37 years old female with a history of asthma was diagnosed 2 years ago. No history of any other medical condition. Shrijana lives in Kathmandu Nepal with her family.She weights 65 kg.She is currently working as a salesperson which requires a lot of walk every day. She had a history of smoking in the past but stopped after being diagnosed with asthma. Patients experience shortness of breath when exertion, chest tightness and cough especially when exposed to cold air or dust. She is currently on Formoterol fumarate and budesonide 6mcg+200mcg, Lemont 5mg once a day and nebulization. Has a good understanding about how to use the inhaler and nebulization, and when to take medication. Knows its indication, side effect. However, she mentioned that she misses taking an inhaler sometimes. Where she experiences shortness of breath. Her goal is toimprove shortness of breath and to minimize the asthmaexacerbation.She said that she and to go to ED fewtimes due to asthma attacks in the past where she experienceddifficulty in breathing, palpitation, severe coughing and wheezing, where the symptom’s last for around 20 mins.
NRSG372: Chronic Illness and Disability NRSG372 Assessment 2: Written Assignment - © Australian Catholic University 2024 Page 1 of 4 ASSESSMENT INFORMATION Assessment Title Assessment Task Two - Written Assignment Purpose This assessment will enable students to articulate their knowledge and understanding of the management of patients with chronic illness and disability. The task provides students with an opportunity to engage with a health consumer, and to gain insight into the impact chronic illness and/or disability has on the consumer’s life. Students are expected to plan person-centered care and patient education in partnership with the consumer. Students must apply specific selected framework(s) (health behaviour theory) to demonstrate critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and the principles of caring for people with a chronic illness or disability. Due Date Wednesday 15th May 2024 Time Due 14:00 Weighting 50% Length 2000 words (+/- 10%; includes intext citations, excludes reference list) Assessment Rubric Available via the ‘Rubrics’ tab of the NRSG372 Canvas unit. Resources A National Q&A Session will be held during week seven (7) of the semester. The Q&A session will unpack the assessment requirements. You will have the opportunity to ask the National LIC any questions or clarifications you require. You are strongly encouraged to attend this session. A recording of the National Q&A session will be made available post the session. The link will be made available on the ‘Modules’ tab under Assessment 2: Explanatory Video and Q&A. LOs Assessed LO1, LO2, LO3, LO5, LO6 Task You are required to conduct a face to face, phone, or video call interview with a real person in your community who has a chronic illness or disability to discover the impact this has on their life. You will need to prepare for your interview. McGrath, Palmgren & Liljedahl (2019) suggest twelve steps for conducting research interviews as a guide; this article is linked under the Assessment 2 information on Canvas. Based on the information obtained during the interview and in collaboration with the interviewee, identify two (2) relevant care priorities. For each identified care priority, outline and discuss one (1) SMART goal and one (1) health education plan relevant for the person to meet the SMART goal developed in collaboration with the person. You are expected to incorporate relevant nursing related literature to support all areas of the assignment, including the pathophysiology, the importance of the priorities, SMART goals, health behaviour theory and education plan in the context of the interviewees chronic condition and/or disability. Consent Form You will need to gain written consent from your interviewee PRIOR to conducting your interview and inform your interviewee that they may be called at random by the LIC to confirm consent. There must be evidence that you have interviewed (via face to face, phone or video call) a real person in your community, demonstrated by the consent form and unique circumstances outlined in your essay. NRSG372: Chronic Illness and Disability NRSG372 Assessment 2: Written Assignment - © Australian Catholic University 2024 Page 2 of 4 The consent form to be completed can be accessed under the Assessment 2 information on Canvas. As per the rubric, if a completed consent form has not been uploaded with the assignment submission or there is evidence that a genuine interview has not been conducted, then the assignment will be graded as a zero (0) and no further marking will occur as we do not have the permission from the interviewee to read their information, as presented in the assignment. Safety Confidentiality must be maintained. You must de-identify your interviewee in your assignment, by use of a pseudonym, and clearly state this in your paper. Any identifiable location, organisation, or workplace must be deidentified. This assessment does not encourage you to diagnose conditions or suggest treatments to your interviewee. Those under 18 years of age, carers, or currently enrolled students at Australian Catholic University, are NOT to be interviewed. People with a primary diagnosis of a mental health condition (e.g. depression, bipolar, schizophrenia etc.), are NOT to be interviewed. Students are not to approach strangers for interviews, or to put themselves into situations of risk. Please be aware of the impact of conducting an interview on your interviewee. Should your interviewee become upset, please finish the interview at that point, and contact your LIC for further advice. It is your responsibility to find your interviewee. Do not contact your LIC asking them to find your interviewee. The person could be a family member, friend, work colleague, someone one of your family members or friends know, or someone from your home country if you an international student. Paragraph Structure The written assignment should follow the below paragraph structure. Introduction: Introduce the interviewee with a pseudonym (and clearly state it is a pseudonym) and identify their health condition(s) (If they have multiple conditions, you can choose to focus on one primary condition or discuss up to two conditions). Introduce the two (2) relevant care priorities you have identified and the sequence of information to be presented in the assignment. (max 10% of word count). Para 1: Provide an overview of the person you have interviewed and their chronic condition and/or disability including relevant biographical data obtained. Include information about where the interviewee sits on the Roper Logan Tierney Model of dependence/independence in relation to activities of living i.e. how does the condition and/or disability affect their life? Para 2: Provide a brief overview of the pathophysiology of the chronic condition and/or disability. Relate the pathophysiology back to the experiences of the interviewee. Para 