PROFESSIONALISM IN PRACTICE.

Summative Assessment: Case study 100%

RESOURCES/ REFERENCES should be FROM/RELEVANT the UK
A 1500-word account of a case study taken from the student’s own practice area preferably an (ORTHOPEADIC WARD) that highlights the professional aspects of practice in one of the following areas:
 Professionalism
 Duty of Candour
 Equality and human rights
 Consent to treatment
 Protecting the vulnerable adult / Safeguarding children
 Confidentiality (PREFERED TOPIC)

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

1. An essay introduction will often contain these elements:
   General Orientation
    General statements (especially on the importance of the topic)
    Background information
    Reference to recent developments / previous work (specialist literature)
   Focus on your paper
    Content: aims / (main point or idea)
    Structure
2. Give a brief description of the events from your practice area which focus on one of these areas:
    Professionalism
    Duty of Candour
    Equality and human rights
    Consent to treatment
    Protecting the vulnerable adult / Safeguarding children
    Confidentiality
3. Using the literature consider the following:
   Evaluation.
    What was good about the event?
    What was bad?
    What was easy?
    What was difficult?
    What went well?
    What did you do well?
    What did others do well?
    Did you expect a different outcome? If so, why?
    What went wrong, or not as expected? Why?
    How did you contribute?
   Analysis
    What can you apply to this situation from your previous knowledge, studies or research?
    What recent evidence is in the literature surrounding this situation, if any?
    Which theories or bodies of knowledge are relevant to the situation – and in what ways?
    What broader issues arise from this event?
    What sense can you make of the situation?
    What was really going on?
    Were other people’s experiences similar or different in important ways?
    What is the impact of different perspectives eg. personal / patients / colleagues’ perspectives?
4. Action Plan
    How will you use this experience to further improve your practice in the future?
5. Conclusion
    Restate the main point or idea by making the same point with other words (paraphrase).
    Review your supporting ideas.
    For that, summarize all arguments by paraphrasing how you proved the thesis.
    Connect back to the essay hook and relate your closing statement to the opening one.
    Combine all the above to improved and expanded conclusion.
6. Academic skills:
   You must ensure the work reflects level five expectations as described in the University grade criteria (see Assignment Rubric). A range of contemporary and/or seminal references with accurate use of faculty system of referencing. Clear logical structure, academic presentation, accurate grammar, and spelling, adheres to Faculty policy on word count, plagiarism, and confidentiality