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ASSESSMENT BRIEF 2 PART B
Subject Code and Title SCP103 - Self-Care Practices
Assessment Portfolio: Part B
Individual/Group Individual
Length 1,000 words (+/- 10%)
Learning Outcomes This assessment addresses the Subject Learning Outcomes
outlined at the bottom of this document.
Submission By 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday on completion of Module 6.1
(Week 11)
Weighting 35%
Total Marks 100 marks
Context:
The portfolio aims to help you demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of self-care practices
y analysing their influence on health and wellbeing as a nurse. It gives you the opportunity to reflect
on the application of your acquired knowledge in this subject, while further developing your critical
analysis and writing skills.
This portfolio: part B requires you to apply your knowledge of stress and burnout to recognise their
signs and their long-term implications in a nurse, as well as to educate this nurse on stress and
urnout prevention and resilience building.
Instructions:
In portfolio: part b, you should:
 Consider the nurses’ profiles provided in the Assessment Resources folder for this assessment
task in Blackboard.
 Select one nurse profile from the ones provided.
 Reflect on the nurse profile characteristics and, drawing from your learning resources and
independent research,:
1. Provide a definition of stress and burnout that the nurse will be more likely to
experience, including examples of physiological, emotional and behavioural
stressor responses.
2. Identify and explain potential impacts of long-term stress and burnout, focusing
specifically on the nurse’s stressors: financial situation, relationships and
professional career.
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3. Outline and explain the way you would educate this nurse on stress and burnout
prevention and resilience building. Consider factors such as age, culture, religion
and professional boundaries in this answer.
 Draft points 1 to 3 above as three (3) entries in your personal reflective journal in
Blackboard. These entries are confidential and only your learning facilitator will review them
to check your work progression.
 Compile your reflective journal entries into one (1) Word document under an introduction
paragraph for your final assessment submission.
o In the introduction paragraph, present your chosen nurse profile’s main
characteristics.
Submission Instructions
 Use suitable headings and subheadings for the information presented, and page numbers should
appear on each page of the document- ideally in either the header of the footer.
 All work must be word-processed, spell-checked, grammatically acceptable, and professional in
appearance.
 The assessment should include a co
ectly constructed Reference List and accompanying in-text
citations as per University guidelines (APA 6th ed. referencing style). Please refer to the Academic
Skills page on Blackboard for information on referencing in APA 6th ed. style: https:
laureate-
au.blackboard.com/webapps
lackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&content
_id=_2498847_1&mode=reset
 Submit your final Portfolio: Part B in a Word document via the Assessment link in the main
navigation menu in SCP103 Self-Care Practices. The learning facilitator will provide feedback via the
Grade Centre in the LMS portal. Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.
 The Learning Ru
ic below is your guide to how your assessment task will be marked. Please be
sure to check this ru
ic very carefully before submission.
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Assessment ru
ic
Assessment
Attributes
Fail (Unacceptable)
0-49%
Pass
(Functional)
50-64%
Credit
(Proficient)
65-74%
Distinction
(Advanced)
75 -84%
High Distinction
(Exceptional)
85-100%
Knowledge and
understanding

Demonstrates an
understanding of the
key concepts of
stress, burnout and
esilience. Identifies
possible implications
of long-term stress
for the nurse profile.

35%
Demonstrates a limited
understanding of stress,
urnout or resilience.
Possible long-term
implications of stress
for the nurse profile not
identified.


Demonstrates some
understanding of stress,
urnout or resilience.
Possible long-term
implications of stress for
the nurse profile
superficially identified.


Demonstrates adequate
understanding of stress
and burnout and the
possible long-term
implications for the nurse
profile. Information
substantiated by evidence
from course materials.





Demonstrates thorough
understanding of stress
and burnout and the
possible long- term
implications for the nurse
profile are satisfactory.
Information
substantiated by
evidence from individual
esearch and course
materials.

Demonstrates highly
developed
understanding of stress
and burnout. Explanation
of the possible long-term
implications for the
nurse profile
demonstrates a deep
awareness of the topic.
Demonstrated capacity
to explain and apply
concepts using individual
esearch and course
materials.
Application of
knowledge

Reflects on and
discusses ways to
uild resilience in
others; considers
professional
oundaries and
cultural sensitivities
in nursing.

