Assignment – Healthcare access in contemporary Australian society

The primary aim of assignment 3 is to give you further opportunity to develop academic writing skills while exploring topics that are integral to developing your understanding of the registered nurse (RN) role.
After completing this assignment, you will have an understanding of the historical, political and socio-cultural influences that shape healthcare and/or healthcare access in Australian society.

TASK RATIONALE: Many factors influence the Australian healthcare system and shape the RN role. Factors may be historical, political and/or socio-cultural. As healthcare professionals within this system, it is important for RNs to maintain a contemporary understanding of key influences.

TASK DESCRIPTION: For this task you need to write an essay of 1500 words. In you essay you need to:  Identify and discuss two key influences that have shaped healthcare and/or healthcare access in contemporary Australian society. (The two influences must be from 2 different influencing categories, i.e. not 2 historical issues or 2 cultural issues)  Identify and describe how each influence has shaped healthcare and/or healthcare access  Discuss how each influence might continue to impact healthcare and the RN role.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
In the online modules you examined:
1.3 Historical influences on nursing
4.1 Power and politics in the practice of nursing
4.2 Understanding the advocacy role
4.3 Cultural Awareness
4.4 Nurses working with First Australian people
4.5 Technology and professional empowerment in nursing
4.6 Nurses’ role as part of the multidisciplinary healthcare team
To assist you in understanding the intent of the essay question, you are encouraged to complete all the self-directed activities in the modules and topics identified above. Refer to the study guide to confirm when the above topics are discussed in lectures and tutorials.
1803NRS Foundations of Professional Nursing
Assessment 3 Trimester 1, 2018
Other elements:
 Use third person – please note the use of first person ‘I’ is NOT appropriate for this essay.
 Always refer to the Griffith Health Writing and Referencing Guide.
 Ensure that you use scholarly literature1 (digitised readings, research articles, relevant Government reports and text books) that has been published within the last 5 years.
 You may use headings to organise your work if you wish.
 Refer to the marking criteria when writing your assignment. This will assist you in calculating the weightings of the sections for this assignment and the word count per section.
 Cut and paste an Assignment Coversheet with a completed declaration to the first page of your essay.
 State your word count (excluding your reference list) on the Assignment Coversheet.
 Use the “turnitin” draft submission point to generate a similarity report before the due date to see if alterations are required before the final submission
 Submit your assignment online via Turnitin as per the instructions on your Learning@Griffith course site [submit in the ‘Assessment’ tab].