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Develop a plan of nursing care for the person with an acute illness, identifying areas for collaboration with the family and other health disciplines

Weighting: 30%
Due Date: Tuesday, 8th May, 2018 by 1700 hrs
Aim:
The aim of this assignment is for students to demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical
knowledge to plan effective evidence-based, person-centred care for a client with an acute
medical or surgical condition, as part of the role of the Registered Nurse.
This assignment addresses the following learning outcomes:
1. Develop a plan of nursing care for the person with an acute illness, identifying areas for
collaboration with the family and other health disciplines;
2. Demonstrate reflective, evidence-based nursing practices for clients with acute
medical/surgical conditions in a range of clinical settings, which is consistent with NMBA
nursing standards;
3. Demonstrate the principles of reflective practice;
Task Description:
For this task you need to write a 1500 word essay in which you discuss the assessment of a
post-operative client (Mrs Grace Potter; see below) and develop a comprehensive care plan
to address the nursing care priorities including ONE priority which is EITHER Postoperative
wound infection OR Post-operative deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
Task Instructions:
You MUST include the following information in your essay:
Introduction (approximately 100 words)
Introduction should contextualise and identify the aim of the assignment.
Body (approximately 1300 words)
1. Discuss the risk factors and pathophysiology of the chosen health concern for Mrs
Potter. (100 words)
2. List and discuss four (4) components of an initial post-operative assessment you (RN)
would undertake for Mrs Potter. Provide a rationale for each assessment relating to
Mrs Potter’s conditions and justify with evidence-based literature. (300 words)
3. Identify TWO (2) priorities of nursing care to meet Mrs Potter’s needs identified in
your initial post-op assessment. Also provide a rationale for why these are a priority.
One nursing care priority to be discussed must be DVT OR post-operative wound
infection prevention. (50 words each priority)
4. Provide a comprehensive care plan to address the identified TWO (2) nursing care
priorities. Use evidence-based literature to justify why each intervention is likely to
be appropriate for Mrs Potter. (750 words)
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5. Use Gibb’s Reflective Cycle as a framework to demonstrate how you would reflect on
the process of managing the chosen post-op potential health concern and what you
have learnt from designing the plan. This section can be written in first person. (100
words)
Conclusion (approximately 100 words)
The conclusion should give a brief summary of the main points of the essay. [Approx. 100
words]
NOTE:
● You must support all sections of your essay with scholarly literature from the past 10
years.
PRESENTATION GUIDELINES:
Please ensure that your submitted assignment:
1. Includes an Assignment Title Page as per the Griffith Health Writing & Referencing
Guide.
2. Is correctly formatted as per the Griffith Health Writing and Referencing formatting
guidelines (e.g. spacing, page number, etc.), AND includes a correctly formatted
reference list according to APA 6th edition. You do not need to include the marking
criteria with your submission.
3. Is assembled into one document. Format file is to be MS Word only (.doc) or (.docx).
4. Has uploaded successfully into the Submission Inbox. Retain a copy of the digital receipt
for the final assignment submission.
5. Is submitted online via the relevant campus specific Turnitin submission point on the
course site under the Assessment tab.
* For more help with Turnitin Assignment submissions go to: Turnitin
CLIENT SCENARIO:
Mrs Grace Potter is a 67- year old woman who presented with rheumatoid arthritis of the
right hip. She has been a client of her local General Practitioner and has been medically
managing her pain for the past 8 months. Due to worsening pain and decreasing mobility,
Grace was referred to a surgical specialist and requires a total hip replacement (THR). Grace
has a history of hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and poorly managed Type 2 Diabetes
requiring oral hypoglycaemics.
Grace is widowed and lives alone, but has a son who lives nearby and is in regular contact.
Grace lives in her own home, which has six steps at the front, and is usually able to do all her
own activities of daily living (ADLs) and household work independently. Recently Grace has
been having difficulty with her ADLs and with general mobility due to pain in her leg.
Grace has just returned to the orthopaedic ward post total hip replacement (THR) surgery.
She has IV Normal Saline 0.9% running. She is drowsy but rousable and is complaining of
pain (rating 7/10). Her vital signs on arrival to the ward are: BP 145/70, HR 105bpm, temp
35.9 degrees, SpO2 99% on 8 litres of oxygen via a Hudson mask. She has a dressing on her
right hip that is intact, but there is a small amount of blood oozing out. She has a Redi-vac
drain in situ that contains 50 mLs of frank coloured blood. She also has patient-controlled
analgesia (PCA) in situ. A Charnley pillow (foam abduction pillow) is used. You have been
allocated to care for Grace.
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MARKING CRITERIA
POSSIBLE
MARK
INTRODUCTION and CONCLUSION
 Assignment has as an introduction that contextualises the assignment and identifies
the aim of the assignment (5) (approximately 100 words)
 Has a concluding paragraph that summarises the overall assignment (5)
(approximately 100 words)
 Does not introduce any new information or references in the conclusion
/ 10
CRITERION ONE: Overview of the Client
 Using scholarly literature, the risk factors and pathophysiology of the chosen health
concern for Mrs Potter were clearly discussed (15) (approximately 100 words)
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CRITERION TWO: Comprehensive assessment
 Using scholarly literature, four (4) components of an initial post-operative
assessment the RN would undertake for Mrs Potter were identified and discussed
(10)
 A rationale for each assessment relating to Mrs Potter’s conditions was provided
and justified with evidence-based literature (approximately 300 words) (15)
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CRITERION THREE: Plan nursing care based on assessment of the client
 Using scholarly literature, TWO (2) priorities of nursing care to meet Mrs Potter’s
needs were identified in the initial post-op assessment
 Two nursing care priorities were discussed including ONE as DVT or post op
wound infection (approximately 50 words each priority) (10)
 From the analysis of the literature reviewed, a comprehensive care plan to address
the identified TWO (2) nursing care priorities was provided (10)
 Used evidence-based literature to justify why each intervention is likely to be an
appropriate nursing intervention for Mrs Potter. Patient-centred care and
consideration of Mrs Potter’s dignity and choice was evident throughout the essay.
(approximately 750 words) (10)
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CRITERION FOUR: Evaluation of care
 Used Gibb’s Reflective Cycle as a framework to demonstrate how you would
reflect on the process of managing the chosen post-op potential health concern and
discussed what you have learnt from it (100 words) (10)
/ 10
PRESENTATION and STRUCTURE
Conforms to the Assignment Presentation Formatting Guidelines:
● Assignment title page (not university cover page) including name, student number
and word count (1)
● Does not exceed maximum 1500 word limit (excess words will not be marked) (1)
● Uses academic language throughout (1)
● Correct spelling, grammar, sentence structure and paragraphs (2)
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Select a disorder of the sensory system from this list and explain the symptoms of the disorder.
Read Chapters 6 and 7 of your text and complete the MyPsychLab Brain modules: Visual System and Perception.

