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NUR250 Medical Surgical Nursing Assignment - Charles Darwin University, Australia

Topic: Nursing care of a patient with a medical condition

Assessment purpose -

Are developing the ability to locate, interpret, integrate, synthesize and apply nursing knowledge from NUR250 to a relevant nursing practice scenario in medical surgical settings.

Are developing appropriate critical thinking, clinical reasoning and sound clinical decision making processes and strategies essential for safe, evidence-based and competent nursing practice in medical surgical settings.

Are able to focus their attention to the needs of the individual patient as the key concern of nursing practice in medical surgical settings.

Are able to explain and justify or defend their nursing care decisions.

Have a developing understanding of the role and scope of practice of the registered nurse in the Australian health care context.

Are progressing towards the level of professional written communication required for nursing practice in Australia.

Assessment Tasks -

Choose from one of the patients handed over to you. Using the attached template and, based on the handover you received at the beginning of your shift today, other information included below and current reliable evidence for practice, address the following tasks.

Task 1: Consider the patient

Based on the case scenario and in grammatically correct sentences:

Define the patient's condition.

Discuss the pathophysiology of the disease.

How does the condition link with the patient's past medical history?

Task 2: Care plan

Based solely on the handover you have received and using the template provided, complete a nursing care plan for your chosen patient. Your plan must address the physical, functional and psychosocial aspects of care.

Three (3) nursing problems have been provided for you. For each nursing problem on your care plan you need to complete the following sections:

- What it is related to?

- Goal of care

- Interventions

- Rationales for interventions

- Evaluation

Notes for Task 2 only -

Dot points and single line spacing may be used in the care plan template.

Appropriate professional language must be used - legally recognised abbreviations may be used in this task (care plan) but a KEY with full terminology must be provided after the assignment references - key will be excluded from word count tally

All rationale must be appropriately referenced.

Task 3: Patient education

Discharge planning

An important aspect of nursing practice is to effectively and succinctly communicate relevant information related to ongoing disease management or prevention of reinfection or deterioration on discharge.

Patient education and discharge planning starts on admission and you need to provide your patient with education during your shift in preparation for discharge home.

Explain two (2) important points/topics you will need to include in the patient's preparation for discharge to aid healing and prevent further illness.

For each education point identified provide:

One (1) strategy to assist the patient to implement the education into their daily routine.

Task 4: Medication

Choose two (2) medications that your patient has been prescribed (one (1) from their new medications list and one (1) from their old medications list) and discuss the following:

How does the medication work?

Why has your patient been prescribed this medication?

Are there any red flags/drug interactions that could affect the patient?

Use the clinical guidelines provided to support your claim.

Attachment:- Medical Surgical Nursing Assignment & Template File.rar