Professional Identity NUR1202 Essay Assignment 3 – Australia.

Subject Code & Title : NUR1202 Professional Identity
Brief task description : Essay Assignment 3
Rationale for assessment task : This essay allows students to apply the NMBA Standards for Nurses to a case study.
Length : 1500 words +/-10% (word length includes in-text referencing and excludes your reference list)
Marks out of: Weighting : 100 Marks; 45%
Course Objectives : Course Objectives being assessed
1.Describe the history and development of nursing as a profession.
2.Explain personal values and attributes that complement professional identity formation.
3.Examine the professional role of the Registered Nurse in organisational structures, climate and culture.
4.Examine the roles of the Registered Nurse within professional, legal, and ethical frameworks as they relate to the profession of nursing.
Professional Identity NUR1202 Essay Assignment 3 – Australia.

Graduate Attributes :
Well-informed individuals with discipline-specific expertise and industry knowledge relevant to their profession or area of study;

Critical, creative, thinkers who can integrate and apply knowledge and relevant skills, including research and digital literacy skills, to analyse and evaluate ideas, concepts, theories and problems, and offer insights, innovative approaches and solutions;

Effective communicators and collaborators who actively and respectfully lead, listen,reflect, discuss and negotiate in order to work productively with a range of individuals and groups, including professional teams.

Task detail : Katie is a Registered Nurse who works in residential aged care.
Katie’s colleagues have noticed that at the end of several shifts the residents in Katie’s care have appeared uncared for, that wet bed sheets have not been changed and that urine bottles have not been emptied. They have also noticed that Katie has been spending a lot of time at the nurses’ station, while the residents allocated to her care have been unattended.

Katie’s colleagues have raised the issues they have noticed with their manager.Using the above case study as context and using relevant scholarly references to support your discussion, write a 1500 (+/- 10%) essay. Do not use headings. Structure your essay as follows:

Introduction: (150 words) Include a thesis statement

Professional Identity NUR1202 Essay Assignment 3 – Australia.

Section A :
Discuss Katie’s practice in this case study:
• Is Katie meeting the NMBA standards in applying person-centred and evidence-based care for the delivery of safe and quality care?
• Does the evidence in the case study lead you to believe that Katie has formed therapeutic, person-centred relationships with her clients?
• How could she do so, and what would be the benefits of Katie doing so?

Section B:
Is it reasonable for Katie’s peers to report her conduct to their manager? Discuss how the NMBA Code of Conduct for Nurses (2018) and the Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (2016) guide Katie’s nursing peers and supervisor in managing this situation?

Writing Style : This assessment piece will be written in the form of an academic essay providing links to relevant peer reviewed articles.

Referencing/ citations :
1.For this assessment you will use APA 7th referencing style.
2. Sources: your reference list must include at least 7 scholarly sources with the majority no older than 6 years old.
3. In text citations: You must include in-text citations in the body of your work. Each new point or piece of evidence must be attributed (via in-text citation) to the source.

Formatting Style : Assignments should be presented using:
1.Double-line spacing
2. Times New Roman, 12 point font
3. APA formatting (APA 7 )
4. Use third person to write your assessment
5. Do not use headings or dot points

Resources available to complete task :
The Study Desk Assessment Tab contains the following resources to help you with this assessment:
1. Assessment task sheet
2. Marking Criteria / Rubric
3. Video recording of what is required

Support for academic writing (and referencing) is available from the Learning Advisor and Liaison Librarian, you can find information and contact them via their site: Study and Research Support for Health & Community students

Professional Identity NUR1202 Essay Assignment 3 – Australia.

What you need to submit
a. Submit ONE Microsoft Word document (.doc; .docx) which includes the essay
b. Use the Marking Criteria for your assessment to guide writing your essay
c. Do not include the Marking Criteria as part of your submission.

Submission requirements : This assessment task must be submitted in electronic format via Study Desk
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