NRSG266 _ Assessment One: Written Assessment _ Semester Two, 2020 _ Page 1 of 1
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
Australian Catholic University
NRSG266 Assessment One: Written Assessment
Due Date Week 5, Wednesday, 26th August 4pm
Weighting 40%
Word limit 1200 words +/- 10%
Assessment
Criteria Appendix 1 of the NRSG266 unit outline
Learning
Outcomes
LO1 critically analyse the concept of healthy ageing and its promotion at an
individual and community level; (GA4)
LO2 understand experiences of ageing and how these are impacted by
iopsychosocial, spiritual and cultural factors; (GA1, GA4)
Submission Assessment 1 dropbox located on your NRSG266 LEO campus tile.
Presentation
1.5 spacing; 11-point Arial or Cali
i font.
No headings, cover pages, bullets, numbering, tables, or diagrams are to be used.
Footer is to include your name, student number and word count
This is an academic essay and as such, 3rd person writing is required.
Referencing
APA 6th Edition as per the ACU study guide.
References must meet the academic standards of recency, relevance and reliability.
Minimum of 12 cu
ent (within five years) and credible references are to be used.
Task
The World Health Organisation XXXXXXXXXXstates:
“Healthy ageing is a process of developing and maintain the functional ability that
enables wellbeing in older age. Functional ability is about having the capabilities
that enable all people to be and do what they have reason to value”
Using the context provided in the statement above, critically analyse your role as a
egistered nurse in empowering the older adult. In your response discuss cu
ent
evidence-based approaches to the promotion of healthy ageing.
Title of TraininNRSG266 Assessment One: Written Assessment Presentation
NRSG266
Semester 2, 2020
Unpacking Assessment One
The bits you’ve already know…
Due Date Week 5, Wednesday, 26th August 4pm
Weighting 40%
Word limit 1200 words +/- 10%
A word on extensions…..
The World Health Organisation (2015)
states:
“Healthy ageing is a process of
developing and maintaining the
functional ability that enables wellbeing
in older age. Functional ability is about
having the capabilities that enable all
people to be and do what they have
eason to value”
Using the context provided in the
statement above, critically analyse your
ole as a registered nurse in empowering
the older adult. In your response discuss
cu
ent evidence-based approaches to the
promotion of healthy ageing.
Healthy Ageing
• Functional Ability
• “….reason to value”
Role of
Registered
Nurse
What are we asking you to do
• Find research to substantiate or validate what you (as a registered nurse) will
do to empower the older adult in healthy ageing
• Focus of the paper is not on healthy ageing – it is on your role in facilitating
individualised quality of life in the older adult with healthy ageing.
• Not about simply defining the concepts, its finding your role within the
concepts
• Critically analyse
Descriptive writing Critically analytical writing
states what happened identifies the significance
gives the story so far weigh information and links to the context
says how to do something argues a case according to the evidence
explains how something works demonstrates the benefits and disadvantages*
lists structures
states links between items Explains links between pieces of information
gives information draws conclusions
How to get those marks……
CRITERIA High HD Pass Fail
Content:
Knowledge and
understanding
35
The paper expertly discussed all relevant
concepts relating to active ageing,
empowerment and interdependence.
The discussion points were evidently relevant
to the original statement and subtopics.
Based on powerfully defensible reasoning.
More than one perspective on the issue/s was
expertly included.
Consistently logical conclusions were drawn.
The paper identified and discussed the
essential concepts/principles relating to the
original statement, but some significant issues
were missing, unclear or not discussed in
enough detail.
The paper discussed some points, but
arguments were generally superficial and/or
descriptive in nature, and/or
there was limited logical development of
argument in some areas.
The paper provided an insufficient explanation
of relevant concepts/principles related to the
original statement.
Some essential issues were not addressed and
there was little evidence of the essential
concepts/ principles. Limited logical progression
and/or
aised many questions. Major gaps were
apparent.
Content: Critical
analysis of the
nurse’s role in
active ageing /30
Your paper expertly identified and discussed
all the relevant concepts / principles relating
to the nurse’s role.
Your paper identified and discussed the
essential concepts/principles relating to the
nurse’s role, but some significant issues/points
were missing, unclear or not discussed in
sufficient detail.
There was incomplete coverage of essential
concepts/principles related to the nurse’s role
within your paper.
Some important issues/ points were not
addressed and there was little evidence of the
co
ect usage of relevant concepts.
Content:
Evidence &
Examples /25
There is evidence of both depth and
eadth
of high-quality reading.
All content is pertinent to the topic. High
quality evidence and examples are presented.
Minimum cu
ent and credible references
included.
There is limited evidence of reading.
The content is relevant to the topic. Evidence
and examples are presented of varying quality.
Minimum cu
ent and credible references
included.
Evidence and examples are presented of
varying quality. Insufficient resources are used.
Structure and
intelligibility /5
There are no e
ors with grammar, spelling
and punctuation, and the meaning is
effortlessly discernible.
Co
ect terminology and professional
language are used consistently.
The writing is expertly organised into
paragraphs that are structured without e
or.
There are some e
ors with grammar, spelling
and punctuation. However, the meaning is
eadily discernible.
Terminology, syntax and professional
language was used occasionally.
The writing is mostly organised into
paragraphs, and the information is mostly
organised appropriately within the paragraph.
There are substantial e
ors with grammar,
spelling and punctuation. The e
ors detract
significantly, but the meaning is mostly
discernible.
Writing was characterised by inco
ect
terminology, or a lack of professional language.
There is evidence of paragraphs, however
paragraph structure is disorganised.
APA Referencing
5
Credible, contemporary and relevant
eferences are used. Accurate use of APA
eferencing style on all occasions.
Intext citations are provided where required in
all instances. No e
ors in intext citations or
eference list.
Most references are credible and relevant.
Accurate use of APA referencing style on most
occasions.
Intext citations are mostly provided.
Not all references are credible and/or relevant.
Many inaccuracies with the APA referencing
style.
Intext citations are used infrequently.
What not to do…….
Skimp on intext
eferences or plagiarize Use essay writing sites
Ignore the WHO
statement
Submit without
proofreading
Use consumer resources Leave writing to the last minute
Where to start?
• Write the question in your own words, or explain it to someone else
• Define all the key words from the quote so you understand
• Read WIDELY about HA and FA from good sources
• Think about the role of the RN – how does this fit?
• Plan your structure per paragraph
• Do a proofread and last edits – read out loud
• Attend resource sessions (or recording or forums) if you have any questions.
Slide Number 1
The bits you’ve already know…
Slide Number 3
What are we asking you to do
How to get those marks……
What not to do…….
Where to start?