College of Science, Health and Engineering School of Nursing and Midwifery

NSG3EPN Engagement in Professional Nursing

Assessment 2 Instructions

Title Contemporary nursing practice: the transition from student to graduate nurse
Due Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 11:59pm
Percentage 40%
Word Count 2,000 words (+/- 10%) including in-text citations; excluding title page, subheadings, and reference list
SILO 3 Critique how organisational structures, organisational culture and contextual variables influence the nursing
environment and the coordinated approach to person centred care.
SILO 5 Develop and apply communication skills that directly relate to health information systems.
SILO 6 Apply awareness of the transition from student to registered health care practitioner through critical self-
reflection.

Instructions
In this report, you are expected to draw upon both your undergraduate student nursing experiences and the contemporary peer-
reviewed literature to address questions regarding contemporary nursing practice and the transition from student to graduate nurse.
This report follows the underlying principles of Gibbs’ reflective cycle (1988) of description, analysis, and action. You do not need to
define, introduce, or follow the specific questions of Gibb’s cycle in your work but you may use subheadings aligned with the
instructions below to orientate your reader. While employing a first-person writing style is suitable for this task, it is essential to
substantiate your analyses and actions with evidence from peer-reviewed sources.

Please ensure all document formatting follows the APA 7 style guidelines. This includes the use of an APA 7 title page, 1.5/double line
spacing, in-text citations, appropriate subheading levels and formatting, and a final reference list. Please review the La Trobe
Academic Referencing Tool or the APA Style and Grammar Guidelines for further assistance.

This report is divided into three (3) separate parts. A formal introduction and conclusion are not required in this report.

Part 1: Organisational structure and culture (650 words)

Rationale
As a graduate nurse you may find it uncomfortable to speak up when you notice a safety concern. It is important to reflect on both
systemic and personal factors that may promote or hinder a workplace safety culture in order to understand the potential impact on
person-centred care.

Describe (150 words) Reflect on your undergraduate clinical placements and describe a safety concern you encountered. How
was this dealt with? Were you or other nurses able to speak up for safety?
Analyse (300 words) Identify one (1) contextual variable that may have influenced the environment this safety concern
occurred in. Critique this variable and propose one (1) organisational system/process/culture shift that
may address it so that a similar concern does not occur again (e.g.: Melbourne Health’s Safety Culture
Program, Speaking Up for Safety at Mercy Health, or the Just Culture framework by Safer Care Victoria).
Action (200 words) What role will you play as a graduate nurse in promoting a workplace culture of safety? Identify two (2)
personal factors that will be crucial in your practice to promote a culture in which you can speak up for
safety.

Part 2: Health informatics and contemporary nursing practice (650 words)

Rationale
In contemporary healthcare it is crucial for nurses of all levels and across every speciality to integrate health informatics skills. As a
graduate nurse you must possess not only the necessary clinical competencies but also the ability to navigate and utilise technology
with skill, capability, and ethical responsibility. This is fundamental to the delivery of safe and effective care.

Describe (100 words) Reflect on your undergraduate clinical placements and describe your experience of using or observing
the use of a health informatics system (e.g.: electronic medical records [EMR]; patient flow systems;
journey boards; risk management tools such as RiskMan).
 Analyse (350 words) Identify one (1) barrier or enabler to the effective use of health informatics within your described
experience. Critically analyse how this chosen barrier or enabler did or could impact effective use of
health informatics, and how this therefore impacts the delivery of safe and effective care.
Action (200 words) What role will you play as a graduate nurse in the ethical use of health information systems? Identify
two (2) responsibilities that are fundamental to apply in order to ensure ethical practice when utilising
health informatics.

Part 3: Transition to practice (700 words)

Rationale
Being a critically reflective nurse requires you to go a step beyond simple reflective practice. Working as a nurse you will encounter
many challenges. The graduate nurse arguably experiences unique challenges during the transitional period, and being critically
reflective allows you to identify strategies to develop professional resilience and enjoy a sustainable, fulfilling nursing career.

Describe (100 words) Reflect on your undergraduate learning journey and describe one (1) challenge you have already
encountered. This could be a personal challenge, or one attributed to external factors.
Analyse (300 words) To demonstrate your awareness of the transition from student to graduate nurse, identify and critically
reflect on one (1) or two (2) challenges commonly experienced by new graduate nurses. Critically
reflect by examining the broader societal and contextual factors influencing graduate nurses’ practice.
Action (300 words) What can you do to support the development of professional resilience? Drawing on a challenge
commonly experienced by new graduate nurses you identified above, discuss two (2) self-care
strategies you can put in place to promote professional resilience.

