Select a publication or a newspaper article on a pathogen, apply knowledge learned in BIOS242, and write a paper.

Week 7 Assignment : Pick your Pathogen

Due Friday by 11:59pm Points 50 Submitting a file upload Available Nov 23 at 12am – Dec 15 at 11:59pm 23 days

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Instructions

Objective: Select a publication or a newspaper article on a pathogen, apply knowledge learned in BIOS242, and write a paper.

The goal for this project is:

Project Parameters: For this assignment, you will identify a pathogen in a newspaper article or publication of your choice, apply principles learned in BIOS 242, and research the pathogen for its connection to nursing/health care. You must get approval for your chosen article and pathogen. You will then write a paper on their chosen pathogen/topic. Use the template hyperlinked above when writing your paper.

The pathogen can be a bacteria, fungus, protozoa, or virus. In addition to the article, information to include in the paper should include, morphology, gram stain characteristics, virulence factors, susceptibility to antibiotics, host cells, nutritional needs, growth conditions, mechanisms used to evade the immune system and invasion into the host(s), interactions with the hosts and diseases caused and affected body systems. Additionally, students should explain symptoms when the pathogen infects a host, as well as a diagnosis and the therapeutic intervention needed after infection. You may also add information on statistics related to infection (epidemiology) and any new research findings related to the pathogen.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Textbook: Chapter 21, 22, 23 Lesson Minimum of 2 scholarly sources Assignment Template

to make connections between concepts learned in the course and what is observed in a health care setting to understand real-life applications of Microbiology

Length: 2 pages (not including title page or references page) 1-inch margin Double spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title page References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources)

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BIOS242 Week 7 Assignment

Criteria Ratings Pts

10.0 pts

30.0 pts

Grading This activity will be graded using the provided rubric.

Course Outcomes (CO): 10, 11

Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday

 

 

Article Summary 10.0 pts Article is accurately summarized with all details captured in the paper.

9.0 pts Article is well summarized, but a few details may be missing in the paper.

8.0 pts Article is summarized but is either missing details or inaccurately summarized.

7.0 pts Article is poorly summarized with only a few details correctly captured from the article.

0.0 pts No effort

Quality of Information/Integration of Sources

30.0 pts All of the following criteria are met: 1) Paper includes supporting details and/or examples from lecture material and/or text 2) The following should be included: a) morphology, cellular characteristics, and gram stain characteristics, virulence factors, b) susceptibility to antibiotics, c) host cells, nutritional needs, growth conditions, d) how it evades the immune system and mode of invasion into the host(s), e) interactions with the hosts and

27.0 pts One of the following criteria is missing. 1) Paper includes supporting details and/or examples from lecture material and/or text 2) The following should be included: a) morphology, cellular characteristics, and gram stain characteristics, virulence factors, b) susceptibility to antibiotics, c) host cells, nutritional needs, growth conditions, d) how it evades the immune system and mode of invasion into the host(s), e) interactions with the hosts and

24.0 pts Two of the criteria are missing. 1) Paper includes supporting details and/or examples from lecture material and/or text 2) The following should be included: a) morphology, cellular characteristics, and gram stain characteristics, virulence factors, b) susceptibility to antibiotics, c) host cells, nutritional needs, growth conditions, d) how it evades the immune system and mode of invasion into the host(s), e) interactions with

21.0 pts Most of the “quality” criteria have not been sufficiently met.

0.0 pts No effort

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5.0 pts

5.0 pts

diseases caused and body systems that are affected, f) symptoms when the pathogen infects a host, g) diagnosis and therapeutic intervention needed. 3) Connection to the health/nursing field made.

diseases caused and body systems that are affected, f) symptoms when the pathogen infects a host, g) diagnosis and therapeutic intervention needed. 3) Connection to the health/nursing field made.

the hosts and diseases caused and body systems that are affected, f) symptoms when the pathogen infects a host, g) diagnosis and therapeutic intervention needed. 3) Connection to the health/nursing field made.

Source and Citation Requirements

5.0 pts All of the following criteria are met: 1) Minimum of two scholarly sources used (your newspaper article/publication will count as one of these sources). 2) Article was published within the last years 3) In-text citations are used in paper and there are corresponding citations on the reference page in APA format 4) Sources were accurately cited in the reference page in APA format.

4.0 pts One of the criteria is missing. 1) Minimum of two scholarly sources used (your newspaper article/publication will count as one of these sources). 2) Article was published within the last years 3) In-text citations are used in paper and there are corresponding citations on the reference page in APA format 4) Sources were accurately cited in the reference page in APA format.

3.0 pts Two of the criteria are missing. 1) Minimum of two scholarly sources used (your newspaper article/publication will count as one of these sources). 2) Article was published within the last years 3) In-text citations are used in paper and there are corresponding citations on the reference page in APA format 4) Sources were accurately cited in the reference page in APA format.

2.0 pts More than two criteria are missing. 1) Minimum of two scholarly sources used (your newspaper article/publication will count as one of these sources). 2) Article was published within the last years 3) In-text citations are used in paper and there are corresponding citations on the reference page in APA format 4) Sources were accurately cited in the reference page in APA format.

0.0 pts No effort

Grammar/ spelling 5.0 pts There are none or minimal errors in grammar or spelling.

4.0 pts There are a few grammar or spelling errors (up to 3).

3.0 pts There are several grammar or spelling errors (4 to 7).

2.0 pts There are more than 7 grammar or spelling errors.

0.0 pts No effort

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Total Points: 50.0

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