WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES 2019/2020 Critically evaluate how a comprehensive history and clinical examination contributes to enhanced practice in your clinical area, utilising examples in the discussion. Suggested Guidelines Introduction (150 words) Briefly outline your own clinical area (200 words) Briefly outline current practice/ protocol within your current clinical area in relation to history taking and clinical examination (600 words) Review the literature pertaining to developing assessment skills as part of role development and critically discuss the advantages and disadvantages for the service (patients and nurses) of applying a comprehensive approach to history taking and clinical examination (1500 words) Analyse how these skills could contribute to practice development in your area, giving examples from your own practice, include any difficulties that you might envisage encountering in utilising these advanced skills (1200 words) Recommendations for practice (150 words) Conclusion (200 words) (im male Nurse working in CCU ) General Presentation Guidelines Assignment Presentation The assignment should be 4000 words in length. A word count should be included on the cover sheet. A 10% allowance either way is permitted without penalty. Thereafter, 2% of the total mark available will be deducted from the assessed mark for every 100 words above or below the permitted limit. Some points to note regarding presentation: – Title page must include student number, module, intake date of submission and word count. Please do not include your name. Include an index if appropriate. Always save a copy of your assignment to at least two other sources i.e. icloud, USB, hard drive. The work use double line spacing with 3 cm left margin and 2 cm right hand margin and number pages. Correct spelling and diligent proof reading are important, as well as good use of English clear and concise with acceptable professional terminology. If necessary you can seek help from Student Support Services. Link to Student Guidance Centre https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/. Here you can seek information, support and advice with academic writing. The Harvard Referencing System must be correctly used throughout the assignment. Refer to Cite2write www.qub.ac.uk/cite2write suggested resources had been given to us Core Reading: Bickley, LS and Szilagy, PG (2012) Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking. 11th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Blann, A (2013) Routine Blood Results Explained: A Guide for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals. 3rd Edition. Keswick: M&K Update. Douglas, G, Nicol, F and Robertson, C (2013) Macleods Clinical examination. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Marshall, B, Gallacher, B, Jolly J and Rinomhota, S (2017) Anatomy and Physiology in Healthcare. Banbury: Scion Publishing Ltd. Roper, TA (2014) Clinical Skills. 2nd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Thomas, J and Monaghan, T (2014) Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills. 2nd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Ebook available at qub.ac.uk/lib Cox, CL, Hill, MC and Lack, VM (2012) Advanced Practice in Healthcare. Oxon: Routledge. Articles: Emotional IntelligencePreview the document Advanced Practice Nurses’ Job SatisfactionPreview the document Management Severe SepsisPreview the document Nurse Led EDPreview the document Clinical Lead Role DevelopmentPreview the document Guidelines/Reports: Home Treatment Crisis Response ServicePreview the document Advanced Nursing Practice FrameworkPreview the document Bengoa – Systems, Not StructuresPreview the document Safety and Quality Alerts HSCB are essential reading for all Health Care Professionals and as such you should always keep up to date through your own work environment intranet. See below for link to all alerts: A link to reminder of best practice letters issued to date is available via the following link: https://insight.hscb.hscni.net/safety/safety-and-quality-best-practice-reminder-letters/ (Links to an external site.) Links to best practice for in and out of hospital trauma assessment and management: NHS Planning Guidance – https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/planning-guid-16-17-20-21.pdf (Links to an external site.) Human Factors in Complex Trauma – https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/15/5/231/240545 (Links to an external site.) Trauma.org: Trauma Resuscitation Trauma Team https://www.trauma.org/archive/resus/traumateam.html (Links to an external site.) https://bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(17)30131-2/pdf (Links to an external site.) Hypotensive Resuscitation among Trauma Patients https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4993927/ (Links to an external site.) History Taking: HOPE QuestionnairePreview the document Occupations and Health IssuesPreview the document i have uploaded 2 samples as an example but its not marked as a perfect just to give you an idea please i need from 33-40 references for my assignment
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