Posted: October 11th, 2023

NRSG374: Principles of Nursing Palliative Approach

NRSG374: Principles of Nursing Palliative Approach

Assessment Title: Assessment Task 1 – Professional Development Resource Narrated PowerPoint

Purpose:
This assessment enables students to demonstrate their understanding of the palliative approach and the promotion of best practice in the clinical area.

Due Date:
Wednesday, 13th September 2023, at 14:00

Weighting:
50%

Submission:
Submission of the assessment task is via the assessment 1 drop box in the NRSG374 LEO site on the ‘Assessment’ tile.

Length:

Narration length: 10 minutes (+/- 10%) (Video is not required)
PowerPoint slide deck length: 10 slides including a title page and reference slides. Additional slides will not be accepted.
Rubric:
Appendix 1 of the NRSG374 unit outline. The assessment will be marked using the criteria-based rubric.

LEO Resource:
A national pre-recorded lecture is available on the ‘Assessment’ tile in the NRSG374 LEO site, which provides students with an overview of the assessment as well as resources and advice on how to approach the task.
A national Q&A session will be held during week four (4) of the semester via zoom. The Q&A session will provide students with the opportunity to clarify any questions, but the expectation is that students will have viewed the pre-recorded national lecture prior to attending. The date and a link for this session is available on the Communication and Support tile on the NRSG374 LEO site.
Students are encouraged to post questions on the Assessment 1 Q&A forum on LEO and to check for answers there as a first point of query.

Learning Outcomes Assessed:
LO1, LO2, LO3, LO5, LO6

Task:
Students will develop a 10-minute narrated PowerPoint based on one (1) of the key topics discussed by the ‘Survivors Teaching Students’ program.
This narrated PowerPoint is to be a professional development resource providing education, information, and learning opportunities for final year nursing students and/or graduate nurses about a palliative care topic, the nurse’s role, and how the National Palliative Care Standards relate to the topic. Application of the National Palliative Care Standards and other relevant contemporary evidence-based literature should be used to support the presentation.

Target Audience:
Final year nursing students and/or graduate registered nurses. Use professional terminology.

Topics:
Your professional development resource should focus on one of the following key topics discussed by the ‘Survivors Teaching Students’ program:

Barriers to early access to palliative care, including misconceptions and stigma
Psychological and physical supports to improve quality of life in palliative care
Family-centered care in the palliative environment
PowerPoint Structure:

Slide One: Title Slide
Slide Two: Introduction
Slide Three: Overview of palliative care and principles
Slide Four: National Palliative Care Standards introduction
Slides Five: Key learning/point from the ‘Survivors Teaching Students’ program
Slide Six: How the key learning/point can be managed/assessed
Slide Seven: The role of the registered nurse regarding the key learning/point
Slide Eight: Conclusion
Slide Nine: References
Slide Ten: References
Formatting:
Follow the specified formatting guidelines for fonts, images, and referencing.

Referencing Style:
APA 7th edition

Late Penalties:
Late penalties will be applied from 14:01pm on the due date, incurring 5% penalty of the maximum marks available up to a maximum of 15%.

Academic Integrity:
Academic integrity will be monitored. Use APA7 referencing style and paraphrase adequately.

Extensions:
All extension request forms need to be submitted electronically to the extension application drop box on the NRSG374 LEO site on the ‘Assessment’ tile.

Special Consideration:
If you cannot complete an assessment due to difficult circumstances, you may be eligible for special consideration. Special consideration request forms need to be submitted electronically to the special consideration application drop box on the NRSG374 LEO site on the ‘Assessment’ tile.