NRSG139: Integrating Practice- Healthy Ageing- CRC Framework- Essay Writing Assignment

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Essay Writing Assignment:

Task: The primary purpose of this task is to provide students an opportunity to demonstrate further development of nursing health assessment and interview skills. Additionally, students will demonstrate beginning skills in critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgement. PREPARATION • Review the resources on healthy ageing in LEO>NRSG139>Assessments>Assessment Task 2. You will need a base understanding of healthy ageing to be able to interview well. • Familiarise yourself with the assessment requirements outlined in the NRSG139 unit outline, marking rubric, as well as the detailed supplementary information in the document. INTERVIEW PROCESS 1. Contact your interviewee and arrange a suitable time and location for the interview. 2. Use ‘RLT Appendix 3 [Patient Assessment]’ which details the RLT categories. Select 5 of these for your interview. You can use this form after the interview to collate your interview data into a logical summation of key habits, routines, actual problems and potential problems. This document is in LEO>NRSG139>Assessments>Assessment Task 2. 3. Use ‘Appendix 4 Sample Questions’ for your interview. These are guiding questions to use as starting points, you should still adapt your questioning during the interview. You do not have to ask all of the questions for your chosen category. This document is in LEO>NRSG139>Assessments>Assessment Task 2. 4. Conduct the interview (refer to Summary of Interview Stages above). Remember the focus is on healthy ageing with a view to identifying health beliefs and identifying any real or potential challenges to healthy ageing for that person. 5. After the interview collate your interview data into a logical summation of key habits, routines, actual problems and potential problems on the RLT Appendix 2 form. OVERVIEW OF RECOMMENDED INTERVIEW STAGES 1. Commence Interview 2. Demographics: name, age, date of birth, sex, gender, religion, marital status, education level 3. Family profile: spouse/partner/children (and health status), living arrangements 4. RLT Category 1 5. RLT Category 2 6. RLT Category 3 7. RLT Category 4 8. RLT Category 5 9. Conclude Interview WRITTEN ESSAY FOR SUBMISSION Use the ‘Assessment 2 CRC Framework’ document to structure your written essay (use the headings as provided). This document is in LEO>NRSG139>Assessments>Assessment Task 2. Construct the written components of the essay as they pertain to each section of the essay. Section 1. Introduction – provide a concise overview of the essay content Section 2. CRC 1 – Consider the patient situation a. Provides a clear, comprehensive and concise overview of the interview set-up and environment. b. Comprehensively discusses techniques used to facilitate data collection. Section 3. CRC 2 – Collect cues and information a. Clearly and professionally articulates the experience of interviewing an older person. b. Clearly and explicitly articulates information gathering and clarifying techniques. Section 4. CRC 3 – Process information a. Insightful analysis of facilitators and barriers to healthy ageing. Section 5. CRC 8 – Reflect on process and new learning a. Clearly and professionally articulates the experience of interviewing an older person. b. Clearly and insightfully explains new learning and how clinical practice has changed. Section 6. Conclusion – provide a concise summation of the key points of the essay. Section 7. Reference List – A.P.A. 6th edition format. Start reference list on a new page. POINTS TO REMEMBER Remember this is an academic essay however given that you are reporting on and discussing the process of interviewing, a mixture of 1st and 3rd person language is acceptable. Academic references must be used to support the discussion. Avoid using consumer resources. The use of consumer resources significantly impacts on the quality of support for the discussion, and significantly reduces the ability to score marks for content sections requiring literature support. A.P.A. 6th ed. Styling for all in-text references and reference list. Library resources on referencing: https://www.studentportal.acu.edu.au/acuinfo/services-and-support/academic-skills-unit/academic-referencing-skills The marking rubric for Assessment Task 2 (in the unit outline) will be used to mark this assessment submission. Ensure you are familiar with the document. Be mindful of the word count prescribed in the unit outline (plus/minus 10%). Where you use the words within the essay is up to you. Backup your work in at least 2 separate locations. Save your work with a logical filename such as: s00XXXXX_NRSG139_InterviewEssay