Assessment 2: ACS Essay
1500 words +/- 10%. Weighting: 25%
The purpose of this assessment is to explore the key concepts of coronary artery disease and the management of significant cardiovascular pathophysiology in an adult patient. The students will discuss the presentation, assessment and relevant findings to determine the clinical status and evaluate the management strategy for a patient with Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Choose a patient you have recently cared for and:
Briefly describe their presentation and past health history
Analyse the patient’s ECG and identify the coronary artery that is likely to be associated with the observed ECG changes and the possible damage sustained by the myocardium and other relevant cardiac structures.
Explain the assessment and clinical care provided to stabilise the patient and prevent potential complications
Discuss the specific treatment the patient received to manage the disease process in the culprit coronary artery, including the adjunct therapies required to ensure favourable health outcomes
Outline the patient education and other nursing support that was provided to the patient and the family.
It is important to obtain patient consent and maintain patient confidentiality. In your written submission you must provide a script of approximately 50-75 words of what you said to the patient when asking for consent. You must also state that the patient gave consent.
You will be marked against the marking rubric for essays.
