Revision Exercise
Quality use of Medicines
Assessment Task 1
1500 words and 40% weighting
Purpose of assessment task
Nurses have an active role in medication management, including safe administration practices, knowledge of risks such as medication errors, adverse effects and drug interactions. Patient participation in medication management and patient education are also essential to patient safety.
Assessment task:
On 6th of March at 1500 hours, Mr. Michael Fazio, aged 74 years, was admitted to the medical unit having been transferred from the emergency department where he was admitted with a non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). It is now 7 th March at 1200 hours and Mr. Fazio is in bed six and his wife is in attendance. Mr. Fazio has a history of hypertension, and hyperlipidaemia.
Mr. Fazio’s vital signs were taken two hours ago:
Heart rate: 62 bpm,
regular Blood pressure: 103/60 mmHg
Respiratory rate: 22 breaths/min
Oxygen saturation: 96% on room air
Temperature: 36.8°C
Blood glucose level: 9.1mmol/L
The plan for Mr. Fazio is to have serial electrocardiograph’s (ECG’s) and cardiac enzymes.
Questions
Q1a. Assess Mr. Fazio’s medication chart and identify and explain two significant risks that may be associated with the use of these medicines. (Expect approximately 400 words)
Q1b. Describe the nursing strategies a nurse may implement to prevent/manage the risks you have identified in Question 1a. (Expect approximately 400 words)
Q2a. Explain the clinical benefits of patient participation in medication management during hospitalisation. (Expect approximately 300 words)
Q2b. Describe the nursing strategies that could be implemented to enhance Mr Fazio’s participation in his medication management. (Expect approximately 400 words)
Unit learning outcomes and Learning Outcomes
This assessment task provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate the following Unit Learning outcomes and Learning Outcomes;
Unit Learning Outcomes
O1. Apply the principles of quality use of medicines in nursing practice.
O2. Compare and contrast drugs within the broad drug groups and discuss their potential for adverse interactions, effects, and events.
O3. Synthesise knowledge of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics to inform clinical decision making for patient assessment, education, and evaluation.
O4. Identify and evaluate strategies used to manage risk when administering medications.
Graduate Learning Outcomes
O1. Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities: appropriate to the level of study related to a discipline or profession.
O2. Communication: using oral, written and interpersonal communication to inform, motivate and effect change.
O3. Digital literacy: using technologies to find, use and disseminate information.
O4. Critical thinking: evaluating information using critical and analytical thinking and judgment.
O5. Problem solving: creating solutions to authentic (real world and ill-defined) problems.
O6. Self-management: working and learning independently, and taking responsibility for personal actions.
Structure:
Answers to case study questions should normally be organized in paragraphs of approximately 100-150 words, with each paragraph focused on explanation of one idea. There should be a logical progression of ideas as demonstrated by linked arguments/points made in each paragraph. Each paragraph should commence with a topic sentence and end with a link to the next paragraph. You are not required to provide an introduction and conclusion for this case study.
Communicate using academic writing:
Adheres to conventions of written English eg. word choice, professional language, grammar, use of appropriate sentence structure, punctuation and spelling. Use of direct quotations: unless really necessary, most assignments do not require the use of direct quotes. Instead, re-expression of author arguments into your own words is required. If a direct quotation is used, you must explain how it adds to the discussion.
Student instructions for assessment task
Presentation:
Adhere to word limit requirements (within 10%). The word count does not include headings, references page, reference citations and direct quotes.
A reference list should be provided on a separate page headed ‘References’ at the end of the assignment.
Appendices (if applicable) are attached after the reference list page.
Table of contents: Do not include a table of contents unless instructed to do so.
Headings to be used in assignments of >3,000 words.
Specific presentation requirements as per APA style guide. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.apastyle.org
Font:
12-point type size (never use a larger point size for headings or on the title page). Use Times or Times New Roman.
Spacing:
Double-line spacing (Do not insert extra lines between paragraphs or the references list entries.) Use one space after all punctuation except certain periods within abbreviations, quotations or parentheses (e.g., p.m.; "et al., 2014").
Page numbers
Page numbers to be provided on all pages except front page. Place page number in top right hand corner.
Margins
2.54 cm at the top, bottom, left-hand, and right-hand sides of the page.
Paragraph indents
Indent the first line of each paragraph (using the tab key or paragraph tool). Exceptions: abstract, block quotations, titles and headings, table titles and notes.
References list
indents Apply the hanging indent for the second and subsequent lines of a reference. Justification of text All text needs to be aligned to the left, not justified.
