Performance task 4 - Case Study (with submission link)

For the following case study, you are to complete a basic Patient Care Report Form using the information provided (download Patient Care Report Form here).

Case Study:

At 1330hrs, you are dispatched to an aged care facility for reports of an unresponsive male patient. You arrive on-scene at 1341hrs and are met by nursing staff who inform you that a resident has been found in his room by cleaning staff.

When you enter the room, you find a 78-year-old patient laying supine on the bathroom floor. His eyes are closed and he appears to have signs of central cyanosis. You check for a response and his eyes do not open, he withdraws to pain and is making incomprehensible sounds, giving you a GCS of 7. The patient is breathing at a rate of 12 breaths per minute and has a weak radial pulse at a rate of 62 beats per minute. On examination, you observe a haematoma to the back of the patients’ head with a small amount of blood on the floor.

The nursing staff provide a medical history for the patient which includes:

Congestive heart failure, 2 x myocardial infarctions, previous transient ischemic attack and diabetes mellitus. The patient currently takes aspirin 150mg daily, metformin 500mg daily, furosemide 40mg daily, and metoprolol 50mg twice daily.

The patient is allergic to morphine, iodine, shellfish and peanuts.

Patient details are as follows:

• Name: John Smith
  
• D.O.B: 31/03/1943
  
• Address: 112 Wallaby St, Ashmore QLD 4214
  

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Instructions for submitting your assessment files:
If there is more than one document to be submitted as part of your assessment submission, then It is requested to kindly create a Compressed (zipped) folder of all the required files to be submitted. Zipped (compressed) files take up less storage space and can be transferred to other computers more quickly than uncompressed files. Following 2 steps are offered to assist with creating a Compressed (zipped) folder/file:

• Step 1: Locate the file(s) or folder that you want to zip.
• Step 2: Press and hold (or right-click) the file(s) or folder, select (or point to) Send to, and then select Compressed (zipped) folder.

A new Compressed (zipped) folder with the same name is created in the same location. If you are using Mac a new Compressed folder could be created with the name of "Archive.zip" in the same location. To rename it, press and hold (or right-click) the folder, select Rename, and then type the new name.

In addition to the above-mentioned steps, you are welcome to watch a short YouTube video (approx. 1.22 minutes) demonstrating 'How to Create a Zipped Folder/File'.  

This video demonstrates creating a Compressed (zipped) folder in Windows but the process is similar for Mac. 

After creating a Compressed (zipped) folder of all the required files to be submitted, follow these steps to submit your assignment documents:

• Step 1 - scroll down on the page and locate 'Add Submission' button. 
• Step 2 - File submissions section will open up, where you can drag and drop the assessment document folder. Please drag and drop the compressed zip folder created for this assessment submission and select 'Save Changes'.
• Step 3 - The system will take you to next step (page) where a 'Submission Status' of 'Draft (not submitted' is displayed. Scroll down on the page and if you are ready to submit the uploaded file/s then select 'Submit assignment'. 
• Step 4 - The system will take you to next step (page) where a 'Confirm Submission' section will appear. Please select the box to acknowledge the statement and select 'Continue' button. Your assessment documents are submitted and the Submission Status would indicate 'Submitted for grading'. You will also receive an email notification with a confirmation of assignment submission.