| Submission time and date: | Target feedback time and date: |
| Assignment task | |
| This assignment is a 1500 word (+/- 10%) reflective essay entitled ‘How evidence underpins care delivery throughout the patient pathway’. Your essay should be based on your observation of one day surgery or elective patient whose care you have witnessed from the ward to the PACU. You are responsible for organising this while on placement (please see the additional assignment guidance in Blackboard). The essay should be reflective and focus on one aspect of the way in which the patient’s journey is managed (e.g. safety checks, infection control, communication) and should explain how it is underpinned by evidence (e.g., current research evidence, guidelines and local policy). You should also discuss the contribution evidence-based practice plays in modern healthcare delivery and demonstrate your awareness of the ODP’s role within this process. Use John Driscoll’s reflective model to structure your essay and write in the first person. Confidentiality must be adhered to, meeting the HCPC’s Professional Standards and University regulations. The work must demonstrate it has met the modules 3 learning outcomes. Please note: You may choose to use the template provided at the end of this document | |
| This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes: | |
| LO 1 | Demonstrate the development of the reflective strategies for their professional career within Operating Department practice. |
| LO 2 | Identify the relationship between contemporary evidence, guidelines for best practice and perioperative care delivery. |
| LO 3 | Discuss the contribution of perioperative care throughout the typical patient pathway. |
| Task requirements |
| Formatting instruction Use black font, Ariel or Calibri – size 12. Work must be double spaced – 2.0Please use the module Cover Sheet. |
| Referencing and research requirements |
| Please reference your work according to the Harvard style as defined in Cite Them Right Online (http://www.citethemrightonline.com). This information is also available in book form: Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2016) Cite them right: the essential reference guide. 11th edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Copies are available via the university library. You are expected to refer to a variety of current research evidence, guidelines and local policy, published within the last 10 years. A reference list must be included but begin on a separate page. The reference list should be in alphabetical order and single-spaced. Do not bullet point or number the references. |
| How your work will be assessed |
| Your work will be assessed on the extent to which it demonstrates your achievement of the stated learning outcomes for this assignment (see above) and against other key criteria, as defined in the University’s institutional grading descriptors. If it is appropriate to the format of your assignment and your subject area, a proportion of your marks will also depend upon your use of academic referencing conventions. This assignment will be marked according to the grading descriptors for Level 4 |
| Submission details |
| The assignment submitted electronically before the deadline. Please use the relevant Turnitin submission point in the Submit your work area in your Blackboard module shell. This reflective essay should be written in the first person.Please ensure that your work has been saved in an appropriate file format.You can submit your work as many times as you like before the submission date. If you do submit your work more than once, your earlier submission will be replaced by the most recent version. Once you have submitted your work, you will receive a digital receipt as proof of submission, which will be sent to your forwarded e-mail address (provided you have set this up). Please keep this receipt for future reference, along with the original electronic copy of your assignment. You are reminded of the University’s regulations on academic misconduct, which can be viewed on the University website: https://bucks.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/9546/Academic-Misconduct-Policy.pdf. In submitting your assignment, you are acknowledging that you have read and understood these regulations |
| Submission Checklist |
| Is the work formatted correctly?Is the correct cover sheet attached and completed?Is the work anonymised?Does the reference list contain all the in-text citations?Have the Learning Outcomes been met in full?Have you proof read your work? |
Template for Summative Submission
Essay Plan for CL407 CW1
Introduction (up to 10% or 150 words)
The job of the introduction is to identify the focus of the assignment and the main topic, in this case the one aspect of patient care chosen to discuss. As this is a reflective essay based on a patient observation, there are some essential points that must be included.
- What essential elements must be included in the introduction for healthcare essays?
- Type of essay (reflection)
- Focus of essay (topic)
- Confidentiality – patient and Trust (HCPC)
Body – paragraphs (one for each main point of the essay) (80% +/- or 1200 words)
The body of the essay will include (as a guide), around 4 x 300-word paragraphs and each of these will reflect on the patient care witnessed during the observation (as the starting point) and a key topic for discussion that relates to the chosen aspect of care. The reflective cycle by John Driscoll can be used to develop the discussion.
- Having chosen and then researched the main subject, what key elements have you decided to discuss in the paragraphs within the body of the essay?
- There are 3 learning outcomes that must be met within this essay, will the planned content address them?
- LO1: Demonstrate the development of the reflective strategies for their professional career within Operating Department practice.
- Did you observe something, think about it (reflect), learn about it, explore it and discuss it?
- LO2: Identify the relationship between contemporary evidence, guidelines for best practice and perioperative care delivery.
- Did you learn about it by reading appropriate books, guidance, policy and research evidence?
- Have you used this to support your written work?
- LO3: Discuss the contribution of perioperative care throughout the typical patient pathway.
- There must be evidence that you understand the value of evidence-based practice and its impact on the quality of care
- As a result of your newly acquired knowledge, how will your practice change and what impact could this have on patient care
Conclusion (up to 10% or 150 words)
- The purpose of the conclusion is to summarise the main points/ ideas / arguments in the essay and link them back to the overall topic / purpose / focus of the essay. The closing words should identify what has been learnt as a result of the exploration of the topic; the marker will want to see how the student has developed their knowledge and understanding as a result of undertaking the task.
Reference list
Harvard Style using https://www.citethemrightonline.com/
- Please provide an accurate reference list.
- Please ensure the reliability of the sources used.
- This must be in alphabetical order, do not bullet point or number
