NR 603 Week 1 Discussion: Comparison and Contrast: Trigeminal Neuralgia and Giant Cell Arteritis
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Identify the assigned topics listed by the first letter of your first name. For example, if your first name begins with the letter G then your assigned topic is dementia and delirium.
| First Letter of Your First Name | Topic |
| A – E | Benign positional vertigo and Meniere’s disease |
| F – J | Dementia and delirium |
| K – O | Trigeminal neuralgia and giant cell arteritis |
| P – S | Post-concussive syndrome and traumatic brain injury |
| T – Z | Migraine headache and tension headache |
Include the following sections:
- Application of Course Knowledge: Compare and contrast the assigned topics in your initial discussion post. The goal of this assignment goes beyond simply listing information for each disease; it requires a careful examination of both disorders with a thoughtful discussion of both the similarities and the differences of Consider the clinical presentation of each client to the office. Describe their clinical presentation and how their history would impact their diagnosis.
Address each of the following components using your own words:
- Presentation: Demographics, onset of symptoms, history of present illness, associated risk factors
- Pathophysiology: Similarities and differences in pathophysiology
- Assessment: Physical assessment techniques, appropriate diagnostic testing
- Diagnosis: Additional differential diagnoses to consider, positive findings for each diagnosis
- Management: Similarities and differences in pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments, client education, referral, and follow-up care
- Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations :
- Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
- Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
- Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
- Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
- Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
- Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for
- Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer.
- Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
- Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice
- Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation
- Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.
- Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion topic (not a response to a peer or faculty), by Wednesday, 11:59 m. MT of each week.
- Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.
