Nursing and Healthcare Assignments

The role of a Special Needs Assistant (SNA)
Example assignment. Last modified: 12th Oct 2021
Introduction: This report will outline the role of a Special Needs Assistant (SNA), it will look at the qualities and skills required to fulfil the role. It will also explore the function of multidisciplinary teams and its members. It will also look briefly at the legislation and policies governing working with children and adults with special needs and their rights...

Report on Nursing Home Health and Safety
Example assignment. Last modified: 12th Oct 2021
Introduction: This report is presented to the Committee to inform about safety and health practices at work and point out hazards that have been identified in our nursing home. I will conclude with a plan of action on how to control each hazard and prevent them from appearing again in the future....

To what extent is a lack of nurses affecting the NHS?
Example assignment. Last modified: 8th Oct 2021
Introduction: For this project, I've chosen to look at how the NHS is affected by a nurse shortage in hospitals. The reasons for the nursing shortage are various and are causing concern....

Physical Observed Assessment
Example assignment. Last modified: 14th Jun 2021
Introduction: This assignment is going to be discussed about a physical observed assessment which was observed during practice at placement....

Essay on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Example assignment. Last modified: 10th Jun 2021
Introduction: This assignment is based on my experience of caring for an infant with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) in a Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU). NAS is a set of signs and symptoms experienced by certain infants after a sudden withdrawal of passively transferred intrauterine opioids or other psychoactive substances used by mother during pregnancy...

Care of a Confused Patient
Example assignment. Last modified: 9th Jun 2021
Introduction: The client in this example has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer (T4, N3) which denotes that she suffers from a malignant tumour which has invaded the oesophagus, epicardium, pleural cavity, T5 and T6 vertebrae with Metastasis to the supraclavicular lymph node. She also suffers from osteoarthritis of L2-L5 and S1-S5, Type 2 Diabetes and Psoriasis....

Review of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Example assignment. Last modified: 9th Jun 2021
Introduction: This research paper entails how technological advancement has played a huge role in healthcare and how social media can pose a huge impact on maintaining patient’s privacy by nurses. Gagnon and Sabus (2015) reported that in 2014 a report from Mayo clinic shows that 1,500 U.S hospitals manage about 6,500 social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn....

Living Kidney Donor Transplant Guidelines
Example assignment. Last modified: 8th Jun 2021
Introduction: Key recommendations from three guideline bodies will be reviewed and an evidence based protocol for living donor renal transplant will be presented....

Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients
Example assignment. Last modified: 26th May 2021
Introduction: Affecting nearly 795,000 patients in the United States each year, stroke is one of the leading causes of people, mostly adults, with long-term disability....

Essay on Intrapartum Care
Example assignment. Last modified: 23rd Apr 2021
Introduction: This assignment examines factors that influence the decision making of expecting parents in relation to the preferred place of birth, if there is higher intervention rates in the intrapartum period depending on the chosen place of birth and the significant role of relationship and support during the intrapartum period in the location of birth....

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Causing Breast Cancer
Example assignment. Last modified: 23rd Apr 2021
Introduction: The goal of this paper was to access the role of aromatic hydrocarbons in the genesis of breast cancer. It was previously known that epidemiological markers of breast cancer can include endocrine related phenomena, and the exposure of the breast to X-Radiation....

Stereotatic Ablative Body Radiotherapy
Example assignment. Last modified: 21st Apr 2021
Introduction: We will be giving a general overview of SABR operation, comparing patient survival rates and localized control, along with comparing SABR with various treatment techniques....

Impact of Environment on Health
Example assignment. Last modified: 9th Apr 2021
Introduction: Assess and discuss the impact the following environmental and attitudinal determinants have on health in terms of planning, implementation, and the evaluation of health interventions....

Assessment On Support Needs In The Elderly
Example assignment. Last modified: 9th Apr 2021
Introduction: In this assessment, we are tasked to recognize and carefully look into the support needs of older adults suffering from geriatric health conditions most especially those with dementia....

A Critical Appraisal of the Giving Up Smoking in Pregnancy Initiative
Example assignment. Last modified: 8th Apr 2021
Introduction: The object of this assignment is to critically appraise a health promotion initiative related to midwifery practice. The initiative chosen is a NHS Health Scotland leaflet entitled ‘Smoking: giving up during pregnancy: a guide for pregnant women who want to stop smoking’...

Protecting the Public and Maintaining Care Standards: The Nursing and Midwifery Council
Example assignment. Last modified: 25th Feb 2021
Introduction: In this article, the speaker will start by addressing the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)'s key roles , which they seek to protect patients and service users as well as improve standards of care across the UK....

Enhancing Learning in a Specialist Environment: Development of a Tool for Nursing Students
Example assignment. Last modified: 25th Feb 2021
Introduction: This assignment will critically analyse a resource formulated to assist students on a specialist high dependency unit in an inpatient paediatric setting. The resource developed is a shift planner aimed to support and facilitate Domain 1 and Domain 2 of the assignment brief....

Care Planning for Adolescent Patient
Example assignment. Last modified: 25th Feb 2021
Introduction: AC 1.1   Explain the job role in relation to your patient. What exactly will they do and why? Tanisha, Tanisha, 16, has been waiting with a friend to be seen. She hurt her wrist at the local skate p...

Professional Values, Nursing and Decision Making in Clinical Environment
Example assignment. Last modified: 8th Feb 2021
Introduction: The assignment will discuss my personal experiences in depth, alongside a range of published literature to support and enable me to elaborate on my points....

Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality Rates in the US
Example assignment. Last modified: 29th Jan 2021
Introduction: The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey has many programs to reduce the alarming rates of infant mortality throughout the state of New Jersey, however, the Partnership and many organizations like it tend to neglect the Maternal aspect of maternal and Infant care...

Epidemiological Analysis of Malaria Disease
Example assignment. Last modified: 29th Jan 2021
Introduction: People with malaria will suffer from high fever, chills, and flu-like illness. There are four kinds of malaria that can infect the human body: Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malaria....

Factors for Communication in Nursing
Example assignment. Last modified: 6th Jan 2021
Introduction: Communication is paramount in nursing as it plays an essential part of the nursing practice, with significant meaning...

Work Practice Review of Geriatric Residential Care Facility
Example assignment. Last modified: 21st Dec 2020
Introduction: Gibbs’ (1988) reflective cycle is a popular model for reflection. In this assignment I’m going to use this in assignment work placement review....

Examples Of Acute Injuries Health And Social Care Essay
Example assignment. Last modified: 10th Dec 2020
Introduction: To be fit and healthy it is important that you exercise, however, exercise too much and you could injure yourself. ...

Roper Logan Tierney Model Activities Of Daily Living
Example assignment. Last modified: 9th Dec 2020
Introduction: In this assignment I will present a patient I have cared for during one shift on my placement ward. Using the Holland et al (2008) Roper Logan Tierney model of care....