First year Nursing unit, NSB113 Diversity & Health: An Introduction to Indigenous & Multicultural Perspectives: essay
Developed by Dr Leonie Cox and Moira Cordiner
Synopsis of the task and its context
Leonie wanted to do a criteria sheet for a QUT unit that had not been revised using CRA principles. New objectives were developed that still linked to the existing
objectives. These new objectives informed the criteria for this task, thus the criteria were still aligned to the old objectives (as in the table below). This exercise
demonstrates that you can develop criteria sheets that relate to objectives, even when these objectives are flawed and/or unmanageable in number. In this task,
students are required to identify and discuss the personal factors (cultural, religious, ethnic, and individual) and systemic factors (related to the health care system)
that may make it difficult to provide culturally safe nursing care to clients and their families. Students are given a structure to follow with instructions for what is
required in each section including number of words, to make a total of 1000 words. Students are told that they are to draw on the prescribed textbook as well as
locate and use several research sources (journal articles/books). These sources are to be cited using a recognized style of referencing.
Match between objectives/learning outcomes and criteria for the task
Objectives (unrevised)
Task-specific criteria
On completion of this unit you should be able to:
To complete this task you should:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of theories of the construction of cultural identities, of your own cultural positioning
(within your family, your community and the Australian context in general) and of health care facilities as sites of social
construction
1. Demonstrate knowledge of models of nursing
care
2. Identify and describe the dominant values, assumptions and processes which have shaped health and nursing care
in Australia
(combines objectives 1-5)
3. Demonstrate an understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and contemporary issues and how
they relate to health care
4. Demonstrate an understanding of historical, social and policy issues impacting on the health and wellbeing of
immigrant Australians
5. Demonstrate an understanding of diverse perspectives on health and wellness within Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander and multicultural contexts
6. Describe principles that promote culturally appropriate nursing care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
and people from multicultural backgrounds
2. Apply the principles of culturally safe nursing
care
7. Understand how to interact in a culturally safe manner with people from diverse backgrounds and lifestyles
8. Reflect critically on your own beliefs and values in relation to the issues presented throughout the unit, including
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives
(combines objectives 6, 7 and 8 )
3. Communicate in academic writing
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Criteria sheet
criteria
Demonstrate
knowledge of
models of
nursing care
30% of the unit
HD (High Distinction)
DN (Distinction)
NN (Fail)
In your essay, you:
In your essay, you:
In your essay, you:
In your essay, you:
 demonstrated thorough
knowledge of models of
nursing care by:
 demonstrated extensive
knowledge of models of
nursing care by:
 demonstrated knowledge of
models of nursing care by:
 demonstrated partial
knowledge of models of
nursing care by:
 made simplistic statements
about nursing care that
had vague connections to
the essay topic
 defining in detail the two models of nursing care
 identifying all the major
differences between
them
weighting 1/3
PP (Pass)
In your essay, you:
weighting 1/3
Apply the
principles of
culturally safe
nursing care
CR (Credit)
 consistently and correctly
 identifying most of the
major differences
between them
 consistently and correctly,
 defining the two models of
nursing care
 outlining aspects of the two
 identifying some major
differences between them
 identifying some differences
between them
 correctly applied the
models of nursing care
 took account of some
applied the principles of
culturally safe nursing care
by:
for the most part, applied
the principles of culturally
safe nursing care by:
principles of culturally safe
nursing care by:
principles of culturally safe
nursing care by:
 thoroughly analysing and
evaluating
 personal factors that
could cause difficulties
in nursing care,
supported by relevant
examples
 three important
systemic factors
supported by relevant
examples
 thoroughly analysing and
evaluating
 personal factors that
could cause difficulties
in nursing care,
supported by relevant
examples
 three important
systemic factors
supported by relevant
examples
 analysing and evaluating
 personal factors that could
cause difficulties in
nursing care, supported
by relevant examples
 three systemic factors
supported by relevant
examples
 making broad
generalisations about
 personal factors
supported by
 systemic factors
supported by some
examples
 explaining in detail how
 explaining in detail how
 explaining how these
 making broad
these factors cause
difficulties
these factors cause
difficulties
 suggesting realistic
 suggesting realistic
implications that the
model of cultural safety
has for nursing practice
implications that the
model of cultural safety
has for nursing practice
factors cause difficulties
 suggesting some realistic
implications that the model
of cultural safety has for
nursing practice
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generalisations about the
causes of difficulties
 suggesting some
implications that the model
of cultural safety has for
nursing practice
 used stereotypical
examples about cultural
groups
 provided quotes rather
than explaining how these
factors cause difficulties or
suggesting implications
Criteria sheet
criteria
Communicate in
academic
writing
30% of the unit
HD (High Distinction)
DN (Distinction)
CR (Credit)
PP (Pass)
NN (Fail)
In your essay, you:
In your essay, you:
In your essay, you:
In your essay, you:
In your essay, you:
 logically and succinctly
 logically structured the
 structured the content to
 partially structured the
 made some statements
structured the content to
create a coherent essay
by:
content to create a
coherent essay by:
 using formal academic language
create an essay that had
coherent sections by:
content into loosely-linked
rudimentary paragraphs by:
that occasionally related to
the topic by:
 mostly using formal
 sometimes using formal
academic language
 using only informal
 mostly following the
 occasionally using the
academic language
weighting 1/3
 consistently adhering to
the English conventions
of grammar,
paragraphing,
punctuation, spelling
 accurately and
consistently adhering to
either APA or Harvard
referencing conventions,
in both the text and the
reference list
 explicitly acknowledging
all sources throughout
the essay
 mainly adhering to the
English conventions of
grammar, paragraphing,
punctuation, spelling
 mostly following the English
conventions of grammar,
paragraphing, punctuation,
spelling
English conventions of
grammar, paragraphing,
punctuation, spelling
 almost always accurately
 accurately following, for the
 following some of either
and consistently adhering
to either APA or Harvard
referencing conventions,
in both the text and the
reference list
most part, either APA or
Harvard referencing
conventions in both the text
and the reference list
 explicitly acknowledging
most sources throughout
the essay
 acknowledging most
sources throughout the
essay
Marker’s comments
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APA or Harvard referencing
conventions in both the text
and the reference list
 acknowledging some
sources throughout the
essay
language
English conventions of
grammar, punctuation,
spelling
 occasionally referencing
a source of information
 acknowledging some
sources in your writing