ASSIGNMENT GUIDANCE – NRSG258 ASSESSMENT 1: CASE STUDY
Semester Two 2017
Normal Steerage for Writing the Case Research
If, after studying via this information, you continue to have questions please put up on the related discussion board. If you’re nonetheless not sure then please contact your campus particular lecturer to rearrange to debate your project. Please carry these pointers to any assembly and spotlight the areas about which you’re nonetheless not sure.
? This case examine is 1600 WORDS ? 10% & due by 4pm on 1st September 2017 to Turnitin. Turnitin is situated in your campus particular block & can be open three weeks earlier than so you’ll be able to submit & verify for plagiarism, which provides you time to over-write if plagiarism is obvious. Please maintain similarity beneath 10% by studying extensively & paraphrasing the analysis/proof.
? Background studying might be from present textbooks for fundamental info nonetheless, the case examine requires you to search out present literature/analysis/articles to help your dialogue all through the case examine. Select applicable texts e.g. pathophysiology textbook/present analysis for the illness course of.
? The case examine ought to have roughly 10 related sources. Textbooks, if cited, ought to be a variety of medical-surgical, pathophysiology, anatomy & physiology & pharmacology for particular info.
? Do NOT use Higher Well being Channel, WedMed, dictionaries, encyclopaedias and many others.
These are client sources and are NOT appropriate to help tutorial dialogue. You might use related authorities insurance policies, medical pointers, UpToDate, systematic opinions, journal articles & unique analysis.
? You will need to observe the APA referencing format in your case examine and in your reference checklist (Fast Information in Case Research folder on LEO).
? Don’t put references in your reference checklist which can be both not in your case examine or are irrelevant e.g. from veterinary journals. Attempt to discover proof (analysis insurance policies & human) from nations with well being care techniques just like Australia.
? You will need to observe the format for setting out your project for font type & dimension, margin width and spacing (Information within the Case Research folder on LEO)
? A few of these textbooks can be found through the Library web site in ClinicalKey.
o (Steps: Go to Library web site: Click on Databases: Scroll to C: Scroll to ClinicalKey: Spotlight Books: Spotlight Letter of begin of ebook e.g. L for Lewis’ medical surgical nursing; P for pharmacology; E for necessities of legislation).
? Don’t copy info from books or articles or info from earlier college students’ assignments. That is plagiarism and you may be closely penalised. Turnitin highlights copied info to markers.
? No cowl sheet is required for this case examine however please give a title to your case examine & put your title & pupil quantity in a header or footer.
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? The case examine is in essay format. You want an introduction a conclusion. You will need to write sentences and hyperlink concepts into paragraphs. Don’t write factors as this doesn’t present important considering. Don’t use abbreviations comparable to e.g. i.e. and many others. in your essay and you will need to clarify phrases not simply copy them out of a ebook. Don’t use headings e.g. introduction. It ought to be clear from what you could have written what half is subsequent.
? The marker must know you perceive the situation & care of the affected person for secure apply. Unsafe apply can be penalised closely.
Particular Steerage for the Case Research
? Please assessment the marking rubric earlier than you begin your essay.
? Briefly talk about your chosen affected person’s presenting situation in relation to their prognosis (i.e. why they got here to into hospital), reason for the situation, the explanations the affected person could also be prone i.e. threat components & problems of the situation. You aren’t required to debate the surgical process however that you must present you perceive it within the care of the affected person.
? Prioritise your affected person’s wants. Take into consideration Airway Respiratory Circulation Incapacity. Which of your affected person’s wants come first e.g. ache is in D (incapacity). What comes earlier than that that you must tackle?
? Hyperlink the adjustments that the affected person is experiencing within the ward to the presenting situation and the results of surgical procedure and anaesthesia.
? Focus on the rationale for the adjustments within the sufferers important indicators with references e.g. low blood stress – what might have induced this in your affected person?
? Focus on how you’d handle every of the irregular important indicators in precedence order wants. What do that you must do?
? Determine three particular members of the MDT you may refer the affected person to throughout their admission. You aren’t required to debate the position of the multidisciplinary staff who would usually look after the affected person e.g. surgeon, nurses and many others.
o You will need to not make inappropriate referrals comparable to aged care help for a teenager. Assessment the case examine. Does the chosen affected person have particular wants that require particular referrals i.e. wouldn’t usually see the affected person until referred to as in by workers?
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