RN’s Role In Healthy Ageing Assignment | Homework For You
Case Study Word Limit 2000 words +/- 10%; including in-text referencing, excluding reference list. Value 40% Due Date Week 11: Friday, 3rd October 2018. 4pm CST. Case Study Rationale An RN’s role in healthy ageing is to identify and utilize the strengths of the older adult to maximize their independence, and to minimize the impacts of disability and disease (Moyle, Parker and Bramble, 2014). This case study will develop your ability to identify factors which inhibit independence and diminish quality of life in the older adult, and advocate for community-based strategies or supports that will increase your patients’ holistic well being.
Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Case Study Scenario Alan, 75 years old, retired from the public service four years ago. He lives alone in a second storey apartment on a busy main road. Alan no longer drives due to vision issues and has a BMI of 34.9. He has recently had a fall getting out of the shower but did not sustain any injuries. Alan leaves his house only to see his GP every two months to renew his multiple prescriptions and walks next door to the petrol station to purchase food supplies every few days. Case study task In the NUR341 case study template, please answer the following questions.
1. Outline three (3) questions would you ask Alan (or any older adult) in the first moments of your first meeting, which reflect quality nursing of the older adult. Provide a rationale for each question. Maximum 300 words (section a & b).
2. Identify eight (8) major issues in this case study. Maximum 100 words (section c).
3. Outline concisely why the issues you have identified are of particular significance for Alan, and the older adult in general. Maximum 400 words (section d).
4. Examine the major issues and identify the TWO issues you feel are the nursing priorities to address for Alan. Provide a rationale and justification for each. Explain how these two issues are impacted by other issues Alan is currently experiencing. Maximum 500 words (section e & f).
5. Find two (2) appropriate (real) services in your area able to assist Alan while he is living at home. For each referral, include a brief description of the service (relevant to the clinician, not the consumer), why will this service will assist Alan, the impact of the service on Alans other issues, and how will it be funded. Maximum 300 words (section g & h).
6. If Alan was to be admitted to an acute ward, how would the two main issues affect him during his admission? What could an RN do about this during the admission? Maximum 400 words (section i). Page 10 of 13 Presentation A pre-formatted template, available via “Assessment Overview” must be used for this Ax. Font: Size 11 Calibri Spacing: 1.5 spacing Footer: Name, student number and phone # e.g. Hannah Nguyen_s1410204_0404 123 123. Use clear, unambiguous and coherent written expression; remember your ability to write concisely and unambiguously relates writing clear, safe and efficient patient notes. References Referencing Style: APA 6th as per the CDU Guidelines Minimum 14 academic quality references only dated between 2012 – 2018. Peer reviewed research articles are to be used predominately – no consumer websites.
Maximum 3 textbooks can be used. Individual chapters do not need to be referenced separately. A draft submission portal is available to check your work prior to submission. Marking Rubric CONTENT (0 – 20 marks) Provides an informed discussion of issues relevant to the older adult. Appropriate justification of main issues and reflective of NUR341 learning outcomes. Understanding of person centred care is evident. Understanding of issues relevant to the older adult is clearly demonstrated. Content is technically sound and appropriate to the demographic. Makes a sound argument relevant to each of the provided questions. Researched material is well synthesised into content. NO evidence of plagiarism. STRUCTURE (0 – 10 marks) Main points clearly and concisely identified Answers are logical, well balances and relevant to the question.
Sentences are well structured and linked to question context. Uses clear, coherent English that demonstrates progression towards the standard for written communication for professional nursing practice in Australia. Appropriate sentence length used with clear concept development and supporting detail provided without repetition. PRESENTATION (0 – 6 marks) Presentation as per case study presentation guidelines. Template is used appropriately and clearly. Grammatical and spelling accuracy. Within 10% of word limit in all areas of the template. EVIDENCE OF RESEARCH (0 – 4 marks) Research is cited correctly in-text using the APA 6th guidelines. Accurate details provided in a reference list conforming to APA 6th guidelines. Limited use of text books, with mainly peer reviewed sources used. Clear distillation of referenced material into own words.
