Assessment Information/Brief 2024-25

Assessment Information/Brief 2024-25

To be used for all types of assessment and provided to students at the start of the module.

Information provided should be compatible with the detail contained in the approved module specification although may contain more information for clarity.

Module title: Exploring nursing evidence and interventions

CRN: 59475

Level: 5

Assessment title:

Presentation of a clinical resource and critical commentary

Weighting within module: This assessment is worth 100% of the overall module mark.

Module Leader/

Assessment set by: Navenka Love n.l.love1@salford.ac.uk

Summative submission deadline, date & time: 16.00hrs on 6.6.24. Your presentation will take place w/c 10.6.24.

Please note, as this is a timed assessment it is exempt from RAP coursework extensions and PMC late submissions.

How to submit:

You should submit one PowerPoint document directly to the blackboard submission area. This must incorporate your resource/ PowerPoint slides & reference list. For further support please visit the assessment support blackboard module. This assessment is not marked anonymously.

Assessment task details & delivery instructions:

Design an educational resource (for patients, carers or staff) which explains an evidence-based nursing intervention and which details the supporting, underpinning evidence.

The nursing intervention can be field specific or generic, but it must be applied to your field of practice.

The educational resource can be presented in any format (leaflet, poster, picture board).

The resource must be delivered using Microsoft Power Point, and must be incorporated into 4- slide presentation, which will aide discussion. [Maximum of 4 slides, plus unlimited reference slides].

When designing the resource, you must demonstrate consideration of the needs and preferences of your target audience (service users/carers/staff) and be able to express your rationale for the design along with supporting evidence/justification.

You must incorporate a critical commentary detailing the process taken to develop the resource. Such as, how you searched for, appraised the quality of, and selected the supporting evidence.

In-text citations, verbal references provided during your critical commentary and your final reference list must adhere to UoS guidelines for Harvard APA 7th formatting throughout. Verbal references should be presented as author & year, as you would an in-text reference, & these should be incorporated into your final reference list.

Summative presentation:

You will present your educational resource: [Slide 1: 7 mins, timed].

This may include discussion about its purpose, practical guidance on how to apply the evidence-based intervention, instructions, or decision-making flow charts.

The relevance and significance of the key supporting theory/ evidence/ guidelines/ statistics related to the nursing intervention.

With the needs and preferences of target audience in mind and with reference to supporting evidence, the rationale for your chosen design format e.g., language/terminology used, visual layout/aids such as graphs, charts, or diagrams.

You will then present your critical commentary detailing the process taken to produce your resource: [Slides 2-4: 8 mins].

Answer individualised questions as directed by your academic assessor [5 mins].

Assessment Criteria

The Level 5 grade descriptors for this assessment are available in the module assessment folder

Knowledge and Understanding

Practical, Professional or Subject Specific Skills

Assessed intended learning outcomes.

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

Discuss, plan, implement and evaluate patient care based on a holistic, person-centred assessment of their strengths and needs through working in partnership with patients, carers and families.

Identify and discuss the importance of personalisation within the context of applying evidence-based interventions.

Explain how evidence underpins the negotiation of collaborative care as part of an integrated care team, including the patient.

Develop excellent communication skills and demonstrate how these can be used to create supportive and empowering therapeutic relationships.

Critically examine and debate the nature of evidence within healthcare and demonstrate the critical application of tools in the evaluation of different forms of evidence.

Participate in the development of self and peers.

Communicate complex and multifaceted information to patients, carers, families and staff.

Translate technical information for distribution to a wider audience.

Employability Skills developed / demonstrated Communication YES

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving YES

Data Literacy YES

Digital Literacy YES

Industry Awareness YES

Innovation and Creativity YES

Proactive Leadership NO

Reflection and Life-Long Learning YES

Self-management and Organisation YES

Team Working NO

Word count/ duration

(if applicable)

Your submission should incorporate a maximum of 4 PowerPoint slides, plus unlimited reference slides at the end.

There are no specifications around font type or size, however your assessor must be able to read the content on the screen.

Please incorporate your name/roll number on your title slide.

Your presentation will total of 15 minutes, an this includes 7 minutes to present your resource, plus 8 minutes to deliver your critical commentary. You will then have 5 minutes for your assessor to ask tailored questions about your presentation.

These are separate timed periods and cannot be combined, i.e., you cannot use 20 min for your presentation and opt out of questions.

If you havent finished at the end of each time-frame, your assessor will stop you and move you onto the next element of the assessment.

Feedback arrangements

You can expect to receive feedback within 15 working days of the submission date.

PfS/formative submission feedback is verbal only so you may wish to take notes.

Academic Integrity and Referencing

Students are expected to learn and demonstrate skills associated with good academic conduct (academic integrity). Good academic conduct includes the use of clear and correct referencing of source materials. Here is a link to where you can find out more about the skills which students need:

Academic integrity & referencingReferencing

Academic Misconduct is an action which may give you an unfair advantage in your academic work. This includes plagiarism, asking someone else to write your assessment for you or taking notes into an exam. The University takes all forms of academic misconduct seriously.

Assessment Information and Support

Support for this Assessment

You can obtain support for this assessment by engaging with the module content and using the questions about the module discussion board, we aim to reply to posts within 3 working days.

You can find more information about understanding your assessment brief and assessment tips for success here.

Practice for Success / Formative Assessment

On 13.5.24, you will have the opportunity to present up to 6 minutes of your work or a plan of your work to a small group of peers and a member of the module team. Your peers and the academic facilitator will provide verbal feedback following your presentation. You do not need to submit your PfS attempt in advance of your PfS appointment but do need to bring your work with you. You will not be able to participate if you do not present.

Please note no late submissions are accepted for formative assessment, PMCs and RAPs do not apply.

Assessment Rules and Processes

You can find information about assessment rules and processes in Blackboard in the Assessment Support module.

Developyour Academic and Digital Skills

Find resources to help you develop your skills here.

Concerns about Studies or Progress

If you have any concerns about your studies, contact your Academic Progress Review Tutor/Personal Tutor or your Student Progression Administrator (SPA).

askUS Services

The University offers a range of support services for students through askUS including Disability and Learner Support, Wellbeing and Counselling Services.

Personal Mitigating Circumstances (PMCs)

If personal mitigating circumstances (e.g. illness or other personal circumstances) may have affected your ability to complete this assessment, you can find more information about the Personal Mitigating Circumstances Procedure here. Independent advice is available from the Students Union Advice Centre about this process. Click here for an appointment to speak to an adviser or email advicecentre-ussu@salford.ac.uk.

In Year Retrieval Scheme

Your assessment is not eligible for in year retrieval.

You can find more information about this scheme in Blackboard in the Assessment Support module.

Reassessment

If you fail your assessment, and are eligible for reassessment, you will need to resubmit on or before 4pm on 1.8.24, with presentations occurring w/c 5.8.24. For students with accepted personal mitigating circumstances for absence/non submission, this will be your replacement assessment attempt.

We know that having to undergo a reassessment can be challenging however support is available. Have a look at all the sources of support outlined earlier in this brief and refer to the Personal Effectivenessresources.