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BIOL 203 Lab Report Assignment

Aria’s Case

Aria is a 30-year-old woman who recently presented in the emergency after a bicycle accident. The ER nurses treated several lacerations and abrasions to the right side of Aria’s face and her right arm. X-ray images showed a complete transverse fracture of Aria’s right wrist and fractures to her right temporal bone. The attending physician placed a cast on Aria’s arm and proceeded to examine her for the extent of the head trauma.
When asked to walk across the room, Aria complained of dizziness and had trouble keeping her balance. Aria was unable to hear clearly through her right ear and when a tuning fork was struck and placed on her forehead, she could hear it only on her left side. When asked to sniff a vial of vanilla extract, Aria correctly identified the odor. An eye exam revealed that Aria’s visual acuity and peripheral vision were normal. The doctor then asked Aria to follow a penlight with her eyes as he moved the light to Aria’s right, left, up, down, and towards her nose. Both eyes tracked the light as normal. The doctor examined Aria’s face for symmetry and observed some weakness in the eyelids, eyebrows, lips, and forehead on the right side. A taste test revealed that Aria was unable to distinguish sweet and salty tastes on the anterior right side of her tongue. Aria was able to feel a warm probe applied to her forehead, cheek, and chin. When asked to clench her jaw, the physician observed a strong and symmetrical contraction. Aria’s gag reflex was normal.
Based on her symptoms, the physician concluded that Aria had cranial nerve damage. He advised his patient that she may require surgery and sent her back to radiography for thin-slice CT scans of her skull.

For this assignment, you are the physician! Your task is to determine which of Aria’s cranial nerve(s) are damaged. You will use the data you gathered in lab as the normal or control subject. Use the description of Aria’s symptoms in the case given above to formulate data for an abnormal or experimental subject. Compare the data from the control subject (your lab partner) to the data for the experimental subject (Aria) to determine what sensory or motor deficits Aria is experiencing. Use your knowledge of the anatomy and function of each cranial nerve to determine which cranial nerve or nerves were affected by her injuries. To write your lab report, follow the format specified on the last page of this document and use the rubric provided to guide the content.

General Guidelines:

1. The lab report must be typed, double-spaced, submitted via Canvas, and checked by TurnItIn.

2. Be as concise as possible. Be specific in your wording. The best lab reports are ones that make every word count. Strive for logic and precision and avoid ambiguity. Keep the writing impersonal; do not use person (i.e., I or we).

3. Proofread your report before submitting it for grading. Mistakes in grammar and spelling will factor into your final grade. Have a neutral person review and critique your report before submission. If you need help, see your instructor or go to the LAC for assistance.

4. The report needs to be written in sufficient detail so that a person with the same background as you can read the report and understand it.

5. Be sure to say whether the hypothesis was accepted or rejected and then explain why. Include data from the lab results to demonstrate your reasoning.

6. Do not just list data. It needs to be in a format that suits the data such as a graph or table.

7. Academic honesty is required. Although you worked with a partner while completing the lab exercise, you must write your own, individual lab report. Copying another student’s paper or portions thereof constitutes plagiarism. Copying published materials such as websites or text books is also plagiarism. Review the tutorials on Canvas or consult with library staff if you are uncertain about how to avoid plagiarism.
The HCC handbook states:

“Academic honesty means the use of one’s own thoughts and materials in the writing of papers, tests and other classroom related activities….
Students are expected to give full credit for the borrowing of other’s words or ideas. Intentional or unintentional use of another’s words or ideas without acknowledging this use constitutes plagiarism:
• The duplication of an author’s words without quotation marks and accurate references and footnotes.
• The duplication of author’s words or phrases with footnotes or accurate references but without quotation marks
• The use of author’s ideas in paraphrase without accurate references or footnotes.
• Submitting a paper in which exact words are merely rearranged even though footnoted.”

The penalty for the first infraction of the Academic Honesty policy is to receive a zero on the assignment. The second offense may result in a failing grade for the course.