40%

Limited application/
ecommendations of
esilience building
demonstrated.
No consideration for
professional boundaries
or cultural sensitivities.




Demonstrates limited
ability to apply new
knowledge to dealing
with stress and building
esilience.
Demonstrates limited
ability to interpret
elevant information and
literature.
Some consideration of
professional boundaries
and/or cultural
sensitivities.

Demonstrates adequate
ability to apply new
knowledge of stress,
urnout and resilience to
the education and
prevention of others.
Refers to professional
oundaries and
demonstrates cultural
sensitivities.




Demonstrates thorough
ability to apply new
knowledge of stress,
urnout and resilience to
the education and
prevention of others.
Refers to professional
oundaries and
demonstrates deep
awareness of cultural
sensitivities.

Demonstrates highly
developed ability to
apply new knowledge of
stress, burnout and
esilience to the
education and
prevention of others.
Refers critically to
professional boundaries
and demonstrates deep
awareness of cultural
sensitivities.
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Effective
Communication

Appropriate writing
style and clearly
organised structure.

15%
Poor writing style
lacking in standard
English, clarity,
language used, and/or
frequent e
ors in
grammar, punctuation,
usage, and spelling.
Needs substantial work.
Average and/or casual
writing style that is
sometimes unclear
and/or with some e
ors
in grammar, punctuation,
usage, and spelling.
Needs work.
Adequate writing style and
logically organised using
standard English with
some e
ors in grammar,
punctuation, usage, and
spelling.
Above average writing
style and logically
organised using standard
English with minor e
ors
in grammar, punctuation,
usage, and spelling.
Well written and clearly
organised using standard
English, characterised by
elements of a strong
writing style and
asically free from
grammar, punctuation,
usage, and spelling
e
ors.

Co
ect citation of
key resources

10%



Does not include
co
ect references or in-
text citations; does not
use APA 6th ed. style.


Attempts to include
eferences or in-text
citations; however, these
are sometimes
insufficient or inco
ect;
uses APA 6th ed. style,
however may contain
some citation or
eferencing e
ors.

Includes in-text citations
and references from
suitable sources; uses APA
6th ed. style, however may
contain minor citation or
eferencing e
ors.

Includes in-text citations
and references from
suitable sources; uses
APA 6th ed. style,
containing minimal and
or no e
ors.
Includes in-text citations
and references from
suitable sources; uses
APA 6th ed. style,
containing no e
ors.
The following Subject Learning Outcomes are addressed in this assessment
SLO d) Define the concept of stress, burn out and resilience and outline the physiological, emotional and behavioural responses to stress.
SLO e) Describe the potential physical, psychological, social and professional outcomes of acute and/or sustained stress.

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Assessment 2B Portfolio
Nurse Profiles:
1. Aaron – 52 year old male
 Nursing for more than 30 years.
 Cu
ently working in an acute mental health ward dealing with clients suffering with
acute psychosis, suicide tendencies, depression/ anxiety, substance abuse and other
acute mental health conditions.
 Works full time, 12 hours shifts.
 Ma
ied with 3 teenage children.
 Wife is also a nurse – a midwife at a private hospital.
 Outside of work, Aaron is a busy family man, attending his children’s sporting events,
tending to the household chores, helping at his local mosque and likes to play golf when
he has the time.
2. Ginnie – 24 year old
 Qualified nurse for 3 years.
 Moved to Australia from Vietnam with 2 other women to nurse.
 Single but leaves with the other women who also came to Australia.
 Sends part of her wage home every month to assist her elderly parents and family.
 Works in the operating department in a large public hospital dealing with trauma,
emergency and elective cases across all ages. Predominantly preforms the instrument/
circulating nurse role.
 Works full time, 8 hour early and late shifts, across 7 days per week. Often, she will be
equired to work over time or on call if operating lists run late.
 Outside of work, Ginnie spends time with her housemates, likes to read and cook.
3. Julia – 38 years old.
 Has been nursing for the past 7 years.
 Nursing is Julia’s second career; she has previously been involved in retail.
