Assessment One – Written Assessment

• Type:                            Written Assessment.
• Due Date:                     Wednesday, 26th of March 2025, at 1600hrs AEST.
• Extensions:                  Available as per policy. 
• Return Date:                Wednesday, 16th of April 2025. 
• Weighting:                   40%.
• Length:                         1000 words (+/-10%), excluding reference list.
• Unit Coordinators:     Nick Nijkamp, Dr Lydia Mainey, Lucinda Brown, Annie Barclay and Ella Brown.

Aim

This assessment aims to demonstrate your ability to discuss a patient education poster on an acute health condition relevant to a National Health Priority Area (NHPA) and its impact on perioperative nursing care. You will examine the poster's content by answering five short-answer questions, supporting your discussion with peer-reviewed literature and professional guidelines to illustrate how this health condition affects nursing responsibilities across the perioperative period.

Instructions

• To prepare yourself for this assessment, it is recommended that you review and complete Weeks 1, 2 and 3 of the NURS12160 Moodle Site.
• All information must be cited appropriately, with credible, up-to-date, peer-reviewed citations, as per the below referencing style.
• Discuss the patient education poster by answering the following five questions. Responses to the questions should be 200 words (+/-10%) each. You must link your answers back to the patient education poster and integrate valid and relevant references to support your statements.
  • How does the patient education poster align with one or more NHPA? Discuss the NHPA represented and its significance to perioperative nursing care.
  • For which phase of the perioperative period (preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative) is the information on this poster most suitable, considering its content and intended audience? Provide an evaluation of why you selected that period.
  • In what ways does the information in this poster support the nursing role in the identified perioperative phase?
  • The patient education poster highlights a perioperative risk factor linked to a NHPA. Discuss how this NHPA and risk factor might contribute to complications during the intraoperative period.
  • Analyse how effectively the poster addresses lifestyle factors (such as diet, exercise, smoking) that may impact the patient’s surgical recovery. Are there any missing lifestyle considerations
• A copy of the patient education poster is included below. However, a full-size version is available on the NURS12160 Moodle Page – under the Assessment Tile. 

Literature and References

 In this assessment use at least 10 contemporary references (7 years or less) to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the 5 elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as from government, university, or peak national bodies: for example, the Australian College of Nursing, the Australian Association of Social Workers, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Note, that websites such as StatPearls, Life in the Fastlane, and Wikipedia are not suitable for this assessment task. Lecture notes are not primary sources of evidence and should not be used in this assessment. All resources, other than web pages and grey literature, must be sources from the CQUniversity library.

Requirements

• Use a cover page for your assignment that includes in the following order:
  • Student name
  • Student number
  • Unit code and name
  • Assessment type
  • Due date
  • In-text word count
  • Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Generative AI agent (insert name of AI here) has been used for editing and proofreading this assessment. (N.B. Remove this statement if AI was not used in preparing this assessment). 
• Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).
• Include page numbers on the top right side of each page in a header.
• Indent the first line of each paragraph 1.27cm (standard pre-set indent in Microsoft Word).
• An introduction and conclusion are not required for this assessment.
• All questions in the Instructions of this assessment must be attempted and clearly answered to pass this assessment task.
• Write in the third-person perspective.
• Use formal academic, discipline specific, professional and inclusive language.
• Use Microsoft Word English (Australia) spelling and grammar checker.
• Paraphrase, summarise or quote information acknowledging the original source (referencing) to avoid plagiarism.
• Use essay structure.
• Bullet points, tables and appendices are not to be used in this assessment.
• Follow academic writing conventions: spell out contractions in full; introduce abbreviations and acronyms; spell out numbers for zero through nine and use numerals for numbers 10 and above.
• All work submitted must be your own work.
• Start your reference list on a separate page to the body of your assessment.
• Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.
• The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations.

Resources

• You can use unit provided materials and other credible sources (e.g., journal articles, books) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important. Please note, lecture notes are not peer reviewed primary sources of evidence.
• We recommend that you access your discipline specific Nursing Resource Guide.
• You may like to manage your citations and reference list. Information on how to use academic referencing software (EndNote) is available at the CQUniversity Library website should you wish to learn how to use it.
• For information on academic writing and referencing please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources, including information for students with English as a second language.
• You may wish to submit a draft to Studiosity.
• Submit at least one draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here. Please remember, the similarity score is only a matching tool, and the score alone does not necessarily indicate or eliminate the presence of plagiarism.

Academic Integrity

• You must abide by the principles of academic integrity (see Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure).
• Completion of this assessment with another party or sharing of responses is not permitted at any time.
• The use of any generative artificial intelligence is permitted for the following purposes:
  • a. Checking spelling and grammar (for example, Grammarly).
• If you use Gen AI to generate ideas, you are required to reference the Gen AI agent as per APA 7th guidelines. If you are using a Gen AI agent for content editing, please complete the declaration on the title page of your assessment. If Gen AI is not used, please delete this declaration.

