Managing a Transition to Practice Issue

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In this task, students are required to demonstrate knowledge relating to understanding and addressing a transitional issue that can affect new graduate nurses. Using evidence from current scholarly literature (i.e., less than seven (7) years old), students must address two parts in this assessment related to their allocated contemporary transitional issue:Special Needs Assistance

A self-care guide presented on two (2) A4-size pages (approximately 800 words) in the form of a brochure or leaflet. The brochure/leaflet should provide educational information that will help new graduates learn about the issue, including ways to address the issue, so that it does not detrimentally impact the new

graduate nurses’ personal or professional life. The brochure/leaflet must address information related to the following points:

An outline of what the transitional issue is and why it occursHow to identify the signs related to this issueWhat resources are available to address the issue and where to locate themSelf-help strategies

What to do if these resources/strategies do not work (i.e., where can an individual go to seek additional support/guidance)

Written discussion on the transitional issue and evidence used to support the development of the brochure or leaflet (approximately 1200 words). The written discussion must address information related to the following points (approximately 400 words each):Why new graduate nurses experience this transitional issue (i.e., why is it important to understand?)The ramifications of this transitional issue on the individual and the nursing profession

The impact this issue has on the ability to adhere to the nursing codes/Standards and delivery of safe, high quality patient care

This assessment is designed to assess students’ understanding of contemporary transitional factors as they apply to nursing. It will also allow students to demonstrate their ability to find and review literature, then apply the knowledge learnt to produce a self-care guide to assist themselves and their peers in managing transition to practice.

The brochure/leaflet can be developed using any creative design program of your choosing (i.e., Microsoft office suite, Canva, Adobe – this list is not extensive). For students who are less confident in creative design programs, three Word templates will be provided for the development of the brochure for students to choose from – please note that only these templates should be used if you are going to use a Word template. You will be able to access these in the Assessment Task 2 Template folder in the course Moodle shell.

Please note the following:

A selection of brochures/leaflets will be collated and provided to all students in the course as a graduation gift after marking has been completed and results released

Students need to cite at least ten (10) current academic references (i.e., peer-reviewed literature no more than seven (7) years old). Note that you can use the same references in the brochure and the written discussion

Citations are required within the self-care brochure/leaflet, Vancouver (numbered) referencing is acceptable in the brochure/leaflet only. The reference list on the brochure can be in a smaller font and located anywhere within the brochure

Referencing in the written discussion is to be according to APA 7th edition guideline

Both documents are to be uploaded as one single PDF file via the Moodle/Turnitin assessment submission link with the file names as follows: NURBN3032_Managing Transition_[student ID]. For example: NURBN3032_Managing Transition_12345678

Spacing and font size for each document should be as follows:Self-care guide brochure/leaflet: There is no specified line size formatting or font requirements for the self-care guide however students need to adhere to the page limits and ensure that the information on the pages remains visibly appealing and readable (i.e., appropriate spacing and choice of font and font size).

The written discussion document is to be spaced at 1.5 and the font can be Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri and at the size of 11 or 12 point. Headings are acceptable.

Avoid copying templates (other than those supplied), or using information directly copied from the internet

Use Turnitin to check and correct your task similarity

To avoid the risk of contravening copyright students should use following free image repositories in the development of the self-care guide (these don’t require attribution)

To combine all documents into one single PDF file, you will first need to save each document as a PDF and then combine them into one. If you don’t already have the ability to combine PDFs, there are a number of free online PDF merging programs that can be used to assist with this

Students will be allocated one (1) of the following contemporary transitional factors after census date (week 5):

Incivility

Work-life balance

Personal expectations vs professional reality

During the marking process, lecturers will provide feedback on students’ ability to critically analyse and identify factors relating to the transitional issue, how to recognise it and how to address/overcome the issue. Additional feedback will be provided on presentation, readability, and use of resources.

To successfully complete this task, students will need to complete the relevant course Moodle lessons and class- based activities and attend the tutorial sessions that provide further instructions on the requirements for each component of this task.

Grading

The minimum possible score for this rubric is 0 points and the maximum score is 100 points (40 points for the self- care guide; 30 points the written discussion and 30 points for academic requirements) which will be converted to represent the 60% weighting applied to the task. Intermediate scores will be converted and rounded to the nearest available grade.

Late submission penalties apply as stated in the Course Descriptor for NURBN3032.

