Description

General Instructions

During the past four weeks, you have examined conditions affecting the immune, hematologic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal systems. Some conditions can affect all of these conditions, including autoimmune disorders like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that cause inflammation in multiple body systems. Follow the steps below to analyze the effects of SLE on various body systems.

• Step 1: Review your assigned body system from weeks 1-4. Your assignment is based on the first letter of your last name in the chart below.

• Step 2: Reflect on how SLE impacts your assigned body
• Step 3: Answer the discussion prompts below with explanation and detail, providing complete references for all citations.
• Step 4: Reply to a peer with a different assigned body

Include the following sections:

Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.

1. Describe the specific pathophysiological processes in SLE that lead to the manifestations observed in your assigned body How does SLE affect your assigned body system?
2. Discuss the symptoms and clinical manifestations of SLE on your assigned body system. How do these symptoms impact the client’s function and quality of life? Can changes in your assigned body system affect or be affected by other body systems in clients with SLE?
3. Discuss the diagnostic tests used to diagnose SLE-related complications in your body system. What challenges are associated with diagnosing SLE if only looking at your assigned body system?
4. Explore the current treatments for managing SLE symptoms associated with your assigned body system. What are the goals of these treatments and how effective are they in mitigating the impact of SLE on the body?

Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers by asking questions and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice:

1. Respond to at least one peer.
2. Respond to a second peer post.
3. 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.
   • Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the collaboration café topic (not a response to a peer) by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m.MT of each week.
   • Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic and two to student peers) on two different days during the week.