Identify his or her current and future professional goals based on the COPA model and the Eight Core Practice Competencies; create a chart that includes a timeline, resources, and accomplishments to achieve the goals; and reflect on how the Thomas Edison State College BSN educational experience will support achieving the goals.

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identify his or her current and future professional goals based on the COPA model and the Eight Core Practice Competencies; create a chart that includes a timeline, resources, and accomplishments to achieve the goals; and reflect on how the Thomas Edison State College BSN educational experience will support achieving the goals. Directions Please review the COPA model and the Eight Core Practice Competencies. Write a 3–4 page paper using the following guidelines. Explain the COPA model in your introduction: use one paragraph and references; and identify four goals for yourself in this educational program. Create a four-column chart. In column one, list the eight core practice competencies (be sure to list your goals appropriately in column one); In column two, list two ways you achieved each competency or expect to achieve each competency (include examples relevant to your workplace setting and to this educational program); In column three, include a list of resources (personnel, written, websites, etc) you used or will use to achieve each competency; and in column four, include the date you achieved each competency or when you expect to achieve each competency. In your conclusion, using 1–2 paragraphs, discuss how your academic program will assist you in achieving all eight core practice competencies in the COPA model. Submit your paper using the Submission link.

While there have been some improvements in the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in recent year, Indigenous Australians are still disadvantaged compared with non-Indigenous Australians (AIHW 2014).

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Assessment #2 – Essay – Assignment 2

While there have been some improvements in the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in recent year, Indigenous Australians are still disadvantaged compared with non-Indigenous Australians (AIHW 2014). This disadvantage is often the result of a complex range of interrelated economic, cultural, geographical, environmental and social factors that impact up on the health and wellbeing of people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background.

For this assignment you must identify and discuss four factors that impact on the health and wellbeing of a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. You must provide a discussion of approximately 450 words for each of these four factors. Your response is to be presented as a formal scholarly essay, supported with reliable sources of evidence which have been referenced correctly using the Harvard Referencing System.

DIRECTIONS
The paper must be presented as a formal scholarly essay with the following sections:

Section A – Introduction (100 words)
The introduction should catch the reader’s attention in an interesting way and introduce what will be discussed in the assignment.

Section B – Body of Essay (1800 words)
This section should discuss the four factors that impact on the health of a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background (approximately 450 words per factor).

Section C – Conclusion (100 words)
The conclusion presents a brief paragraph that ties together the main points of the assignment, but does not introduce new ideas and generally does not include new literature or direct quotes.

Reference List
A minimum of 12 references (two for each factor discussed) from reliable sources of evidence such as journal articles, textbooks and reports from research centres should support the assignment. They should be referenced correctly using the Harvard Referencing System.

Critically reflect on the values and characteristics of professionalism that contribute to health care through collaboration, cooperation and therapeutic communication;

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ESSAY QUESTION

Select one of the three discussion board scenarios. Identify the main issues inherent in the scenario and make appropriate recommendations to address these issues.

It is expected that your essay will address/contain the following information:

  1. Your immediate and subsequent actions as the witnessing nurse (these actions need to be supported by literature)
  2. An overview of the relevant sections of the Australian National Competency Standards that apply and why
  3. The possible legal/ethical implications

The NUR 120 Learning Outcomes addressed by this assignment include:

On completion of this unit a student should be able to:

  1. Critically reflect on the values and characteristics of professionalism that contribute to health care through collaboration, cooperation and therapeutic communication;
  2. Articulate the key principles underlying ethical, legal and professional guidelines and codes that underpin the practice of registered nurses in Australia.
  3. Demonstrate developing skills in academic and information literacy that provide a foundation for evidence based nursing.
  4. Articulate and define the NMBA Competency Standards, Codes of Ethics and Codes of Practice for the Registered Nurse.
  5. Develop a critical and reflective approach to nursing practice.

Introduction to set the scene and to introduce your chosen client or carer or significant other. Give a very brief introduction as to the care intervention that was implemented. You must be mindful of protecting your patients’ identity and anonymity must prevail

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• Introduction to set the scene and to introduce your chosen client or carer or significant other. Give a very brief introduction as to the care intervention that was implemented. You must be mindful of protecting your patients’ identity and anonymity must prevail
• The main body of the assignment will include how you and the team you worked within considered the legal, professional or ethical issues that influenced the delivery of care.
• Person centred care must be included within your work and you must demonstrate an understanding of what this is.
• Legal issues for example may include areas such as Human Rights Act…or Mental Capacity Act …or Deprivation of Liberty.
• Professional issues that affect delivery of care for a nurse may include Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct. Or policies and procedures. Or professional conduct. or professional guidelines from professional bodies (RCN)
• Ethical issues may include consent, or data protection or confidentiality. Anti-discriminatory practice.
• Communication strategies will need to be discussed when defining the episode of care and the significance of developing a therapeutic relationship will need to be discussed.
• The conclusion will discuss the outcome of the care that was implemented.
• Please be mindful that at this level four study the more analytical the student is then the higher the grade.
• All academic work should be substantiated by reliable and valid references.
• Please refer to the recommended reading list for suitable references.