On successful completion of this assessment and this module, you will have demonstrated your ability to:
Using a case study approach, students will discuss and reflect on the care management of an acutely ill patient, taking account of best available evidence (2500 words).
Focus
Patient Case Can be a:
Cannot be a case from:
Brief, key background information, relevant literature including explaining what the case of acute illness is and  what the work will explore.
Demographic of the patient, the patientâs main compliant/s, relevant medical, and psychosocial history, management of the patient and reflection.
Discussion of the relevant literature, arguments with rationale, inferences explained, lessons learnt or what we can take from the discussions, considerations for practice and/or research going forward, strengths and/or limitations.
In preparation for the summative assessment all students will be required to engage in the activities in the different units of the âStudy Materialsâ. These need to be posted on the Discussion Board.
On the following page you will find the rubric that your tutor will use for marking. The rubric will help identify different areas of strength and those areas in need of further improvement. Your tutor will also provide personalised feedback and feedforward in relation to your achievement of the Learning Outcomes for this module.Â
Presentation is an important part of your academic work. Please follow the presentation guidelines below. Â
Your title page must include: 1) the name of the university, 2) the course title, 3) the module code and title, 4) the name of the module tutor, 5) the word count, and 6) statements (see below).
âI declare that this assessment is my own work and that I have correctly acknowledged the work of others using the Harvard referencing. This assessment is in accordance with University guidance on good academic conduct.â
Confidentiality statement (if applicable)
âI declare that confidentiality of people discussed in this work is maintained; there is no identifiable information of these individuals.â
Your manuscript needs to;