Assignment – Nursing

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.

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.

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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 20

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.

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).

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).

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.).

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.

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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.

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.

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

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.

Total marks

THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL MARK

100

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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

understanding of community

assessment:

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 it is performed).

As evidenced by a sophisticated

understanding of community

assessment and produces a

comprehensive, evidence-based

discussion of the concept.

As evidenced by a thorough

understanding of community

assessment and produces an

informative, evidence-based

discussion of the concept.

As evidenced by a sound

understanding of community
assessment and produces a

sound

discussion of the

concept, with support from a

selection of relevant

evidence.

As evidenced by a satisfactory

understanding of community
assessment and produces a

basic discussion of the concept,

with some support from relevant

evidence.

An inadequate attempt.

Needs further work to

demonstrate an

understanding of
community assessment

based on scholarly

literature.

Maximum 20 marks 17.0 – 20.0 15.0 -16.5 13.0 –14.5 10.0 – 12.5 <= 9.5

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

4. Describes the community:

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.).

Produces a comprehensive

description of the key

characteristics of the community

evidenced by accurate use of

data

and

representation of the

community.

Produces a thorough description

of the key

characteristics of the

community evidenced by

accurate use of data with

minimal errors in representation

of the community.

Produces a sound description

of several key characteristics

of the community evidenced

by accurate use of data with

minimal errors. Mostly

accurate representation of the

community.

Produces a basic but

satisfactory description of some

of the key characteristics of the

community evidenced by a lack

relation to the data or

numerous errors in community

presentation.

Does not satisfactorily

describe the key

characteristics of the
chosen community

evidenced by a lack of

relation to the data or

inaccurate representation of

the community data.

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

5. Further analysis of data and

understanding of the

community profile:

Demonstrates understanding of

the community profile data by

discussing three social

determinants of health and

identifying a vulnerable community

subgroup that may have health

issues / unmet health needs.

Highly integrated discussion

relevant and appropriate to the

community, which includes three

social determinants of health and

identifies a vulnerable

community subgroup that may

have health issues / unmet

health needs. Demonstrates a

comprehensive understanding of

the

community as evidenced by

accurate analysis of community

data and sophisticated

representation of community

needs in relation to

that data.

Very high standard of discussion

relevant and appropriate to the

community which includes three

social determinants of health

and identifies a vulnerable

community subgroup that may
have health issues / unmet

health needs. Demonstrated a

thorough understanding of the

community as evidenced by a

very

high standard of analysis of

the

community data and

representation of community
needs in relation

to that data.

High standard of discussion

appropriate to the community

that includes three social

determinants of health and
identifies a vulnerable
community subgroup that may
have health issues / unmet
health needs. Demonstrates a

sound understanding of

community as evidenced by a
high standard of analysis of
community data and
representation of community
needs in relation to that data.

Satisfactory standard of

discussion appropriate to the

community that includes three

social determinants of health

and identifies a community

subgroup that may have health
issues / unmet health needs.

Demonstrates a satisfactory

understanding of the community

as evidenced by a satisfactory

analysis of the community data

and representation of the

community needs in relation to

that data.

Limited standard of

discussion of the

community. Limited

understanding of the
community as evidenced by

a limited analysis of the

community data and
representation of the

community needs in relation

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

6. Needs assessment:

With support from scholarly

literature, demonstrates an

understanding of community
needs assessment.

Discusses a plan for how to

engage with the identified

vulnerable community subgroup

and

explore their health issues /

unmet health needs.

Demonstrates a sophisticated

understanding of community

needs assessment. Produces a

comprehensive plan to engage

the identified community

subgroup and explore their

health issues / unmet health

needs as part of the community

assessment.

Demonstrates a thorough

understanding of community
needs assessment. Produces a

thorough plan to engage the

identified community subgroup

and explore their health issues /

unmet health needs as part of

the community assessment.

Demonstrates a sound

understanding of community

needs assessment. Produces

a sound plan to engage the

identified community subgroup

and explore their health issues

/ unmet health needs as part

of the community assessment.

Demonstrates a satisfactory
understanding of community
needs assessment. Produces a

satisfactory plan to engage the

identified community subgroup
and explore their health issues /
unmet health needs as part of
the community assessment.

Does not demonstrates an

understanding of

community needs

assessment. Does not

produce a relevant plan to

engage the identified

community subgroup and

explore their health issues /
unmet health needs.
Maximum 20 marks 17.0 – 20.0 15.0 -16.5 13.0 –14.5 10.0 – 12.5 <= 9.5 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

7. Conclusion:

The last paragraph clearly

summarises what was covered in

the assignment and concludes the

task without introducing any new

information.

Excellent conclusion. The last

paragraph is a sophisticated

summary of what was covered in

the assignment. Concludes the

task without introducing any new

information.

Very high standard of

conclusion. The last paragraph

is a thorough summary of what

was covered in the assignment.

Concludes the task without

introducing any new information.

High standard of conclusion.

The last paragraph is a sound

summary of what was covered

in the assignment. Concludes

the task without introducing

any new information.

Adequate attempt at concluding

the assignment but room for

improvement.

An inadequate attempt to

conclude the assignment.

Does not summarise what

was covered in the

assignment. Introduces

new information.

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

8. Evidence and referencing:

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 are

listed in a reference list on a

separate page. Referencing as per

APA Style 6th Edition.

Demonstrates a sophisticated

ability to synthesise high-quality

scholarly literature to provide an

evidence-base for points

discussed in the assignment.

Strictly adheres to APA Style 6th

Edition for referencing (in-text

citations and reference list

entries).

Demonstrates a very good

ability to research and

synthesise scholarly literature to

provide an evidence-base for

the points discussed in the

assignment.

Very good adherence to APA

Style

6th Edition for referencing

(in-text citations and reference

list entries).

Demonstrates a sound ability

to research; identifies many

appropriate scholarly sources

and uses evidence

appropriately to support

statements.

Good adherence to APA Style

6th Edition for referencing

however there is room for

improvement.

Demonstrates a satisfactory

ability to research; identifies

several appropriate scholarly

sources and uses evidence to

support statements.

Satisfactory adherence to APA

Style 6th Edition for referencing

however there is room for
improvement.

Does not demonstrate a

satisfactory ability to find

and use sufficient scholarly

sources to support

statements in the

assignment.

Has not strictly adhered to

APA Style 6th Edition for

referencing.

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

9. Academic writing and

presentation:

Is well presented, with correct

spelling, grammar, well-

constructed sentences and

appropriate paragraph structures

and headings.

Uses academic language

throughout. Conforms to the

Assignment Presentation

Formatting Guidelines. Meets the

word length requirements –

excluding reference list and tables.

Assignment is exceptionally well

written and presented. Meets

the word length requirements.

Assignment is very well written

and presented. There were

some minor issues noted that

detracted from the presentation.

Meets the word length

requirements.

Assignment was well written

and presented. There were

several issues noted that

detracted from the

presentation.

Assignment was presented to a

satisfactory standard however

there were many issues that

detracted from the assignment

presentation. Meets a

satisfactory level of academic

writing however there is room for

improvement.

Assignment is not

presented to a satisfactory

standard. Does not follow

the assignment

presentation guidelines.

Major issues with academic

writing

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

TOTAL MARKS (out of 100) 85.0 – 100 75.0 – 84.5 65.0 – 74.5 50.0 – 64.5 <=49.5

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