This observation will be undertaken at the QUT university campus. However, you must not breach privacy or confidentiality, as noted in the QUT Student Codes of Conduct, by listening to the conversations that occur during your observation experience, so be sure to choose a situation where you can easily observe but not intrude in the group’s interaction, comfort or privacy. In choosing your 2 groups to look for variations among groups (e.g. different ages, different cultures etc.).

5.    Apply critical thinking and reflection skills to analyze health assessment practice.

1.    Select a significant person from each interaction that you observed (i.e. one from each of the two groups).  Using the General Survey on p. 815 in the prescribed text (Estes et al., 2016) as a guide, describe each significant person’s physical and psychological presence and note any distress and or pain observed. Also, include an explanation of the observational strategies that you employed during this experience (i.e. what you were looking for). (Approximately 500 words)

2.    Using the STARL reflective model, reflect on undertaking a general survey using only observation. In your reflection, you should focus on what data could be collected using this method and what additional data would you need to accurately assess the person and how would you collect it.  Identify each step of the STARL framework to demonstrate your application of the reflective process.  Use current and relevant literature to support your response (You will be able to include this to your nursing portfolio at a later date). (Approximately 500 words)

·         Not breach privacy or confidentiality QUT student codes of conduct. Therefore, no images, no recording and no involvement in the interaction.

·         Not include an introduction or a conclusion

·         Use a minimum of 5 references

·         Use QUT APA referencing for citing academic literature

·         Be submitted in electronic format as a single Adobe PDF document via Turnitin.

The format of assignment: Your assignment should be written in short answer format and prepared as follows:

• Has a cover sheet with the assessment title, your name, student number, tutor name, and word count. Coversheet template is recommended.
• Include a ‘footer’ on each page with your name, student number, unit code, and page number.
• 3 cm margins on all sides, double-spaced text
• Times new roman, font size 12
• QUT APA style referencing (see http://www.citewrite.qut.edu.au/)
• Use headings to structure your assignment logically

·         STARL reflection model video

·         Learning through the reflection web site.

·         QUT Cite|Write an APA guide.

·         Turnitin Tip Sheets.

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