THE EMERGENCE OF NEOCLASSICISM IN THE QUEST FOR MODERN GREEK ARCHITECTURAL DISCOURSES IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY ATHENS

Word limit: 2000 words
This assessment will consist of a clinical case report. The completed case report will need to be
submitted via the Health of Older Adults (NURS 2024) course site Assessment 1: case report
link by
the assessment due date.
Relevance:
In order to plan and provide optimal person-centred nursing care, Registered nurses need to be
able to interpret clinical information and draw upon their knowledge of pathophysiology and
evidence-based clinical practice. Therefore, the purpose of this assessment is to support the
development of the skills needed to evaluate evidence and to develop reflection and clinical
reasoning skills.
What you need to do:
Based upon the clinical scenario provided below, construct a case report which is a detailed
report
of the client’s clinical presentation, nursing diagnosis and inter-professional plan of care. The
case
report will draw upon your knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacology and relevant academic
literature to support an evidence-based plan of care.
The case report must be presented using the headings provided below. A description of the
content for each section of the report has been provided. It is important that all sections of the
report are conceptually connected. For example, your knowledge of pathophysiology and
pharmacology, and your understanding of this particular client, should underpin the nursing
problems that you identify which should, in turn, drive the inter-professional plan of care that is
relevant for this clinical scenario.
Case Report:
The case report must include the following:
Introduction (2.5 marks) – 200 words
Using the ISBAR clinical handover framework, introduce the client and provide a brief overview
of
their case. Provide an outline of the purpose and structure of the report.
Primary medical diagnosis (3.75 marks) – 300 words
Identify the primary medical diagnosis for the client (i.e. Diabetic Retinopathy). Provide a brief
description of the pathophysiology of Diabetic Retinopathy, with clear links to the case scenario.
Support this discussion using current literature (last 10 years).
Medication management (3.75 marks) – 300 words
Identify the current medications prescribed for the client. Provide a brief description of the
medications (i.e. mechanism of action, indication, side-effects and precautions). Support this
discussion using current literature (last 10 years).
Nursing diagnoses (3.75 marks) – 300 words
(a) Nursing problem related to medical diagnosis
Using your knowledge of pathophysiology, document one (1) nursing problem that may arise
as a result of the client’s primary medical diagnosis. This problem may be an actual or potential
nursing problem. Provide a brief description for why this problem may arise for this client.
Support this discussion using current literature (last 10 years).
(b) Nursing problem related medication management:
Using your knowledge of pharmacology, document one (1) nursing problem that may arise as a
result of the client’s current medications. This problem may be an actual or potential nursing
problem. Provide a brief description for why this problem may arise for this client. Support this
discussion using current literature (last 10 years).
Nursing Role and Inter-professional Plan of Care (6.25 marks) – 700 words
As the community nurse working as part of the aged care assessment team, discuss how you
would facilitate an interprofessional plan of care for this client, with consideration to the two
identified nursing diagnoses.
Discuss the aim for and importance of using an interprofessional approach. Discuss the role of
the
Registered nurse to facilitate the interdisciplinary plan of care for this client. Identify the key
members of the interprofessional health care team, and the role that they would play, specific to
the two identified nursing diagnoses. Support this discussion using current literature (last 10
years).
Summary (2.5 marks) – 200 words
Summarise the major findings of this case report.
Referencing (1.25 marks)
The content of the case report must be supported through referencing of current literature and
must include a reference list and intext citations. You will be assessed on referencing so make
sure
to follow the UniSA-Harvard referencing style closely to avoid losing marks.
Please refer to the Harvard Referencing System to accurately reference your case report:
https://lo.unisa.edu.au/course/view.php?id=3839
Overall writing and presentation (1.25 marks)
This assignment must be saved and submitted as a word document. This case report must be
structured using the headings provided and presented using academic writing. The use of
dot-points will result in a reduction of marks. You will be assessed on the overall writing and
presentation, so make sure that you follow the academic writing guidelines closely to avoid
losing marks.
Clinical Scenario:
As the community nurse for the Aged Care Assessment Team, you have been asked to conduct
a home visit to assess Mr Hank Jackson.
Mr Hank Jackson is a 64-year-old newly retired truck driver, who has recently been diagnosed
with diabetic retinopathy and is legally blind in his left eye. Mr Jackson has a medical history
which includes type 2 diabetes mellitus (diagnosed five years ago) and hypertension (diagnosed
7 years
ago). Mr Jackson’s doctor has prescribed Metformin 500mg twice daily and Metoprolol 50mg
twice daily. Mr Jackson lives alone, in his own home. He is a self-described bachelor, but he
has a daughter who lives interstate, from a relationship he had in his 20s.
The referral from the General Practitioner (GP) indicates that he has suboptimal blood pressure
and diabetes control, despite medication management and recommended dietary control. The
last
blood pressure recorded was 159mmHg/96mmHg and his glycated haemoglobin (HbA1C) has
never been less than 8%. Mr Jackson lives in a single-storey home, with a sunken living room
and an outdoor veranda
leading to a large, overgrown garden. Each room of the home appears cluttered, with
‘keepsakes’ from overseas travels and old newspapers stacked in piles in each room of the
home.
On general appearance, Mr Jackson appears overweight and has a flushed facial appearance.
He wears glasses for reading and says that he loves to read but has been having trouble
recently and
describes his vision as ‘patchy and blurred’. On questioning, he does admit to feeling ‘fuzzy in
the
head’ if he forgets to take his tablets, but otherwise feels that he is in good general health. He
states that he has “never been sick a day in my life” and only retired because he lost his drivers’
license due to his impaired vision. Mr Jackson does not routinely test his blood glucose levels at
home and expresses doubt that this would help him, saying: “what would knowing the numbers
do for me? The doctor already knows the sugars are high”. Mr Jackson has been trying to lose
weight for the past 6 months, without success; but feels that he has more time for exercise now
that he is retired.
Mr Jackson wants to remain in his own home, that he has lived in all his adult life, and takes
pride in his cooking and making his own home-brew. He will require an interprofessional
community
plan of care.