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Assignment – Short Answer Questions
Assessment weight: 80%
Assessment due: as per schedule
Instructions:
Students are to answer all questions below.
Answers are to be presented academically with appropriate referencing.
Overall word count for this assignment is 1500 to 1700 words.
Please see marks for the general description criteria allocated to each question (see marking guide for this assignment).
PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
1. What are the functions of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)? /3 marks
2. What are the National Competency Standards for the Enrolled Nurse used for? /3 marks
3. What professional codes and guidelines does an Enrolled Nurse need to follow to ensure legal and ethical practices are adhered to? Include guidelines outlining confidentiality, duty of care and public liability. /4 marks
4. Briefly outline the nursing theories of any three (3) of the following nursing theorists:
/12 marks
1860 Florence Nightingale
1952 Hildegard Peplau
1966 Virginia Henderson
1971 Dorothea Orem
1979 Jean Watson
1985 Nancy Roper
1987 Marjorie Gordon
5. Briefly outline the benefits of the shift from hospital training (the student nurse as an apprentice), to the tertiary sector Diploma for Enrolled Nurse and Bachelor Degree for Registered Nurse
education. /4 marks
6. Name 4 contemporary work environments that the Enrolled Nurse could work in. /2 marks
7. Describe the following models of delivering nursing care and suggest a likely setting for each.
/8 marks
• Task orientated (functional nursing)
• Team nursing
• Client assignment
• Primary nursing
8. What are the attributes of critical thinking? /4 marks
9. What are best practice guidelines? /2 marks
10. Briefly outline some of the cultural and religious considerations for nursing practice. /3 marks
11. Explain the benefits of performance appraisal processes and practices. /3 marks
12. Give a definition of evidence based practice (EBP) in nursing. /2 marks
13. What is meant by the term ‘reflective practice’? /3 marks
14. What is Quality Improvement and Accreditation in health? /3 marks
15. What are some of the age and gender related issues for nursing practice? /3 marks
16. The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act has been adopted by each of the States and Territories. The National Law defines the role of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council Limited (ANMAC), the nursing national board. Provide a list of the National
Law Acts for each State/ Territory under which nursing is practiced. /8 marks
17. Discuss educational and career opportunities for Enrolled/Division 2 nurses. /3 marks