This guide is for NURS 445 Week 1 Pedigree Project Part 1, start to submission. A three-generation family pedigree with relationships, gender, age, disease processes and a key.
NURS 445 is Contemporary Issues in Nursing and Healthcare, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's RN to BSN. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS445; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 445 Contemporary Issues in Nursing and Healthcare |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 1 |
| Points | 50 points |
| Length | A three-generation pedigree with a key |
| Sources | The Genetics Home Reference Handbook for conditions and symbols |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Pedigree diagram with a key |
What NURS 445 Week 1 Pedigree Project Part 1 asks for
You compile your pedigree (family tree) for three generations, including relationship, gender and age, with a key, and track disease processes. If your own family information is not available, you may compile the pedigree of another individual. Part 1 is due in Module/Week 1 with the first half of the Genetics Home Reference Handbook and is worth 50 points.
Where it fits in NURS 445
In the published schedule, Pedigree Project Part 1 is one of 11 graded written assignments in NURS 445. It is the first written assignment in the course; the next is Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 1.
How NURS 445 Week 1 Pedigree Project Part 1 is graded
Liberty grades Pedigree Project Part 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 50 points in the published guide. That is about 5% of the course's 1,010 points. Open the rubric before you draft and read across each row: the top column describes what full credit looks like, and the gap between columns tells you what costs points.
Course grades in NURS 445 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The NURS 445 Week 1 method, step by step
Set up the data before the write-up
Work through the Pedigree Project Part 1 calculations or software steps first and save the output. The written part interprets those numbers, so they have to be right before you explain them.
Show the method
Say which method, formula or test you used and why it fits the question. Graders want to see that the choice was deliberate.
Report the results plainly
Give the key figures in a labeled table and mention each in the text.
Interpret in the context of the question
Explain what the results mean for the decision or question in NURS 445, in plain terms. The interpretation is where the analysis points are earned.
Name the limits
Name the assumptions and limits. A result with its limits stated reads as professional.
Submit the files the guide asks for
Submit every file requested and check that formulas, output and the write-up agree (A three-generation pedigree with a key).
A structure for NURS 445 Week 1 Pedigree Project Part 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 500 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Question | What the analysis is meant to answer. | ~60 words |
| Method | The method or test used and why. | ~80 words |
| Results | Key figures in labeled tables, described. | ~150 words |
| Interpretation | What the results mean for the question. | ~150 words |
| Limits | Assumptions and what would change the answer. | ~60 words |
A topic angle that works
Use standard pedigree symbols (squares for males, circles for females, shading for affected individuals, a slash for deceased) so the key is short and a nurse could read it. Mark ages at diagnosis, not just conditions, because early onset is what suggests a hereditary pattern.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Generation I: paternal grandfather, deceased at 58 of myocardial infarction (shaded, age at death noted); paternal grandmother, 84, type 2 diabetes diagnosed at 60.1 Generation II: father, 62, hypercholesterolemia diagnosed at 35 and coronary stent at 50; aunt, 59, breast cancer at 44.2 Generation III: the student, 34, no known conditions; brother, 30, elevated LDL found at a work screening.3
- Records age at onset for each condition.
- Shows patterns across generations.
- Notes findings in the youngest generation.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 445 Week 1
- Fewer than three generations.
- No key.
- Conditions listed without ages.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: A three-generation pedigree with a key
- Sources: The Genetics Home Reference Handbook for conditions and symbols
- Calculations checked and output saved
- Every table and figure referred to in the text
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
Can I use someone else's family for the NURS 445 pedigree?
Yes. The guide says if your family information is not available, you may compile the pedigree of another individual.
How many points is NURS 445 Week 1 Pedigree Project Part 1 worth?
50 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 445, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 5% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is NURS 445 Week 1 the same in every section of NURS 445?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 445. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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