Important
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Criteria A (80 – 100%)
Organisational Describe: The discussion of the
structure and safety experience is clear,
culture (25%) detailed, and succinct. The
reader is able to easily create a
mental picture of the situation
being described.
Analyse: A contextual variable
is clearly identified, and the
organisational factor
introduced to address future
concern is relevant and well
considered. The critique
demonstrates a sophisticated
understanding of safety culture.
The analysis demonstrates
sound critical thinking and
application of abstract
concepts. The overall position is
strongly supported with
appropriate and contemporary
peer-reviewed literature.
Action: Two personal factors
are clearly identified and are
relevant to the student’s role as
a future graduate nurse. The
discussion is strongly supported
with appropriate peer-reviewed
literature.
(21 – 25)
Health Describe: The discussion of the
informatics health informatics experience is
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NSG3EPN Engagement in Professional Nursing
Assessment 2 Rubric
B (70 – 79%)
Describe: The discussion of the
safety experience is clear and
relatively detailed. The reader is
able to mostly create a mental
picture of the situation being
described.
Analyse: A contextual variable
is identified, and the relevance
of organisational factor
introduced to address future
concern is reasonably
identified. The critique shows a
good understanding of safety
culture. The analysis
demonstrates reasonable
critical thinking and application
of abstract concepts. The
overall position is mostly
supported with appropriate and
contemporary peer-reviewed
literature.
Action: Two personal factors
are identified and are relevant
to the student’s role as a future
graduate nurse. The discussion
is mostly supported with
appropriate peer-reviewed
literature.
(18 – 20)
Describe: The discussion of the
health informatics experience is
C (60 – 69%)
Describe: The discussion of the
safety experience makes sense
to an uninformed reader. The
reader is able to create a fair
mental picture of the situation
being described.
Analyse: A contextual variable
is identified, although the
relevance of organisational
factor introduced to address
future concern may not be
clearly identified. The critique
demonstrating understanding
of safety culture is developing.
Critical thinking and application
of abstract concepts are not
always demonstrated in the
analysis. The overall position is
sometimes supported with
appropriate peer-reviewed
literature.
Action: Two personal factors
are identified although the
relevance to the student’s role
as a future graduate nurse may
be unclear. The discussion is
sometimes supported with
peer-reviewed literature.
(16 – 18)
Describe: The discussion of the
health informatics experience
D (50 – 59%)
Describe: The discussion of the
safety experience is difficult to
follow. The reader is able to
create a partial mental picture
of some elements of the
situation being described.
Analyse: A contextual variable
is identified, although an
organisational factor to address
future concern is either not
introduced or its relevance is
not identified. The critique
demonstrating understanding
of safety culture is largely
superficial. Critical thinking and
application of abstract concepts
requires substantial work.
There is little to no use of the
peer-reviewed literature to
support the overall position and
analysis.
Action: One or two personal
factors are identified although
the relevance to the student’s
role as a future graduate nurse
is unclear. There is little to no
use of the peer-reviewed
literature to support discussion.
(13 – 15)
Describe: The discussion of the
health informatics experience is
N (0 – 49%)
Describe: The discussion of the
safety experience is not clear or
missing. The reader is unable to
create a mental picture of some
of the elements of the situation
described.
Analyse: A contextual variable
is either not identified or is
presented inaccurately. An
organisational factor to address
future concern is either not
discussed or is presented
inaccurately. An understanding
of safety culture is not
demonstrated. There is little or
no analysis demonstrating
critical thinking or application
of abstract concepts. There is
no use of the peer-reviewed
literature to support the
analysis.
Action: Identification of
personal factors is not
undertaken or irrelevant to the
student’s role as a future
graduate nurse. There is no use
of the peer-reviewed literature
to support the discussion.
(0 – 12)
Describe: The discussion of the
health informatics experience is
(25%) clear, detailed, and succinct.
The reader is able to easily
create a mental picture of the
situation being described.
Analyse: A barrier or enabler to
health informatics use is clearly
identified. The actual or
potential impact of this is well
considered. The critique
demonstrates a sophisticated
understanding of the impact of
health informatics on effective
nursing care. The in-depth