Then, select a disorder of the sensory system to discuss. You must choose a different disorder than your peers. If you would like to focus on a disorder that is not on the list, please get prior approval from your instructor.

Select a disorder of the sensory system from this list.

Anton’s syndrome
blindsight
Balint’s syndrome
Gerstmann’s syndrome
akinetopsia
central achromatopsia
apperceptive agnosia
associative agnosia
prosopagnosia
object anomia
alexia without agraphia
hemispatial neglect
phantom limb pain
simultanagnosia
Capgras syndrome
tactile agnosia
cortical deafness
pure word deafness
receptive amusia
Conduct research and locate two peer-reviewed articles to support your statements. In your post

Explain the symptoms of the disorder.
Describe how the diagnosis is made (e.g., findings on brain imaging, laboratory testing, etc.).
Discuss the neurobiological basis for the disorder (e.g., CNS structures involved and neurotransmitters).
Describe the functional deficits associated with the disorder including how these may impact the patient’s ability to carry out activities of daily living (e.g., occupational, social, recreational).
Cite your sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center .
Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion.

Your response must include a description of the current treatment options, both pharmaceutical (including mechanism of action for any drug therapies) and behavioral (based on the functional deficits associated with the disorder) that are available for the disorder your peer described. You must use a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources in your response.

Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) on Day 7 of the week and respond to anyone who replies to your initial post.

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Discuss your experiences of this activity including what you knew about this issue/topic prior to the activity.

Students will be expected to attend one of the following advocacy activities before the end of the semester (this is mandatory – no exceptions). Students must write up a 2 page summary of this experience, discussing the goals of the advocacy activity, policy issues discussed, further actions if applicable, your future plans for advocacy (refer to Rubric p.11).

The write up should follow the following format:
I.) Introduce the policy/advocacy topic for this activity and provide a description of the importance of the issue to health care, nursing and public policy.
II.) Describe the issues discussed at the activity and controversies, debates, presentations, etc. that occurred at the activity.
III.) Discuss your experiences of this activity including what you knew about this issue/topic prior to the activity, what you learned from participating in this activity and what you can do to impact policy related to this issue.

Examples of an advocacy activity are:
1) United Nations Meetings
a. Up coming meetings and topics will be posted for students to attend
(Students are encouraged to go one of these
2) Local nursing association educational forums or workshop
a. Examples of nursing forums or workshops
i. NYSNA ( http://www.nysna.org/)
1. Lobby Day
ii. Nurse Practitioners of New York (http://www.NPNY.net)
1. Lobby Day
iii. ANA (http://www.nursingworld.org/)
3) Physicians for a National Health Program monthly forum
a. Check Website for upcoming forums (http://www.pnhp.org/pnhp-ny)
i. Held in NYC on Tuesday evenings
4) Other — discuss with your instructor

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The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to design a health promotion proposal specific to your role specialization.

Each student will write a scholarly paper that demonstrates graduate school level writing and critical analysis of existing nursing knowledge. The paper will be a minimum of 12 pages and maximum of 15 pages, using APA style.
There are multiple sections to the project. These include:
1. Identification of a specific health promotion topic, along with a well-defined target population. This will be due in Week 1.
2. Critically analyze the current literature related to this topic, which is due inWeek 2.
3. Create an intervention plan for the identified problem, which is due in Week 4.
4. Create an evaluation plan for the intervention, which is due in Week 5, along with all other project sections.
The final project is due in Week 5 and will be composed of the above sections which you will adjust weekly based upon the feedback from your facilitator. All sections will be submitted in one document. Additional explanation for each section is provided in the relevant weeks directions.
Project-Specific Criteria:
Clearly describe the health promotion/disease prevention problem specific to the target population.
Explain how the selected problem applies to advanced practice in the students role option.
Critically analyze the current literature related to interventions that address the problem related to communities from nursing, the sciences, and humanities.
Select an appropriate health promotion/disease prevention theoretical framework that applies to the problem.
Design an intervention to address the problem in the selected population/setting using appropriate epidemiological, social, and environmental assessments.
Design an evaluation plan to measure efficacy of the proposed intervention.
Choosing Your Topic
The frist step in the project is to identify a topic appropriate for a health promotion project. There are multiple areas to look for acceptable projects, such as the Health People 2020 site, The Institute of Medicine, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), and current literature in the South University library. You may also want to look at the websites for professional nursing organizations who may also have listings of health promotion priorities.
If you have any difficulty in identifying the topic, please talk to your instructor. Once you are clear on the area of interest, narrow the topic to something that is specific and measureable. For example, if you are interested in the care of the elderly, you may want to focus on a project to lessen the fall rate for the elderly.
Week 1 Project Task:
Prepare a proposal in the form of a two-page paper which describes a detailed plan for the project. By Friday, October 14, 2016, post your proposal to the W1: Assignment 3 Dropbox. The facilitator will give you feedback that may require you to revise and refine your plan.
Assignment 3 Grading Criteria Maximum Points
Identified an appropriate goal for health promotion. 10
Developed or proposed a specific, narrow, and focused intervention to address the goal. 10
Provided an explanation of the importance of the project relative to the students future advanced practice role. 10
Developed a plan to identify the needed data and information for creation of the project. 10
Followed APA Guidelines 10
Total: 50

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