2. Discuss two areas that would be critical to discuss when providing patient education to a patient diagnosed with the selected condition.

Please refer to the for details on how this activity will be graded.

Posting to the Discussion Forum

1. Select Add a new discussion topic.
2. Type your topic in the subject line.
3. Create your post.
4. Select Post to Forum.

Note: Scholarly resources are defined as evidence-based practice, peer-reviewed journals; textbook (do not rely solely on your textbook as a reference); and National Standard Guidelines. Review assignment instructions, as this will provide any additional requirements that are not specifically listed on the rubric.

Note: The value of each of the criterion on this rubric represents a point range. (example: 17-0 points)