XXXXXXXXXX1HNN320 Leadership and Clinical GovernanceAssessment Task 11500 words: weighting 40% of your total markPurpose of assessment task1Nurses play a critical leadership role in identifying and...

1HNN320 Leadership and Clinical GovernanceAssessment Task 11500 words: weighting 40% of your total markPurpose of assessment task1Nurses play a critical leadership role in identifying and responding to changes in patients’ health status, preventing adverse events and supporting patients throughout their care.To ensure safe and quality patient care a Registered Nurse must have a variety of leadership skills. The ability to identify and manage risks is one of these skills.Assignment question:For this assessment task you are required to:Examine and critically discuss the evidence related to the impact of effective communicationon maintaining patient safety;andReflect onlearning throughout the course (including clinical practice) where you identified or witnessed a patient at riskas a result of ineffective communication. The reflection must include a discussion on the leadership role of the registered nurse in managingthisrisk.Unit learning outcomes and Deakin Graduate Learning OutcomesThis assessment task provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate the following Unit Learning outcomes and Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes;Unit Learning OutcomesULO1 Reflectupon the Registered Nurse’s role as a leader in the health care team;ULO4 Critique the principles and processes of clinical risk management and their application in health care domains; andULO6Reflect on the importance of continuous professional development in preparation for transition to the role of registered nurse.Deakin Graduate Learning OutcomesGLO1Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities: appropriate to the levelofstudy related to a discipline orprofessionGLO2Communication: using oral, written and interpersonal communicationtoinform, motivate and effectchangeGLO3Digital literacy: using technologies to find, use and disseminateinformationGLO4Critical thinking: evaluating information using critical andanalyticalthinking andjudgmentGLO5Problem solving: creating solutions to authentic (real worldandill-defined) problemsGLO6Self-management: working and learning independently,andtaking responsibility for personalactions2Submission information:This assignment task is to be submitted into the designated assessment dropbox for this unit.Due date:Friday1stDecember 2017-assignment to be submitted no later than 11.59pm.To ensureappropriate support is availableshould any technical issues arise, youare strongly advised to submit yourassignment into the designated dropbox before 4pm on the due date.Youare responsiblefor ensuring that the correctversion of yourassessment task isproperly uploadedinto the correctassessment dropbox. Student instructions for assessment taskTo be successful with this assessment task you are strongly advised to:Draw upon relevant cloud concepts, content covered in this unit and your reflections in yourePortfolio;Use current and relevant literature to describe the relationship between effective communicationand patientsafety;Drawing upon the course content and/or your clinical practice experience, provide a critical professional reflection on a patient safety incident that occurred as a result of ineffective communication and how you might manage this risk differently in thefuture;Use current and relevant literature describe the Registered Nurses’ role in ensuring quality and safe delivery of patientcare;The suggested readings in the unit are a good place to start. References to google websites and/or Wikipedia are not appropriate for this assessmenttask.Self-assess your assignment against the marking rubric before submission. This will enable you to make sure that all the required elements have beencovered.Presentation:Front page: to include student name and number, Assignment title and word count.Adhere to word limit requirements (within 10%). The word count does not include headings, references page, reference citations and direct quotes.A reference list should be provided on a separate page headed ‘References’ at the end of the assignment.Appendices (if applicable) are attached after the reference list pageTable of contents: Do not include a table of contents unless instructed to do soHeadings to be used in assignments of >3,000 words 3Specific presentation requirements as per APA style guide.(2012). Retrieved from http://www.apastyle.orgFont:12-point type size (never use a larger point size for headings or on the title page).Use Times or Times New Roman.Spacing: Double-line spacing (Do not insert extra lines between paragraphs or the references list entries.) Use one space after all punctuation except certain periods within abbreviations, quotations or parentheses (e.g., p.m.; "et al., 2014").Page numbersPage numbers to be provided on all pages except front page. Place page number in top right hand cornerMargins2.54 cm at the top, bottom, left-hand, and right-hand sides of the page.Paragraph indentsIndent the first line of each paragraph (using the tab key or paragraph tool).Exceptions: abstract, block quotations, titles and headings, table titles and notes.References list indentsApply the hanging indent for the second and subsequent lines of a reference.Justification oftextAll text needs to be aligned to the left, not justifiedYour assignment should be converted to a PDF document before submission. Please check the document before submitting to the dropbox to ensure theformatting has not changed. Software for converting word documents to PDF is available to download from the Deakin software catalogueat no cost.Structure: Must contain a purposeful introductionthat outlines some general background to the topic, an aim and purpose and themes for discussion. The body of the assignmentwill constitute about 80% of the word limit and provide key arguments supported by literature. The body of the assignment is normallyorganised in paragraphs of approximately 150 words with each paragraph focused on explanation of one idea. There should be a logical progression of ideas as demonstrated by logically linked arguments/discussion made in each paragraph. Each paragraph should commence with a topic sentence and end with a link to the next paragraph, and show a logical progression of ideas/argument. The conclusionparagraph should provide a summation of ideas, draw together the discussion, present no new material (references are not expected in the conclusion paragraph) and offer your position drawn from the discussion.Communicate using academic writing: Adheresto conventions of written English eg. word choice, professional language, grammar, use of appropriate sentence structure,punctuation and spelling.4Use of direct quotations: unless really necessary, most assignments do not require the use of direct quotes. Instead, re-expression of authorarguments into your own wordsis required. If adirect quotation isused,youmust explain how it adds tothe discussion. Referencing styleAcknowledge sources and adhere to referencing conventions as per APA Stylewww.deakin.edu.au/referencing