Weighting:50%
Length and/or format:2000 words
Purpose:Enables you to produce a detailed plan and response to a community health need in the current Australian context.
Learning outcomes assessed:LO1, LO2, LO3
How to submit:Turnitin
ASSESSMENT 1
In this first assessment, students willproduce a detailed plan in response to a community health need in the current Australian context.
This assessment will enable students to articulate their knowledge and understanding of health promotion and evaluation in addressing a contemporary health issue within Australia. Students must identify and consider the needs of the selected community to demonstrate critical thinking and discuss the role of the nurse in meeting the health care needs of this community.
The assessment will be completed in SWAY and is divided into two parts:
1. Written component
2. Recorded presentation
In designing your webpage in SWAY, consider your audience: the nursing managers in the local health district, and you want to convince them that the health issue is a significant concern within the community and needs action.
Students will have the choice of addressing one of the following two topics:
- Vaping – 12-18 yrs old(relational community)
- Colorectal cancer - males > 45 yrs(relational community)
ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONS
The following instructions are to be used in preparing the SWAY.
A word document date & time stampedof all components (including presentation script) will be required to be submitted to Turnitin with the link to the SWAY included.
Non-submission of the word documentwill result in a fail grade for this assessment as per the rubric.
1. Written component (1000 words) +/- 10%
- Identify & describe the community of choice (200 words)
- Discuss the health care issue in the Australian context (300 words)
- Discuss the short, medium, and long-term impacts of the health issue in the chosen community (300 words)
- Complete the template (200 words):
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Identify three needs of the community which will assist to promote improved health outcomes:
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Identify one resource required to address each need:
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Provide a rationale for each of the selected resources:
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2. Recorded presentation (7 mins) -you will need to be visible in this presentation(equivalent to approx. 1000 words)
Discuss the role of the nurse in meeting the diverse health and well-being needs of the community with the selected health issue. In this section you will need to:
- Identify and discuss the role of the nurse in raising awareness, conducting risk assessments, providing education to caregivers, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams in the community in addressing the health care issue (approx. 5 mins)
- Critically analyse and make recommendations of how the nurses’ role could be enhanced by synthesising insights from the previous sections to propose comprehensive strategies for reducing the health effects of the chosen health issue. Consider the unique challenges and opportunities in implementing preventive measures, engaging communities, and advocating for policy (approx. 2 mins)
For the purposes of this assessment:
Relevant and credible resources refer to peer reviewed evidence sourced from peer reviewed journals and reputable websites such as the World Health Organization, United Nations, government websites and documents, and reputable organisations such as the Cancer Council.Websites with .com are not deemed suitable for this assessment. All references should be published strictly in the last 5 years - unless they are seminal documents such as the Alma Ata etc.