GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT
NRSG 138 ASSESSMENT TASK 3: Written Reflection
Task 3 is a reflective piece of writing about your learning experience through this semester and how it has
contributed to your professional philosophy and your intention to practice Person Centred Care.
Consider how your understanding of Roper, Logan and Tierney’s domains of Biological, Psychological,
Socio-cultural, Politico-economic and Environmental factors will assist you in your future practice when
you will be practicing person-centred care. How does the experience of learning about these domains
influence your personal philosophy of nursing and person-centred care?
Structuring your assignment
Firstly, it is important that your submission is structured using Gi
s reflective cycle.
Please review the exemplars that have been written by the lecturers and provided for you on the WIKI
page on the NRSG 138 LEO site. Reflective writing is a way of being proactive in your everyday learning
and practice.
A reflective piece is all about YOU. It is expected that it be written in the first person. So, this way of
writing is unlike other forms of academic writing and “I” and “me” and “I found” etc. are all not only
acceptable but expected.
The structure of the assignment should include:
An introduction including a coherent description of what you learned about the RLT domains (biological,
psychological, socio- cultural, politico- economic and environmental factors)
Recognition of how you felt and your reactions to this new information -consider your own development
in the unit
An evaluation of the learning experience
A critical analysis of what made sense to you – link this with academic literature
A description of your personal philosophy of nursing as an outcome of your reflective learning - link this
with cu
ent nursing literature
Link your stated personal philosophy with person-centred care, and how you will implement this in
future practice
Writing your assignment
The writing will demonstrate a reflection on your learning experience. You can use your writing
from weeks 5, 6 & 7 tutorials as a basis for this reflection. Refer to these pieces of writing and
eview, refine, reference and extend them to develop a cohesive reflection that represents your
understanding of the Roper Logan and Tierney model of care and how this has informed your
(beginning) personal philosophy of nursing
Please remember that the submission for the reflective piece needs to be a cohesive piece of writing.
References
You have been asked to provide references in your reflection and this will also be good practice for
future academic writing and reflection. Please include intext references and a Reference List.
To support your writing, you can use:
• research articles
• policy documents from relevant nursing professional groups
• text books
• articles from peer reviewed nursing journals on nursing education, academia or theory.
References are useful to support your stance on
• why you might have felt a certain way
• why we use a model of nursing
• to explain why the concept under discussion is important
• discuss what could have been done differently
• why something worked well
• to justify your plans
It is expected that for 1200 words you will have around a minimum of 10 different references.
FAQ
1. How old can the references be?
The convention for writing about dynamic clinical information is 5 years or less (as knowledge changes so
apidly). In some areas however, older knowledge is considered fundamental and contemporary for
longer. You should use the most recent available. So, if you find two articles from 1991 and then 2006, you
should use the most recent. You should be able to source all your material from 2008 onwards.
2. How do I get help with APA?
Not knowing how to use APA will cost you valuable marks. The li
ary and LEO (OSS) have excellent
esources on APA. Not using referencing at all is considered academic misconduct and is not allowable.
3. Can I use the Gi
’s cycle as headings in my essay?
Gi
s’ headings are a great idea as you write your draft, because they help you organise your ideas.
However, academic writing requires a coherent, well-flowing piece of writing so before submission, you
need to remove any draft headings and make sure you link your paragraphs so ideas flow throughout the
paper.
4. Do I reference Roper Logan and Tierney?
You will need to cite your source for the domains you discuss, and any material from RLT that is not your
own original thought. However, you need to include a
oad range of references to support your writing.
5. Can I reference my lecturer / lectures?
No – while we are flattered that you have found our information valuable, you need to always use
authoritative, published sources in academic writing. Using our material means you are simply repeating
our words instead of researching for yourself.
6. What is an authoritative source…or why can’t I just Google this?
Please see the Assessments tabs for an explanation of authoritative sources. Google and similar search
engines are public - they provide information at public level and you are completing a complex tertiary
degree. We are aware of the existing material available on Google for these topics and there is a
significant loss of marks associated with using material designed for the ‘person on the street’ rather than
the beginning clinician such as yourselves.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT
Writing your assignment
Please remember that the submission for the reflective piece needs to be a cohesive piece of writing.
References
It is expected that for 1200 words you will have around a minimum of 10 different references.
There are a large number of health websites on the internet that you will come across in
your research as an undergraduate. Although many of these sites are trustworthy, accurate
and reliable, they are consumer information sites. Therefore, they provide a perspective
and language that may not be at an appropriate depth or complexity for a heath
professional. These following sites are examples of widely used in the general community
ut are not sufficiently authoritative for academic work.
Website
Comments
WebMD
(www.webmd.com)
The site tagline states information is
credible and trustworthy: this relates to
consumer information
Better Health Channel
(www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au)
Site tagline states it is approved by
independent medical and health experts /
quality assured by Vic Gov.
This is for consumers not health
professionals
myDr.com.au
This is for consumers not health
professionals
Healthdirect.gov.au
This is for consumers not health
professionals
Health and Wellbeing Queensland
(www.qld.gov.au/health/)
This is for consumers not health
professionals
Hospital websites such as
Mayo Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
Johns Hopkins
Mater Healthcare
(examples)
These are designed for patients – in
plain, simple language. NOT for clinician
use.
The only exception is accessing Clinical
Practice Guidelines (such as RCH
Melbourne)
Health foundations:
Diabetes Australia
Asthma Foundation
Heart Foundation
(examples)
Use ONLY the sections specifically
targeted at clinicians. These sites will flag
clinician resources accordingly, and
those resources will usually have named
authors and publication dates you can
efer to