NO evidence of plagiarism. Page 11 of 13 APA 6th Referencing Style Fundamentals: The Reference list identifies the items cited in a document in enough detail so they can be located by another person. The elements required for a Reference list are outlined below: ? The reference list is headed by the centered and bold title References, and all entries are in alphabetical order. ? Each reference should be separated from the next reference by one empty line. ?
All References should have a hanging indent (of 5-7 spaces) for the second and subsequent lines of each entry. for instructions. ? Use only the initial of the author’s given name, not the full name in the reference list at the end. E.g. Robert Mark Smith will appear as Smith, R. M. For the in-text citation, use the author/s surname only; do not use first initials. E.g. (Smith, 2011). ? If the Reference list includes 2 or more entries by the same author(s), list them in chronological order with the earliest first. If these references were published in the same year add a letter after the date in-text and in the Reference list. E.g. 2014a, 2014b ? Arrange reference entries in one alphabetical sequence by the surname of the first author or by title or first word if there is no author. Ignore the words A, An, and The when alphabetizing by title ? Capitalization in APA style is very specific. In titles and subtitles of articles, chapters, and books, capitalize only the first letter of the first word; the first letter of a subtitle and any proper nouns.
For journal titles you must capitalize the first letter of every word. ? Italicize book titles, journal titles, and volume numbers. Do NOT italicize issue numbers. ? If a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is listed on either a print or an electronic source it is included in the reference. A DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a unique alphanumeric string that is used to identify a certain source (typically journal articles). It is often found on the first page of an article. Example: doi:10.1080/14622200410001676305 ? It is possible to use an abbreviated version of an organisational author in-text, but you must use it in full the first time. In-text example: (World Health Organization [WHO], 2014). Use square brackets if it is within parentheses. In your Reference list use the full name of the author. Page 12 of 13 APA 6th Referencing Style Examples Book: author date book title edition place of publication publisher Gimenez, J. (2017). Writing for nursing and midwifery students (2nd ed.). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. Journal article with DOI (preferred): authors article title article title journal title in italics volume in italics(issue) Fowler, M. D., & Davis, A. J. (2013).
Ethical issues occurring within nursing education. Nursing Ethics, 20(2), 126-141. doi: 10.1177/0969733012474290 doi page numbers Hanging indent Journal article without DOI (use only when a DOI is not available – most articles have a doi, you may need to do a bit of searching): author date article title journal title in italics volume in italics(issue) Barry, B. (2015). How to defend library institutions? British Journal of Political Science, 20(1), 1-14. Retrieved from http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?kod=JPS url page numbers Hanging indent Page 13 of 13 In-Text and Reference List Examples Reference Type In-text Reference list Single author The theory was first considered in 2000 (Pash, 2018). Pash, C. (2018).
The last whale. North Fremantle, WA: Fremantle Press. 2 authors … to achieve consistency (Roitman & La Fontaine, 2012). Roitman, J., & La Fontaine, T. (2012). The exercise professional’s guide to optimizing health: Strategies for preventing and reducing chronic disease. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health. Cite both names every time the Reference occurs (Roitman & La Fontaine, 2012) 3-5 authors First citation: (Ranzijn, McConnochie & Nolan, 2015) Subsequent citations: (Ranzijn et al., 2015) Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., & Nolan, W. (2015). Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Foundations of cultural competence. South Yarra, Vic: Palgrave MacMillan.
Cite all the names the first time the reference occurs; in subsequent citations, use the surname of the first author followed by et al. 6 or 7 authors (Bulliet et al., 2016) Cite only the surname of the first author followed by et al. Bulliet, R., Crossley, P., Headrick, D., Hirsch, S., Johnson, L., & Northrup, D. (2016). The earth and its peoples: A global history (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Adworth. Use the surname of the first author followed by et al. every time the reference occurs in the text but include all authors in the reference list. Journal article online: with doi (preferred) (Bechara, Damasio & Damasio, 2014) Bechara, A., Damasio, H., & Damasio, A. (2014). Emotion, decision making and the orbitofrontal cortex. Cerebral Cortex, 10(3), 295–307. doi:10.1093/cercor/10.3.295 Each first letter of Journal Title should be capitalised – BUT NOT THE ARTICLE TITLE
