Assessing the Potential Impact of Abuse on Child Development and Wellbeing

This assignment requires students to demonstrate their understanding of the potential impact of abuse on child development and wellbeing, as well as their ability to identify aspects of a scenario that may indicate abuse. Students must also discuss the nurse's professional responsibilities in assessing and responding to suspected child abuse, utilizing relevant literature to support their discussion. The assignment must be presented in accordance with standard language conventions and adhering to the APA style guide.

HNN300 Child and Adolescent Health
Assessment Task 1
1500 words (40%)
Child abuse is a significant social issue, which has the potential to impact on the development and
wellbeing of the individual throughout the lifespan. Nurses have a vital role in recognising and
responding to abuse. The purpose of assessment task one is to investigate the roles and professional
responsibilities of the nurse when caring for children who may have experienced abuse. Further, this
assessment task is designed to encourage you to consider the impact that abuse may have on a
young child’s health and development.
Scenario:
You are working in the Emergency Department when Samuel, a 2 year old boy, presents with a
fracture to his right scapula. Samuel is a previously well child with no significant health history. On
assessment, Samuel has significant swelling and bruising over his right shoulder, and is distressed
when you handle his right arm. He also has small, oval shaped bruises on his upper arm, and
yellowed bruising around his left ear. You take a history from Samuel’s mother, who tells you that
Samuel fell off the bottom step and landed on his back yesterday afternoon. She states that he
“seemed ok” after the fall but that when she got him out of bed this morning he wouldn’t move his
arm, so she brought him to the emergency department.
Assignment Question:
Discuss the potential impact of abuse on the development and wellbeing of the child.
Identify factors in Samuel’s presentation that may indicate that he has been abused,
and describe your professional responsibilities when abuse is suspected.
Unit learning outcomes and Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes:
This assessment task provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate the following Unit Learning
outcomes and Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes;
Unit Learning Outcomes
ULO1: differentiate between normal and abnormal patterns of growth and development during the child
and adolescent stages of life, and critique the factors which may impact on normal growth and
development patterns;
ULO2: review the physical, psychological, and sociological influences that may increase health risks to
children and adolescents from diverse backgrounds;
ULO3: using an evidence-based approach, assess symptoms, functional status, and risk in children and
adolescents;
ULO4: select and evaluate person-centred approaches to maintain or improve the functional capacity of the
child or adolescent; and
ULO5: justify and evaluate the effectiveness of risk management strategies implemented to reduce the
influence of the identified risk factors.

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes:
GLO1 Discipline-specific knowledge and
capabilities: appropriate to the
level of study related to a discipline or
profession
GLO4 Critical thinking: evaluating information
using critical and analytical thinking
and judgment
GLO2 Communication: using oral, written and
interpersonal communication to
inform,
GLO5 Problem solving: creating solutions to authentic
(real world and ill-defined) problems
GLO3 Digital literacy: using technologies to find,
use and disseminate information
GLO6 Self-management: working and learning
independently, and taking responsibility
for
personal actions
Submission Information:
This assignment task is to be submitted into the designated assessment dropbox for this unit.
Due date: Friday 2nd September 2016 on or before 11.59pm
To ensure appropriate support is available should any technical issues arise, you are
advised to submit your assignment into the designated dropbox before 4pm on the due date.
You are responsible for ensuring that the correct version of your assessment task is properly
uploaded into the correct assessment dropbox.
Student Instructions for Assessment Task 1:
 This assessment task encourages you to consider the impact of abuse on a young child. The
focus of this scenario is on physical abuse, however it is important to consider the ways that
abuse may affect the child’s development and wellbeing more broadly.
 You are also asked to consider aspects of the scenario which may indicate that abuse is
occurring. You are encourage to think beyond physical indicators of abuse, to consider
other aspects of this scenario which would increase your suspicion of abuse.
 Finally, you are asked to describe the role of the nurse in responding to abuse. You are
encouraged to reflect on legal requirements for nurses working in Victoria who suspect that
abuse is occurring.
 It is expected that you will use professional literature to support your discussion. The
majority of references should come from peer-reviewed journals, and be no more than 10
years old.