Learning outcomes/attributes

This assessment task addresses the following learning outcomes as stated in the Course Descriptor for NURBN3032:

Learning Outcomes: K1, K2, K3, K4 S1, S2, S4, A2, A3

Graduate Attributes: GA1 Thinkers; GA2 Innovators; GA3 Citizens; GA4 Communicators; GA5 Leaders

Marking Guide

High DistinctionDistinctionCreditPassMarginal FailFailSELF-CARE GUIDE Content 30 MarksExcellent information which comprehensively and accurately addresses all 5 required points in relation to the allocated transitional issue.Very good information which accurately addresses all 5 points in relation to the allocated transitional issue.Good information which adequately addresses all 5 required points in relation to the allocated transitional issue.Limited information which addresses most of the 5 required points adequately in relation to the allocated transitional issue.Poor information which barely addresses the 5 points in relation to the allocated transitional issue.Inadequate information which does not address the 5 points and/or includes information that is irrelevant to the allocated transitional issue (1-10 marks) OR Self-care guide not provided (0 marks) 24-30 marks21-23 marks18-20 marks15-17 marks11-14 Marks0-10 MarksSELF-CARE GUIDE Creativity 10 marksExcellent visual appeal with a variety of images, colours and patterns which enhance readability. Uses font sizes/variations which facilitate the organisation, presentation, and readability of the information.Very good visual appeal with a variety of images, colours and patterns which enhance readability. Very good use of font sizes/variations which facilitate the organisation, presentation, and readability of the information.Good visual appeal with some use of images, colours and patterns to enhance readability. Good use of font sizes/variations to facilitate the organisation, presentation, and readability of the information.Fair visual appeal with limited use of images, colours and patterns to enhance readability. Some use of font sizes/variations to facilitate the organisation, presentation, and readability of the information.Poor visual appeal with very limited use of images, colours and patterns to enhance readability. Poor use of font sizes/variations to facilitate the organisation, presentation, and readability of the information.No creativity, colour, patterns or imagery used to enhance the organisation, presentation, and readability of the information. 9-10 marks7-8 marks6 marks5 marks1-4 marks0 MarksWRITTEN DISCUSSION Content 30 marksExcellent discussion relevant to the allocated transitional issue which is well supported with evidence. Excellent rationale provided explaining development of self-care guide.Very good discussion relevant to the allocated transitional issue which is well supported with evidence. Very good rationale provided explaining development of self-care guide.Good discussion relevant to the allocated transitional issue which is well supported with evidence. Good rationale provided explaining development of self-care guide.Fair discussion relevant to the allocated transitional issue which is supported with evidence. Good rationale provided explaining development of self-care guide.Poor/little discussion relevant to the allocated transitional issue and/or needs further support from the literature. Poor/little rationale provided explaining development of self-care guide.Discussion not relevant to the allocated transitional issue and/or nil support from the literature.  21-23 marks     24-30 marks 18-20 marks15-17 marks11-14 Marks0-10 Marks

High DistinctionDistinctionCreditPassMarginal FailFailACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS Layout 10 marksExcellent layout which adheres to all presentation requirements as set out in task instructions. Appropriate use of headings, font, and sizing for all documents submitted.   9-10 marksVery good layout which adheres to all presentation requirements as set out in task instructions. Mostly appropriate use of font, and/or sizing for all documents submitted.   7-8 marksGood layout which adheres to all presentation requirements as set out in task instructions. Some inappropriate use of font, sizing, and/or colour in one document submitted.   6 marksFair layout which adheres to all presentation requirements as set out in task instructions. Some inappropriate use of font, sizing and/or colour in two documents submitted.   5 marksPoor layout but adheres to all presentation requirements as set out in task instructions. Some inappropriate use of font, sizing and/or colour in all documents submitted.     1-4 marksLayout does not adhere to all presentation requirements as set out in task instructions.             0 MarksACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS Writing 10 marksExcellent level of articulation and expression, with clear and concise sentence and paragraph structure, and no spelling or grammatical errors in written documentation.Very good level of articulation and expression, with clear and concise sentence and paragraph structure. Minimal spelling and/or grammatical errors in written documentation.Good level of articulation and expression, requiring sentence and paragraph structure to be more concise and/or Few spelling and/or grammatical errors in written documentation.Fair level of articulation and expression, with some sentence or paragraph structure unclear, and/or a number of spelling or grammatical errors in written documentation.Poor/inconsistent level of articulation and expression, with considerable sentence or paragraph structure errors, and/or numerous spelling or grammatical errors in written documentation.Substantial errors in writing and sentence structure meaning submission is unable to be assessed. 9-10 marks7-8 marks6 marks5 marks1-4 marks0 MarksACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS Referencing 10 marksMore than ten (10) requisite academic references cited, and these are competently integrated throughout writing. All references are reputable, current, extensive and relevant. All in-text citations, quotes and references are in correct referencing style.More than ten (10) requisite academic references cited, and these are competently integrated throughout writing. Some references are reputable, current, extensive and relevant. Most in-text citations, quotes and references are in correct referencing style.A minimum of ten (10) requisite academic references cited and these are well integrated throughout writing. A few references are reputable, current, extensive and relevant. Some in-text citations, quotes and references are in correct referencing style.Only ten (10) requisite academic references cited, and these are fairly well integrated throughout writing. Few references are reputable, current, extensive and relevant. Few in-text citations, quotes and references are in correct referencing style.Fewer than the requisite ten (10) academic references cited throughout writing. Very few references are reputable, current, extensive or relevant. Very few in-text citations, quotes and references are in correct referencing style.No citations throughout writing and reference list not provided OR References are not reputable, current, extensive or relevant OR No in-text citations, quotes and references are in correct referencing style.

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