You are Required to Critique and Analyze your Nursing Practice Through the Lenses of Nursing Knowledge: Nursing Assignment, UOA, New Zealand

You are required to critique and analyze your nursing practice through the lenses of nursing knowledge, ethics, and relationships, including how you analyzed the assessment data and diagnostic test results; how you applied the pharmacological concepts to the pharmacological treatment

Learning Outcomes

1. This assessment covers selected topics from learning outcome 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.Articulate and apply in-depth knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology to underpin the completion of a comprehensive assessment of hauora.

1. Competently apply and demonstrate physical and mental health assessment techniques and skills using a systematic and reasoned approach.

2. Critically analyse comprehensive assessment data and diagnostic test results.

3. Articulate and apply an in-depth knowledge of pharmacological concepts and their application in pharmacological treatment.

4. Exhibit reflexive awareness in addressing situational, political, cultural and other considerations for knowledge transfer in specific practice contexts.

Part A: Head to Toe Assessment

1. You will gain written consent to record a complete head-to-toe assessment for a person you identify as a volunteer, he/she can be your friend/relative/family. The assessment will be completed via Zoom.

2. You complete a head-to-toe physical examination. This covers vital signs and selected assessments from the neurological, respiratory, cardiac, and abdominal systems.

3. During the examination you are required to demonstrate assessment techniques developed throughout the semester. This assessment demonstrates you understand anatomically correct and accurate physical assessment techniques and can perform them in a systematic and professional way.

4. Where you do not have the correct clinical equipment e.g., otoscope, you will describe the process of assessment verbally.

Part B: Patient Scenario

The patient scenario will be completed via zoom teleconference. You will be presented with a verbal account of a patient scenario commonly seen in residential care. You may be assessed on any of the five following patient scenarios set out below. You are required to discuss your initial impressions and response priorities, diagnostic considerations, nursing interventions and ongoing monitoring, safety, support.15 minutes is allocated for this part of the assessment. You will be assessed as per the assessment marking criteria below. Part B is marked out of 30 points.
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Urinary tract infection (UTI)
• Delirium
• Short of breath (SOB)
• Unwitnessed fall

Structure

• If you want to use a framework to organize your thoughts, there are some reflective models you can borrow. Eg. Gibbs reflective cycle although using a framework is not a compulsory requirement for the assignment,
• what I am looking of your own practice, focusing on things how you would do differently and things you did well and would like to keep that practice
• Remember to explain why by using evidence-based information EG: what evidence show that treating UTI with antibiotic is effective? For example I got the patient scenario topic as SOB ( Shortness of breath ). So why is it important to give bronchodilators for shortness of breath?
• What do we need to check BSL (blood sugar level) for patients with diabetes even though they present with urinary infection?( this is example for UTI)
• What this means is that not because you want to do it this way after watching the video but because you went away and did research, and this is your finding. this is another way of critiquing yourself objectively.