Discuss the extent and impact this issue has on nursing practice in rural Australia.
Assessment item 1 – Essay
Length: 2000 words
Task
TOPIC I HAVE CHOSEN: Obesity in Australian primary school
children aged between 8-12 years.
You are to write an essay about a current and contemporary
issue and how it impacts on nursing practice in RURAL Australia.
You are encouraged to access the Australian Institute of
Health and Welfare website to identify current and contemporary
issues and choose one of the following topics:
• A child health issue associated with a primary school aged
child between 8-12 years (which is what I have chosen).
In your essay you should:
• Discuss the extent and impact this issue has on nursing
practice in rural Australia.
• Identify and explain the social determinants of health
(SDoH), pertinent legal, ethical and cultural aspects of the issue
which relate to your chosen topic and relate them to primary health
care (PHC) and the nurses’ role, responsibilities and governing
legislation in Australia.
The assessment is to be presented in correct essay style with
no sub headings or use of dot points and adhering to APA
referencing style.
Rationale
This essay will demonstrate your understandings of the issues
pertinent to your chosen topic in relation to PHC, SDoH and
relevance of nursing practice.
Assessable learning outcomes for the subject:
• be able to identify and explain effects of legislation
governing nursing practice in the care of children, adolescents and
families (NMBA 1.1, 1.2, 2.5).
• be able to recognise and articulate the impact and role of
health promotion, health education, primary health and partnership
care models (NMBA 2.6, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 8.1).
• be able to critically analyse epidemiological and health
information, and research that impacts on the health of families
and communities (with a focus on Indigenous Australians) (NMBA 3.1,
3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1).
• be able to provide comprehensive, safe and effective
evidence-based nursing care for children, adolescents and families
(NMBA 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.3, 6.4,
7.4, 7.7, 8.1, 8.2, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5).
MARKING CRITERIA
Apply evidence from credible sources
ALL claims are drawn from and supported by reliable, valid
evidence from credible sources and effectively synthesised to
provide an accurate representation of current thinking.
20 current peer reviewed sources were used, and these were
all directly related to the topic.
Contemporary issues in nursing practice
Presents current and relevant epidemiological data relevant
to the topic, derives trends and implications, and analyses them in
relation to the topic.
Analyses the social determinants of health which impact on
the topic and target population and comprehensively relates them to
the topic.
Nursing practice in the rural context
Analyses the impact of key relevant, legal, ethical, and
cultural considerations and on the topic and on nursing practice.
Explains what the nurses role and responsibilities are in
respect to this topic and discusses these in relation to specific
legal and professional standards, and explores the nurses role in
relation to primary health care.
Academic writing
Language features and structures are used to convey meaning
effectively, clearly, concisely, unambiguously, and in a tone
appropriate to the audience and purpose with no spelling,
grammatical, or punctuation errors.
Referencing is comprehensive, demonstrates academic
integrity, and conforms exactly to APA style conventions.
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All work to be refereced.
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