Value in Practice Reflective Assignment Report: Personal Nursing Values and Their Impact on Future Practice

Assessment Guidance

Values in Practice Assessment Guidance

Provide a reflective account of your learning from this module using the four components identified below.

The assignment can be written in the first or third person.

Assessment structure: There are four components to this assessment. Each should be approximately 500 words in length, and each carries the same number of marks.

• Describe the values you bring to nursing (a maximum of 3 values). Support your discussion with the academic literature. In this section, you should provide an account of the values you bring to nursing.
• Drawing on academic literature, explain why you feel these are important. Here, you should explain why your values are important to patient care. This should be supported by reference to relevant academic literature. For example, if you are committed to valuing diversity and compassion, what does the literature tell you about why these things are important?
• Describe a situation or experience where one of your values has been challenged or tested, and explain how you managed this. Support your discussion with academic literature. There are several ways in which you might approach this. For example, you might write about an occasion when you felt unable to act in a way that is consistent with your chosen value – how did this feel, and what did you do? Alternatively, you might choose to write about an experience where, as a result of reading or teaching, your understanding or beliefs about a value changed.
• Describe the learning you took from that experience and, drawing on relevant academic literature, explain how it will change your future practice or thinking. How did the experience of challenge change your thinking, and how will it impact your practice in the future?

Formative assessment: You are encouraged to discuss your ideas with your peers and to bring any questions you may have to the drop-in sessions.

We will be holding an assessment-focused tutorial in week five in the afternoon session of your weekly class.

You should also take the opportunity to submit a draft of your work via Turnitin, which will provide you with an originality report.

Self-assessment of your work. Most importantly, assess your work as you write. You can do this by using the following checklist:

• Does what you have written address the assessment guidance? Is each section approximately 500 words?
• Is there a clear narrative that links the sentences and paragraphs within each section?
• Does what you have written accurately represent your ideas?
• Have you drawn on relevant academic literature where appropriate?