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92440 Complex Nursing Care Medical Surgical (Summer session) Marking Criteria: Assessment 1 Complex patient plan of care and individual written report.

MARKING CRITERIA - Individual Written Report (weighting: 50%)

Criteria High Distinction (>85%) Distinction (75-84%) Credit (65-74%) Pass (50-64%) Fail (<50%)

Identification of 2 actual or potential health problems from the plan of care with evidence of correlation with assessment data and relevant pathophysiology. Plan of Care provided as an appendix (25%)

Highly accurate and researched links made between assessment data, pathophysiology and the identification of health problems.

Evidence of accuracy with researched links made between assessment data, pathophysiology and the identification of health problems.

Evidence of researched links made between assessment data, pathophysiology and the identification of health problems. At times needs further detail or correlation.

Limited development in the links made between assessment data, pathophysiology and the identification of health problems. However requires further research and needs greater detail or correlation.

Lack of evidence of links made between assessment data, pathophysiology and the identification of health problems. Requires much further research and greater detail and/or demonstration of understanding.

Marks (/100) 21.5-25 19-21 16.5-18.5 12.5-16 0-12

Identification and development of appropriate rationalised nursing interventions. (20%)

Interventions are appropriate and have a strong, well-researched rationale which demonstrates a high level of accuracy in data interpretation.

Interventions are appropriate have research based rationales which demonstrates accuracy in data interpretation.

Interventions are mostly appropriate and have research based rationales which demonstrates appropriate data interpretation. At times needed further depth and detail.

The appropriateness of the intervention is variable. Rationales which demonstrate data interpretation. However work needs to demonstrate a greater depth of understanding and detail.

Interventions are inappropriate or lack rationales such that data interpretation is not accurate.

Marks (/100) 17-20 15-16 13-14 10-12 0-9

Explanation of intended patient outcomes and how the effectiveness of the nursing interventions would be evaluated/measured (20%)

Each intervention has a highly relevant and well researched expected outcome and the evaluation of this outcome is accurately discussed.

Each intervention has a relevant and researched expected outcome and the evaluation of this outcome is discussed.

Each intervention has a relevant, expected outcome and the measurement of this outcome is raised in discussion. Further explanation or detail is required at times.

Interventions mostly have a relevant, expected outcome and the measurement of this outcome is raised in discussion. Much greater clarity and depth of understanding could be achieved.

Interventions lack relevant, expected outcomes and/or the evaluation of this outcome is not raised in discussion. Much greater research and depth of understanding is required.

92440 Complex Nursing Care Medical Surgical (Summer session) Marking Criteria: Assessment 1 Complex patient plan of care and individual written report.

Marks (/100) 17-20 15-16 13-14 10-12 0-9

Depth of exploration of the topic(s): use of current and relevant sources of information to support the content elements (above). (20%)

Evidence of sophisticated use of current literature from a variety of sources, incorporated effectively.

Evidence of the use of current literature from a variety of sources, mostly incorporated effectively.

Evidence of the use of literature from several differing sources. Further reading would enhance discussion points.

Evidence of the use of literature, however scope is limited or not always current. Further reading from a wider variety of sources would enhance discussion points.

Not enough use of literature evident. Further reading from a wider variety of sources is needed to enhance discussion points.

Marks (/100) 17-20 15-16 13-14 10-12 0-9

Academic writing: presentation; in-text referencing; reference list; grammatical structure of writing. (15%)

Written expression is very clear with minimal to no grammatical errors made. The report has been structured clearly and the presentation/ referencing are in alignment with faculty guidelines.

Written expression is clear with minimal grammatical errors made. The report has structure and the presentation/ referencing is in alignment with faculty guidelines.

Written expression is mainly clear however some errors are evident. The report has some structure and the presentation/ referencing is mainly in alignment with faculty guidelines.

Written expression at times is unclear with numerous grammatical errors made. The report requires further structure and the presentation and/or referencing is not in accordance with faculty guidelines.

Written expression is unclear with many grammatical errors made. The report lacks structure and the presentation/ referencing is not in accordance with faculty guidelines.

Marks (/100) 13-15 11.5-12 10-11 7.5-9.5 0

Attached care plan template (pass/fail)

Satisfactory (no marks awarded): Care plan for patient is attached with 4-6 problems identified, associated patient assessment data and appropriate outcomes

Unsatisfactory (no marks awarded): Care plan not attached