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PCAL Support Workshop
NURS1022 – Becoming a Professional Nurse
Autumn 2022
Assessment 3 - Portfolio
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PCAL Webinar: Assessment 3 - Portfolio
Today’s webinar is designed to support the requirements of NURS1022
Assessment 3 – Portfolio.
It will focus on:
1. Assessment requirements, key information and Questions 1-4
2. Constructing short-answer responses, including topic sentences and
TEEL structure
3. Key features of formal academic language
4. Integrating evidence using in-text references in APA7 Referencing
Style
5. Further support
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1. Assessment 3 Requirements
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From the NURS1022 Learning Guide, p13
NOTE: There will be a
webinar & live
demonstration of the
MyShowcase.me platform at
1pm, Monday 16 May.
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From the NURS1022 Learning Guide, p. 13
NOTE: All four questions must be
answered separately using a short
answer structure
(Ie. This is not an essay)
Portfolio questions
NOTE: Your answers should
eflect the SoNM nursing
philosophy statement, as well as
your own personal reflection.
Marking criteria
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This
elates to
Questions
1 & 2
This
elates to
Questions
3 & 4
Marking criteria continued
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NOTE: Academic writing and Referencing are
worth 40% of your total marks for this assessment
The SoNM nursing philosophy
“At the School of Nursing & Midwifery, our nursing
philosophy is: We believe that at the heart of nursing is the
delivery of safe, purposeful, and compassionate care with our
nursing graduates having a true sense of purpose and
elonging. We believe nursing is an art and a science.”
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From the NURS1022 Learning Guide, p. 13
Your answers to Questions 1-4 should reflect this SoNM nursing philosophy.
Question 1
Question 1:
What does being a nurse mean to you? In your response, include your values, beliefs,
qualities and personal identity as a nurse.
Discussion Activity 1 – Brainstorming your answer to Question 1:
1. What does being a nurse mean to you?
2. In what ways is your answer similar to the SoNM philosophy? (TIP: use key words
from the SoNM statement, such as safe, purposeful, compassionate, belonging)
3. What are your values / beliefs / qualities / personal identity?
4. In what ways do your own values / beliefs / qualities / personal identify reflect those
identified in the SoNM philosophy?
5. How do your own values / beliefs / qualities reflect those identified in the literature?
TIP: Your answer should include all the above aspects, and link to the SoNM nursing
philosophy. PLEASE NOTE: The above questions are prompts to guide your thinking and
planning; do not write a response that is simply a list of answers to all five prompts.
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Question 2
Question 2:
Share an aspect of your own culture and explain how it can influence your practice
as a nurse.
Discussion Activity 2 – Brainstorming your answer to Question 2:
1. What is an important aspect of your culture?
2. How might this aspect of your culture differ from a patient’s own culture?
3. How might that cultural difference affect your nursing practice?
4. What should you, as a future nurse, do to ensure that cultural differences do
not affect your nursing practice?
5. Which aspects of the literature support these ideas?
6. How does your own response support the SoNM nursing philosophy?
TIP: Include all the above points in your answer to Question 2 (prompts only)
(See Exemplar on Slide 21)
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Question 3
Question 3
How can you make an impact on society as a nurse?
Discussion Activity 3 – Brainstorming your answer to Question 3:
1. What are the personal qualities and features of your nursing practice that can
make a positive impact on society?
2. How can adopting the key aspects of the SoNM nursing philosophy contribute
to the impact on society you can make as a nurse?
3. What role might reflexivity have in your ability to create a positive impact as a
nurse?
4. Can you link any of your responses to the questions above to the literature?
TIP: Include all the above points in your answer to Question 3 (prompts only)
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Question 4
Question 4:
As a student, identify strategies that demonstrate your commitment to the
nursing profession.
Discussion Activity 4 – Brainstorming your answer to Question 4:
1. What will you do in the future to maintain your commitment to nursing?
For example, ongoing professional development / self-reflection.
2. How are these strategies supported by the literature?
3. How might these strategies help you to uphold the SoNM nursing
philosophy in your future nursing practice?
