You are to identify all the key events that occurred throughout the patient’s admission.

Task Description: Essay (2500 words)
The aim of this assignment is to identify and examine the role of the Registered Nurse (RN Rice) in the

case study below. You are to identify all the key events that occurred throughout the patient’s

admission. Particular emphasis in your report is to be placed on the legal and professional nursing

practice roles and responsibilities.
Mr Rory Symes is a 64 year-old man who underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a large metropolitan

hospital on the morning of 21 May 2015. Mr Symes was transferred to the Extended Day Only Unit (EDOU)

at 1430 hours following the procedure. Mr Symes was to stay in the EDOU overnight with discharge

planned for the following morning (22 May 2015).
A Medical Officer (MO) assessed Mr Symes at 1630 hours on 21 May due the patient reporting abdominal

pain and distension. Mr Symes’ distended abdomen and pain levels were documented in the patient’s

medical record by the MO and a phone call was made to report this information to the surgeon who

performed the procedure. Analgesia was prescribed (10mg morphine subcutaneously) at 1715 hours to be

given PRN 6 hourly in response to the patient’s reports of pain.
Ms Celia Rice was the RN working on the 12-bed EDOU with another RN on 21 May. RN Rice had been

registered as a nurse for five years. As per hospital policy, RN Rice and the other RN were the only

two staff members rostered to the unit on night-shift that commenced at 2245 hours.
The EDOU was at capacity on the night of 21 May. Two of the other male patients admitted to the unit

were distressed; one was continuously vomiting post-appendectomy and the other was experiencing urinary

retention following a Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP).
There was also a female patient admitted to the unit who was very upset at being placed in a room with

male patients due to her religious beliefs. This patient, who had very limited English language skills,

was continually wailing and expressing anger over the fact that hospital management had not resolved

this issue as promised to the patient and her husband on the afternoon shift.
At 0210 hours on 22 May 2015, RN Rice documented the following in Mr Symes’ health record:
‘Temp 38.9, P 126, Resp Rate 16 and BP 110/72 (approx)’
These were the only observations documented during the nightshift. There was no evidence of analgesia

administration documented on Mr Symes’ medication chart by the time day-shift staff commenced work. The

day-shift RN for 22 May did report that RN Rice had verbally stated that she had been “extremely busy”

all shift and had not finished her “notes” by the time handover occurred.
At 0630 hours on 22 May 2015, Mr Symes’ temperature was recorded by the day-shift RN as being 39

degrees, heart rate 140bpm and blood pressure 80/46mmHg. He was experiencing acute abdominal rebound

tenderness and reported that his pain levels had rapidly increased throughout the early morning. Mr

Symes was ultimately returned to theatre where a perforated bowel was identified and successfully

repaired.
You are to set out your assignment in report format. The report is to include an introduction and

conclusion. Headings are to be used to break up your main points of discussion (put each ‘issue’ that

you identity in the case study as your heading).
Your interpretation and examination of the key issues that occurredfor the patient Mr Symes throughout

his admission are to form part of your argument. Your argument is to be supported by references to

contemporary, scholarly literature obtained through the library databases (not websites). You are to

include reference to specific governing nursing codes, policies and documents in your report.
This assessment is to be first submitted through Turnitin, and then put into the drop box labelled

‘Assessment 3’.
Please review the marking guide below to see how marks are allocated for this assessment.
Assessment Criteria
Your assignment will be evaluated on the following assessment:
criteria:
Content – 80%
Formatting & referencing – 20%
Referencing Style
Author – Date (Harvard)
criteria: Absent Inadequate Satisfactory Good Excellent Marks
Content (80 marks)
Discusses statement, explaining the nurse’s role in protecting patients from the risk of harm

0

1-9

10-13

14-17

18-20
Identifies and explains the relevant codes,
legislation and documentation governing the
requirement to report harm to patients

0

1-19

20-26

27-34

35-40
Incorporates contemporary and scholarly literature in
to discussion
0
1-9
10-13
14-17
18-20
Referencing & formatting (20 marks)
Quantity and quality of references 0 1-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
Adheres to School requirements for formatting and
referencing
0
1-4
5-6
7-8
9-10
/100%

Here are some useful resources for the assignment:
1. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Professional registration information
Click http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/ link to open resource.
2. NSW Health Policy Directives and Guidelines
3. Ethics and Health Law News
Website containing information about interesting national and international ethical issues.
Click http://ehln.org/ link to open resource

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