NRSG367: Transition to Professional Nursing NRSG367_
Assessment Task 1: Discussion Forum Posts 1, 2 & 3 _
ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
Assessment Title Assessment 1: Discussion Forum Posts 1, 2 & 3
Purpose : Contributing to discussion forums is an important role of the graduate Registered Nurse. This assessment poses three questions that will prepare the student for transition from student to graduate Registered Nurse. The use of a Discussion Forum has been chosen to enhance your awareness of the professional requirements when engaging in forums as you transition to a graduate Registered Nurse. Discussion forums encourage interaction, reflection and feedback from peers.
Weighting : 50%
Length : 350 words per post (total = 1050) +/- 10% (includes intext citations, excludes reference list)
TASK: (Required answers given questions only)
NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN ESSAY
Discussion Forum Posts 1, 2 & 3
Post 1. Critically reflect on one (1) nursing specific challenge you expect to experience personally as you transition from student to graduate nurse. Construct and analyse (1) strategy that you could implement to address the identified issue. Justify your discussion with evidence-based literature. 350 words
Post 2. Critically analyse on one (1) legal and/or ethical difference between your current role as student nurse and your future role as Graduate RN. Your answer should provide a personal example from your undergraduate clinical experience and discussion must be justified with evidence-based literature. 350 words
Post 3. Critically discuss the potential of social media to transform your own future practice as a professional practitioner. Support your discussion with evidence-based literature. 350 words (required social media pro and cons in health care).
FORMATTING
File format : .doc or .docx (not .pdf files)
Margins: 2.54cm, all sides
Font and size 11-point Calibri or Arial
Spacing : Double spacing
Paragraph : Aligned to left margin, indent first line of each paragraph 1.27cm
Title Page : Title, student name, student number, unit, LiC name, due date, word count, no page number on title page. (14-point Calibri or Arial)
Level 1 Heading : Centered, bold, capitalize each word (14-point Calibri or Arial)
Level 2 Headings Flush left, bold, capitalize each word (12-point Calibri or Arial)
Structure : Question & Answer format. To be written in first person.
Direct quotes : Always require page number. No more than 10% of WC in direct quotes
Header : Page number top right corner (9 point Calibri or Arial)
Footer Name _ Student Number_ Assessment _ Unit _ Year (9 point Calibri or Arial)
REFERENCING
Referencing Style: APA 7th
Minimum References : 3-4 per post (equivalent to 1 reference per 100 words) Published in the last 5-8 years, critical consideration of reference appropriateness expected.
List Heading : “References” is centered, bold, on a new page. (14 point Calibri or Arial)
Alphabetical Order : References are arranged alphabetically by author family name
Hanging Indent : Second and subsequent lines of a reference have a hanging indent
DOI : Presented as functional hyperlink
Spacing: Double spacing the entire reference list, both within and between entries
Required text(s)
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (2017). National safely and quality health service (NSQHS) Standards (2nd edition). Retrieved from https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/nsqhsstandards and https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-04/NationalSafety-and-Quality-Health-Service-Standards-second-edition.pdf (PDF version)
Chang, E., & Daly, J. (Eds.) (2020). Transitions in nursing: Preparing for professional practice. (5th ed.). Elsevier. Available in hard copy on all campuses. Also available online through library. Select online version to access via “ClinicalKey for nursing Australia books”
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2016). Registered nurse standards for practice. https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Professionalstandards/registered-nurse-standards-for-practice.aspx
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2018). Code of conduct for nurses. http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements.aspx
Recommended references
Post 1 :
Chang, E. & Daly, J. (2020). Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for professional practice (5th ed). Chatswood, NSW: Elsevier.
Chapter 1: Managing Transition from student to graduate nurse
Post 2:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (2020). Who we are. Retrieved from https://www.ahpra.gov.au/About-AHPRA/Who-We-Are.aspx
Levett-Jones, T., Hoffman, K., Dempsey, J., Jeong, S., Noble, D., Norton, C., Roche, J & Hickey, N. (2010). The ‘five rights; of clinical reasoning: An educational model to enhance nursing students’ ability to identify and manage clinically ‘at risk’ patients. Nurse Education Today, 30 (6), 515-520. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2009.10.020
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) (2020). Professional Standards. Retrieved from https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/codes-guidelines-statements/professional-standards.aspx
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) (2018). NMBA Codes of Conduct – Being a Nurse or Midwife. Video retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMy8nokXgaY&feature=youtu.be
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) (2020) Decision Making Framework. Retrieved from https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Frameworks.aspx
Roach, S. (2002). Caring, the human mode of being: A blueprint for the health professionals (2nd ed). CHA Press. https://nursing.fau.edu/uploads/images/Caring%20the%20human%20mode%20of%20being_smallsize-PW.pdf
Post 3
Casler, T., Radhakrishnan, K., and Gillam, S. (2020). Improving the graduate nurse experience through support on a social media platform. Medsurg Nursing, 29(2), 83-87. Accessed 7th July 2020. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/docview/2388933123?accountid=8194&rfr_id=info%3Axri%2Fsid%3Aprimo
