Patient assessment care plan (60%) Due: Sunday 3rd of November (Week 13) 11:55pm Word limit: 1500 +/- 10% (excluding in-text referencing) Addresses unit learning outcome: 1. Demonstrate and describe health assessment techniques 2. Discuss and document the findings of a health assessment 3. Develop a plan of care 4. N/A explored in assessment item 1 5. Communicate findings in written and oral format from both health assessment and plan of care. Related graduate attributes: UC graduates are professional: Communicate effectively Display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload Employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills Take pride in their professional and personal integrity Use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to plan and manage their workload. UC graduates are global citizens: Make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives UC graduates are lifelong learners: Adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas Be self-aware Reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development. Task: 1. Based on the case information and clinical documentation provided below, you are required to analyse the clinical case study and develop a nursing plan of care. When preparing your nursing plan of care, include the following: Briefly outline the context of the case in the present moment. Identify and analyse the clinical data that informs a primary clinical assessment (ABCDE). Based on this analysis what judgements (hypothesis, overall impressions) can be made? Identify what integrated person-centered (physical and non-physical) assessments are required during your shift, based on the case. Support your chosen assessments with evidence from the literature. Identify 3 clinical priorities for the immediate care of the patient. Support each choice of priority with a brief rationale using appropriate evidence from the literature. Outline your plan of care to address these priorities and how you will evaluate them. Support your discussion with evidence from the literature. 2. Upload your full draft to ‘Draft submission – Assessment Item 2: Patient assessment care plan’ in ‘Assignments’ to obtain your URKUND report. 3. Upload your final submission Assessment item 2: Patient assessment care plan in Canvas. The clinical case scenario and comprehensive instruction on how to complete this assessment is provided in the documents below. Please ensure you read these documents. You are welcome to post your questions relating to this assessment on the pinned discussion forum thread, ‘Assessment 2: Patient assessment care plan Q&A’ or come and see your workshop facilitator. Documents: Assessment item 2 – Patient assessment care plan – Student Information.pdf This is where you will find all the information on how to complete this assessment and the case scenario. Assessment 2 – Clinical case report template.pdf This is the template that you can use to structure your work. Assessment item 2 – Marking Rubric.pdf This is the comprehensive marking rubric that will be used to mark your work. Feedback will be added and the file uploaded with your mark to Canvas. The marking rubric you see at the bottom of this page contains the criteria only, not the complete description of each. This is to enable markers to use the Speedgrader function on Canvas. Please ensure you open the file above and read the descriptions carefully. Patricia Green – MEWS chart.pdf Patricia Green – Medication chart.pdf This is the clinical documentation you may utilise to complete this assessment. Extensions and late submissions: Please refer to the unit outline and unit resources module for information regarding extensions, late submissions and assessment requirements. Assessment items not attempted by the deadline will be subject to marking penalties as per the university assessment policy. Please note that students must attempt all assessment items and gain an aggregate mark of 50% or more to pass this unit.
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