Tips for 3007OL Nursing in an International Context Report 2021
You are required to complete a 1500 word report, worth 40% of the overall course grade.
In this report, you will consider nursing migration OR medical tourism and the impact that has on the healthcare system. This can be on the Australian healthcare system OR the international healthcare system.
Tips to assist you with this report are below:
Structure & Writing Style: 25%
Introduce the topic and describe the way in which the report will proceed.
Structure the report logically, thereby it has an introduction, discussion and conclusion that summarises what you have discussed within the paper.
A report that is structured in a logical sequence ensure that the content flows, sub headings can be useful to define the areas you are discussing.
Clear sentence structure used within the report
Clarity of argument
Precision of expression
Ensure you check the report for spelling or grammatical e
ors
Content: 60%
The information provided relates to the main topic.
The report needs to demonstrate understanding of the above topic and significant issues.
The report demonstrates critical thought and insight by:
· providing a justification
ationale for the discussion
· demonstrating you have reflected on the complex issues su
ounding the topic
· discuss the topic from differing perspectives, thereby providing a balanced argument/discussion
Provide supporting details and/or examples and below are some examples you may wish to consider
discussing in your report, these depend on the TOPIC and /or Country you are considering
· Medicare or other type of free healthcare available & how is this paid for e.g. via taxes
· Public and private healthcare
· Immunisation programmes / clean water / Access to healthy food.
· Staffing ratios / Nursing acts / Registrations / Regulation / Established Education training programmes / On-going continuing professional development.
· How are the nurses regulated / salaries / RGN’s and EN’s or AIN and ratio
· Is the workforce educated or not who provide the care to the population
· Impact on the health care system to nurses leaving the country / working in a different country to the one they trained in
· Impact on the healthcare system if you return unwell and require additional surgery as “botched”
· Socioeconomic / Distance to travel to hospital / health care facility / community centre / co
uption / nurse migration outside of their country of birth and nurse training and the issues that this may cause to the health care system. Impact of the qualified nursing staff leaving their home country and so who is left to look after their own people?
· The role of Non- government organisations (NGO’s), The World Health Organisation (WHO)
· Any epidemic that has occu
ed and how it was managed (such as SARS/Ebola/Zikka).
· Aid distribution / Distribution of medicines / Does Australia provide Aid to that country / Does Australia and the “country” have any agreements re immigration and nurses
· Health inequality / higher mortality rates / lower income / higher levels of poverty / disease prevention measures / life expectancy rates / public health issues
· Cultural beliefs
Support your work with relevant literature and peer reviewed sources so the report content links to contemporary nursing theory and clinical practice.
Provide a rationale for the discussion you make within the report
You may wish to consider the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Department of Health for each country,
NGO’s, Australian Institute of Health & Welfare, NMBA, AHPRA/ Nurses board for the “other” country.
Referencing: 15%
You must include a minimum of eight articles from peer-reviewed journals.
Referencing is a mandatory component of this paper.
It must be in accordance to School of Nursing guidelines, is accurate and consistent with the Style and Referencing Guide 2021 (Harvard Style ONLY)
Nil marks will be awarded for referencing if you use another style.
References are from primary sources and the evidence cited highlights researching widely
Throughout the paper, demonstration of critical analysis and reflection from literature has been used.
Acknowledge all sources of information.
Direct quotations are only used to make crucial points or to support the discussion/argument.