NSB026 Nursing Practice Capstone Marking Criteria

Question:

In the essay:

1.Complete the abstract template. Attach to the end of your essay, after the reference pages.

2.Introduce your case study, explaining why this case is significant for graduate RNs to understand.

3.Discuss the pathophysiology of diabetic ketoacidosis that explains the abnormal assessment data and including possible reasons why this patient has developed this condition.

4.Justify your choice of the two highest priority clinical problems that you will focus on.

5.Discuss all the collaborative and nursing interventions that would be carried out for this patient in the first 24 hours to address the two clinical problems. These interventions must be supported with high quality evidence-based literature (e.g. systematic reviews and clinical guidelines) that is no more than 7 years old.

6.Discuss how you and /or the medical team would evaluate your patient’s responses to the interventions, and what responses you are expecting to see.

·Describe the patient goals and desired outcomes, based on SMART criteria (ie. Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely)
·Describe the potential nursing and/or collaborative interventions that would be performed to manage the clinical priorities.
·Only include interventions or actions here (not assessment or evaluation).
·Remember to keep a nursing focus: Make sure you clearly identify all the nursing management and highlight the nursing care that was provided alongside any medical interventions.