Assessment of Nursing Care Needs for Acute and Complex Illnesses

This assessment will assess the following learning outcomes and will contribute 50% to your final grade:

2. Manage the nursing care needs of health consumers experiencing acute and/or complex illnesses, including palliative care

3. Interpret specific diagnostic tests

Select one of the case studies provided. You will then be required to demonstrate your ability to think critically, apply clinical reasoning and articulate your understanding of the underlying pathophysiology as they relate to the presenting signs and symptoms, potential complications, and your health consumers lived experience of this acute event. It is expected that you will make links to the diagnostic data provided to you in the profile selected.

1) Identify one nursing diagnosis that is an immediate priority for the nursing care of your chosen patient and discuss the rationale for the selection of this nursing priority using current health professional literature.

2) Identify one SMART goal that relates to achieving the expected health consumer outcome and discuss the rationale for the selection of this goal using current health professional literature.

3) Identify and discuss the rationale for the selection of six nursing interventions that you consider to be priorities in achieving the expected health consumer outcome.