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3804NRS Community Nursing Practice

Trimester 1, 2018

Assessment 1 (A1)

Written Assignment (Individual): Community assessment

1,500 words Weighting 40%

Due Date: Monday 26th March 2018 at 17:00hrs

TASK AIM:

The aim of this assignment is to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of

community health nursing concepts and principles, specifically community profile and needs

assessment, as well as community engagement. You will also demonstrate your ability to

collect and analyse community-level data and plan a community needs assessment.

This written assignment will address learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.

CONTEXT:

You are a community nurse who works in a local community health service. As part of your

role, you supervise undergraduate health students on their community health placement.

Most of these students have never lived or worked in the area where this service is located

and know very little about this local community. You believe it would be helpful for students

to have more information about the community.

You decide to write a briefing paper that describes community assessment. You plan to

include a description of the community and data summarising the social determinants of

health and how to engage with the community to explore health issues / unmet health needs.

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TASK DESCRIPTION:

There are two parts to this task.

For Part A you are to create and populate a table with ABS census data and present data for your community, Queensland and Australia using 2016 census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

For Part B you are to write a 1500 word essay in which you will describe the process of community assessment and explain your assessment of the community of choice.

TASK INSTRUCTIONS:

Part A:

 Choose ONE Queensland community from the list below.

• Beenleigh

• Charters Towers

• Inala

• Longreach

• Miami

• Moreton

• Roma

• Warwick

 Research your chosen community, e.g., location, key features, population, and socio-

demographics. As part of this research you should review the latest (2016) census

data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for the community, Queensland and

the nation.

AND then present as Two Tables for Part A, using the templates provided on Pages 5 & 6.

1. Create and populate Table 1 with 2016 ABS census data and present data for your

community, Queensland and Australia. You need to present eleven characteristics in

total for Table 1 (the six provided plus five others of your choice). Create and populate

Table 2 by analyzing the data determined from your community data to outline three

inferences about the population characteristics (see example Tables from workshops).

Part B:

Write a 1,500-word essay in which you describe the process of community assessment

and explain your assessment of the community of choice. In your essay, you must:

2. Introduce the task and include a thesis statement that argues the importance of

undertaking community assessment

3. Discuss the purpose of community assessment and explain this concept (what it is,

why it is undertaken, when and how it is performed), with reference to scholarly

literature

4. Describe the key characteristics of your chosen community

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5. Describe three social determinants of health in relation to the community data for your

chosen community and identify a vulnerable community subgroup that may have

health issues / unmet health needs

6. Discuss community needs assessment and describe how you would engage with the

identified vulnerable community subgroup to explore their health issues / unmet

health needs

7. Clearly summarise what was covered in the assignment and conclude the task

without introducing any new information.

8. Reference throughout as per APA 6th edition

9. Ensure essay conforms to expected standards for academic writing and presentation

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OTHER ELEMENTS:

 Always refer to the Griffith Health Writing and Referencing Guide

 Write in the third person and use academic language throughout your assignment.

 Refer to the marking criteria when writing your assignment. This will assist

you to calculate the weightings of the sections for your assignment and

provide a suggested word count for each section. Word lengths provided for

each section are suggestions only.

 The use of headings is recommended, as this is a briefing paper, but must

reflect the marking criteria headings (without the numbers) for each section.

 Use the template provided (see Table 1) to present ABS census data in a

table format. The table does not need to be in APA format but should be

referenced. The table should be included before the body of the assignment

as Part A.

 Use the template provided (see Table 2) to present your inferences. The

table does not need to be in APA format but should be referenced. The table

should be included before the body of the assignment as Part A.

 Provide a separate introduction and conclusion to your assignment.

 The assignment is supported by at least eight and a maximum of 15 quality,

relevant sources from the scholarly literature, which are from 2010 onwards

 Include a title sheet with your Student ID number and the stated word count.

 The word limit is 1,500 words. Word limits for assessment items need to be strictly

adhered to. The word limit for an assessment item includes in text citations, tables

and quotations. The word limit DOES NOT include the reference list or the Tables.

Please note the marker will cease marking your submitted work once they have

reached the allocated word limit.

 Examine the Turnitin report for your draft assignment. Your table of data may show a

high text-match, but this will not be used as the basis of reporting an academic

integrity concern. If you have text-matching identified in the written section of the

assignment, this may be used as the basis for reporting an academic integrity

concern.

 Submit your DRAFT assignment via Turnitin as per the instructions on your

Learning@Griffith course site. [Submit in the ‘Assessment’ tab].

 Submit your FINAL assignment via Turnitin as per the instructions on your

Learning@Griffith course site. [Submit in the ‘Assessment’ tab]. Name the file eg.

your student name_3804NRS_Item 1_Final. Keep your Turnitin receipt as evidence

of successful submission. Check you have submitted the correct assignment file.

 Email yourself a copy of your final assignment file so you have a record of your

submission.

