A Care Study of a Service User Admitted with an Acute Psychotic Episode

In this piece of work, you will be expected to:

Proportion of marks

allocated

Present your work clearly with a logical and coherent structure

You will have:

• Structured your essay in a logical manner including an introduction and summary or conclusion

• Used one font consistently throughout theessay

• Developed your essay coherently including correct grammar, spelling, punctuation and sentence construction

5%

 

50 WORDS

Access relevant literature and use correct citation practice

You will have:

· Included an accurate and complete referencelist

· Accessed and used good quality literature to support your work throughout theessay

· Demonstrated both depth and breadth of reading

10%

Succinctly present a patient/service user scenario (a service user admitted with an acute psychotic episode)

You will have:

· Summarised your chosen individual’s current health status

· Included relevant bio- psycho-social information that is important to their care management and recovery

5%

100 WORDS

 

Clearly present a systematic assessment of the chosen individual

You will have:

· Chosen and applied an appropriate framework for assessment

· Included a systematic assessment of their current health status

· Identified the main concerns/problems for your chosen individual arising from the assessment

30%

 

1050 WORDS

Relate the assessment findings to relevant pathophysiological or psychosocial theory

You will have:

· Offered an explanation or rationale for the assessment findings using relevant pathophysiological or psychosocial theory

10%

250 WORDS

· Related the individual’s presenting symptoms to the chosen theory e.g.

why is the individual agitated or confused?

 

Critically discuss the nursing management of the individual within a given timeframe

You will have:

· Identified the priorities of care in your chosen time frame

· Critically discussed the care provided including a discussion of factors which impacted on the options available e.g. age, previous medical history, current medication.

· Evaluated the effectiveness of care provided

· Made suggestions as to how care might have been improved

30%

 

1050 WORDS

Consider the implications of your learning to your future nursing practice

You will have:

· Identified your main learning points from undertaking this assessment

· Considered how this learning might inform your future nursing practice

10%

 

250 WORDS