NUR241 Health Alterations Case Study Assignment-Sunshine Coast University Australia.

Assessment Task 3 – Case Study
Length: 1800 words
Estimated time to complete task:25 hours
Weighting: 50 %
Individual/Group: Individual The case study assignment is an Individual Assessment Item. You may work collaboratively with other students to understand concepts in this course, but your answers must be your individual research,interpretation and application of the materials.
NUR241 Health Alterations Case Study Assignment-Sunshine Coast University Australia.

Marking Criteria measured:
Utilisation of appropriate assessment frameworks to identify the pathophysiology of the condition in the case study.

Application of evidence to explain the actions the registered nurse /
registered midwife take to implement and evaluate two (2) interventions to care for the patient in the case study.

Critical appraisal of evidence supporting nursing / midwifery practice
applicable to the patient in the case study.

Application of the ICN or ICM codes of ethics to the actions of the
registered nurse / registered midwife in patient discharge.

Encouragement of access to, and participation in healthcare using the
Social Justice Framework to underpin the actions of the registered nurse / registered midwife in patient discharge.

Academic writing evidences academic integrity in the application of
the APA 7 referencing style.

Presentation requirements:
This assessment task must:

• Times New Roman Size 12 Justified 1.5 line spacing
• Use APA7 referencing for citing academic literature
• be submitted in electronic format as a word.doc document via Safe Assign.
• Please use a heading to indicate which case study you are providing a response to.
• Do not copy the actual questions into your assignment document
• No Introduction or Conclusion is required as this is not an essay.

Task goal:
The goal of this case study is for you to identify the role of the registered nurse / registered midwife in evidence-based assessment and care of individuals experiencing health alterations when access to healthcare is sub optimal or compromised. You also articulate the role of the nurse in encouraging access to, and participation in healthcare.

Task description: Present a response to a clinical scenario demonstrating appropriate assessment, management and discharge of an individual experiencing health alterations.

What you need to do:
In this task you will conduct a case study. There are three clinical scenarios, you will study only one. Please follow the steps below:

NUR241 Health Alterations Case Study Assignment-Sunshine Coast University Australia.

Step 1: Identify your allocated clinical scenario

• Students in Group A (starting in February, 2021) will select Clinical scenario 1.
• Students in Group B (starting March, 2021) will select Clinical Scenario 2.
• Midwifery students will select Clinical scenario 3.

Step 2: Secondary assessment of the patient
Detail the secondary assessment and investigations appropriate for this
patient

Step 3: Explain the pathophysiology of the health alteration
Explain the patho physiology that explains the patient assessment findings and underpins the interventions

Step 4. Implementation and evaluation
Select, justify and describe two (2) essential interventions and describe the nursing / midwifery actions required to implement and evaluate it

NUR241 Health Alterations Case Study Assignment-Sunshine Coast University Australia.

Step 5. Plan the patient discharge
Select and describe nursing / midwifery actions to prepare the patient
for discharge utilising the social justice framework to address the social determinants of health (SDH) that impede the access to, and participation in healthcare

Additional notes
Select interventions that corrects the pathophysiological change within
the patient. Patient monitoring actions (completing vital signs and fluid balance charts) is considered as assessment or evaluation, it is not an intervention.

Clinical Scenario 1

Clinical Scenario 2

Clinical Scenario 3

NUR241 Health Alterations Case Study Assignment-Sunshine Coast University Australia.