1. chronic health condition
chronic health conditionChoose a chronic health condition or a type of cancer of interest to
you (Prostate Cancer) and discuss the self-management of this condition for the person
living with this condition.• Provide a nursing care plan for this person considering the
physical, psychological, social, cultural, spiritual and environmental aspects of care.•
Consider the legal and ethical issues related to management of this condition.For this part
you need to identify key legal and ethical issues in the management of the disease you are
discussing. If you cannot find anything specific to that disease/condition you can relate the
issue back to the chosen topic. To start with- outline legal issues and ethical issues- you
would have done some work on what these key principles. As an example- if you were
discussing dementia the legal issue of consent is an important consideration- how can a
person with advanced dementia consent to care/treatment- this will highlight the
importance of things such as ACP for instance. Ethical issues in relation to this might
surround for instance artifical fluid and nutrition. These are just a quick couple of examples
of some issues you may come across.• Describe the interprofessional team members and
the roles of those involved in the management of the person with this chronic
condition.Structure and presentationThis assignment is a piece of academic writing and
needs to be structured as such, with an introduction, conclusion and sub-headings as
needed.Rationale is at the beginning of your assignment following your introductory
paragraph. This section is out of 10 so this should be fairly brief, an outline of disease
including why this is relevant (your rationale supported by reference to the literature).You
are expected to substantiate your ideas and discussion using relevant peer reviewed
academic Resources BETWEEN 2009 AND 2014 and follow the marking criteria
below.Marking Criteria Needs Improvement AdequateAbove Average Very good
Outstanding MarkProvides an outline of the Chronic disease/cancer of choice and provide
rationale for this as topic of relevance.Rationale is supported by evidence-based sources. (F-
0-4 marks)No clear identification of the chronic disease/cancer; not supported by
relevance;No evidence to support relevance. (P- 5-6 marks)Chronic disease/cancer
identified, weak rationale provided, not supported by evidence/ or weak evidence provided.
(C- 7 marks)Good outline of chronic disease/cancer, rationale provided and supported with
some evidence. (D- 8 marks)Effective outline of chronic disease/cancer; rationale provided;
good use of relevant evidence to support rationale. (HD-9-10 marks)Outstanding overview
of chronic disease/cancer; Strong rationale provided for relevance of chosen topic;
supported by strong evidence. /10Critical discussion of the self-management strategies
2. using a person centered approachWide use of recent evidenced based references to support
discussion. (F- 0-9 marks)Little or no discussion on self management;Not supported by
evidence. (P- 10-13 marks)Minimal discussion on self-management strategies; person
centeredness not discussed; supported by minimal evidence. (C- 14-15 marks)Good
discussion of self-management strategies- developing critical analysis; Good discussion on
person centered approach to care; supported by a range of evidence based resources. (D-
16-17 marks)Thorough critical discussion on self management strategies,Thorough
discussion on person centered approach to care; effective use of a wide range of evidence to
support discussion. (HD-18-20 marks)Outstanding critical discussion on self-management
strategies of chosen disease, using a person-centred approach. Excellent use of evidence to
support discussion using a wide range of high quality resources. /20Provides a nursing
care plan considering psychological, social, cultural, spiritual and environmental aspects of
care. (F- 0-14 marks)No clear nursing care plan provided or key components on care plan
omitted; (P- 15- 18 marks)Some evidence of nursing care plan provided that includes some
of the key components (C- 19-22 marks)Good nursing plan provided that considers many of
the key components of care. (D- 23-25 marks)Comprehensive nursing care plan that
considers all components of holistic care; Evidence of critical analysis and synthesis. (HD-
26-30 marks)Outstanding holistic nursing care plan provided; strong evidence of critical
analysis and synthesis. /30Ethical and Legal considerations in the management of this
disease discussed.Wide use of recent evidence based references to support discussion. (F-
0-9 marks)No clear discussion on key ethical and legal issues;Not supported by evidence.
(P- 10-13 marks)Some discussion on some of the key ethical and/or legal issues; supported
by minimal evidence. (C- 14-15 marks)Good discussion on most of the key ethical and legal
issues; supported by some evidenced based resources. (D- 16-17 marks)Comprehensive
discussion of ethical and legal issues; effective use of a wide range of evidence to support
discussion. (HD- 18-20 marks)Outstanding and very thorough critical discussion of ethical
and legal issues. Excellent use of evidence to support discussion using a wide range of high
quality resources; excellent analysis and synthesis of literature. /20Critical discussion of
inter-professional team members involved in the care of the person with chosen chronic
disease/cancer.Wide use of recent evidence based references to support discussion. (F- 0-9
marks)No clear discussion of inter-professional members or does not identify roles of team
members;Not supported by evidence. (P- 10-13 marks)Some discussion of inter-
professional members including roles; supported by minimal evidence. (C- 14-15
marks)Good discussion on inter-professional team members, including roles and
responsibilities; supported by some evidenced based resources. (D- 16-17
marks)Comprehensive discussion of inter-professional team work, including critical
discussion of team members roles and responsibilities; effective use of a wide range of
evidence to support discussion. (HD- 18-20 marks)Outstanding critical discussion of inter-
professional team involvement in the management of chosen disease. Extensive use of
evidence based resources used to support discussion; excellent analysis and synthesis of
literature. /20Academic Writing: correct assessment structure ie correct sentence and
paragraphs, editing.Referencing: Adheres to APA referencing styleAdheres to required word
limit (+/-10%). (- 9-10 marks)Major problems with academic writing; Major errors in APA
3. referencing- possible Plagiarism/Academic Misconduct referral;Does not adhere to word
limit. (- 7-8marks)Several, or recurring errors in academic writing; Several errors in APA
referencing in text and in reference list;Does not adhere to word limit. (- 4-
6marks)Moderate level of errors in academic writing; Inconsistent use of APA referencing
in text and/or in reference list; Does not adhere to word limit. (- 1-3marks)Occasional
problems with academic writing; Occasional errors in APA referencing in text or in
reference list. (- 0 marks)Mainly error free or no errors in referencing in text and in
reference list; within 10%+/- word limit ( – up to 10 marks)Total Mark/100Final
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