8. Make sure to use in-text citations when quoting or paraphrasing another author’s words, phases, ideas or data. Merely rearranging the order of words and not using an in text citation constitutes plagiarism. APA style format for in text and full citations must be used

9. Your originality score from turnitin.com must be below 25% for you to receive a grade for this report. If your originality score is above 25% by the due date you will receive a zero on this assignment.

Notes:
1. Material covering cranial nerves is in pages 495-503 of your textbook.
2. Data must be reported in graph or table format.
3. You must use in text citations where appropriate in the body of the paper. Failure to do so results in plagiarism and will be treated as a violation of HCC’s academic honesty policy. You must use APA format for in text citations and for the full reference in the literature cited section of the paper. If you fail to use the proper APA citation format you will lose points, see rubric below.

Format: Your paper must follow the format outlined below. The format of this paper follows the APA research report format. An example of this format can be found at: http://www.thewritesource.com/apa/apa.pdf

Title Page: The title page should be on a separate page at beginning and contain
the title of the report, your name, the name(s) of your lab partner(s),
the course number and the date that the report was submitted.

The body of the paper should contain the following clearly labeled sections:

Introduction: An introduction provides a concise statement, in paragraph form, of the
purposes or aims of the experiment/test. Although the introduction varies with the style of the author and tests performed, it should only contain information that is relevant to the case. The introduction should be between one and two double-spaced pages long. Your hypothesis will be based on the information in the case study and the background material. Give a reason for your hypothesis that is based on what is known about the function of the cranial nerves. Remember, the hypothesis doesn’t have to be correct. Make sure to cite all references properly in the body of the paper

Procedures: This section explicitly describes the details of the tests performed. Do not copy from the lab manual. Describe in your own words the procedures you used to test the functions of cranial nerves.

Results: This section is used to present your results. You should not report raw data. It should be tabulated and presented in the form of tables and graphs. Make sure that all tables and graphs are labeled appropriately.

Discussion: The data is analyzed and discussed in this section. Do not simply repeat the data from the results section, instead, explain the data. What differences did you find between the control and experimental results? Explain how those differences relate to the function of the cranial nerves. Do you results support your hypothesis (in other words, was your prediction correct)? Or do your results contradict your hypothesis (was your prediction wrong)? Use your data to explain your reasoning. What are the main points of uncertainty in interpreting your data? Include suggestions that you may have for improving the design of the tests. If you use material from other sources to support your discussion, you must cite the reference.

Abstract: In this section, you will make a brief summary of the study, along with the main conclusions. If your report was a movie, this would be the trailer. But you should include the spoilers (i.e., how does it end)

Literature Cited: Use the APA format for citations within the paper and in your reference list. Consult http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
if you are unfamiliar with this format.

BIOL 203 Lab Report Grading Rubric
Item Possible Points Your Score
Introduction (8 pts total)
Purpose – Give a statement the of overall purpose of the study 1
Background
Provide a general description of cranial nerves 1
Identify the cranial nerve(s) that carry sensory information
to the brain 1
Identify the structures which each sensory nerve innervates 1
Identify the cranial nerve(s) that carry motor commands
from the brain 1
Identify the structures which each motor nerve controls 1
Hypothesis – Predict which cranial nerve(s) is/are damaged in Aria’s case
(Use the information from Aria’s case to make your prediction) 2

Procedures (2 pts total)
Briefly explain how the function of each of the cranial nerves
was tested in the laboratory 2

Results (2 pts total)
Report data in table or graph format 1
Include proper labels and titles 1

Discussion (8 pts total)
Summary and interpretation of data
For each test performed, compare the results between the
control and experimental subjects 2
Relate the results to the background information in the
introduction 2
Analysis of results
State whether the hypothesis is accepted or rejected 1
Explain how the results support the hypothesis -OR-
Explain how the results contradict the hypothesis 2
Describe any points of uncertainty about the study and
conclusions or any further questions 1

Abstract (2 pts total)
Give a brief overview of the study and the conclusions that
can be made from it 2

Literature cited (3 pts total)
Provide and APA style list of references and in-text citations 2
Use the correct format for the entire report (see the format
instructions above) 1

Read the scenario below and complete the tasks that follow.