Submission

• Submit your assessment via the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format only.
• Late penalties of 5% per day of the available mark may be applied as per the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
• Contact TASAC if you experience technical issues submitting your assessment:
  • Phone toll-free 1300 666 620
  • Email tasac@cqu.edu.au 

Marking Criteria

•  Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more detail on how marks will be assigned. Assessment re-attempt is not available for this Assessment task.

Minimum Pass Criteria

• You must achieve a cumulative grade of at least 49.5% across all assessments to pass this unit.
• In order for a supplementary assessment to be considered, all assessment tasks must be reasonably attempted in this unit.

Assessment Two – Case Study

• Type:                             Case Study.
• Due Date:                     Wednesday, 21st of May 2025, at 1600hrs AEST.
• Extensions:                  Available as per policy. 
• Return Date:                Wednesday, 11th of June 2025. 
• Weighting:                    40%.
• Length:                          1000 words (+/-10%), excluding reference list.
• Unit Coordinators:      Nick Nijkamp, Dr Lydia Mainey, Lucinda Brown, Annie Barclay and Ella Brown.

Aim

The aim of this assessment is to demonstrate your understanding of the impacts of the National Health Priority Areas (NHPA), socio-cultural and lifestyle influences, and early recognition of patient deterioration and sepsis. You will apply these concepts to the acute care setting and demonstrate your understanding through the case study provided.

Instructions

• To prepare  for this assessment, it is recommended that you review and complete modules 1, 2, 7 and 12 within the NURS12160 Moodle.  
• An introduction and conclusion are not required for this assessment. 
• Answer all five questions presented within the scenario. You must link your answers back to the scenario and integrate credible, up-to-date, peer-reviewed  references to support your statements. 
• All information must be cited appropriately as per the below referencing style. 

Case Study

 You are a second-year nursing student on clinical placement. You have been assigned to care for Liam, a 58-year-old male admitted to the hospital after experiencing severe chest pain while working on a farm in remote Queensland. Liam was flown to a tertiary hospital for urgent assessment and treatment, where he was diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Liam has a history of hypertension, chronic alcohol use, and a high-fat diet due to limited food options in his area. He is also a smoker and lives alone on his farm.

 This assessment contains five questions. It is suggested you use approximately 200 words for each response. 

• Question 1 – Identify the National Health Priority Area (NHPA) relevant to Liam's condition and explain how this NHPA impacts his acute health status. Discuss the implications of his rural living situation on his recovery.
• Question 2 – Based on Liam’s medical history and lifestyle, identify two socio-cultural factors and one lifestyle factor that may predispose him to challenges during his recovery. Explain how these issues could influence the nursing care provided in the acute care environment.

 Following a successful angioplasty and stent insertion, Liam is moved to the cardiac ward for monitoring. However, 48 hours post-procedure, Liam begins to exhibit symptoms of respiratory distress, fatigue, and elevated blood pressure, raising concerns about his recovery.

• Question 3 – Liam’s post-operative symptoms suggest a potential for clinical deterioration. Identify three critical indicators of deterioration in this scenario and prioritise the nursing actions you would take. Provide evidence-based rationales for each action to support best nursing practice.
• Question 4 – Liam’s respiratory distress and fatigue may indicate infection. Outline the steps you would take to assess for sepsis, including key clinical signs and symptoms you would monitor. Support your assessment and intervention plan with recent evidence-based guidelines.
•  Question 5 – As Liam prepares for discharge back to his remote farm, identify three key considerations for discharge planning to reduce his likelihood of acute deterioration at home. Discuss how his geographical location and lifestyle may impact his post-discharge follow-up and recovery.

Literature and References

In this assessment use at least 10 contemporary references (7 years or less) to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the 5 elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as from government, university, or peak national bodies: for example, the Australian College of Nursing, the Australian Association of Social Workers, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Note, that websites such as StatPearls, Life in the Fastlane, and Wikipedia are not suitable for this assessment task. Lecture notes are not primary sources of evidence and should not be used in this assessment. All resources, other than web pages and grey literature, must be sources from the CQUniversity library.

Requirements

• Use a cover page for your assignment that includes in the following order:
  
  • Student name
  • Student number
  • Unit code and name
  • Assessment type
  • Due date
  • In-text word count
  • Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Generative AI agent (insert name of AI here) has been used for editing and proofreading this assessment. (N.B. Remove this statement if AI was not used in preparing this assessment). 
• Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).
• Include page numbers on the top right side of each page in a header.
• Indent the first line of each paragraph 1.27cm (standard pre-set indent in Microsoft Word).
• An introduction and conclusion are not required for this assessment.
• All questions in the Instructions of this assessment must be attempted and clearly answered to pass this assessment task.
• Write in the third-person perspective.
• Use formal academic, discipline specific, professional and inclusive language.
• Use Microsoft Word English (Australia) spelling and grammar checker.
• Paraphrase, summarise or quote information acknowledging the original source (referencing) to avoid plagiarism.
• Use essay structure.
• Bullet points, tables and appendices are not to be used in this assessment.
• Follow academic writing conventions: spell out contractions in full; introduce abbreviations and acronyms; spell out numbers for zero through nine and use numerals for numbers 10 and above.
• All work submitted must be your own work.
• Start your reference list on a separate page to the body of your assessment.
• Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.
• The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations.

