You are a nurse working the day shift and have been assigned to five patients. One of your patients is an 89-year-old male with a stage III decubitus ulcer to his coccyx. The healthcare provider is planning to discharge him to a long-term facility today and would like you to discuss wound healing with him and his wife. Please use the following prompts to guide your analysis, and use evidence from the literature to support your answers.

1. Distinguish between the main types of healing: first-intention and second-intention.
2. Discuss at least three factors that can delay wound healing, and identify some strategies to improve wound healing.
3. Explain the four phases of wound healing, identifying the role that the extracellular matrix plays in the process.

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For additional details, please refer to the Case Study Guidelines and Rubric document.

Case Study: Wound Healing and Tissue Repair

NUR 315 Case Study Guidelines and Rubric

Critical thinking is a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion. Case studies are meant to connect real-world scenarios with theoretical teachings. You are expected to test assumptions and find creative ways to consider all the facets contributing to analysis of the case.

Case Study: Wound Healing and Tissue Repair

Prompt:

For each case study, be sure to:

• Introduce main elements and concerns and identify the
• Use the associated questions to guide your paper and explain the pathology in the development of a plan of
• Explain the role patient-care technologies (i.e., point of care testing, computer provider order entry, bar-coding medication administration, EMR/EHR) in caring for the individual(s).
• Apply critical thinking in analyzing and interpreting the
• Include evidence to support your analysis of the
• Write clearly and concisely, following standard rules of

 

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as at least a 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least two peer-reviewed sources cited in APA format.

 

Critical Elements	Exemplary (100%)	Proficient (85%)	Needs Improvement (55%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Pathology: Introduction and Identification	Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses industry-specific language and is exceptionally clear and well-informed	Introduces the reader to specific themes and main elements of the assigned case study without any gaps and precisely identifies specific pathology	Introduces the reader to specific themes and main elements of the assigned case study and identifies the pathology, but with gaps in information presented	Does not accurately introduce the reader to specific themes and main elements of the assigned case study and does not identify the pathology	15
Pathology: Explanation and Plan of Care	Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses industry-specific language to establish expertise	Comprehensively explains the pathological condition in the development of plan of care for the individual in the assigned case study without any gaps	Explains the pathological condition in the development of plan of care for the individual in the assigned case study, but with gaps	Does not explain the pathological condition in the development of plan of care for the individual in the assigned case study	20
Response to Questions	Meets “Proficient” criteria and seamlessly incorporates these responses into the submission	Thoroughly addresses all prompts from the case study and comprehensively explores issues, ideas, and concerns	Adequately addresses most prompts included in the case study, but does not explore issues, ideas, or concerns	Addresses less than half of the prompts from the case study	25

 

 

Patient-Care Technologies	Meets “Proficient” criteria, and explanation is exceptionally clear and well-informed	Accurately explains the role of patient-care technologies (as appropriate) in caring for individuals identified in the assigned case study without any gaps	Accurately explains the role of patient-care technologies (as appropriate) in caring for individuals identified in the assigned case study, but with gaps in information given	Does not accurately explain the role of patient-care technologies (as appropriate) in caring for individuals identified in the assigned case study	15
Incorporation of Resources	Incorporates more than two discipline-specific, peer- reviewed journal articles and one source from an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal. Viewpoints of experts are analyzed and well-informed	Incorporates sources of evidence from at least two discipline-specific, peer- reviewed journal articles	Incorporates at least two sources of evidence from peer- reviewed journals, but fails to make connection to case study clear	Does not incorporate at least two sources of evidence from a peer-reviewed journal	15
Articulation of Response (APA/Mechanics)	Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format	Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization	Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas	Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that obstruct understanding	10
Earned Total					100%

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

• Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
• Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
• One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
• I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

• Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
• In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
• Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
• Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

• Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
• Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
• I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

• I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
• As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
• It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

 

LopesWrite Policy

• For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
• Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
• Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
• Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

• The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
• Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
• If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
• I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
• As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

• Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: 
  • Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
  • Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

 

 

Case Study: Wound Healing and Tissue Repair