PURPOSE OF THIS ESSAY
This essay will give you the opportunity to develop your understanding of how law, ethics and professional guidelines guide nursing practice. It will allow you to reflect on the values and characteristics of professionalism in the healthcare setting. Completing this essay will also further develop your academic and information literacy skills.
HOW LONG DOES MY ESSAY NEED TO BE?
- 2000 words overall (+/- 10%) including in text referencing but not your reference list
HOW SHOULD I SET UP MY ASSIGNMENT?
- Use Times New Roman, Calibri or Arial, 12 point font. Do NOT use bold type.
- Use 1.5 or double spacing;
- Justify left and right;
- Hit enter twice between paragraphs;
- Do not use headings or dot points;
- Justify left and right;
- Include page numbers; provide your name in the footer of the document, e.g. smith_jane-s0077363_Assign2_NUR120
- Ensure you submit this assignment through SafeAssign. The ‘Draft checking’ (see green menu) facility is available to you as a check regarding the quality of your paraphrasing.
WHAT ARE SOME WRITING TIPS?
- Write in the third person; avoid personal pronouns such as ‘I’ and ‘you’.
- Avoid long, confusing sentences and check that your tenses (past, present and future) are consistent within the same sentence.
- Avoid posing questions; work the information into the paragraph.
- Use plain English. It is essential your meaning is clear and that you demonstrate your understanding of the nature of the topic.
- Write your essay to the marking rubric, as this is where lecturers mark from!
As you construct your essay you need to:
- Use correct punctuation, spelling and syntax (sentence structure)
- Paraphrase ideas from your reading/research, don’t just copy them
- Avoid use of direct quotations.
- Ensure you use APA 6th referencing style.
HOW DO I REFERENCE?
- As good practice, whenever you include (cite) an author in your writing, ensure you include the full reference to the text referred to, at the end of your writing task.
- To find appropriate sources, use the CDU library online journal databases.
- Use APA referencing guidelines can be found on the CDU Library website. Download a copy and keep it to hand so that you can refer to it regularly as you learn the skills of referencing.
- The APA 7th referencing system should be used as per the referencing guidelines on the CDU Library Website
- Peer reviewed journal articles are your best sources. Avoid non-refereed sources such as editorials, monthly columns or non-refereed journals.
- It is useful to include your set text as a reference but otherwise keep the number of books to a minimum.
- Your reference list should contain a minimum of 4 quality journal articles that are no older than 5-8 years.
- Information gained from Internet sites varies greatly in depth and quality of content.
- Internet sites must be relevant and reputable, for example, the NWBA website.
The NUR 120 Learning Outcomes addressed by this assignment include:
- Critically reflect on the values and characteristics of professionalism that contribute to health care through collaboration, cooperation and therapeutic communication;
- Articulate the key principles underlying ethical, legal and professional guidelines and codes that underpin the practice of registered nurses in Australia.
- Demonstrate developing skills in academic and information literacy that provide a foundation for evidence based nursing.
- Articulate and define the NMBA Competency Standards, Codes of Ethics and Codes of Practice for the Registered Nurse.
- Develop a critical and reflective approach to nursing practice.
Rubrics for Parts A and B:
Part A: NUR120 Rubric Part A.pdf NUR120 Rubric Part A.pdf – Alternative Formats
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