School of Nursing
SNPG917 Evidence into Practice
Autumn 2017
Assessment Task 3
Assessment 3 Individual Assignment
Task Description
Using the person-centred health care topic you chose for assessment task 2, write a structured literature review on your topic. Your literature review must address an answerable clinical question using the PICO framework (Patient / Population; Intervention / Issue; Comparison intervention if appropriate; Outcome / Outcomes). This question must be clearly stated within the text of your assignment.
After you have identified your clinical question, search the literature using appropriate databases within the University of Wollongong Library website ( http://uow.libguides.com/nmihdatabases ) and research-based journal articles that relate specifically to your chosen topic (these articles must be available to the marker of this assignment from the University of Wollongong Library). They must be research articles – descriptive literature review articles are not acceptable (Systematic reviews and Meta-analysis are acceptable). You are required to submit a summary of your search strategy as part of this assessment task (not more than 250 words). The full detail of the search strategy is already assessed in assessment task 2; there is no need for details.
Once you have chosen journal articles, write a general critical review of the evidence. This review should include the following components:
a. brief description / summary of evidence;
b. definition of the key terms using appropriate resources
c. critical review of evidence
d. identification of strengths & limitations of evidence
e. indicating the relevance and impact of the findings on the chosen topic
f. identifying the gap

After reviewing the research articles, come to a discussion about your clinical question based on the articles reviewed. Appropriate research resources should also be used to support your discussion. The discussion part must synthesise the findings of all articles that you have reviewed.
You must include a table of critical analysis for the chosen articles at the end of your assignment as an appendix. The critical analysis of each article in the table must have: research design, population and aim, intervention, data collection method, outcome measure, findings, strength and limitation of the study and your own judgement. You can use the sample table from the Moodle site. The word count of the assignment does not include the table.
If you have grounds for lodging an Academic Consideration to receive an extension of time, please do so. The Academic consideration policy is available at http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058721.html
Assessment Due Date Thursday 1st June 23:55hrs (Week 13)
Return Date to Students End of session results
Assessment Length 2000 words
Weighting 50%
Assessment Criteria This assessment will be marked with the assessment criteria on the following page:
– Content (Knowledge & understanding) – 80%
– Organisation – 4%
– Language – 4%
– Style – 4%
– Presentation – 8%
Referencing Style Author – Date (Harvard)
A summary of the Harvard system can be accessed in the online guide on the Library website at: http://public01.library.uow.edu.au/refcite/style-guides/html/
Submission Your assignment will be submitted into a Turnitin submission box within the SNPG917 Moodle site. You will have the opportunity to review and re-submit your assignment up to the due date and time.
This following webpage has been developed for students at UOW to support using Turnitin. It includes videos and step by step instructions. Please read the instructions carefully.
http://www.uow.edu.au/dvca/ltc/tel/resourcehub/students/index.html
Subject Learning Outcomes Assessed 1. Formulate a well-structured, person centred, clinical question;
3. Develop literature searching and retrieval strategies to answer a formulated question;
4. Critically review a range of sources of evidence to answer a person-centred health care challenge
5. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the process for utilisation, dissemination and implementation of evidence into practice.

SNPG917: Evidence into Practice
Assessment 3: Assignment Marking Guide
ATTACH THIS MARKING GUIDE AFTER REFERENCE LIST
Student No...................................... Campus .... ………………….
Criteria
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Marks
Content - Overall Requirements:
Information is correct. Demonstrates knowledge of the topic. Information is comprehensive and balanced. Evidence of reading from relevant academic literature.
? Introduces significance of the topic
? Articulates an answerable clinical question using PICO
? Describes a summary of appropriate search strategy using databases within the
University of Wollongong Library (not SUMMON)
? Evidence
?
a. brief description / summary of evidence;
b. definition of the key terms using appropriate resources
c. critical review of evidence
d. identification of strengths & limitations of evidence
e. indicating the relevance and impact of the findings on the chosen topic
f. identifying the gap
g. includes a table of critical analysis for the chosen articles (appendix)
? Synthesises the findings of cited resources to come to an evidence-based conclusion about chosen clinical question
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1-2
1-4
1-3.5
1-2.5
1-2.5
1-2.5
1-2.5
1-2.5
1-2.5
1-4.5
1-5.5
2.5-3
4.5-6
4-5
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3
3
3
3
3
5-8
6-10
3.5-4
6.5-8
5.5-6.5
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3.5-4.5
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3.5-4.5
3.5-4.5
3.5-4.5-8.5-10
10.5-12
4.5
8.5
7
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5- 6
5- 6
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5- 6
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Organisation.
? Assignment logically developed. Evidence of linkage and integration of information. Adheres to the word limit.
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1.5
2-2.5
3-3.5
4
/4
Language.
? Appropriate use of language. Technical terms explained where necessary.
Range of vocabulary.
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1.5
2-2.5
3-3.5
4
/4
Style.
? Assignment is easy to read. It catches the reader’s attention and promotes the conveying of information. Objective and authentic writing style.
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1.5
2-2.5
3-3.5
4
/4
Presentation.
? Syntax, grammar, punctuation and spelling are correct. Legible presentation.
In-text references are used appropriately according to School’s approved referencing system. Provides reference list and citations are correct
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1.5-3.5
4-5
5.5-7.5
8
/8

This assignment is worth 50% of the total assessment for this subject.
Comments

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Late Penalty (if applicable):
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