NUR251 Medical Surgical Nursing
Task:
Assessment 1 is the only written academic assignment in NUR251 for students to demonstrate they:
• Are developing the ability to locate, interpret, integrate, synthesize and apply nursing knowledge from NUR251 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
• Are demonstrating ethical and professional practice by adhering to the University’s academic integrity standards and plagiarism policy
Task 1: Assessment
Based on your chosen case scenario and in grammatically correct sentences identify:
• Three (3) priority nursing assessments you would conduct at the commencement of your shift
AND
For each assessment you have identified explain:
• Why it is necessary for the patient’s condition and nursing care?
• What consequences can occur if this assessment is not completed accurately?
• What chart or document could you use to assist with/record your assessments?
Task 2: Care Plan
Based solely on the handover you have received and using the template provided, complete a nursing care plan for your 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 identify;
• What it is related to?
• Goal of care
• Interventions
• Rationales for interventions
• Evaluation
Task 4: Medication
• Calculate the hourly rate of the compound sodium lactate and the sodium chloride infusions. List the formula that you used.
• Choose two (2) medications that your patient has been prescribed (one (1) from their IV fluid order and one (1) from their medication order) and include the following in your discussion:
Describe the pharmacokinetics of the fluid/medication?
Why has your patient been prescribed this fluid/medication?
Discuss any side effects that could affect the patient.