3: Outline your interviewees first priority of care. Be specific and explain the priority in depth here and identify why it is priority for the interviewee. Para 4: Outline the first SMART goal you have developed in collaboration with the interviewee. Why was this chosen? How will the SMART goal address the interviewees first priority? Para 5: Outline the health education you as a nurse will provide the interviewee which will help them to achieve their first SMART goal, and therefore address their first priority. Provide a detailed education plan that incorporates a health behaviour theory and contains specific information about the exact education NRSG372: Chronic Illness and Disability NRSG372 Assessment 2: Written Assignment - © Australian Catholic University 2024 Page 3 of 4 you will provide (e.g., What exactly will you say to the interviewee? How/where/why it will be conducted? What equipment will be required? What legal and ethical matters will you need to consider? How will the education be evaluated?). The content of the education plan will need to be specific, detailed, and relevant to the person you are interviewing. It will need to contain more than generalised statements such as “provide brochures” or “educate them about their medication” or “direct them to a website” or “refer them to a physiotherapist”. Para 6: Outline your interviewees second priority of care. Be specific and explain the priority in depth here and identify why it is priority for the interviewee. Para 7: Outline the second SMART goal you have developed in collaboration with the interviewee. Why was this chosen? How will the SMART goal address the interviewees second priority? Para 8: Outline the health education you as a nurse will provide the interviewee which will help them to achieve their second SMART goal, and therefore address their second priority. Provide a detailed education plan that incorporates a health behaviour theory and contains specific information about the exact education you will provide (e.g., What exactly will you say to the interviewee? How/where/why it will be conducted? What equipment will be required? What legal and ethical matters will you need to consider? How will the education be evaluated?). The content of the education plan will need to be specific, detailed, and relevant to the person you are interviewing. It will need to contain more than generalised statements such as “provide brochures” or “educate them about their medication” or “direct them to a website” or “refer them to a physiotherapist”. Conclusion: Summarise what you have discussed in your assessment. What are the key or important ‘take home’ points? What are the next steps? (max 10% of word count). Submission The assessment is to be submitted via the 'Assignment' tab of the NRSG372 Canvas unit. The assessment submission is to contain two files: 1. A completed consent form 2. The written assignment Please check the files you are submitting are the correct ones prior to clicking on the submit button. You can resubmit your assignment as many times as required prior to the due date, however, please be advised that only your last submission will be viewed and marked. FORMATTING File format .doc or .docx (Do not submit .pdf files or pages files) ACU has made Microsoft Office 365 available for students for either PC or Mac versions. Margins 2.54cm, all sides Font and size 11-point Calibri or Arial Spacing 1.5 spacing including the reference list Paragraph Aligned to left margin, indent first line of each paragraph 1.27cm NRSG372: Chronic Illness and Disability NRSG372 Assessment 2: Written Assignment - © Australian Catholic University 2024 Page 4 of 4 Title Page Not to be used Headings Not required Structure Introduction, main paragraphs, conclusion, reference list Direct quotes Always require page number. No more than 10% of word count in direct quotes Header Page number top right corner (9-point Calibri or Arial) Footer Name - Student Number – Ax2 - NRG372 - 2024 (in 9 point Calibri or Arial) REFRENCING Referencing Style APA 7th Referencing and supporting evidence A minimum of 18 high quality and contemporary resources are to be used. Nursing related literature (including textbooks) should be cited in preference to medical focused literature. Age of References Published in the last 5 years as this area of knowledge is rapidly developing List Heading “References” is centered, bold, on a new page (in 14-point Calibri or Arial) Alphabetical Order References are arranged alphabetically by author family name Hanging Indent Second and subsequent lines of a reference have a hanging indent DOI Presented as functional hyperlink Spacing 1.5 or double spacing the entire reference list, both within and between entries ADMINISTRATION Late Penalties Late penalties will be applied from 14:01 on the due date, incurring 5% penalty of the maximum marks available up to a maximum of 15%. Assessment tasks received more than three calendar days after the due or extended date will receive feedback but will not be allocated a mark. Penalty Timeframe Penalty Marks Deducted 14:01 Wednesday to 14:00 Thursday 5% penalty 5 marks 14:01 Thursday to 14:00 Friday 10% penalty 10 marks 14:01 Friday to 14:00 Saturday 15% penalty 15 marks Received after 14:01 Saturday No mark allocated Example: An assignment is submitted 12 hours late and is initially marked at 60 out of 100. A 5% penalty is applied (5% of 100 is 5 marks). Therefore, the student receives 55 out of 100 as a final mark. Final Assignment Marks for the final assessment (assessment two) of NRSG372 will be withheld until after grade ratification and grade release. Assessment template project informed by ACU student forums, ACU Librarians and the Academic Skills Unit. Unit Outline Criterion Referenced Rubric – Assessment Task 2: Written Assignment Hurdle: LO5 Legal & Ethical (Consent) Pass Fail A completed consent form has been uploaded with the assignment submission. A completed consent form has not been uploaded with the assignment submission or there is evidence that a genuine interview has not been conducted. If a completed consent form has been uploaded with the assignment submission, then grading will continue following the criteria below. If a completed consent form has not been uploaded with the assignment submission or there is evidence that a genuine interview has not been conducted, then the assignment will be graded as a zero (0) and no further marking will occur as we do not have the permission from the interviewee to read their information, as presented in the assignment. Criteria (Marks) High Distinction 100-85% Distinction 84-75% Credit 74-65% Pass 64-50% Fail 49-0% Academic skills 10 marks 10.00 – 8.50 8.49 – 7.50 7.49 – 6.50 6.49 – 5.00 4.99 - 0 The assignment begins with an in-depth, logical introduction introducing the interviewee, the priorities, and the sequence of information to be presented. The information is organised in a sequential and highly logical manner. Repetitiveness is avoided, and the information