Assignment Guidelines
1. Undertake a piece of coursework that will require students to develop an evidence based nursing care plan for a person in whose care
they have participated, demonstrating evidence of co-creation with the service user. (50%).
2. Achievement of core and non-core clinical competencies related to Progression Point 2.
3. Summative assessment/grading of practice (50%)
4. Mandatory attendance at Formative Safemedicate exam. (Pass/Fail)
Learning outcomes to be assessed.
● Participate in the care of people within the simulated and direct care setting, demonstrating competence related to achievement of
Progression Point 2 outcomes.
● Apply knowledge of legal and ethical concepts within the context of professional practice.
● Analyse practice decisions in relation to drug administration, drug dosages, side effects, interactions and hypersensitivity.
● Utilise evidence based decision making strategies in partnership with patients, families, carers and other health care workers to
develop a plan of care.
● To appraise and analyse evidence in order to deliver high quality care.
● Analyse and apply the concepts of concordance and adherence to practice.
Care plan.
Undertake a piece of coursework that will require students to develop an evidence based nursing care plan for a person in whose care they have
participated, demonstrating evidence of co-creation with the service user.
Develop a care plan for a patient that you have looked after in practice. This work should be written in an essay format and can use headings if you
prefer. Please choose one aspect of your patients care plan to provide a critical analysis of the evidence available and make recommendations for
future practice. This essay should be no more than 2500 words.
A note of caution – there are many care plans available online as well as essays about caring planning. Please be aware of the risks of plagiarism
when searching these materials. All essays are subjected to a similarity analysis and evidence of academic misconduct will be investigated. You can
avoid this by ensuring your care plan is co-constructed ( and so is unique) and your work is accurately referenced.