Course Objectives (1, 3, 4 & 5): 1. Apply and integrate knowledge of anatomy and pathophysiology, pharmacology, and diagnostics to case studies of individuals with emergent and complex health conditions in highacuity health care settings. 3. Apply critical thinking, clinical reasoning and reflective practice skills to a range of complex acute conditions across the lifespan to demonstrate appropriate person centred, evidence-basednursing care. 4. Evaluate the nurse’s role within the inter-professional and intra-professional team in regardto effective communication and teamwork in decision making practices within high acuity clinicalcase studies. 5. Apply ethical and legal practice frameworks, standards and decision making required of abeginning Registered Nurse to acute high acuity case studies for safe person-centred care. Graduate Attributes 1. Well-informed individuals 2. Critical, creative thinkers 3. Effective communicators and collaborators 4. Ethical, engaged professionals and citizens 5. Employable, enterprising professionals 6. Culturally capable individuals. Task information Task detail You are to choose a complex cardiac condition and provide answers to the specific questions below. 1. Identify and explain the anatomy and pathophysiology of your chosen cardiac condition (approximately 250 words). 2. Discuss signs and symptoms of the condition (approximately 200 words). 3. Determine potential medical treatment for the condition (approximately 200 words). 4. Identify potential pharmacological treatments a doctor may order for the condition, including therapeutic indications, mechanism of action, dosages, methods of administration for each medication, and consideration of patient contraindications, interactions with other medications and adverse effects (approximately 350 words). 5. Using evidence-based nursing practice, determine nursing management for a patient with the condition (approximately 400 words) Assignments should be presented using: • Double-line spacing • Times New Roman, Calibri or Verdana • Font: 12 point • APA formatting (as per APA 7 th edn guide)
