NUR2300: Written Assessment 1
Task overview
| Assessment name | Written Assessment 1 |
| Brief task description | You are to respond to a clinical scenario by applying the key concepts of evidence-based nursing practice. |
| Rationale for assessment task | Contemporary nursing practice requires the use of evidence to improve health outcomes for patients, families, and populations. It is important for nursing students to understand the relationship between the generation of evidence and the delivery of safe and effective nursing care. |
| Length | 750 words +/-10% (Introduction & conclusion required. Word length includes in-text referencing and excludes your reference list and appendices) |
Marks out of:
Weighting:
| Marks out of: 40
Weighting: 40%
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| Course Objectives measured | - Define evidence-based practice and identify key stages, principles, and processes of an evidence-based practice approach in nursing
- Define the research process and identify common research methods within qualitative and quantitative paradigms
- Describe the relationship between research and identify evidence-based nursing praxis
- Evaluate data and research findings
- Determine ways to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes by using an evidence-based practice approach to planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care
- Examine the issues and ethical considerations which impact on nursing and health care research
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| Exemplar | No. Information of a general nature will be posted to Study Desk to facilitate an informed response. |
| Task detail | Choose ONE of the following TWO scenarios to inform your response to the task:
Scenario 1
- You attend clinical placement at an aged care home where the Nurse Unit Manager tells you they are wanting to find out best practice for preventing constipation in residents. The research question they want you to answer is: “In adults, what nurse-initiated interventions are effective for treating constipation?” Or
Scenario 2
- You attend clinical placement in a hospital where the Nurse Unit Manager tells you they are wanting to find out best practice for preventing pressure ulcers. The research question they want you to answer is: “In adults, what nurse-initiated interventions prevent the onset of pressure ulcers?”
TASK
Using the following A’s of Evidence Based Practice, you are to:
- ACQUIRE the literature by using a structured search strategy adapted as appropriate for various research databases (e.g. Google Scholar, PubMed; CINAHL; PsycINFO) to identify evidence that will inform your response to the research question. You are to report and justify your search strategy. (~300 words)
- APPRAISE the quality of studies by grouping according to their position on the NHMRC Level of Evidence and comment on implications of study quality. (~250 words)
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| Writing Style | This assessment piece will be written in the form of a structured response using the headings “ACQUIRE” and “APPRAISE” with an introduction and conclusion. Every statement of fact must be supported by a valid reference. |
| Referencing/ citations | - For this assessment you will use APA 7th referencing style.
- Sources: You are expected to justify every statement of fact with a valid/peer-reviewed reference.
- In text citations: You must include in-text citations in the body of your work. Each new point or piece of evidence must be attributed (via in-text citation) to the source.
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| Formatting Style | Times New Roman, Size 12, 1.5 spaced. Headings are permitted. No graphics, coloured texts or title pages. |
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Pages: 4
Words: 890