The module title is nursing the highly dependent patient. The essay question was 'discuss the the role of the nurse in the delivery of intravenous therapy for the highly dependent patient'.

this essay was a level 3 grade essay. the minumum pass for the essay was 48%. this essay was marked at 60%. this essay discussed the various roles of the nurse. some of these were intravenous cannulation, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation, delivery of intravenous therapy. an area that could of been improved on was,the physiology of fluid balance. more detailed in this are could of increased the mark. along with a more indepth critical appraisal of …showed first 75 words of 285 total…

…showed last 75 words of 285 total…and will discuss why these patients may require IV therapy. It will also make reference to the normal distribution of fluids in the body and why this fluid distribution may alter in these patients. The role of the nurse will then be discussed, which will look at the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Finally, it will consider interventions that may be used to deliver intravenous therapy safely to the highly dependent patient.