Write a comprehensive paper on Dealing with Hypertension
Context
The principles and philosophy of primary healthcare, health promotion and community development
practice will be called upon in exploring the health of individuals and communities. Health
professionals need to develop their capacity for empathy and understanding of the lived experience
of vulnerable population groups as well as pathways for treatment and possible barriers to accessing
these.
Understanding these principles and philosophies is critical in developing appropriate community
nursing care. Without understanding the fundamentals underpinning any profession, it can be difficult
to appreciate why procedures are delivered in the way they are.
The Australian National Health Priority Areas (NHPAs) highlight areas where primary health care is
essential for improving health outcomes in the future. In addition, The National Strategic Framework
for Chronic Conditions has identified nine Priority Target Populations those that are negatively
impacted by chronic conditions more than the general population. This is demonstrated by a higher
prevalence of chronic conditions and a greater burden of disease in these populations resulting in
inequitable health outcomes.
The information that students have within the subject material, needs to find its way to those who
need it most and to the general population. This information is often presented as an educational
activity conducted by community nurses. Assessment 2 Part A provides the rationale, justification and
planning for this education activity and Part B is a digital presentation.
ASSESSMENT 2 PART A BRIEF
Subject Code and Title PHC208 Primary Health Care in the Community
Assessment Assessment 2: Part A – Report
Individual/Group Individual
Length 2000 words (+/- 10%)
Learning Outcomes This assessment addresses the Subject Learning Outcomes
outlined at the bottom of this document.
Submission Due by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of Module 3.2.
Weighting 45%
Total Marks 100 marks
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Instructions
View the three case scenario videos provided and found in your Assessment 2 area
Choose one of these scenarios; Theo, Rhonda or David
You are to justify the need for an education event tailored for the character in the scenario.
This event may either be in the form of an individual education session, or a group education
event to a group of similar target population individuals (NOTE: Part A contains the
justification and Part B the details of the event).
To justify the need for such an event you must use evidence, as nursing is an evidence-based
profession.
Use the principles of the Nursing Process and/or the Clinical Reasoning Cycle. Consider who,
when, why.
To do this you should address the following key points:
Who is your target group and which NHPA/s are you addressing?
What are the health issues/risks related to your chosen NHPA/s?
What are the health issues/risks specific to your character?
Provide some statistics to support your discussion.
Consider cultural and contextual differences within your group and the Australian setting.
Report Structure
Your report should include:
Introduction
This section requires you to provide background information on the topic you have chosen to
investigate (including historical context, changes in our understanding etc.), the purpose of your
report and what information your report will contain. This section is to be written in complete
sentences and paragraphs. It does not to contain any dot point information or tables, graphs and
diagrams. It is to provide ‘signposting’ for the reading – giving an overview of what is to follow in the
report.
Body
This section will be broken up into a series of subheadings which will address each of the key areas
you are required to research for your topic. The majority of these sections should be written in
complete sentences and paragraphs however, you can include graphs, diagrams and tables that may
be appropriate. Ensure that you title these clearly, in the correct way, and reference using the APA
referencing system where necessary. Tables, graphs and diagrams can also be added in an appendix
at the end of your report, and when doing this, you need to clearly state where the item can be
located. Generally, information presented in this format does not count towards your overall word
count. Some information may be presented in dot point format, however, if the majority of your
information is set out in this way it makes it difficult to evaluate your level of understanding for each
area being researched.
Conclusion
This section brings together all of the information that you have presented in your report, and links
back to your introduction any information that adds value to our overall understanding of the topic.
You can also discuss any areas which have been identified as requiring further research or
investigation and how this will work to improve or change our understanding of the topic. This section
does not introduce or discuss any new information specifically, and like the introduction, will be
written in complete sentences and paragraphs. No tables, graphs, diagrams or dot points.
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Appendix
Here you can include information which you may have referred to specifically throughout your report
but were unable to include directly into the report (usually due to limited word count). You need to
ensure that anything you include here is clearly titled and easily identifiable as to where it relates
within your report.
Style:
This is an academic report; therefore, you must use appropriate language, spelling, grammar and
punctuation.
Your assessment must be submitted as a word document and not in protected view.
Your assessment should be in 12-point font – Arial or Times New Roman, 1.5 line spaced and a
minimum of 2.5cm margins.
Referencing:
10+ references are required for this assessment. Use recent, relevant and reliable resources to
compile your report. These should be peer reviewed literature, related to the subject matter and no
older than 7 years.
It is essential that you use appropriate APA6th style for citing and referencing research. Please see
more information on referencing here http://library.laureate.net.au/research_skills/referencing
Submission Instructions
Submit your Assessment 2 Part A Report as a word document via the Assessment link in the main
navigation menu. The facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal.
Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.
word limit:2051