Overview of the assessment.
Due date: Tuesday 29th April at 1100hrs
Assignment weight – 45%
This assignment requires you to provide short answer written responses to the provided questions.
Word Count (1800 words, +/-10%) – intext references are included in the word count – but the
reference list is not.
Topic learning outcomes addressed in this assessment
TLO1: Demonstrate foundational communication and psychomotor skills to undertake a nursing
health history and physical examination.
TLO2: Distinguish a range of assessments undertaken in nursing and the rationale for their use
TLO3: Identify how assessment data informs nursing management and escalation of care
Instructions
- Start early – There will be opportunities in class to brainstorm examples of the questions and
to discuss any questions/concerns with your tutor. - Read the provided Health History for David Blackwell.
- Refer to the marking rubric for the weighting of each component.
- Your work must be supported by relevant academic literature including peer-reviewed
research, where applicable – discuss this with your tutor.
Format of the assessment
Presentation
- Introduction / conclusion are not needed. Use the Tasks as headings i.e.: Task 1 Qu 1… Task
2 as headings. - Do not repeat the questions in your response – assume the marker is familiar with the case
- Your assessment must be in Word format – i.e. .doc/.docx (not pdf).
- Appropriate line spacing at least 1.15 – 1.5.
- Basic font of Arial, Calibri or similar, size 11 or 12.
