BN710710 Rangatiratanga, Rangahau and Evidence Based Practice Assessment One 2026 | UCOL

BN710710 Assessment One 

Instructions for submitting your assessment:

1. Go to the Assessment Forum.

First, click on the assessment forum where you need to submit your presentation.

2. Start a New Forum Post

Click the button that says, “Add a new discussion topic.”  Give your post a clear subject like “My Research Presentation – Name ##.”

3. Presentation is to be within a 15–20-minute limit.
4. Upload Your PowerPoint File

Find the box for attaching files. You can either:

• Drag and drop your PowerPoint file directly into that box.
• Or click the “Add” button, find your file on your computer, and upload it.

After the file finishes uploading, just click “Post to forum.”

Learning outcomes being assessed:

This assessment will assess the following learning outcomes and contribute 50% to your final grade:

LO3: Apply rangahau and contemporary research evidence to support quality improvement initiatives.

(NCNZ Pou standard descriptors: 4.3, 4.4, 6.4, 6.6)

Academic Integrity 

All UCOL assessments are governed by the Academic Statute and the Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. By submitting or undertaking this assessment, you confirm that your work meets these requirements.  To ensure a high standard of academic integrity, you are required to:

• use APA 7th edition referencing to acknowledge sources you have accessed, – acknowledge the contribution of others and  – cite any generative AI tools utilised.

As part of assessments, generative AI tools can be utilised for:

• brainstorming
• to plan assessment structure
• and to gain an overview of a topic or subject that is new to you.

However, you must then produce the content of your assessment. Generative AI cannot be utilised to write your sections of your assessment or replace your work.

To support academic integrity, you are required to save your draft documents, or version history, using UCOL OneDrive. If a breach of academic integrity is suspected, you will be required to share a link to these draft documents as evidence of your work.

All closed book exams must be completed using the Safe Exam Browser. Students must not use any unfair means, including unauthorised resources, communication, or tools, during examinations or assessments.

The following penalties may apply if you are found to have been dishonest in your assessment:

1. A reprimand
2. A re-assessment
3. A reduction in the mark awarded for the assessed work or project, or IV. Refer the matter to the Chief Executive

For clarity a reduction of mark may mean you receive no marks and therefore if this is a re-sit will mean you fail the course.

Instructions

Instructions for completing this assessment – please read carefully

For this assignment, you will create and upload a PowerPoint Presentation:

Your PowerPoint presentation must include:

• A PowerPoint presentation using the embedded voice-over / cameo video feature with supporting PowerPoint notes.

Your PowerPoint must include a maximum of 10 main slides (in addition to your introduction and reference slides).

In addition to the uploaded PowerPoint Presentation, you will need to.

• Engage with your group members: Post one critical question to each of your other group members. Each question requires a significant academic response. Questions, need to be specific to something presented in the presentation. The person asking the questions needs to undertake further reading around the topic area before formulating the question.

The question could be based around the following examples.

• How does ‘this’ research article (based on a relevant research article that is not discussed in the presentation) influence the conclusion drawn in the presentation?
• What is the potential impact of x on y in the context of z?
• How could this knowledge be transferred to another environment/population group, such as (use a specific example of a relevant environment, population group etc.)?

Respond to Questions: Student is to respond to all questions that the other group members ask about their presentation. Responses should provide a clear rationale and be supported by appropriate literature.

Marking Criteria

Task 1: Introduction and Formulating the Research Question

• Identify a Nursing issue for your presentation: Clearly introduce a relevant clinical nursing practice that can be reviewed through an evidence-based research approach.
• Establish its Significance: Provide a description of why this nursing issue is important and how researching best practice could impact nursing practice within New Zealand.
• Develop a PICO Research Question: Formulate a precise, answerable, and well-structured research question using the PICO framework (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome or an alternative recognised research question format) to guide the literature search or use of an alternative recognised research question format. Demonstrate the use
  of a framework/question format.

Task 2: Literature Review and Appraisal

• Literature Selection: Identify and select 4 or 5 appropriate research articles that directly relevant to your PICO question.
• Quality Appraisal: Critically appraise 2 of these articles for overall quality with reference to any strengths and limitations.
• Summarise article findings: Summarise the key findings across the 2 articles, identifying main themes and outcomes.

Task 3: Evidence-Based Intervention Recommendations

• Formulate Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations: Present actionable recommendations for the specific nursing intervention, supported by evidence from your literature review.
• Provide Research-Based Rationale: Give a clear and logical rationale for each recommendation with links back to your reviewed and appraised literature.

Task 4: Implementation of the research evidence.

• Nursing Leadership: Examine and discuss the role of nursing leadership in championing the task 3 recommendations and implementation process.
• Change Management: Describe how you would apply change management principles (e.g., Kotter’s 8-Step Model, Lewin’s Change Model) to address potential barriers and facilitate the adoption of your recommendations in a clinical setting.

Task 5: Forum Participation

This task evaluates your engagement with your peers in an academic context.

• Academic Questioning: Construct a forum question based on another student’s presentation that critically examines their research problem, methodology, recommendations, implementation, or change management aspects.
• Question Response: Providing a critically reflective, professional, and evidence-informed answer to the questions asked about your presentation.

PowerPoint Template guidelines

The following is suggested PowerPoint slide content guidance:

1. Add an Introduction Slide

Slide 1. Introduce your Clinical Observation

• Choose a specific clinical phenomenon or practice you have observed during a clinical placement, or you are interested in exploring within the context of a clinical placement (e.g. whānau-centred initiatives and health outcomes in Māori patients, patient communication in elder health, wound care in the community, medication administration during a mental health placement).
• Describe the context and nature of this phenomenon or practice.
• Explain why and how this phenomenon or practice is relevant to nursing practice.

2. Importance of the phenomenon or practice for nursing practice

• Discuss why understanding or improving this aspect is vital for patient care, safety, or nursing efficiency.
  

3. Create a PICO Research Question

• P (Population): Define the patient or population of interest.
• I (Intervention): Specify the intervention or clinical practice.
• C (Comparison): Identify the comparison group or standard practice, if any.
• O (Outcome): Determine the expected outcome or impact.

(Or use of an alternative recognised research question format)

4. Select 4-5 Research Articles

• Choose relevant, recent, and credible studies addressing your PICO question.
• Include a mix of study designs if possible (e.g., Quantitative , Qualitative , RCTs, cohort studies, systematic literature reviews).

5. Appraise the ‘Quality’ of 2 of your selected Articles

• Summarise the strengths and limitations of each article.
• Assess methodological validity, bias, and reliability.
• Use appraisal tools (e.g., CASP, JBI checklists).

6. Provide a Summary of Overall Findings

• • Synthesise the key results from all selected articles.
  • Highlight common themes or contrasting findings.
  • Discuss how these findings support or challenge your clinical observation.

7. Identify Recommendations from Your Articles

*Use appraisal tools (e.g., CASP, JBI checklists).

8. Discuss Nursing leadership role in change management

8. • Nursing Leadership: The role of nursing leadership in supporting the recommendations and the implementation process.

9. Discuss principles of change management relating to recommendation implementation. 

Change Management: Discuss the application of change management principles (e.g., Kotter’s 8-Step Model, Lewin’s Change Model) to address any potential barriers and the facilitation of your recommendations in the nursing setting.

* Add a Reference List

• Format all references including any images according to APA 7th.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of citations.

BN710710 Assessment 1: Evidence Based Practice Presentation Rubric