TIP: Include all the above points in your answer to Question 4 (prompts only)
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Other key information
• All answers should be written in the first person (just as a cu
iculum vitae / job
application would be) using a short answer structure (ie. TEEL paragraph)
• Your Portfolio must be submitted by the due date in two ways:
i. MyShowcase.me (in the My Knowledge Map [MKM] program) – live demo at 1pm,
Monday 16 May
ii. Turnitin - this must be a Word document with identical text cut and pasted from
your MyShowcase.me submission (for similarity-checking purposes, and for
written feedback)
• Both submissions must use Arial or Times New Roman font, size 12, double-spacing,
no titles
• Both submissions must include a Reference List (MyShowcase.me requires this
uploaded on a separate tile; Turnitin requires a separate page)
• A minimum of three scholarly references is required (for the whole Portfolio, not for
each question); you must include one book, one journal article, one NMBA document
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2. Constructing short-answer responses
Each question in your Portfolio is to be answered in a complete paragraph
(ie. no dot points or bullet points; it is not an essay).
Writing a clear and concise paragraph
• A paragraph begins with a topic sentence (which uses key words from the question),
followed by the body, which develops one idea only;
• This idea will be supported by further explanation, evidence, examples (in the form of
data, paraphrases or direct quotes from reliable sources, which will be cited by using
co
ect in-text references in APA7 style);
• All points raised within the paragraph will relate to the same topic;
• The paragraph will conclude with a linking sentence, which could summarise the key
points, link back to the question, or highlight the implication/importance of an idea;
• TEEL paragraph structure is Topic / Elaborate / Examples & Evidence / Link
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TEEL paragraph template
• Use
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Use the TEEL paragraph template to assist in structuring your short answers.
Activity – TEEL paragraph structure
Can you identify the TEEL components of this example?
Question:
What is one personal characteristic that you believe is an essential skill for a nurse?
Sample answer:
Self-awareness is one of the essential skills I believe a nurse must possess. Self-awareness means
that nurses must avoid stereotypical ideas about other cultures and refrain from imposing their
personal beliefs upon their patient. This skill can be acquired through ongoing education and self-
eflection. It is also one of the requirements listed in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s
(NMBA) National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse, which states that nurses must
uphold the codes of ethics and conduct specific to their profession, within their practise at all times
(NMBA, XXXXXXXXXXTaking part in ongoing education and reflection is an important part of the continual
self-awareness which enables adherence to codes of ethics. For example, I have recently learned that
the cultural practices of Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander people when faced with the death of a
family or community member are different from my own personal experiences; this has necessitated
personal reflection about my nursing practice in these situations, and what I may need to change as a
consequence of my new awareness. Thus, as a result of self-reflection and professional
development, nurses can provide a high standard of patient-centred care.
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Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia XXXXXXXXXXNational competency standards for the registered nurse. https:
www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au
https:
www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD10%2F1342&dbid=AP&chksum=N5ws04xdBlZijTTSdKnSTQ%3D%3D
Answer – TEEL paragraph structure
Question:
What is one personal characteristic that you believe is an essential skill for a nurse?
Sample answer:
Self-awareness is one of the essential skills I believe a nurse must possess. Self-awareness means
that nurses must avoid stereotypical ideas about other cultures and refrain from imposing their
personal beliefs upon their patient. This skill can be acquired through ongoing education and self-
eflection. It is also one of the requirements listed in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s
(NMBA) National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse, which states that nurses must
uphold the codes of ethics and conduct specific to their profession, within their practise at all times
(NMBA, XXXXXXXXXXTaking part in ongoing education and reflection is an important part of the continual
self-awareness which enables adherence to codes of ethics. For example, I have recently learned that
the cultural practices of Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander people when faced with the death of a
family or community member are different from my own personal experiences; this has necessitated
personal reflection about my nursing practice in these situations, and what I may need to change as a
consequence of my new awareness. Thus, as a result of self-reflection and professional
development, nurses can provide a high standard of patient-centred care.
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Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia XXXXXXXXXXNational competency standards for the registered nurse. https:
www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au
https:
www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD10%2F1342&dbid=AP&chksum=N5ws04xdBlZijTTSdKnSTQ%3D%3D
3. Some general tips for maintaining formal
academic tone while using the first person
DON’Ts:
• Nominalise (using noun forms)
- ‘collaboration’ rather than
‘collaborate’
• Use formal references &
appropriate reporting ve
s
- Hunter XXXXXXXXXXasserts…
• Extend noun groups
- ‘A practical, considered approach
will…’
• Support all claims with evidence
and accurate in-text references
NOTE: For Assessment 3, you must
use the first person
DOs:
• Don’t use a
eviations and
contractions
- ‘university’, not ‘uni’
- ‘do not’, not ‘don’t’
- Avoid ‘Eg.’ and ‘etc’
• Avoid phrasal ve
s
- ‘found out’, ‘look into’
• Don’t use exclamation marks!
• Avoid vague terms such as ‘really
ig’
• Avoid emotive language