Assessment Task 1. Written Assessment Overview
Nurses are positioned to contribute to and lead the transformative changes that are occurring in healthcare by being a fully contributing member of the interprofessional team as we shift from episodic, provider based, fee-for-service care to team-based, patient-centered care across the continuum that provides seamless, affordable, and quality care.
To be a major player in shaping these changes, nurses must understand the nursing related issues and factors driving the change, the mandates for practice change, and the competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) that will be needed for personal and systemwide success.
The topic for your essay (Task 1) is to discuss:
- Current nursing issues and the driving factors leading to healthcare transformation and the role of the registered nurse (RN) in leading and being a fully contributing member of an interprofessional team
In this paper you are required to:
- discuss the significance of current nursing issues and the driving factors behind nursing practice
- analyze the contributing factors that influence quality of nursing care
- provide viable nursing role and interventions to improve the quality of nursing services.
- discuss recommendations supported with appropriate literature.
You must be able to incorporate information from a variety of sources and synthesize that information in order to respond appropriately as a nursing professional. Your primary audience for this analytical paper is your teaching team, your fellow nursing students and professionals in the field. Your writing should be clear and comprehensible to academic audiences outside the field of nursing. are.
Assessment Task 1(Part A) - Annotated Bibliography & essay plan
Aim:The purpose of this task is for you to demonstrate that you can:
- undertake a search of the academic literature using appropriate search strategies in the Library databases
- develop an essay plan using the template provided in Moodle
Word Count: Total of 600 words(+ or - 10%)
300 words of an annotated bibliography (100 words per annotation for each article) and 300 words of an essay plan, including topic sentences and dot points for each paragraph. The reference list are not included in the word count.
Marking Guide (Rubric):See Moodle - develop your annotated bibliography & essay plan by following the criteria outlined in the marking guides.
Sources:Three (3) peer reviewed articlesthat relevant to the topic provided above are required. Each annotation will need to be succinct in relation to critically analysing the topic you were given.
Structure:
Annotated Bibliographystructure(300 words): Critically analyse your selected articles and include the following five parts (use theAnnotated Bibliography helpsheetin Moodle as your guide):
- Citation information (using APA 7referencingstyle)
- Author’s viewpoint or purpose for writing the article
- Summary of research findings
- Evaluation of the usefulness of the study and any limitations
- Reflection on usefulness of article for the nursing profession and your essay
Writing style: an annotated bibliography is a piece of formal academic writing and follows the general rules for all academic writing.
- Arrange each annotation in alphabetical order according to author
- Write in a SINGLE paragraph
- Write in full sentences using academic writing style (objective & formal): observe the writing style of the articles you are reading as a model for your own writing style
- Use transition words (e.g. furthermore, moreover, however, therefore)
- Be concise – mention only significant details in your summary
- Do NOT repeat information (e.g. the title) that is already in your citation
- Do NOT cross reference: do not use any in-text references as you are only writing about a single text.
Essay plan structure(300 Words): Students are required to follow the template provided in Moodle by filling in the relevant information under the headings provided.