Aim:

The aim of this assessment is to assess the student's knowledge, comprehension, application, and analysis of learning content introduced in weeks 1-6 of NURS11165. All questions are extracted from weekly Moodle content, readings and snapshot lecture recordings. 

Instructions:

Students will complete two online quizzes that will be accessed via the Assessment portal on the NURS11165 Moodle site. 

·       Quiz 1, held in Week 6, will assess student knowledge and understanding of materials covered in Weeks 1-5 and 

·       Quiz 2, held in Week 8, will assess student knowledge and understanding of Moodle content, readings and covered in weeks 1-6.

Each quiz consists of 20 questions randomly selected from a bank of questions. Each question is worth one mark. The student has a maximum of 40 minutes to complete the quiz in one sitting. The quiz will automatically close at the end of 40 minutes and will submit the result even if not finished. Once started the quiz cannot be logged out of. Do not refresh or reload the quiz screen once opened as this may close the quiz and record a result. 

This is an open book quiz that permits students to refer to the course learning materials at any time during each attempt. 

The student has a maximum of two attempts for each quiz.  The highest result for each quiz will be recorded as the grade. To pass each quiz the student must achieve a score of 50% or higher. Results for the quiz will be available immediately after the attempt is complete.

Requirements:

Students will require the following to participate:

·       Computer access with a reliable internet connection.

·       Relevant learning materials available to access during the quiz.

No Assessment Criteria

Aim:
A nurse’s personal professional philosophy is a statement of core values, ethical principles, and ways of knowing, that guide a person’s practice and underpin their commitment to the profession. It is a living work, containing current convictions that should be continuously revised and developed as a person critically reflects in and on their nursing practice. In this assessment, you will present a series of reflections on how your own understanding of what it means to be a nurse has been influenced by what you have learnt in this unit. You will write a statement that captures your emerging personal professional philosophy of nursing and consider the role this statement will play in guiding your first year of learning and practice as a student nurse.

Instructions: 

Complete each of the the three tasks below.  

Task 1: (1000-1100 words or equivalent) 

You can be as imaginative as you wish in your presentation of Task One. You can use any kind of media (including a mix of media), to communicate your reflective responses to each question in this task.  Whichever way you choose to present your experiences, perspectives, and interpretations, you must ensure that all elements of the marking rubric are met. Work submitted must be your own work and use of generative artificial intelligence is not permitted.

Demonstrate your reflection and consideration of the following questions.

a)    How has one historical nursing theory influenced your understanding of what it means to be a nurse? 

b)    How has a contemporary event involving a nurse or nurses, influenced your understanding of the status and/or image of nursing as a profession? 

c)    What core values do you hold that will shape the nursing care you give?

d)    How do these core values align with the four bioethical principles?

Task 2 (200 words) 

Develop a written statement that communicates your current nursing philosophy using your reflections in Task 1.

Task 3 (200 words) 

Reflect on the following question and discuss in writing:

a)    How do you think your philosophical statement (Task 2) will guide your practice when you are on your first clinical placement as a student nurse and providing care for older age consumers?

Literature and references
This task is a reflection, some work will be your own ideas and other discussion points will reference scholarly literature.  Use at least seven contemporary (<5 years) valid and relevant peer reviewed references to support your discussion. You may use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as government, university, or peak national bodies. Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. You must use your own words and ensure all works referenced have been paraphrased appropriately to align with academic integrity expectations.

Requirements:

• Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54cm page margin.
• Include page numbers on the top right side of each page in a header.
• You may write in the first-person perspective (I, my) for reflective writing tasks.
• Use formal academic language.
• An introduction, conclusion, or table of contents are not required for this assessment.
• All work submitted must be your own work and use of generative artificial intelligence is not permitted.