This assessment requires you to write an essay about a patient whom you have nursed in your workplace. Select a patient from your work area for case study; it is recommended that you look out for a suitable case study from early in the semester. This person must have a cardiac, cardiovascular or cardiothoracic condition. Students, who have completed CNA772, CNA540 and are enrolled in CNA519, cannot choose a topic which you have already used for an assessment. Discuss your choice with your lecturer by week 3 prior to commencing the essay.
In your essay, critically review and analyse the patient’s needs from admission through to discharge including rehabilitation or end of life care. The paper may pick up on any theme in the cardiovascular nursing framework- Health promotion, Disease prevention- primary, secondary and tertiary, and Acute and Chronic episodic interventions, Rehabilitation or Palliation1.
This assignment must include an outline of the aetiology and pathophysiology that underpins the relevant priorities in nursing management. Evidence-based literature must be used to support and rationalise the nursing care provided.

This activity is broken into two parts. 1) Part A requires you to select a theme area and enter into discussion within a group.  You will be randomly selected into a group of students and you will be provided with a space (within group discussion page) at the beginning of the semester and near to the date for assessment one to negotiate your topic choice.  There are several topics to choose from listed in mylo assessment 1 information area. The aim should be to avoid discussion on the same topic (e.g. avoid two people using a scenario involving cardiac rehabilitation) within your group. Any conflicts should be firstly managed respectfully within the group, and when unable to be resolved referred to the unit coordinator.
The Poster must include:
•Title and name.
•Overview and expected learning outcomes
•Body of presentation.
•Ensure you reference throughout.
•Use of Graphics and illustrations to compliment literature where relevant.
•Use of current evidenced based literature.
•Reference list.
The discussion that emerges within your group should enable you to clarify any points that arose on the topic. It is important that you submit your initial work early (in the first 48 hours of the discussion opening) to maximize time for discussion. Once you have posted your poster, you may elect to have a few lead questions to invite comment from your fellow students.
Resources to assist you in this task, including the marking rubric, are available in the ‘assessment resources’ folder in the Content area.

Following the online poster presentation, you must submit to the lecturer a paper which summarises the content you presented in your discussion and includes how your role as a cardiovascular nurse may intervene in the care of your presentation.
On the due date you must submit a summary paper to the assessments folder. This should include:  A very brief element of reflection on your own learning which may have arisen from your review of the literature, key discussions that arose, and any further questions that your group members made.  A copy for marking of your poster slide with supporting evidence as an appendix in your completed summary paper + 2 transcripts of your best discussion threads (100 words each).