Nursing Professional Practice
Assessment Type:
Analytical reflectionUnit:
Assessment Task:
Analytical reflectionValue and Length:
Pass/Fail and 3000 words (approximately 1200 -1500 words per reflection)Task Description:
This assessment requires you to provide an analytical synthesis of your reflection on how your views knowledge and understanding of the National Safety and Quality Health Standards and their relevance to health care provision has changed and/or developed following your Specialised Care clinical experience.
You are required to select two National Safety and Quality Health Standards you applied/encountered in your clinical practice experience and write a reflection based on each standard.
This assessment has four key parts that you are required to address. It is essential that you incorporate evidence based literature and research to support your work:
An introduction
Reflection One
Reflection Two
A conclusion
Within each reflection you need to cover the following criteria:
1. Analysis of the Quality and Safety Standard related to the clinical setting.
2. Analysis of the aims and objectives of the selected Quality and Safety Standard in the clinical setting.
3. Demonstrate reflection and reflexivity: form present and support own opinions.
Submission Requirements
2. Title page with Assessment Topic/Title Tutor word count use footer with student name and ID and number of pages
3. Contents page
4. Reference list
5. Presented in a scholarly format following APA 6th edition: Recommend Arial size 11 font indented paragraphs 1.5 spacing APA referencing. Pages numbered. Use headings in the body of your paper.
Rationale:
The analytical reflective essay provides an authentic task to extend and present academic enquiry related to the National Safety and Quality Health Standards. This authentic reflection activity is designed to further develop a students engagement with information processing and thinking skills and to synthesise ideas as a result of their engagement with the subject content. The reflection is an opportunity to complete the learning cycle of investigation of the concepts and practices related to the Standards that guide care provision.
The following section explains the essential elements of criteria to be included in the paper and a suggested word limit for each section. It is important that you are familiar with this aspect of the assessment prior to the undertaking of your clinical experience.
Criteria to be included
Key points to consider 1. Introduction (approx. 200 words)
2. Analytical description of the basis of the Quality and Safety Standard (approx. 600 words)
A brief overview of the need for the Quality and Safety Standard relevant to the clinical setting. Analyse this standard in terms of patient safety in the Specialised Care Setting. Consider the details of the standard.3. Analyse the aims and objectives of the Standard in terms of care delivery (approx. 800 words)
Analyse the major aims and objectives of the selected Quality and Safety Standard in the clinical setting. How were the aims and objective of the standard observable during the practice experience? Can you suggest how these Standard aims need to be adopted in the setting?4. Reflection and reflexivity: You are able to form present and support your own opinions. Evaluate the outcomes of your clinical experience. Explain how this experience is likely to impact upon your future nursing practices (approx. 1200 words)
Reflect on your clinical experience:
Reflect using the Clinical Reasoning Cycle:
The five rights of the Clinical Reasoning Cycle include the right cue the right patient the right time the right action and the right reason.5. Conclusion (approx. 200 words)
6. Academic Writing and Presentation: Integration of relevant literature in reflection. Vocabulary grammar syntax spelling APA referencing sixth edition .
Reflection Rubric
Master
Proficient
Practiced
Emergent
Introductory
No ProgressIntroduction
Excellent introduction concise and comprehensive overview of the chosen topic.
Provides a clear description of the topic and contains all key components.
A satisfactory overview and some discussion of key points to be covered.
Some summary of the topic is provided with limited detail.
Limited overview of the topic has been provided.
Not attempted or does not provide any overview of the topic./2 marks
2 marks
1 mark
0.5 marks
0.25 mark
0 marks
0 marksAnalytical Description of the Basis of Quality and Safety Standard
Comprehensive analytical description of the major aims and objectives of the Standard. Clearly relates Standard criteria to the in the clinical setting. Arguments are well supported with evidence based literature.
Clear analytical description of the major aims and objectives of the Standard. Relates Standard criteria to the in the clinical setting. Arguments are supported with evidence based literature.
Mostly descriptive overview of the major aims and objectives of the Standard. Attempts to relate Standard criteria to the in the clinical setting. Arguments are somewhat supported with evidence based literature.
Purely descriptive overview of the major aims and objectives of the Standard. Attempts relates Standard criteria to the in the clinical setting. Arguments are somewhat supported with evidence based literature.
Limited description of the major aims and objectives of the Standard. Does not relate the Standard criteria to the in the clinical setting. Arguments are not supported with evidence based literature.
