8037NRS Trimester 1 2025

8037NRS Trimester 1 2025

Assessment Item 1

Written assignment: Case study critique

Word limit: 1,500 words

Weighting: 40%

Due Date: Monday 7^th April, 2025 Time: 1700

Course learning outcomes assessed:

2. Discuss factors that could place patients at risk of adverse events in healthcare, and critically evaluate risk monitoring and management in the healthcare system.

2. Describe the importance of non-technical skills to patient safety in the healthcare

2. Identify and critically evaluate processes and strategies to improve patient safety and safety culture in healthcare.

Aim: the aim of this assessment item is for you to develop an in-depth understanding of how poor teamwork could place patients at risk of adverse events and the importance of non-technical skills to patient safety in the healthcare system (learning outcomes 2 & 3). You will also gain knowledge and skills about processes and strategies to improve patient safety (learning outcome 4) so that you can reflect on your own clinical practice to ensure patient safety.

Task Description:

For this task you need to write a 1500 word essay in which you reflect on and critique a case study about teamwork, and conflict resolution, and make recommendations on what should be done to minimise the negative impact on patient safety.

Task Instructions:

1. You need to have completed course modules 1 & 2 before you attempt this assessment

1. Watch and critique the case study depicted in the video As you watch the video, pay attention to issues around teamwork and conflict resolution. The short video is about communication between critical care nurses and an intensive care junior doctor. The short video has two parts: part 1 is the beginning of the scenario, and part 2 is the end of the scenario, which has three different ends (the video is the product of an international collaborative teaching project Drama in Acute and Critical Care between staff from Griffith University, Australia, and University of Gothenburg, Sweden).

3. Watch part 1 of the scenario then While you are watching, please consider the following questions and write down your thoughts:
   
   
   • Consider why the doctor, Barry, may have behaved the way he
   
   
   • If you were the junior nurse Sharon, what would you have done when the resident told you I have prescribed the medication, and could you please just go ahead and give it the way I ordered it?
   
   
   • If you were the junior nurse Sharon, what do you think would happen at the point the film ends?
   
   
   • If you were the patient, how would you feel and what would you wish the nurse and the doctor to do instead?
   
   
   

3. Continue watching part 2: versions 1, 2, and Stop after you have watched each version. Think about the following questions for each version:

Part 2 Version 1:

• Describe the communication between the doctor and the What were the possible reasons for the way they communicated?

• What were the possible consequences of poor communication?

• What were the possible consequences of not speaking up if you were one of the nurses and you were concerned about patient safety?

Part 2 Version 2:

• Describe the way Barry communicated with the nurses, including Sharon, and Why did he behave the way he did? What should he have done?

• Describe the way Sharon communicated with Why do you think she behaved the way she did? What she should have done?

• What could Josh have done to change the situation (and avoid escalating the conflict)?

• What were the consequences of this communication?

Part 2 Version 3:

• Describe the way Barry communicated with the nurses, including Sharon, Josh, and Vicky. Why did Barry behave the way he did? What should he have done?

• Was there a difference in Barrys attitude when he spoke to the nurses Sharon and Vicky? Why?

5. Read the supplementary resource on conflict

5. Now, write an essay to critique the scenario. In your essay you need to:

a)Reflect upon, critique and discuss the main issues you identified in the video that might impact patient Your reflection will be based on part 1 with one version of part 2. You must identify at least three main issues. Refer to the video and use relevant literature to support your reflection, critique and discussion.

b) Recommend processes and/or strategies that might be implemented to ensure patient safety in relation to the issues you identified. Use relevant literature to support your

Other Information to help you write your essay:

• It is appropriate to use headings in this The suggested headings are:

• 1. Introduction: Introduce the topic to the reader in relation to patient Provide a short summary of what the video showed. Please state clearly what you are going to critique: part 1 with which version of part 2.

Finish the introduction by telling the reader what you will do/discuss in this essay.

2. Reflection, critique and discussion: Write a few paragraphs for this section, and in each paragraph, you should focus on one discussion The notes you take while you watch the video will be useful for this section.

3. Recommendations: This can be a separate heading, or you can incorporate this into your discussion section to recommend what could/should have been done to minimise the negative impact of the issues on patient safety in this scenario.

4. Conclusion: Write 2 or 3 sentences and draw a conclusion about the main issues you discussed in your reflection, critique, discussion. End the conclusion section by summarising your recommendations.

• Note, at least 10 references should be used in this essay that are within five years old (unless the reference is seminal literature, or the research evidence in the paper is still the best available evidence).

Other elements:

• Word limits for assessment items need to be strictly adhered The word limit for an assessment item includes in text citations, tables and quotations. The word limit DOES NOT include the reference list. Please note the marker will cease marking your submitted work once they have reached the allocated word limit.

• Always refer to the Griffith Health Writing and Referencing Guide APA 7

• Ensure that you use scholarly literature¹ (digitised readings, research articles, relevant Government reports and text books) that has been published within the last five years (please also see notes above regarding this).

8037NRS Assessment item 1 Marking Criteria T1, 2025