HNN026 Legal, Ethical and Contemporary Issues in Australian Nursing Practice
Assessment Task 1
800 Words and 40% weighting POSTER AND ORAL PRESENTATION

Purpose of assessment task:
Many factors influence the nurse in the provision of patient care in the Australian Healthcare context. Included are scope of practice for registered nurses, legal, ethical and current day issues. Nurses are also required to provide culturally safe care, including safely meeting the needs, expectations and rights of others.
Assessment Task
Students in groups of four (maximum) are to develop a group poster focused on one of the issues related to cultural safety (see ULOs). The group is then required to give an eight (8) minute presentation of the poster. The focus of the poster and presentation is on the nurse’s role in the provision of culturally safe care in the Australian Healthcare system.
You are asked to select one topic of culturally safe health care to answer the following;
• Examine the nurse’s role in the provision of culturally safe care for elderly patients who identify to a specific cultural group in Australia

Relevant Unit learning outcomes and Graduate Learning Outcomes
This assessment task provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate the following unit learning outcomes and Graduate Learning Outcomes;
Unit Learning Outcomes
ULO 2 – Analyse issues of cultural safety including issues of age, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, ethnicity, religious belief or disability in the provision of nursing practice in Australia
ULO 4 – Describe strategies or programs that will ensure quality and safety in the provision of healthcare in Australia
ULO 6 – Analyse issues specific to particular cultural groups in the Australian community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, refugees and immigrants and the impact on health
ULO 7 – Develop oral presentation and communication skills to groups and individuals including interview skills

Graduate Learning Outcomes
GLO 1 – Discipline knowledge & capabilities
GLO2 – Communication
GLO 3 – Digital Literacy
GLO 4 – Critical Thinking
GLO 5 – Problem Solving
GLO 6 – Self-management
GLO 7 – Teamwork

Submission information:
Due date: Tuesday 10th February 2018
Each group of four students is to submit a poster with the completed Group Contract to the Unit Chair The Unit Chair will arrange your submission time.Each member of the group is to speak (maximum of 2 minutes each) to an aspect of the poster in the timetabled session. Each group is to prepare a hard copy (A4 B & W) of the poster as a handout for each student in the group.

Student instructions for assessment task Poster
The following instructions are designed to assist you with the assessment task

Establishing the group and member roles
1. , roles of group members and dates/times of meetings. Each group will be required to complete a group charter and project summary. The relevant document can be found in the Assessment folder on the unit Cloud site.
2. Each group is to identify a group leader whose role it is to co-ordinate the poster presentation

Poster Content
1. Access relevant contemporary literature. References should mainly include refereed journal articles and ideally be no more than eight years old. Information from professional websites may also be used. References to google websites and/or Wikipedia are not appropriate for this assessment task.
2. Read the marking rubric for information about the concepts, performance standards and marks distribution for the poster.

Poster Design
1. Each poster is to be presented on A3 sized paper, using the template provided (Available on the HNN026 Cloud site).
2. Each poster is to be accompanied by the completed Group Contract form which states each student’s contribution and includes all of the members’ signatures.
3. A copy of each poster is to be provided as a handout for each student in your seminar group (approx. 57 copies required).
4. Acknowledge sources and adhere to referencing conventions as per APA Style.
5. Reference sources (citations) should occur in very small 8pt font on the poster itself.
6. Adhere to conventions of written English (word choice, professional language, grammar, use of appropriate sentence structure, punctuation and spelling).
Read the marking rubric for information about the concepts, performance standards and marks distribution for the poster.

Oral Presentation:
1. Each group member is required to actively participate in the oral presentation at the allocated date and time.
2. Each student will be allocated two minutes to speak to an aspect of the poster. This time limit will also apply for groups with more than four members.
3. Each presenter is to use one slide with content relevant to their aspect of the poster.
4. Your presentation style must include engagement of the audience by using eye contact rather than referring to notes and adherence to the conventions of spoken English (word choice, professional language, grammar).
5. Each group will be awarded a shared mark for their poster.
6. Each student will be awarded an individual mark for their oral presentation.

Please note: If a member of a group does not complete their part of the work towards the poster and/or the presentation they will receive a mark of 0.
Read the marking rubric for information about the concepts, performance standards and marks distribution for the oral presentation.

HNN026 Legal, Ethical and Contemporary Issues in Australian Nursing Practice
Poster Presentation 32% of the total mark
Total marks for this assessment = 80
Performance High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Unsatisfactory
Standards
Demonstrates an integrated knowledge of the nurses’ role in providing
culturally
competent quality and safe patient care in the Australian Healthcare setting.

(30 marks) All elements of this criterion met with occasional minor errors/gaps

(24-30 marks) All elements of this criterion met with several minor errors/gaps

(21-23 marks) Most elements of this criterion met but has many minor errors/gaps or one significant gap or error

(18-20 marks) Most elements of the criterion met but has more than one significant error/gaps

(15-17 marks) Does not demonstrate understanding of the nurse’s role in the provision of culturally competent quality and safe patient care the Australian Healthcare setting.

