NUR1102 |Literacies and Communication for Health Care
NUR1102 |Literacies and Communication for Health Care
Supplementary Assessment 2: Written Assignment |Essay
Brief task description
Rationale for assessment task In the provided scenario (below) you are required to discuss the ineffective communication that is evident between the nurse and the patient. You will also discuss and apply the communication skills, strategies and approaches that should have taken place to best support therapeutic communication between the nurse and patient. You will also discuss the inclusion of cultural awareness and self-awareness in relation to the scenario. Finally, you will describe your understanding of literacy skills for healthcare Applied to this scenario.
This assignment has been designed for you to demonstrate your knowledge of therapeutic, interpersonal and professional communication skills utilising evidence-based practice and professional standards of nursing. Strategies that promote resilience, self-care and cultural safety for interpersonal communications, will also be addressed.
Graduate Attributes
Effective communicators and collaborators who actively and respectfully lead, listen, reflect, discuss and negotiate in order to work productively with a range of individuals and groups, including professional teams.
Critical, creative, thinkerswho can integrate and apply knowledge and relevant skills, including research and digital literacy skills, to analyse and evaluate ideas, concepts, theories and problems, and offer insights, innovative approaches and solutions.
The Registered nurse standards for practiceshould be evident in current practice. This assignment addresses Standard 2: Engages in therapeutic and professional relationships.
Due Date & Time Date: 13th July, 2022. Time due: 1700 hrs (AEST)
Length 1,000 words total (+/-10%)
(word length includes in-text referencing and excludes the reference list)
Marks out of:
Weighting: Marks out of 100
40% of overall grade
Course Objectives CLO 1, 2, 3 & 5
Task information
Task detail
Introduction (100 words)
Identify your chosen scenario, key interpersonal communication strategies, skills and approaches that support therapeutic communication between individuals. In addition, the references to support the relevant concept of care for the chosen scenario.
Body (800 words including references)
Provide an analysis of the ineffective communication between the individuals in the chosen scenario.
Explain strategies, skills and approaches that best support therapeutic communication between the nurse and patient in the chosen scenario, to achieve the best patient outcomes.
Discuss the inclusion of cultural awareness and self-awareness in the provision of therapeutic communications with the patient in the scenario chosen.
Describe the relevance of literacy skills in the provision of effective communications in nursing practice.
*Refer to scholarly literature (references) to support your developed knowledge and understanding of the scenario with analysis, discussions and explanations in your essay.
Conclusion (100 words)
This is the summation of what you have discussed in your assignment and the conclusions you have made about your chosen scenario, relative to communication. Do not include any new work or references in the conclusion.
Scenario
You are completing a 2 week clinical placement in a residential aged care facility. Charlie is an 82 year old male in a residential care facility and is of Pakistan descent, who is a vegetarian and wears dentures. Charlie has been in the facility for 18 months and is has just discovered his soft diet at times contains lumpy brown particles. He directly asks you, Nurse, this looks like meat. I hope it isnt! I cant eat this because I am a vegetarian. You reply, Oh I didnt know you are a vegetarian as I saw last week that you have received and eaten this meal before which is pureed meat and I didnt read it anywhere in your care plan either. With that, Charlie looks at you with a look of surprise, his eyes widen, and his facial colour becomes slightly pale. He then yells at you, What! Are you trying to kill me! I cant eat meat! It is against my religious beliefs. In anger, Charlie pushes the plate away and it lands on the floor and the food spills across the chair and floor, spraying onto your uniform. This outburst takes you completely by surprise as he is usually a very quiet and softly spoken man. How would you respond?
Writing & formatting requirements This assignment will be written in third person, in the form of an academic essay. APA 7th Edition referencing style (no less than 6 references)
Contemporary Literature must be sourced (no more than 7 years old)
Double spacing
Font: Tahoma (or similar) 10 point
Page numbers in footer
No headings or subheadings to be used
Resources available to complete task Students are encouraged to access the USQ assessment policy:
https://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/1357PL
Applications for an extension of time will only be considered if received in accordance with the USQ Assessment procedure https://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/14749PL and the Assessment of Compassionate and Compelling Circumstances Procedure:
https://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/131150PL
Note that USQs procedures require applications are made for extensions PRIOR to the due date of the assessment.
USQ academic writing is provided in links on the course Resources Tab.
https://www.usq.edu.au/library/study-support/assignmentsReferencing
https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencingSubmission information
What you need to submit One Microsoft Word document that contains the following items:
Your assignment document.
No coversheet
Footer must include: surname_initial_studentnumber_coursecode_A1_page no
Do not include the marking rubric
Submission requirements This assessment must be submitted in electronic format as a Microsoft Word document via Turnitin.
The Turnitin process may take up to 24 hours to produce a report. Therefore, allow adequate time to address any issues of text-matching detected by Turnitin before final submission.
You may submit as many draft versions of your assignment before your final submission. Each time you will receive a Turnitin report and make the necessary paraphrasing and in-text referencing changes as you require.
File Name Conventions Save your document with the following naming conventions: surname_initial_studentnumber_coursecode_A1.doc/docx
Marking & Moderation This task will be marked against a marking criterion available on NUR1120 StudyDesk
All Markers assessing your work meet to discuss and compare their marking before marks are finalised.
Final release of grades will normally be 3 weeks from the date of submission.
Academic Integrity The USQ policy on Academic Integrity can be found on the link below:
https://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/13752PLLate Submissions Penalty Please refer to the link on late submission of assessment items and penalties applied Late Submissions of Assignments 4.2.4 http://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/14749PL#4.4Applications for extension request must be made PRIOR to the due date of assessment
Penalty is 5% of the total mark, per business day.
