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ASSIGNMENT 2

Written Critique – Review and critique of a case study that depicts the care provided to a patient and their family in a palliative setting. Critical analysis will be based upon a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) to improve patient care

Weighting:                                        50%

Length and/or format:                    1800 words        +/- 10%

Purpose:                                           Each student will review and critique the care given in a Case Study to be provided. It is essential for students to demonstrate an understanding of how theory translates into practical nursing care. The critique will utilise contemporary evidence-based literature and standards to support the selection of ONLY ONE suitable Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) relating to the care needs of the patient and family presented.

Learning outcomes assessed:     LO1, LO5, LO7

How to submit:                                Students should upload their Essay to the Turnitin submission

Drop Box on their specified campus Leo Tile

Return of assignment:                    Grades and feedback will be returned electronically via Turnitin.

These will be available on the date of Semester 2 grade release.

Assessment criteria:                      The assessment will be marked using the criteria-based rubric.

Please note that all materials need to be referenced according to ACU’s APA 7^th referencing guidelines.

WORD COUNT

Writing requires skill and being able to write within a specified word limit is an essential component of professional and academic work. Reading and writing critically are fundamental skills which demonstrate an understanding and an ability to make judgements and solve problems, hence why only 10% of a word count should be direct quotes. That is, if the word count is 1500 words only 150 of those words should be direct quotes. Word counts provide students with an indication of the amount of detail and work required for each assessment item.

What is included in a word count?

Essentially, all text within an assessment item from the introduction through to the conclusion is counted in the word count. This includes all in-text citations, direct quotes and headings. The word count does not include the following:

• Title page
• Reference list
• Appendices
• Tables
• Figures and legends

ASSIGNMENTS SUBMITTED JUST BEFORE THE DUE DATE AND TIME

Please note that if you submit your assignment, notice that the similarity index is high but do not have time to revise your assignment before the due date has passed, then you are advised to:

• contact the Lecturer in Charge and request that your assignment be
• revise the assignment, submit it within three days of the due date and incur a late submission
• submit it into the regular drop Do not submit into the extension drop box.
• Students are responsible to submit the correct If incorrect files are submitted and asked to be removed, this will incur a penalty.

Please review the Academic Integrity and Misconduct policy if you choose not to do this.

REFERENCING

This unit requires you to use the APA Standard 7 referencing system. See the ‘Academic referencing’ page of the Student Portal for more details.

ACU POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

It is your responsibility to read and familiarise yourself with ACU policies and regulations, including regulations on examinations; review and appeals; acceptable use of IT facilities; and conduct and responsibilities. These are in the ACU Handbook, available from the website.

A list of these and other important policies can be found at the University policies page of the Student Portal.

Assessment policy and procedures

You must read the Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedures in the University Handbook: they include rules on deadlines; penalties for late submission; extensions; and special consideration. If you have any queries on Assessment Policy, please see your Lecturer in Charge.

Please note that:

• any numerical marks returned to students are provisional and subject to moderation;
• students will not be given access to overall aggregated marks for a unit, or overall unit grade calculated by Gradebook in LEO;

and,

• students will be given a final mark and grade for their units after moderation is concluded and official grades are released after the end of

Academic integrity

You have the responsibility to submit only work which is your own, or which properly acknowledges the thoughts, ideas, findings and/or work of others. The Academic Integrity and Misconduct Policy and the Academic Misconduct Procedures are available from the website. Please read them, and note in particular that cheating, plagiarism, collusion, recycling of assignments and misrepresentation are not acceptable. Penalties for academic misconduct can vary in severity and can include being excluded from the course.