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Table 1: Selected ABS census data

Community Community name

State Queensland

Country Australia

Characteristic N % % %

People Males Females ATSI

Age 0-14 years > 65 years

Marital status Married Separated Divorced Widowed Never married

Level of highest educational attainment Categories

Country of birth (COB) Australia Other top 3 COB categories

Religious affiliation Top 3 religious affiliations

Note: Provide data for at least five other characteristics of the community

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Table 2: Inferences generated from community data

Category of data Summary

statement/measures

Inference

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MARKING CRITERIA

A1 Community profile

POSSIBLE

MARKS

PART A

1. Presentation of Tables: (Not included in word count)

Preliminary analysis and synthesis of data which

 Presents 2016 ABS census data in a table. Table includes accurate and

complete community, state (Queensland) and national data (Australia) and is

presented in a way that facilitates comparison of the data.

 Demonstrates analysis and synthesis of the community profile data and lists

three inferences made from the data.

10

PART B:

2. Introduction: (Approx 150 words)

 The first paragraph clearly introduces the topic, outlines what will be covered

in the assignment and provides a thesis statement (claims that will be

supported later in the paper).

5

3. Demonstrates an understanding of community assessment: (Approx 350 words)

 With support from scholarly literature, discusses and explains community

assessment and demonstrates an understanding of the concept (what it is,

why it is undertaken, when and how it is performed).

20

4. Describes the community: (Approx 150 words)

 Describes the key characteristics of the chosen community e.g. location,

population, key features for which the area is known (e.g. local industries,

tourism etc.).

10

5. Analysis of data and understanding of the community profile: (Approx 300 words)

 Demonstrates understanding of the community data by describing three

social determinants of health and identifying a vulnerable community

subgroup that may have health issues / unmet health needs.

10

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6. Demonstrates understanding of community needs assessment: (Approx 400 words)

 With support from scholarly literature, demonstrates an understanding of

community needs assessment.

 Discusses a plan for how to engage with the vulnerable community

subgroup and explore their health issues / unmet health needs.

20

7. Conclusion: (Approx 150 words)

 The last paragraph clearly summarises what was covered in the assignment

and concludes the task without introducing any new information.

5

8. Evidence and references:

 The assignment is supported by at least eight and a maximum of 15 quality,

relevant sources from the scholarly literature, which are from 2010 onwards

 References list is included on a separate page and titled References

 Referencing as per APA 6th Style Edition

10

9. Academic writing and presentation:

 Has correct spelling, grammar, well-constructed sentences and appropriate

paragraph structures

 Uses academic language throughout

 Conforms to the Assignment Presentation Formatting Guidelines

 Meets the 1,500-word maximum length requirements (excluding reference

list).

Note: Words over 1,500 will not be read or marked.

10

Total marks

THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL MARK

100

3804NRS Community Nursing Practice – Assessment 1 (A1): Community assessment (40%) Marking rubric

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Criteria (Mark allocation) Excellent Very good Good Satisfactory Poor / Needs improvement

1. Presentation of tables

Presents ABS census data in

Table 1 and includes accurate,

complete community, state

(Queensland) and national data

(Australia). Presented in a way

that facilitates comparison of the

data. (Part A)

Demonstrates analysis and

synthesis of the data and lists

inferences made from the

community profile data. (Part A)

Demonstrates a very accurate

and sophisticated analysis and

synthesis of the data. Generates

three original, well developed

and appropriate inferences.

Demonstrates an accurate and

very high standard of analysis

and synthesis of the data.

Generates three original and

appropriate inferences.

Demonstrates a mostly

accurate and high standard of

analysis and synthesis of the

data. Generates three

appropriate inferences, with

some omission of detail.

Demonstrates a mostly accurate

and satisfactory standard of

analysis and synthesis of the

data. Generates some

inferences but with insufficient

detail.

Limited analysis and poor

synthesis of the data. Does

not generate appropriate

inferences and details are

incorrect.

Maximum 10 marks 8.5 – 10.0 7.5 -8.0 6.5 – 7.0 5.0 – 6.0 <= 4.5

2. Introduction:

The first paragraph clearly

introduces the topic, outlines what

will be covered in the assignment

and provides a thesis statement

(what to expect in the

assignment). (Part B)

Excellent introduction. Engaging

first paragraph that clearly

introduces topic and outlines

what will be covered in the

assignment. Flags what to

expect in the assignment.

Very high standard of

introduction. First paragraph

clearly introduces topic and

outlines what will be covered in

the assignment. Provides a

thesis statement that flags what

to expect in the assignment.

High standard of introduction.

First paragraph introduces

topic and outlines some points

that will be covered in the

assignment.

Adequate attempt of introducing

the assignment but room for

improvement.

An inadequate attempt to

introduce the assignment.

Does not outline what will

be covered or provide a

thesis statement.

Maximum 5 marks 4.5 – 5.0 4.0 3.5 2.5 – 3.0 <= 2.0

3. Demonstrates an