Nursing the Surgical Patient:

2.       Augment skills in clinical decision making and reasoning through synthesising and analysing information required to care for a surgical patient

3.       Apply appropriate assessment, problem solving, planning, prioritising of interventions to care for the selected client scenario chosen

4.       Demonstrate the nurse’s role in monitoring and implementing prioritised nursing interventions in response identified patient needs

5.       Demonstrate the ability to communicate specific patient care issues succinctly according to scholarly writing and referencing conventions

RNs use a variety of thinking strategies and the best available evidence in making decisions and providing safe, quality nursing practice within person-centred and evidence-based frameworks.

Standard 4: Comprehensively conducts assessments. RNs accurately conduct comprehensive and systematic assessments. They analyse information and data and communicate outcomes as the basis for practice.

Standard 6: Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice.

RNs provide and may delegate, quality and ethical goal directed actions. These are based on comprehensive and systematic assessment, and the best available evidence to achieve planned and agreed outcomes.

Standard 7: Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice.

RNs take responsibility for the evaluation of practice based on agreed priorities, goals, plans and outcomes and revises practice accordingly

(NMBA 2018) Registered Nurse standards of practice Retrieved from: http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-GuidelinesStatements/Professional-standards/registered-nurse-standards-for-practice.aspx

1.       Submit via Turnitin

2.       Late submission penalties will apply unless written extensions requests have been approved (see 4.2.4 https://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/14749PL#4.2_Assignments )

3.       Work submitted more than ten (10) University Business Days after the due date without an approved extension will have a Mark of zero (0) recorded.

Weighting:

1. Double Line Spacing
2. Times New Roman, 12 point font
3. Use APA 7th formatting style. The first line of each paragraph is indented. The reference list starts on a new page with the heading References. References are listed alphabetically and have the second and subsequent lines indented)
4. Subheadings are required for each question

1. You are expected to present your assignment in a scholarly fashion i.e. academic writing conventions in essay format

2. Must be written in the format of an academic assignment and in third person.

2. Bullet points, numbering, use of tables or figures are not appropriate in the essay. Bullet points may be used in the care plan template

3. Subheadings are required for each question

4. Reference according to USQ APA 7^th edition

(https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/apa-referencing-guide)

5. Rule of thumb for references: 1 reference per 100 word

7. Use a separate page for references. The reference page is not included in the word count.

8. Use size 12 font and double line spacing

9. Indent the first line of each new paragraph

10. Marking RUBRIC sheet attached as a separate document

11. Academic staff assistance is provided to answer questions but we are not in a position to review drafts – but we will help with clarifying assignment instructions.