Weighting: 40%
Due date: Wednesday Oct 7th 12pm ALL Students
Purpose: Develop a nursing practice plan using the Registered Nurse Standards for strategies in managing the health issues that impact those of a chosen diverse population in the local, national, or global community of Australia.
Word Count: Between 2200-2500 words in length
NURBN3021 Diverse Populations & Nursing Practice Assignment-Federation University Australia.
Format:
You are required to use headings to structure your report. Do not include a defined Introduction or Concluding paragraphs. The Report will be presented as a formal academic paper and conform to the Federation University, School of Health, Student Academic Handbook (Higher
Education). Academic writing should be formatted according to the Federation University,General Guide to Writing and study skills.
Description:
In this assignment students are required to:
Choose one diverse population of your choice based on the populations outlined in the course content, that is: children, older person, men, women, minority groups, culturally and linguistically diverse persons, those with a physical or mental disability.Then present a report discussing the key areas to follow. You will also propose a nursing plan that seeks to address one of the health outcomes you have discovered for this group.
Within your assignment you need to begin with:
NURBN3021 Diverse Populations & Nursing Practice Assignment-Federation University Australia.
• WHY your chosen population is considered diverse and include:
o Social determinants of health and how they impact this population;
o Health inequalities (the differences in health status between population
groups) such as differences in wellbeing, risk of disease, abuse/violence,
healthy life expectancy, morbidity and mortality;
o Health inequities (differences in health status between population groups that are socially produced, systematic in their unequal distribution across the population, avoidable and unfair) such as difference in access, affordability, income etc;
o Health outcomes – Discuss key health issues impacting this population ie
certain disease, mental health issues, injuries etc
Discuss the nursing care considerations that would be important in caring for an individual of this population. Your discussion should highlight and link to three
Registered Nurse Standards such as:
o Standard 2: Engaging in a therapeutic and professional relationship
How to communicate effectively, and how to be respectful of your
chosen population’s dignity, culture, values, beliefs and rights.
How to provide support and direct your chosen population to resources
to optimise their health-related decisions
Referencing:
Referencing should be included using APA 7th Edition guidelines. Review the Fed Cite Resource page. It is expected that the students use peer reviewed sources for referencing. For this assessment and to support your findings, you are to use at least 15 peer-reviewed references in your paper. You may use and add to the references used in Assessment Task 1- E-Poster.
NURBN3021 Diverse Populations & Nursing Practice Assignment-Federation University Australia.
Submission:
Turnitin software will be used in this course for Assessment Task 3 to assist students with their academic writing and to verify the originality of assessment tasks. It will be used to assess and give feedback. FAILURE TO SUBMIT WORK THROUGH TURNITIN FOR THESE TASKS WILL RESULT IN A ZERO GRADE for this assessment. Please ensure you only use the link provided with the assessment task. If you have any issues with your submissions through the Turnitin Link provided on Moodle, you need to make contact with the Information Technology Service Desk (ph: 5327 9999) to resolve the problem. If the problem cannot be resolved prior to the due
date, you must email the Course Coordinator immediately. Please note that you should always attempt to complete and submit your assignment as early as possible to avoid any potential problems.