Medical Surgical Nursing-Nursing Assignment Assessment 1 Topic: Nursing care of a person with a…

Medical Surgical Nursing-Nursing Assignment

Assessment 1

Topic: Nursing care of a person with a major burn

Assessment 1 Tasks

Using the template provided in the Assessment 1 folder 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
Based solely on the handover you have received and using the template provided in the Assessment 1 folder, develop a full nursing care plan for Marion today. Your plan must address the physical, functional and psychosocial aspects of care.

Task 2
Two important aspects of medication management by registered nurses is for the nurse to understand why a patient has been prescribed specific medications and how to monitor the patient to ensure they are responding to prescribed medications as they should. In grammatically correct sentences and using current, reliable evidence for practice, briefly explain why Marion has been prescribed

o Fentanyl via transdermal patch
o Vitamin and minerals supplements

o An aperient

AND

Explain
o The nursing responsibilities associated with administering the 3 medications above
o How you will monitor Marion to ensure she is responding appropriately to these 3 medications you are administering today

Task 3
• References are essential in Task 3
• Revisit Week 3 for guidance with RN role and responsibilities

Task 4
An important and legal requirement of nursing practice is to communicate relevant information, actions and outcomes related to patient care and provide accurate reflection of the health status of the patient, their responses to care and the patient’s perspective.

Using a succinct, narrative format and only the relevant information in the shift handover and the
additional information below:

• Write a progress note entry that clearly and succinctly outlines the important information other health professionals, including other nurses, need to know about Marion at the end of your shift today

Task 5

An important part of the clinical reasoning process is to reflect on what you have done and learnt and to identify areas where you need further development and/or learning. In this item, reflect on your experience in preparing this assignment and identify

• The three (3) most important things you have learnt about your level of underpinning knowledge and understanding and/or clinical reasoning skills while completing this assignment
• Why these three (3) things are most important for you