NUR3201 Nursing Assignment Evidence Based Practice
Subject Code & Title :- NUR3201 Nursing Evidence Based Practice
Weighting :- 45%
Length :- Word limit is 1800 words – 10% deviation allowed word length includes in-text referencing and excludes your reference list and appendices)
Assessment name :- Written Assignment NUR3201
NUR3201 Nursing Assignment Evidence Based Practice
NUR3201 Nursing Assignment Evidence Based Practice
Brief task description :-
Students are to read a coronial case report to conduct a critical analysis of key Quality and Safety concepts with in the case. Comprehensive details of the required task can be found in the Task Information section of this document and the assignment marking rubric provided on your course study desk under Assessments. The case to be analysed is the Inquest into the death of Patient C
Students are to utilise current, and relevant Australian literature to support the analysis and should specifically link supporting literature to the case. The analysis should relate to patient assessment, recognition of deterioration and communication provided from the Registered Nurses within their scope of practice whilst caring for Patient C.
Rationale for assessment task :-
Appropriate assessment and communication can save lives and improve patient outcomes This assignment will ask the student to consider their role and accountability as a Registered Nurse in this process to prepare them for clinical practice where they will be required to work within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.This assignment requires students to work closely with the National Safety and Quality Health Service
As a student and soon to be registered nurse you have access to pathways policies guidelines and procedures to guide your decision making, thus students are to conduct the critical analysis of this case referencing key pieces of information/examples specifically from the case and using appropriate guidelines policies and contemporary literature to support the analysis.
NUR3201 Nursing Assignment Evidence Based Practice
Task detail :-
To successfully complete this assignment you will need to include all the following.
Introduction :-
The introduction should set the scene for the critical analysis of the case of patient C in the context of Communicating for Safety Partnering with Consumers and Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Standards with consideration to the accountability and responsibility of a Registered Nurse.
Body & Analysis of the Case :-
This focused analysis should specifically relate to the Registered Nurse’s role in assessment and recognition of deterioration communication for patient safety and family centred care within their scope of practice whilst caring for patient C.
1.The analysis should commence with a discussion around the key safety concepts that this case highlights and that the analysis will address. With a focus on the responsibility accountability and communication requirements of the Registered Nurse within their scope of practice.
2.Students should use examples from the case to highlight missed opportunities from the perspective of a Registered Nurse in their clinical assessment of the patient provision of nursing care communication and accountability.
3.The analysis should include a discussion of the types of ongoing assessments communication and documentation considered important from the practice of the registered nurse.
4.Students must address the relevance of these areas as it relates to nursing communication both electronically and verbally and the accountability that a nurse exhibits or should have exhibited in these interactions.
NUR3201 Nursing Assignment Evidence Based Practice
NUR3201 Nursing Assignment Evidence Based Practice
The analysis of this case should use pertinent literature regarding concepts of human factors teamwork and effective communication both written and verbal and the impact and implications of these on effective decision making and provision patient C’s care. Consideration should be given to the impact of these on the RN’s role in escalation of care to maintain patient safety.
5.Students must provide a synopsis of suitable strategies that could be implemented to risk mitigate missed opportunities found in the case that relate to and demonstrate knowledge of the Registered Nurse’s responsibility and accountability for communication and detecting and responding to acute deterioration. In this discussion students should consider the National Safety and Quality in Health care Standards and reflect upon ‘if the health service were to work with patient C’s family what other strategies (other than those recommended by the QLD Coroner and the QLD Ombudsman) could they put in place to prevent another similar incident occurring?
Students need to demonstrate synthesis of published material with in the student’s own analysis to demonstrate appropriate conclusions.The analysis must be supported by relevant and contemporary literature a minimum of 8 including peer reviewed journal articles that report on empirical evidence plus relevant Australian standards codes health policy and guideline documents.
Conclusion :-
The conclusion draws your argument together and restates your thesis. It is generally a shorter paragraph than the introduction. Remember a conclusion should:
6.restate the argument without introducing any new information
7. remind the reader of the two or three points which provide the most important support for the argument
8.draw the essay to a close.
Writing Style :-
This assessment piece will be written in the form of an academic piece of work section headings are permitted providing references to relevant peer reviewed articles peer reviewed journal articles that report on empirical evidence plus relevant Australian standards codes health policy and guideline documents. Students need to demonstrate synthesis of published material with the student’s own analysis to demonstrate appropriate under standing and application of key Safety and Quality concepts with in the case. Students should not restate or provide a synopsis of the case in their work.
