As an advanced practice nurse, it is necessary to apply concepts, principles, and responses related to pathophysiologic processes that result in disease. Interaction of genetics, immunity, and infectious processes can have systemic effects throughout all body systems. Examination of disease process analyses for genetics, immunity, and infectious disease systems provided the foundation for understanding wellness and disease. Connect what you are learning to a current or recent article that relates to one of the week’s topics. Search for a recent journal article or an article from a professional or public health source in one of the following areas:
Genetic testingInfectious diseasesImmunity
Consider how the information in the article is important to your future role as an advanced practice nurse in education.
Summarize the article and provide a link to it.Analyze the disease process.Explain how the physiologic process is clinically relevant or applicable.Based on the article, provide 3 key points you would like to share with the class. Consider any ethical, cultural, or social implications of the research that are relevant to clinical practice.
