The Open University of Sri Lanka Department of Health Sciences
Concepts in Nursing - NSU !"# -$"!#%$"!&
Dear All, Welcome to the course of Concepts in Nursing (NSU3104) hich ill pro!i"e #ou ith a strong theoretical foun"ation of nursing an" strengthen #our a$ilit# of critical thin%ing& 'n or"er for #ou to complete the course successfull#, #ou must compulsoril# get pass mar%s in to continuous assessments( )*ome assignment+*A (compulsor#) an" the No ,oo% -est+N,- #ou score the highest mar%. an" pass the final e/amination& -he continuous assessments are orth 001 of #our final mar% an" final e/amination is orth 001 of the final mar%& Continuous 'ssignment Due Dates( )irst 'ssessment *N+T ,- $#th .une $"!# Secon/ 'ssessment *H'- $ n/ .uly $"!# *Compulsory- Thir/ 'ssessment *N+T ,,- & th 'ugust $"!# When riting assignments #ou must follo the A2A (American 2s#chological Association) format& A2A format lectures are sche"ule" ith the $eginning of #our "a# schools to assist for further impro!ements in riting #our assignments& 0lease note that '0' format lectures are very important in scholarly 1riting especially in research so that you nee/ to atten/ if you /o not have soun/ kno1le/ge a2out it3 3olloings are some important information regar"ing #our home assignment an" N,-s& Assignment shoul" $e typed, double spaced and be according to the APA format& ('t shoul" inclu"e title page, ta$le of contents, intro"uction, clearl# presente" $o"#, conclusion an" the list of references&) -he length of the assignment shoul" $e appro/imatel# 1400 + 1000 or"s or 05 t#pe ritten pages from introduction to conclusion& 'f #ou e/cee" the page limit 02 marks will be deducted per page& *ome Assignment shoul" $e han"e" o!er to the respective 4egional Centers that the course offere"6"a# school con"ucte" on or before the due date $# #ourself or #our representati!e& 2lease "o not "rop #our assignments into the 7Assignment ,o/8 in the Department of *ealth Sciences, or sen" the assignments $# post& -he Date Stamp of the Department ill en"orse on the "ate of the assignment reach to the "epartment onl# an" /o not consi/er the original poste/ /ate as postal /elay3 'f #ou su$mit assignments late5 1hatever the reason5 two marks (02) will be deducted for each day up to five (0) days an" assignment will be re!ected thereafter& -he No ,oo% -est consists of multiple choice 9uestions, structure", an" essa# t#pe 9uestions& :oo" ;uc%< 2&W&:&D&2& Samarase%ara& Course Coor"inator Case Stu/y =r& >atna#a%e is 00 #ears ol" an" or%ing as a go!ernment ser!ant in a regional office& When he as coming $ac% after "ropping his son an" the ife to the school a lorr# as coming !er# fast hit his motor$i%e& *e as thron aa# from the $i%e an" fell into a "rain& 2eople ho ere at the place of the acci"ent lifte" an" put him in to a !an an" sent to hospital& *e "i"n?t lose his consciousness& ,ut his han"s an" legs ere a little num$ an" he as %ept immo$ile& No he cannot mo!e all four lim$s as a result of the acci"ent& =r& >atna#a%e is in the orthope"ic ar" for a perio" of to months an" he is ith a cer!ical collar an" a urinar# catheter& -his is an e/perience that he ne!er e/pecte" at all& 3ort# eight #ears ol" his ife is a primar# teacher an" all his three chil"ren are still atten"ing school& -he el"est "aughter is in A"!ance" ;e!el class, ne/t one is in :ra"e nine an" one an" onl# son is in gra"e se!en& *is ife has to loo% after him hile "oing her @o$ an" helping three chil"ren in their e"ucation& =r& >atna#a%e felt that it?s a sa" situation that something li%e this happene" at a time here help is nee"e" for the chil"ren in their e"ucation& *e is afrai" that he might get $e" sores in the $ac% as se!eral other patients ho are aroun" him are suffering from $e" sores& Home 'ssignment *Due Date $ n/ .uly $"!#- >ea" carefull# the case stu"# gi!en a$o!e& Appl# the nursing process for a$o!e patient an" "iscuss the each step of the process applie"& A"here to follo the instructions gi!en $elo hen #ou rite #our assignment to ma%e it more successful& Aour assignment shoul" $e in #our on or"s "escri$ing the process applie" to the a$o!e patient& ,ntro/uction - *!" marks- - Shoul" inclu"e the $ac%groun", purpose, an" the outline of #our assignment, short "escription of the patient an" #our o$@ecti!es& 'ssessment - *!& marks- - A "escription of the collecte" su$@ecti!e an" o$@ecti!e "ata of the patient an" the metho"s #ou use" to gather particular "ata& (Aour assessment shoul" $e the pro$lem oriente" one&) Nursing /iagnosis - *!" marks- - Anal#Be gathere" "ata an" formulate nursing "iagnoses& 3ollo the NANDA (North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) "iagnosis s#stem to rite nursing "iagnoses& 't shoul" $e $ase" on #our assessment ith consi"ering internal6e/ternal an" actual6 possi$le6potential health pro$lems of the patient& (Aour nursing "iagnosis shoul" consist of the cause an" effect or the pro$lem i"entifie" an" the un"erl#ing cause&) 0lanning - *$" marks- Set goals (ma# $e short term or long term) $ase" on formulate" "iagnosis an" consi"er the priorit# nee"s& State clearl# the set of actions #ou plan to meet #our goals& (Acti!e participation of #our client is !er# important in setting goals an" planning actions&) ,mplementation - *!" marks- - 2ut the set of planne" actions in to practice& ('t is !er# important to clearl# mention here, hat #ou ha!e reall# "one out of #our planne" actions&) 6valuation- *!& marks- - Aou ma# e/amine hether #ou ha!e met #our planne" goals or to hich e/ten" #ou ha!e met #our goals& C/plain ho #ou e!aluate the outcomes of #our nursing inter!entions hich #ou put into practice un"er the implementation phase& Dustif# #our "ecisions ith e!i"ence& 'f #ou ha!e not met some of #our goals, ho coul" #ou re+ e/amine #our original assessment6planning& Conclusion - *"& marks- - Summar# of the paper& Aou ma# $rief "on #our clients? achie!ements an" #ours& 'nclu"e the suggestions an" recommen"ations for practice& )ormat - *!& marks- - Aour presentation shoul" "emonstrate #our a$ilit# to( organiBe a te/t in a formal a#, thin% criticall#, present logicall#, e/press clearl# an" concisel#, rite scholarl# manner& (use of appropriate page limits, a!oi" grammatical an" t#pological errors, correct reference citations) -he length of the assignment shoul" $e restricte/ to "7 pages inclu"ing the intro"uction&