analysis demonstrates sound
critical thinking and application
of abstract concepts. The
overall position is strongly
supported with appropriate and
contemporary peer-reviewed
literature.
Action: Two ethical practice
elements are clearly identified
and are relevant to the safe and
effective use of health
informatics. The discussion is
strongly supported with
appropriate peer-reviewed
literature.
(21 – 25)
Transition to Describe: The discussion of a
practice challenging experience is clear,
(25%) detailed, and succinct. The
reader is able to easily create a
mental picture of the situation
being described.
Analyse: One or two challenges
experienced by graduate nurses
is/are clearly identified, and
clear and relatively detailed.
The reader is able to mostly
create a mental picture of the
situation being described.
Analyse: A barrier or enabler to
health informatics use is
identified, and the actual or
potential impact of this is
reasonably considered. The
critique shows a good
understanding of the impact of
health informatics on effective
nursing care. The analysis
demonstrates reasonable
critical thinking and application
of abstract concepts. The
overall position is mostly
supported with appropriate and
contemporary peer-reviewed
literature.
Action: Two ethical practice
elements are identified and are
relevant to the safe and
effective use of health
informatics. The discussion is
mostly supported with
appropriate peer-reviewed
literature.
(18 – 20)
Describe: The discussion of a
challenging experience is clear
and relatively detailed. The
reader is able to mostly create a
mental picture of the situation
being described.
Analyse: One or two challenges
experienced by graduate nurses
is/are identified, and critical
makes sense to an uninformed
reader. The reader is able to
create a fair mental picture of
the situation being described.
Analyse: A barrier or enabler to
health informatics use is
identified, although the actual
or potential impact of this may
not be clearly identified. The
critique demonstrating
understanding of the impact of
health informatics on effective
nursing care is developing.
Critical thinking and application
of abstract concepts are not
always demonstrated in the
analysis. The overall position is
sometimes supported with
appropriate peer-reviewed
literature.
Action: Two ethical practice
elements are identified
although the relevance to the
safe and effective use of health
informatics may be unclear. The
discussion is sometimes
supported with peer-reviewed
literature.
(16 – 18)
Describe: The discussion of a
challenging experience makes
sense to an uninformed reader.
The reader is able to create a
fair mental picture of the
situation being described.
Analyse: One or two challenges
experienced by graduate nurses
is/are identified, although the
difficult to follow. The reader is
able to create a partial mental
picture of some elements of the
situation being described.
Analyse: A barrier or enabler to
health informatics use is
identified, although the actual
or potential impact of this is
either not introduced or its
relevance is not identified. The
critique demonstrating
understanding of the impact of
health informatics on effective
nursing care is largely
superficial. Critical thinking and
application of abstract concepts
requires substantial work.
There is little to no use of the
peer-reviewed literature to
support the analysis.
Action: One or two ethical
practice elements are identified
although the relevance to the
safe and effective use of health
informatics is unclear. There is
little to no use of the peer-
reviewed literature to support
discussion.
(13 – 15)
Describe: The discussion of a
challenging experience is
difficult to follow. The reader is
able to create a partial mental
picture of some elements of the
situation being described.
Analyse: One or two challenges
experienced by graduate nurses
may be identified, although the
not clear or missing. The reader
is unable to create a mental
picture of some of the elements
of the situation described.
Analyse: A barrier or enabler to
health informatics use is either
not discussed or is presented
inaccurately, and its
subsequent impact on use is
not considered. There is limited
or no understanding evident of
the impact of health informatics
on effective nursing care. There
is little or no analysis
demonstrating critical thinking
or application of abstract
concepts. There is no use of the
peer-reviewed literature to
support the overall position and
analysis.
Action: Identification of ethical
practice elements is either not
undertaken or irrelevant to the
safe and effective use of health
informatics. There is no use of
the peer-reviewed literature to
support the overall position and
analysis.
(0 – 12)
Describe: The discussion of a
challenging experience is not
clear or missing. The reader is
unable to create a mental
picture of some of the elements
of the situation described.
Analyse: The challenge(s) facing
graduate nurses are either not
identified or are presented
 critical reflection is clearly
