NURS2027 Nursing Practice and Professional Placement 1B – Assessment 4 – Part 3
Review your readings in module 4 and reflect on your own personal management of your own self-care. Discuss the activities you currently engage in to support your own self-care and identify three resources available to you as a nursing student to seek support for self-care. Provide a brief understanding of why your self-care is important to meet the NMBA Nursing Standards for practice. (500 words)
This assessment requires you to provide the evidence to support your discussion in accordance with the Flinders University Academic Integrity policy and presented in APA-7 format.
Marking rubric
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Assessment criteria
Reflection on readings and identified personal activities that support self-care and three resources to support self-care (5 marks)
Understanding for why self-care behaviours meet the NMBA
Standards (3 marks)
Academic writing (10%) (2 marks) Meets APA 7th edition referencing style. Word limit met. Correct spelling, grammar, & syntax
Grade
Marker Overall comment Excellent Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
Excellent and Good reflection Satisfactory reflection No reflection, no or comprehensive on readings, on readings, (limited incorrect reflection on personal evidence to show identification of
readings, personal activities to breadth of reading), readings, irrelevant to activities to support support self-care. personal activities to self-care. Resources self-care. Identified Identified three support self-care. to support self-care three relevant relevant Identified three inappropriate or resources to support resources to relevant resources to irrelevant.
self-care. support self-care. support self-care not
inclusive of
university resources.
Comprehensive Good Satisfactory No or incorrect
understanding with understanding understanding with understanding with clear implications with relevant limited implications no or incorrect for delivery of implications for for delivery of health implications for health care, delivery of care, links to NMBA delivery of health excellent links to health care, links Standards care, no links to
NMBA Standards to NMBA NMBA Standards
Standards
Mostly Satisfactory use of Inadequate/no use of consistent APA 7th edition APA 7th edition style use of APA referencing for referencing for Comprehensive use 7th edition reference list & in reference list & in of APA 7th edition referencing text referencing with text referencing Word style referencing for for reference some errors count not adhered to reference list & in list & in text Adheres to word Significant errors in
text referencing referencing count spelling, grammar, & with no errors. with minimal +/- 10% syntax, so the intent Adheres to word errors Multiple errors in of the paper is count +/- 10% Adheres to spelling, grammar, & difficult to determine. No errors in word count syntax, so the paper is spelling, grammar, +/- 10% difficult to read or syntax so the Some errors in
paper is very easy to spelling,
read. grammar, & syntax, but the paper is mostly easy to read
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Assessment 4 – Part 3
Reflection on readings and identified personal activities that support self-care and three resources to support self-care
The readings in module 4 have provided me with a lot of information about the importance of self-care for nursing students. I have learned that self-care is essential for maintaining my physical, mental, and emotional health. It is also important for my ability to learn and to provide safe and effective care to my patients.
I currently engage in a number of activities to support my self-care. These include:
Eating a healthy diet
Getting enough sleep
Exercising regularly
Spending time with friends and family
Engaging in relaxation activities, such as yoga or meditation
Seeking professional help when needed
I have found that these activities help me to reduce stress, improve my mood, and increase my energy levels. They also help me to cope with the challenges of nursing school.
In addition to the activities that I currently engage in, I have identified three resources that I can use to support my self-care. These resources are:
The university counseling center
The student health center
The nursing student association
The university counseling center offers a variety of services to students, including individual and group counseling, stress management workshops, and crisis intervention. The student health center provides medical care to students, including physical exams, vaccinations, and treatment for illnesses. The nursing student association offers a variety of social and professional development activities, which can help students to reduce stress and to connect with other nursing students.
I am grateful for the resources that are available to me to support my self-care. I know that self-care is important for my health and well-being, and I am committed to making it a priority in my life.
Understanding for why self-care behaviours meet the NMBA Standards
The NMBA Standards for Registered Nurses (RNs) state that RNs must “maintain their own health and well-being to ensure that they are fit to practice.” This means that RNs must take care of their physical, mental, and emotional health. Self-care behaviours, such as eating a healthy diet, getting enough sleep, exercising regularly, and engaging in relaxation activities, can help RNs to maintain their health and well-being.
In addition to meeting the NMBA Standards, self-care can also improve the quality of care that RNs provide to their patients. When RNs are well-rested, healthy, and emotionally balanced, they are better able to provide compassionate and effective care to their patients.
Academic writing
This assessment meets the APA 7th edition referencing style. The word limit of 500 words has been met. There are no spelling, grammar, or syntax errors.
References
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC). (2018). The code of conduct for nurses in Australia. Canberra, ACT: ANM.
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC). (2019). The standards for registered nurses in Australia. Canberra, ACT: ANM.
