Are developing appropriate critical thinking, clinical reasoning and sound clinical decision making processes and strategies essential for safe, evidence-based and competent nursing practice in medical

Are developing appropriate critical thinking, clinical reasoning and sound clinical decision making processes and strategies essential for safe, evidence-based and competent nursing practice in medical/surgical settings.

Nursing Practice

Assessment 1: Case Study
Nursing management of a patient requiring hospitalisation

Length: 2500 words

The aim and purpose of Assessment 1 is to provide students the opportunity to demonstrate they:

? Are developing their ability to locate, interpret, integrate, synthesize and apply nursing knowledge from NUR243, other units they have comleted and a range of current, reliable sources to a patient or scenario they may meet in day to day nursing practice in medical/surgical settings
? Are developing appropriate critical thinking, clinical reasoning and sound clinical decision making processes and strategies essential for safe, evidence-based and competent nursing practice in medical/surgical settings
? Are able to focus their attention to the needs of the individual patient as the key concern of nursing practice in health care settings
? Have a developing understanding of the role and scope of practice of the registered nurse in the Australian health care context
? Are progressing towards the level of professional written communication required for nursing practice in Australia