Resources

• You can use unit provided materials and other credible sources (e.g., journal articles, books) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important. Please note, lecture notes are not peer reviewed primary sources of evidence.
• We recommend that you access your discipline specific Nursing Resource Guide.
• You may like to manage your citations and reference list. Information on how to use academic referencing software (EndNote) is available at the CQUniversity Library website should you wish to learn how to use it.
• For information on academic writing and referencing please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources, including information for students with English as a second language.
• You may wish to submit a draft to Studiosity.
• Submit at least one draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here. Please remember, the similarity score is only a matching tool, and the score alone does not necessarily indicate or eliminate the presence of plagiarism.

Academic Integrity

• You must abide by the principles of academic integrity (see Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure).
• Completion of this assessment with another party or sharing of responses is not permitted at any time.
• The use of any generative artificial intelligence is permitted for the following purposes:
  
  • a. Checking spelling and grammar (for example, Grammarly).
• If you use Gen AI to generate ideas, you are required to reference the Gen AI agent as per APA 7th guidelines. If you are using a Gen AI agent for content editing, please complete the declaration on the title page of your assessment. If Gen AI is not used, please delete this declaration.

Submission

• Submit your assessment via the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format only.
• Late penalties of 5% per day of the available mark may be applied as per the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
• Contact TASAC if you experience technical issues submitting your assessment:
  
  • Phone toll-free 1300 666 620
  • Email tasac@cqu.edu.au 

Marking Criteria

•  Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more detail on how marks will be assigned. Assessment re-attempt is not available for this Assessment task.

Minimum Pass Criteria

• You must achieve a cumulative grade of at least 49.5% across all assessments to pass this unit.
• In order for a supplementary assessment to be considered, all assessment tasks must be reasonably attempted in this unit.

Assessment Three – Online Quiz

• Type:                               Online Quiz
• Quiz Opens:                   0001hrs (AEST) Monday the 9th of June, 2025 
• Quiz Closes:                    2359hrs (AEST) Sunday the 15th of June, 2025.
• Return to Students:      Monday, 16th of June, 2025. 
• Permitted Attempts:    One. 
• Weighting:                      20%.
• Length:                            40 Multiple Choice Questions.
• Timing:                            60 minutes
• Extensions:                     Not available for Assessment 3 as per policy. 
• Unit Coordinators:        Nick Nijkamp, Dr Lydia Mainey, Lucinda Brown, Annie Barclay and Ella Brown.

Aim
 
The aim of this assessment is to demonstrate your knowledge and application of critical thinking in caring for a person experiencing acute alterations in health related to the Australian National Health Priority Areas. There are 40 randomly assigned multiple-choice questions, each worth half (0.5) a mark. All questions relate to the learning content in the weekly lessons, learning activities, readings, and virtual classes from across the term in this unit.

Instructions

• You will be completing an online quiz.
• The online quiz will assess your knowledge and understanding of materials covered in Week 1-12.
• Access the quiz via the Assessment tile portal on the Unit Moodle site. The quiz consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. Each question is worth 0.5%.
• This is an open-book quiz. You can refer to your learning materials at any time during your attempt. However, students should be familiar with the content as time limits apply.
• You have a maximum of 60 minutes. You must complete the quiz in one attempt. The quiz will automatically close at the end of the allocated time and will submit your result even if you have not finished
• You have a maximum of one attempt.
• Once you have commenced your quiz, you cannot log out. Please do not refresh or reload your screen as this may close your quiz and record your result.
• If you have any technical issues let the unit coordinators know immediately. You are required to take a screenshot or photo of the issue and email it to the unit coordinators as soon as possible. We will assist you with resolving the issue or refer you to TaSAC for further assistance (toll-free phone number 1300 666 620).

Requirements 

• Computer access with a reliable internet connection.
• Relevant unit learning materials available to access during the quiz.

Academic Integrity

• Quiz questions are drawn from a bank and will be randomised.
• You must abide by the principles of academic integrity (see Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure). Completion of this assessment with another party or sharing of responses is not permitted at any time.
• The use of any generative artificial intelligence is not permitted within this assessment.

Submission

• You will complete this quiz online.
• Click save after each question.
• Click submit at the end of the quiz and your answers will be automatically submitted.

Marking Criteria

• Results will be available after the quiz closes.
• Assessment re-attempt is not available for this Assessment task.

Minimum Pass Criteria

• You must achieve a cumulative grade of at least 49.5% across all assessments to pass this unit.
• In order for a supplementary assessment to be considered, all assessment tasks must be reasonably attempted in this unit.

No Assessment Criteria