Course : NUR3101 Primary Health Care in a Global Context
Assessment name : Written Assessment: Critical Essay – Supplementary (Make-up) Assessment
Assignment Type : Essay
Length : 1000 words +/-10% (word length includes in-text referencing and excludes your reference list)
Marks out of: Weighting: 100 marks To be awarded a passing Grade for a Supplementary Assessment, the student must achieve at least 50% of the available Marks Maximum grade available for a Supplementary Assessment is a grade of C.
NUR3101 Critical Essay Primary Health Care In A Global Context – Southern Queensland University Australia.
Brief task description :
This assignment requires you to write a critical essay analysing primary healthcare within a country, analysing one (1) of the identified Sustainable Development Goals and its impact on the provision of primary healthcare including programs addressing the global health challenge.
Course Objectives measured :
2.Demonstrate an understanding of equity, social justice and the epidemiology of health and disease across different population groups in a global context.
3.Critically analyse the significance to nursing practice of (i) the social determinants of health; (ii) the health impacts of climate change and environmental degradation; (iii) availability, accessibility, acceptability, affordability, and cultural appropriateness of health service provision.
4.Construct innovative, person-centred solutions to global health issues through the application of evidence-based theory, reflection critique and academic literacy skills.
5.Identify and understand prevalent global health issues
Rationale /Graduate Attributes : This assessment enables students to work towards developing the following graduate attributes:
1.Well-informed individuals with discipline-specific expertise and industry knowledge relevant to their profession or area of study
2.Critical, creative, thinkers who can integrate and apply knowledge and relevant skills,including research and digital literacy skills, to analyse and evaluate ideas, concepts,theories and problems, and offer insights, innovative approaches and solutions;
3.Effective communicators and collaborators who actively and respectfully lead, listen,reflect, discuss and negotiate in order to work productively with a range of individuals and groups, including professional teams;
4.Ethical, engaged professionals and citizens who engage in, non-discriminatory, safe practices and consider the local, global, social, economic, legal and environmental influences on, and impact of, their attitudes and actions;
5.Culturally capable individuals who are self-aware and sensitive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges and perspectives, equitable and respectful of diversity and multiculturalism, and can apply these capabilities in their professional practice.
NUR3101 Critical Essay Primary Health Care In A Global Context – Southern Queensland University Australia.
Task information
Task detail :
Global health challenges are those which impact on all human populations. “The Sustainable Development Goals (UN) are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental, degradation, peace and justice. The 17 Goals are all interconnected, and in order to leave no-one behind, it is important that we achieve them all by 2030” (United Nations, ND).
For this assessment you must select ONE (1) country in the Latin American Region.
You must choose to address ONE (1) of the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
1.No Poverty
2.Zero Hunger
3.Quality Education
4.Gender Equality
5.Clean Water and Sanitation
6.Decent Work and Economic Growth
More detail about each goal can be found at United Nations, (ND). Sustainable Development Goals.
Once you have chosen one (1) country within the Latin American region and one (1) SDG from the list above:
• Write a critical essay which analyses primary healthcare within the selected Latin American country, including discussion on the population demographic accessing care, social determinants of health, and the role of the interdisciplinary team, including nurses. Analyse the selected SDG, including social justice and equity issues affecting achievement of the SDG within the selected country and analyse the impact of the identified social justice and equity
issues on the provision of primary healthcare within the selected country. Discuss programs aimed at achieving the global health challenge (SDG), including addressing the social justice and equity issues.
Your essay should include:
a) Overview of one (1) selected Latin American country and discussion on the population demographic accessing primary healthcare, including social determinants of health.
b) Analysis of primary healthcare within the selected country and the role of the interdisciplinary team, including nurses.
c) Analyse one (1) selected Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) including social justice and equity issues affecting achievement of the SDG within the selected country. Analyse the impact of the identified social and equity issues on the provision of primary healthcare within the selected Latin American country.
d) Discuss programs within the selected Latin American country which are working toward achieving the one (1) SDG, including addressing the identified social justice and equity issues.
Writing Style : This assignment should be written using scholarly convention, academic structure, and writing including reference to relevant peer reviewed articles and utilisation of APA style referencing.
Referencing/citations :
• For this assessment you will use APA 7th referencing style.
• Sources: your reference list must include at least 8 scholarly sources with the majority no older than 6 years old.
• In text citations: You must include in-text citations in the body of your work. Each new point or piece of evidence must be attributed (via in-text citation) to the source.
NUR3101 Critical Essay Primary Health Care In A Global Context – Southern Queensland University Australia.
Formatting Style : Assignments should be presented using:
• Double-line spacing
• Times New Roman 12 point font
• Word document – do not submit the written essay as a PDF
Resources available to complete task : The NUR3101 Study Desk Assessment Tab contains resources to help you with this assessment Support for academic writing (and referencing) is available from the Learning Advisor and Liaison Librarian, you can find information and contact them