engaged in the discussion. The
critique demonstrates a
sophisticated understanding
the of broader societal and
contextual factors impacting
these challenges. The analysis
demonstrates sound critical
thinking and application of
abstract concepts. The overall
position is strongly supported
with appropriate and the
contemporary peer-reviewed
literature.
Action: Two personal factors
are clearly identified and are
relevant to the student’s role as
a future graduate nurse. The
discussion is strongly supported
with appropriate peer-reviewed
literature.
(21 – 25)
Written APA 7 title page is included.
expression, Word count is within the limit
formatting, (+/- 10%). Paper demonstrates
and excellent paragraph structure,
referencing cohesion, and coherence. Main
(25%) points included, easily
identified, and are clearly
articulated. Limited or no
spelling or grammatical errors.
Excellent and consistent fidelity
to APA 7 formatting guidelines
throughout the body of the
paper, in-text citations, and
final reference list.
(21 – 25)
reflection is engaged in the
discussion. The critique
demonstrates a good
understanding of the broader
societal and contextual factors
impacting these challenges. The
analysis demonstrates
reasonable critical thinking and
application of abstract
concepts. The overall position is
mostly supported with
appropriate and the
contemporary peer-reviewed
literature.
Action: Two personal factors
are identified and are relevant
to the student’s role as a future
graduate nurse. The discussion
is mostly supported with
appropriate peer-reviewed
literature.
(18 – 20)
APA 7 title page is included.
Word count is within the limit
(+/- 10%). Paper demonstrates
good paragraph structure,
cohesion, and coherence. Main
points are included but may not
be easily identified and/or
clearly articulated. Some
spelling or grammatical errors.
Good fidelity to APA 7
formatting guidelines
throughout the body of the
paper, in-text citations, and
final reference list.
(18 – 20)
reflection may be more
descriptive, rather than critical.
The critique demonstrating
understanding of the broader
societal and contextual factors
impacting these challenges is
developing. Critical thinking and
application of abstract concepts
are not always demonstrated in
the analysis. The overall
position and analysis are
sometimes supported with
appropriate peer-reviewed
literature.
Action: Two personal factors
are identified although the
relevance to the student’s role
as a future graduate nurse may
be unclear. The discussion is
sometimes supported with
peer-reviewed literature.
(16 – 18)
Non-APA 7 title page is
included. Word count may be
slightly outside the limit (+/-
10%). Paragraph structure,
cohesion, and coherence
require attention. Most points
are included but are not easily
identified or may not be clearly
articulated. Many spelling or
grammatical errors. Fidelity to
overall APA 7 document
formatting guidelines and
references requires some
attention.
(16 – 18)
reflection is descriptive and
critical reflection is not utilised
to discuss. The critique
demonstrating understanding
of the broader societal and
contextual factors impacting
these challenges is largely
superficial. Critical thinking and
application of abstract concepts
require substantial work. There
is little to no use of the peer-
reviewed literature to support
the overall position and
analysis.
Action: One or two personal
factors are identified although
the relevance to the student’s
role as a future graduate nurse
is unclear. There is little to no
use of the peer-reviewed
literature to support discussion.
(13 – 15)
Non-APA 7 title page is
included. Word count is not
within the limit (+/- 10%).
Overall paragraph structure,
cohesion, and coherence
require significant work. Some
of the main points may be
included but are not easily
identified or clearly articulated.
Regular spelling or grammatical
errors. Fidelity to overall APA 7
document formatting guidelines
and references requires
significant attention.
(13 – 15)
inaccurately. There is limited or
no reflection engaged with in
the discussion. There is limited
or no evidence of analysis or
critical reflection on the
broader societal or contextual
factors impacting these
challenges to demonstrate an
understanding or application of
abstract concepts. There is no
use of the contemporary peer-
reviewed literature to support
the overall position and
analysis.
Action: There are no self-care
strategies introduced, or their
relevance to developing
professional resilience is not
identified. There is no use of
the peer-reviewed literature to
support the overall position.
(0 – 12)
There is no title page included.
Word count is not within the
limit (+/- 10%). Paper has no
clear structure, with poor
adherence to academic
conventions. Main points are
not clearly articulated. There
are consistent, substantial
spelling and grammatical errors
throughout. The paper does not
adhere to APA 7 formatting
guidelines throughout the body
of the paper, in-text citations
and/or reference list.
(0 – 12)