Short Answer Weight: 30%Type of Collaboration: Individual Due: Monday 28th March 2022 at 11.59pm Submission: Turnitin Format: Short Answer Length: 250 words Curriculum Mode: Aims: This written assessment requires the student to demonstrate understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a registered nurse and how professional accountability impacts decisions, actions and behaviours essential in the role of nursing. Details: Students are required to submit a written assessment answering the following statement: Question: Discuss why effective nurse-patient communication is critical to promote therapeutic nurse-patient relationships and patient safety. Submission: Correct Writing Style-Students will write the short answer response with the following elements: - All ideas that come from another source of information, such as a journal article, a book, a website, or a report are appropriately referenced using the American Psychological Association (APA) (7th ed.) referencing style as per the Western Sydney University American Psychological Association referencing style guide, which is available from the Western Sydney University Library website; - The short answer is written in a formal tone, without the use of colloquial or slang words/ expressions; - The short answer is an objective discussion about professional communication in nursing and therefore should be written in the third person (he/she/it or they/them/their) - The short answer is written clearly and concisely using correct spelling and grammar and written in complete sentences and paragraphs (bullet point summaries are NOT acceptable) - You are recommended to regularly submit early drafts of your short answer to Turnitin. Use your preliminary Originality Report to reflect on the feedback, and make improvements to your writing and APA 7th referencing intext and the reference list. You are expected to ensure you have summarised and acknowledged all sources and that your Turnitin Originality Report contains only an acceptable small percentage matching. You can submit multiple times to Turnitin. However, only your final Turnitin report received by the assessment due date/and time will be recorded for marking. - Please note: Turnitin reports can take up to 24 hours to be processed. To ensure that you have accurately referenced your short answer, you must do the following: - Acknowledge all the sources of information within the short answer (in-text referencing) and in a Reference List at the end of your short answer. - Ensure that only material that is cited in text in your short answer will appear in the final reference list. - Do not use non-academic literature (please see the PCALS Resource Book for clarification). It is not acceptable to copy any information from other sources, including Websites or other electronic sources, other students, 7 books, journals, etc. and present it as your own work (please see Student Academic Misconduct policy in Learning Companion). - Final submission of your assessment to Turnitin is your declaration of originality of your work, and that it has not been submitted previously for assessment in any unit. Student identification numbers must appear on the submission file in Turnitin, and on each page as footer with all pages sequentially numbered. Submission requirements include: 1. Electronic copy only. Students are to submit an electronic copy of the assessment. Students are not required to submit the original hard copy of their assessment on campus. 2. Submit your assessment electronically through the Turnitin link on the subject’s vUWS site. 3. Students are to upload the assessment with the following title; Surname_Firstname_Student Number and Assessment Title 4. Your assessment must be submitted in .doc, docx format. 5. This assessment is marked online; no paper copy will be accepted. Marks, comments and the marking criteria will be released online. If you do not receive your marked assessment when all others have been returned, it is your responsibility to contact the Subject Coordinator for assistance. Format: All assignments are to be typed. Typing must be according to the following format: 3 cm left and right margins, double spaced. Font: Arial or Times New Roman Font size: 12pt Other Resources i. Examples may be available on the vUWS site. ii. There are a number of textbooks and resources available through the Western Sydney University Library that may assist you. Please refer to the subject’s vUWS site for specific unit resources. iii. Assessments listed as individual assessments must be completed independently. Students are advised to refer back to their notes, textbooks or appropriate academic, peer-reviewed resources utilised during subject delivery
Marking Criteria: Criteria High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Unsatisfactory SHORT ANSWER Response is based, linked and structured around the question. Mark: /60 Short answer is organised in a logical sequence with advanced connections made through linking key concepts and ideas. Mark: 60-51 Short answer is organised in a logical sequence with clear articulated connections between key concepts and ideas. Mark: 50-45 Good connections are made between key concepts and ideas. Mark: 44-39 More than half of the short answer relates to the question. Mark: 38-30 Short answer does not relate to the question or does not include clear ideas. Mark: ≤29 WRITING The short answer is written using correct sentence and paragraph structure, with correct spelling and punctuation. Mark: /20 Sentences free of errors in vocabulary, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style. Meaning consistently communicated through a complex range of language. Adheres to word limit. Mark: 20-17 No major errors and most sentences free of minor errors in vocabulary, spelling, grammar, punctuation and style. Meaning communicated through an appropriate range of language. Adheres to word limit. Mark: 16.5-15 Most sentences free of errors in vocabulary, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style. Meaning is communicated through a simple but appropriate range of language. Adheres to word limit. Mark: 14.5-13 Up to half of the sentences are free of errors in vocabulary, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style. Meaning is usually communicated through simple, sometimes appropriate language. May not adhere to word limit. Mark: 12.5-10 More than half of the sentences contain errors in vocabulary, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style. Communication of meaning is impeded because of inappropriate use of language. May not adhere to word limit. Mark: ≤9 REFERENCES The reference list and in-text citations are formatted according to APA 7th Ed. style. References should be within the last 5 years with the exception of seminal pieces and key documents. A minimum of 2 references is required. Mark: /20 The reference list and in-text citations are correctly formatted and punctuated throughout using APA 7th Ed. style. Mark: 20-17 The main elements of the APA 7th Ed. referencing style (author, date, title of work) are present in most entries of the reference list. Most of the reference list and in-text citations are correct in format and punctuation, including complex citations or unusual source materials. Mark: 16.5-15 The main elements of the APA 7th Ed. referencing style (author, date, title of work) are present in most entries of the reference list. More than half of the reference list and in-text citations are correct in format (eg. alphabetical order, hanging indent, italics) and punctuation (eg. caps, spacing, commas, full stops). In text citations for direct quotes include page numbers. Mark: 14.5-13 The main elements of the APA 7th Ed. referencing style (author, date, title of work) are present in most entries of the reference list. Some attempt at appropriate in-text citation, formatting and punctuation has been demonstrated. Mark: 12.5-10 The reference list is missing the main elements of the APA 7th Ed. referencing style (author, date, title of work). In-text citations are omitted or used incorrectly. Some cited sources are not included in the reference list, or some sources are not referred to in the text. Mark: ≤9