Scenario

You just accepted a role as medical administrator at a podiatrist medical office. There are many responsibilities associated with this position including managing the office, patient registration, insurance verification/referrals, and scheduling following up appointments. As you navigate through your first day at work, the waiting room is full and a patient with a severe foot infection is seeking treatment without an appointment. As part of your new position and responsibilities, you will be required to review, assess, and participate in all medical administrative duties that will support this patient.

As the new medical administrator, you have will complete an encounter form of the new patient with a severe foot infection.

Identify and summarize the steps for registering this patient by completing the encounter form as the patient and the registration form as the medical administrator, which includes verification of the patient insurance. HIPAA privacy rule should be adhered when registering the patient.

Patient and Outpatient Information

• Patient Welcome/Managing Wait Time
  • In one page summarize how to greet the patient and manage the waiting room
  • Include a brief outline describing how to verify the patient’s insurance
• Outpatient Encounter Form
  • Complete this form as the medical administrator: Outpatient Encounter Form
• Patient Registration Form
  • Complete this form as the patient: Patient Registration Form
• Apply HIPAA rules when documenting patient information
  • Outline the five steps under the HIPAA privacy rule to ensure patient information is protected while registering the patient. The summary should follow the “Guidelines for Ensuring” patient privacy isn’t breached in the reception area

Task

Using the first public health issue that you discussed in W1 Assignment 3, select two individual health behavior theories and apply them to that issue. Identify at least two theories or frameworks that can be used to understand your public health issue. Examine the theories and apply them to the topic. In your paper:

• Explain how each theory or framework applies to your topic.
• Provide at least two literature based examples for each theory or framework.
• Your paper must be a minimum of 1,000 words in length.

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We have been learning a lot about solar energy this week! What is another form of renewable energy in which you are interested? What can you tell us about it?

300 – 500 words

Complete the following attached PDF files

Fault Maps.pdf

Plate_Boundaries_and_Earthquakes.pdf –

Note from the professor: “There is also a updated map that has a legend item to illustrate the distance from the plate boundary, (in one of the attached files)”

Plate_Boundaries_and_Earthquakes_update.pdf – I don’t know if the above file is the same exact file, just a updated map?.

Thank You So Much!

Assignment Due in 2 weeks

For this assignment, you will choose two (2) of the course concepts that were discussed this term and create a 10 slide professional visual PowerPoint presentation. NOTE: The 10 slides do not include the title slide or reference slide.

First, pick two (2) course concepts from the list below:

1. Safety
2. Healthcare Quality
3. Leadership
4. Collaboration/Interpersonal Violence
5. Healthcare Economics
6. Technology and Informatics

Then, develop your PowerPoint Presentation. Consider following this pattern for your slides:

• Slide 1 – Title slide (Does not count toward the slide count)
• Slide 2 – Introduction slide (Introduces and discusses the two selected course concepts)
• Slide 3 & 4 – Identify and appraise the first selected concept (Consider the exemplars evaluated during the course)
• Slide 5 & 6 – Identify and appraise the second selected concept (Consider the exemplars evaluated during the course)
• Slide 7 – Describe how the two concepts impact the nurses’ need to use high level clinical judgement (Consider how nurses advance clinical practice because of the identified concept)
• Slide 8 & 9 – Analyze the emerging health initiatives surrounding the two selected concepts (Discuss what initiatives have developed because of the identified exemplars discussed throughout the course)
• Slide 10 – Discuss how to advance workplace communication (Identify how to advance communication within the healthcare metaparadigm)
• Slide 11 – Conclude the presentation (Provide an overview of what was discussed in the presentation)
• Slide 12– Reference slide (References must be in APA Style and citations must be included in the presentation and speaker notes; does not count toward the slide count)