Module 3 Assignment
Professional Development Assignment Description:
There are 4 parts to the assignment. Please place all four
assignments into one paper. The
different parts should be clearly marked so your professor knows which question
you are addressing.
Rewrite the following essays. Correct all errors in capitalization,
spelling, and punctuation. Divide the
passage into appropriate paragraphs.
Essay #1:
When my husband Joe had cancer surgery five years ago, each
of his family members responded just as I knew they would. John, his father,
decided to organize the family’s calls. Because, of course, everything would
run so much more smoothly. Thus Jane, Matt, and Jim received detailed sheets of
instructions in the mail. Telling them which days to telephone r.j. smith
hospital to talk to Joe and what presents to send. Jane, enraged, promptly
threw a tantrum. Calling Matt and me to complain about her father’s overbearing
behavior. “I,” she yelled, “am a Psychiatrist who knows how to handle these
situations, i am not still a child.” Matt also responded predictably. By
avoiding the situation. He threw himself into his work. Normally a late
sleeper, Matt took to leaving at 5:00 a.m., driving on the deserted expressway
and arriving at work before six a.m. In addition, he didn’t return until 11:00
p.m. When he would fall into bed so exhausted that he couldn’t worry about Joe.
Jim, too, responded predictably. He fumed inside for weeks, ignored John’s instructions,
and sent cartons of books to Joe. So that he would never be bored. The books
were funny. Because Jim had read Norman Cousins’ book about the healing power
of laughter. Within a few months, Joe recovered from the surgery-in spite of
his family
Essay #2:
Treatment of atrial septal defect depends upon the size and
symptoms and therefore is individualized an atrial septal defect of less than
3mm usually closes spontaneously (The Merck Manual, 2006). When the defect is between 3mm and 8mm it
closes spontaneously in eighty percent of cases by the age of eighteen months,
however, atrial septal defects located in the anteroinferior aspect of the
septum (ostium primum) or in the posterior aspect of the septum near the
superior vena cava or inferior vena cava (sinus venosus) don’t close
spontaneously. If the defect is very
small does not close spontaneously and the patient is asymptomatic. The
treatment may be simply too monitor via an annual echocardiogram. Of course their is a risk of patients’ becoming
symptomatic.
Moderate-sized atrial septal defects or larger or patients’
who are symptomatic require closure of the shunt this is usually done between
the ages of 2 and 6 years. A
catheter-delivered closure device, such as Amplatzer Septal Occluder or
Cardio-Seal device. May be used for
closure of atrial septal defects less than 13mm in size, except than primum or
sinus venosus defects. If the defect is
greater than thirteen milimeters or located near important structures. Surgical repair becomes necessary. If the atrial septal defect is repaired
during childhood there mortality rates approach 0 and the patient’s life
expectancy approaches that of the general population prior to surgical repair,
patients may need to be treated with diuretics; digoxin; ACE inhibitor; or beta
blockers to prevent congestive heart failure (Moser & Riegel, 2007). Following surgical repair patience will
receive aspirin to prevent clots, and be monitored closely for dysrhythmias and
pulmonary hypertension. Oxygen and
nitric oxide therapy have proven to be beneficial in treating postoperative
pulmonary hypertension. Also patients
who have primum atrial septal defect will need endocarditis prophylaxis.
Guided writing exercise:
Think about a recent experience you have had that required you
to use critical thinking skills. Set a
timer for five minutes. Write about your
experience. Do not worry about grammar,
punctuation, or spelling. Just write,
but stop at five minutes. Now go back
and write your experience with correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Submit both written pieces. Add a concluding paragraph that answers the
follows questions: How was the formal writing experience different from the
timed writing experience? What did you
do differently? Was there any difference
in the time it took you? How did you
ensure your spelling, grammar, and punctuation were correct?
Describe when the following words would be used in a
scholarly essay. Then, use those that
are appropriate to a scholarly essay in a sentence.
Their, there, they’re
Affect, effect
Its, it’s
your, you’re
then, than
accept, except
Describe the use of apostrophes in writing in general. When should apostrophes be used in formal
writing? When should apostrophes be
avoided in formal writing?