(0-14 marks)

Strategies and/or guidelines to
assist the development of nurses to provide
culturally
competent nursing care included.

(20 marks) All elements of this criterion met with occasional minor
errors/gaps

(16-20 marks) All elements of this criterion met with several minor errors/gaps

(14-15 marks) Most elements of this criterion met but has many minor errors/gaps or one significant gap or
error

(12-13 marks) Most elements of the criterion met but has more than one significant error/gaps

(10-11 marks) Strategies and/or guidelines to assist the development of nurses to provide culturally competent nursing care are either too few and or not related to cultural competence and/or quality and safe nursing care

(0-9 marks)
Relevant literature selected and used to support
presentation

(10 marks) All elements of this criterion met with occasional minor
errors/gaps

(8-10 marks) All elements of this criterion met with several minor errors/gaps (7 marks) Most elements of this criterion met but has many minor errors/gaps or one significant gap or
error

(6 marks) Most elements of the criterion met but has more than one significant error/gaps

(5 marks) Inadequate literature to support points made.

(0-4 marks)
Referencing style is accurate and consistent
with APA style

(10 marks) All elements of this criterion met with occasional minor
errors/gaps

(8-10 marks) All elements of this criterion met with several minor errors/gaps

(7 marks) Most elements of this criterion met but has many minor errors/gaps or one significant gap or
error

(6 marks) Most elements of the criterion met but has more than one significant error/gaps (5 marks) Consistently incorrect referencing style

(0-4 marks)
Poster presented and structured according to instructions.
AND
Writing is in accordance with standard language
conventions

(10 marks) All elements of the criteria met with occasional minor
errors/gaps

(8-10 marks) All elements the criteria met with several minor errors/gaps

(7 marks) Most elements of the criteria met but has many minor errors/gaps or one
significant gap or error
(6 marks)
Most elements of the criteria met but has many errors in grammar, sentence and/ or punctuation which detracts from readability at times

(5 marks)
Not presented according to instructions. Lacks expected structure.

Multiple errors in spelling/grammar and/or punctuation that significantly detracts from readability throughout.

(0-4 marks)

Oral Presentation (Individual mark)
HNN026 Legal, Ethical and Contemporary Issues in Australian Nursing Practice
Oral Presentation 8% of the total mark
Total marks for this assessment = 20 marks

Performance High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Unsatisfactory Standards
Presentation Style: Effectively conveys key messages relevant to the topic as evidenced by use of professional language, audience engagement, and adherence to time allocation

(20 marks) All elements of this criteria met with occasional minor errors/gaps

(16-20 marks) All elements of this criteria met with several minor errors/gaps

(14-15 marks) Most elements of this criteria met but has many minor errors/gaps or one significant gap or error

(12-13 marks) Most elements of the criteria met but has more than one significant error/gaps

(10-11 marks) Student failed to present or presentation fails to convey key messages to the audience. Minimal student engagement, and/or presentation not logical and/or verbal presentation and presentation slide are incongruent and/or allocated time not adhered to.

(0-9 marks)
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Deakin University, Faculty of Health HNN026Legal, Ethical and Contemporary Issues in Australian Nursing Practice–CT 1, 2018January 2018Page 6of 9ASSESSING YOUR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMESOverviewIn brief, these arethe assessment tasks for this Unit (details below):Assessment task 1: Group presentation (equivalent to 1500 words) 40%Assessment task 2: Written assignment (1000 words) 20%Assessment task 3: Examination (1.5 hours) 40%Summative assessments (tasksthat will be graded or marked)NOTE: It is your responsibilityto keep a backup copy of every assignmentwhere it is possible (eg written/digital reports, essays, videos, images).In the unusual event that one of your assignments is misplaced, you will need to submit the backup copy. Any work you submit may be checked by electronic or other means for the purposes of detecting collusion and/or plagiarism.When you are required to submit an assignment through CloudDeakin, you should receive an email to your Deakin email address confirming that it has been submitted. You should check that you can see your assignment in the Submissions view of the Assignment folder after upload, and check for, and keep, the email receipt for the submission.Summative assessment task 1Group Poster PresentationBrief description of assessment taskThis is a group poster presentation (a minimum of 3 and maximum of 4 students per group).All students in all groups are required to present and contribute tothe poster development.Detail of student outputEach group is required to complete a10 minute oral presentation on their developed poster in the allocated seminar.Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)40% of final gradeThis task assesses your achievement of these Unit Learning Outcome(s)ULOs 2, 4, 6, 7This task assesses your achievement of these Graduate Learning Outcome(s)GLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8How and when you will receive feedback on your workCloudDeakin discussion boardAssessment rubric on CloudDeakinGuidelines for poster development available on CloudDeakinWhen and how to submit your work Groups will present and bring an electronic copy of the poster on Tuesday February20th2018Room –LT8