Not attempted or does not provide any overview of the Standard. No integration of literature./3 marks
3 marks
2 marks
1 mark
0.5 marks
0 mark
0 markAnalyze the Aims and objectives of the Standard in terms of care delivery
Comprehensive analysis of the Standards criteria. Excellent description and analysis of critical skills and observations of Safety and Quality National Standard enhancing practice. Incorporates literature well.
Strong evidence of analysis of the Standards criteria. Identification with very good description and analysis of critical skills and observations of Safety and Quality National Standard enhancing practice. Incorporates literature appropriately.
Some evidence of analysis of the Standards criteria. Identification with some description and analysis of skills and observations of Safety and Quality National Standard enhancing practice. Some integration of literature.
Little evidence of analysis of the Standards criteria. Identification with some but insufficient description and analysis of skills and observations of Safety and Quality National Standard enhancing practice. Limited integration of literature.
An outline or partly detailed description of the Standards criteria. Limited Identification description and analysis of skills and observations of Safety and Quality National Standard enhancing practice. Minimal integration of literature.
Not attempted or does not provide an outline the Standards criteria. No Identification description and analysis of skills and observations of Safety and Quality National Standard enhancing practice. No reference to literature./4 marks
4 marks
3 marks
2 marks
1 mark
0.5 mark
0 markReflection and reflexivity: Student is able to form present and support own opinions
Excellent analysis and reflection of current personal skill set with good reference to Safety and Quality National Standards literature. Incorporates own opinion and original ideas into discussion explicitly shaped by a strong foundation in theory and examples and to promote further thinking.
Very good analysis and reflection of current personal skill set with very good reference to Safety and Quality National Standards literature. Incorporates own opinion into discussion with foundation in theory and examples with some incorporation of ideas to promote further thinking.
Some analysis and reflection of current personal skill set with good reference to Safety and Quality National Standards literature. Incorporates own opinion into discussion linked to theory or examples.
Scant analysis and reflection of current personal skill set with some reference to Safety and Quality National Standards literature. Some attempt to Incorporate own opinion into discussion however opinion may not be grounded in theory or examples. Little or no attempt to incorporate original ideas.
Limited reflection of current personal skill set with limited reference to Safety and Quality National Standards literature. Limited attempt to Incorporate own opinion into discussion however opinion may not be grounded in theory or examples. Little or no attempt to incorporate original ideas.
No analysis and reflection of current personal skill set without reference to Safety and Quality National Standards literature. No attempt to Incorporate own opinion into discussion or opinion is not be grounded in theory or examples./7 marks
7 marks
5 marks
3 marks
2 marks
1 mark
0 marksConclusion
Conclusion provides a comprehensive summary of the main points and sums up the paper.
Conclusion flows and provides a suitable summary of the paper.
Some summary of the paper provided with most main points included.
Limited summary of paper does not adequately sum up main points.
Limited summary many points not included.
Little or no attempt made to summarise report in the conclusion./2 marks
2 marks
1 mark
0.5 marks
0.25 mark
0 marks
0 marksPresentation
Writing conventions are observed. Few errors of grammar and spelling.
Excellent use of relevant and informative subheadings to structure paper.
Complete and correct use of in-text and end text APA referencing.
Writing conventions are observed. Few errors of grammar and spelling.
Uses relevant and informative subheadings to structure paper.
Complete and correct use of in-text and end text APA referencing.
Writing conventions are observed. Some errors of grammar and spelling.
Uses relevant and informative subheadings to structure paper.
Some errors in citing and referencing others work. Few errors or inaccuracies in paraphrasing
Writing conventions are generally observed. Many errors of grammar and spelling.
Makes infrequent use of ways to structure paper. Several errors in citing and referencing others work.
Several errors or inaccuracies in paraphrasing.
Writing conventions are generally observed. Many errors of grammar and spelling.
Makes infrequent use of ways to structure paper.
Several errors in citing and referencing others work.
Several errors or inaccuracies in paraphrasing.
Confusing expression too wordy poor grammar spelling mistakes.
No subheadings or signs of a structure approach to the paper.
Failure to cite and reference properly or consistently.
Poor paraphrasing and inaccurate or misleading use of academic material./2 marks
2 marks
1 mark
1 mark
0.5 marks
0 marks
0 marksComments and total:
20 marks