Each person has his or her own personal history; that is, his or her collected experiences. Everything you have ever seen, heard, felt, learned, or experienced has lead to the development of this personal history. Factors that affect this history include your gender, race, age, ethnicity, culture, education, native language, and religion, to name a few. Collectively, these factors create the sum total of who you are as a person. Bias occurs when a person has a tendency towards a particular perspective or ideology (i.e. your personal history); after all, you see the world through your own eyes. To some extent, every person has a natural bias. However, if or when your personal bias interferes with your ability to be unprejudiced or objective – especially in your nursing practice – your biases can become problematic. In this discussion, you will have the opportunity to determine how strong your biases are.You should post your original message by 23:59 PM Wednesday. You should also reply to posts by two of your peers by 23:59 PM, Saturday of Module 3.

GUIDELINES

In the professional nursing practice, nurses must provide unbiased care, even in situations where the person/s being treated have different backgrounds (language, religion, culture, ethnicity, etc.) than you. The first step in overcoming and minimizing personal biases is to recognize them. In this discussion, you will assess your personal biases. Answer the questions honestly and to the best of your ability, noting that there are no right or wrong answers.

· Complete the General Awareness and Attitudes Scale

o The General Awareness and Attitudes Scale is adapted from the Cultural Awareness Scale by Catterson, Cookston, Martinez, & Rew (1998). Answer the question as honestly as possible. There are no right or wrong answers.

· Once you complete and score the General Awareness and Attitudes Scale, answer the following questions:

· What does the scale say about you?

· How strong are your biases?

· NOTE: Do NOT post your individual scores. This discussion is not about how you score, but about personal discovery. In other words, the focus of this discussion is about what you learn about yourself. You also do NOT need to share your score with your academic coach.

· How can you address these personal biases in your professional nursing practice?

Your original post should consist of complete sentences and should be at least two complete paragraphs but no more than three paragraphs.

 

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            Genetics Paper

 

Purpose:  To provide an opportunity to explore the genetic transmission and resulting pathophysiology of a specific disease/disorder of interest to the Advanced Practice Nurse student.

General Guidelines:  Select a disorder/disease state that is a result of a genetic alteration. This is a formal paper, formatted and referenced per APA guidelines. The paper should be no more than 3 pages (excluding title page and references).  Content that exceeds the 3 page limit will not be graded.  

Include a minimum of 3 references – the McCance & Huether text is a starting point and is NOT included in the 3 references and may not be included in citations.  You may not use direct quotes.  

 The paper should reflect your synthesis and understanding of the information.  References should be dated within the previous 5 years.    Papers submitted after the due date will not be accepted for grading or feedback and will receive a grade of zero.

The information below indicates the areas of content expected to be included in the paper.  

Guidelines/Grading Criteria

I. State why the specific genetic disorder was chosen for the paper.  **Please note that in this section use of a personal pronoun is acceptable to state why the topic was selected.** (5 pts)

II. Describe the genetic disease/disorder, including incidence/prevalence across genders and ethnic groups, and specific populations/ages at risk/affected.  Include the specific gene/locus affected, patterns of transmission (e.g. parent to child; affected individual to their children), and risk of transmission each pregnancy. (20 pts)

III. Explain how the genetic defect alters normal physiology and how the genetic alteration manifests.  (35 pts)

IV.  Describe how the genetic alteration is diagnosed and tested before and following birth.  (10 pts)

V. List 3 specific teaching points to provide a patient/family regarding the genetics of the disease/alteration (may use bullet points for this content).  May include genetic transmission, counseling, specific resources available, life expectancy, etc.  Does not include manifestations, therapy, treatment options.  (15 pts)

VI. Present information in a scholarly manner (clear, grammatically correct) and reflect synthesis of information from sources. Includes UTA title page.  Use APA format for headings, citations and references.  Conforms to 3 page length.  (15 pts).

 

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Discuss how genetic and genomics can play a role in a demand for new health services and how it may impact health care expenditures in the aging population. Give one example.

1 page, APA format, 2 sources.

 

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Please see attached files for guidlines. Follow the rubrics. 

Please focuse on Breat cancer genetic counseling for BRCA1/2 genes.

 

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