NURS1005: Assessment 2 Template
Instructions
This template has developed for you to use to complete Assessment Task 2: Clinical Reasoning Cycle Scenario.
It includes the case study information and space for you to complete each part of the assessment task.
Please refer to the Course Outline for details on the task, marking criteria and standards, presentation and referencing requirements.
Make sure that you add a reference list to the end of this document and include in-text referencing to acknowledge your sources throughout the document in accordance with the referencing requirements in your Subject Outline.
Assessment Task 2: Clinical Reasoning Cycle Complex Scenario (1200 words)
Describe
Provide an overview of the scenario (consider the person and context. Location people situation)
(Approx. 50 -100 words) Overview of Scenario
Collect cues
Identify 10 relevant cues related to current information and 10 potential assessments that you would use to gather new information
(Approx. 150 – 200 words)
10 Cues 10 Potential Assessment Tools
Process Information
Identify 5 priority cues from the assessment findings and explain why the cues are of a priority for the older person. Requires references.
(200 words)
5 Priority Cues Explanation
Synthesise
Identify one actual nursing diagnosis and one potential nursing diagnosis for the older person
(100 words)
Diagnosis 1
Potential Diagnosis 2
Establish (SMART) goals
Identify one person-centred goal for the older person based on the actual nursing diagnosis
(50 words) Goal
Select a course of action
Outline two (2) nursing interventions for the identified goal that will assist the older person to meet the desired outcomes. Provide brief evidence-based rationales for each intervention.
(300 words total)
Intervention 1
Rationale 1
Intervention 2
Rationale2
Evaluate outcomes Identify the process for evaluating the desired outcomes in this scenario.
(100 words)
Outcome
Reflect
Use the SPROUT model of reflection to consider what you have learned from completing this task and how it will contribute to your future practice. References required
(250 words) Reflection
