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Instructions:

Summarize the questions above and formulate what may be happening with A.M. and the expected treatments to improve her condition.

Use at least one scholarly source to support your findings. Examples of scholarly sources include academic journals, textbooks, reference texts, and CINAHL nursing guides. Be sure to cite your sources in-text and on a References page using APA format.

You can find useful reference materials for this assignment in the School of Nursing guide: https://guides.rasmussen.edu/nursing/referenceebooks

Have questions about APA? Visit the online APA guide: https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa

Case study adapted from:

Harding, M.M. & Snyder, J.S. (2015). Winningham’s critical thinking cases in nursing: Medical-surgical, pediatric, maternity, and psychiatric. Retrieved from: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ras/detail.action?docID=2072336.

Grading Rubric:

Levels of Achievement
Criteria	Emerging	Competence	Proficiency	Mastery
Pathophysiology (15 pts)	Did not include discussion on the pathophysiology of the endocrine system disorder. Failure to provide pathophysiology will result in zero points for this criteria.	Briefly identify the pathophysiology of the endocrine system disorder.	Clearly identified the pathophysiology of an endocrine system disorder.	Thoroughly identified the pathophysiology of an endocrine system disorder.
	Points: 10	Points: 13	Points: 14	Points: 15
Etiology (15 pts)	Did not include discussion on the etiology of the endocrine system disorder. Failure to provide etiology will result in zero points for this criteria.	Briefly discussed etiology of the endocrine system disorder.	Clearly discussed etiology of the endocrine system disorder.	Thoroughly discussed etiology of the endocrine system disorder.
	Points: 10	Points: 13	Points: 14	Points: 15
Clinical Manifestation (10 pts)	Did not provide examples of the clinical manifestation of the endocrine system disorder. Failure to provide clinical manifestation will result in zero points for this criteria.	Briefly provided examples of the clinical manifestation of the endocrine system disorder.	Clearly provided detailed examples of the clinical manifestation of the endocrine system disorder.	Thoroughly provided detailed examples of the clinical manifestation of the endocrine system disorder.
	Points: 6	Points: 8	Points: 9	Points: 10
Treatment (5 pts)	Did not present treatment for endocrine system disorder. Failure to provide treatment will result in zero points for this criteria.	Briefly provided treatment options for the endocrine system disorder.	Clearly provided treatment options for the endocrine system disorder.	Thoroughly provided detailed treatment options for the endocrine system disorder.
	Points: 2	Points: 3	Points: 4	Points: 5
APA, Spelling and Grammar (5 pts)	Six or more APA, spelling or grammar errors. Detracts from the readability of the submission.	No more than five APA, spelling or grammar errors, minimally detracts from the readability of the submission.	No more than three APA, spelling or grammar errors. Does not detract from the readability of the submission.	No APA, spelling or grammar errors.
	Points: 2	Points: 3	Points: 4	Points: 5
	Points: 30	Points: 40	Points: 45	Points: 50