Presentation:
Front page: to include student name, student number, assignment title, and word count.
Adhere to word limit requirements (within 10%): The word count does not include headings, references page,
reference citations and direct quotes.
Reference list: should be provided on a separate page headed ‘References’ at the end of the assignment.
Appendices: (if applicable) are attached after the reference list page
Table of contents: do not include a table of contents unless instructed to do so
Headings: only to be used in assignments of >3,000 words
Specific presentation requirements as per APA style guide. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.apastyle.org
Font: 12-point type size (never use a larger point size for headings or on the title page). Use Times or Times New
Roman.
Spacing: Double-line spacing (Do not insert extra lines between paragraphs or the references list entries.) Use one
space after all punctuation except certain periods within abbreviations, quotations or parentheses (e.g., p.m.; "et al.,
2014") full stops in the narrative. Use two spaces between sentences.
Page numbers: Page numbers to be provided on all pages except front page. Place page number in top right hand
corner
Margins: 2.54 cm at the top, bottom, left-hand, and right-hand sides of the page.
Paragraph indents: Indent the first line of each paragraph (using the tab key or paragraph tool). Exceptions: abstract,
block quotations, titles and headings, table titles and notes.
References list indents: Apply the hanging indent for the second and subsequent lines of a reference.
Justification of text: All text needs to be aligned to the left, not justified
Your assignment should be converted to a PDF document before submission. Please check the document before
submitting to the dropbox to ensure the formatting has not changed. Software for converting word documents to PDF
is available to download from the Deakin software catalogue at no cost.
Structure:
Your assignment must contain a purposeful introduction that outlines some general background to the topic, an aim
and purpose and themes for discussion. The body of the assignment will constitute about 80% of the word limit and
provide key arguments supported by literature. The body of the assignment is normally organised in paragraphs of
approximately 150 words with each paragraph focused on explanation of one idea. There should be a logical
progression of ideas as demonstrated by logically linked arguments/discussion made in each paragraph. Each
paragraph should commence with a topic sentence and end with a link to the next paragraph, and show a logical
progression of ideas/argument. The conclusion paragraph should provide a summation of ideas, draw together the
discussion, present no new material (references are not expected in the conclusion paragraph) and offer your position
drawn from the discussion.

Communication using academic writing:
Adhere to conventions of written English; for example, word choice, professional language, grammar, use of
appropriate sentence structure, punctuation and spelling.
Use direct quotes sparingly. Instead, re-expression of author arguments into your own words is required. If a direct
quotation is used, you must explain how it adds to the discussion.
Referencing style:
Acknowledge sources and adhere to referencing conventions as per APA Style
www.deakin.edu.au/referencing

HNN300 Child and Adolescent Health
Assessment Task 1: 1500 word Written Assignment (40%)
High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Unsatisfactory
Demonstrates
understanding of
the potential
impact of abuse
on child
development and
wellbeing
(ULO 1 & ULO 2)
30 marks
All elements of
this criterion met
with occasional
minor
errors/gaps
24-30
All elements of
this criterion met
with several
minor knowledge
errors/gaps
21-23
Most elements of
this criterion met
but has many
minor knowledge
errors /gaps or
one significant
gap or error
18-20
Meets most
elements of the
criterion but has
more than one
significant
knowledge
error/gap
15-17
Does not
demonstrate
understanding of
the potential
impact of abuse
on development
and/or wellbeing
<15
Identifies aspects
of the scenario
which may
indicate abuse
(ULO 3)
20 marks
All elements of
this criterion met
with occasional
minor
errors/gaps
16-20
All elements of
this criterion met
with several
minor knowledge
errors/gaps
14-15
Most elements of
this criterion met
but has many
minor knowledge
errors /gaps or
one significant
gap or error
12-13
Meets most
elements of the
criterion but has
more than one
significant
knowledge
error/gap
10-11
Fails to identify
significant aspects
of the scenario
which may
indicate abuse
<10
Demonstrates
understanding of
the nurse’s
professional
responsibilities in
assessing and
responding to
suspected child
abuse
(ULO 4 & ULO 5)
10 marks
All elements of
this criterion met
with occasional
minor
errors/gaps
8-10
All elements of
this criterion met
with several
minor knowledge
errors/gaps
7
Most elements of
this criterion met
but has many
minor knowledge
errors /gaps or
one significant
gap or error
6
Meets most
elements of the
criterion but has
more than one
significant
knowledge
error/gap
5
Does not
demonstrate
understanding of
the nurse’s
responsibilities in
assessing and
responding to
suspected child
abuse
<5
Relevant
literature selected
and used to
support discussion
10 marks
All elements of
this criterion met
with occasional
minor
errors/gaps
8-10
All elements of
this criterion met
with several
minor knowledge
errors/gaps
7
Most elements of
this criterion met
but has many
minor knowledge
errors /gaps or
one significant
gap or error
6
Meets most
elements of the
criterion but has
more than one
significant
knowledge
error/gap
5
Literature
selected was
irrelevant and/or
inadequate
and/or rarely used
to support
discussion
<5
Assignment is
presented and
structured
according to
instructions.
AND
Writing is in
accordance with
standard language
conventions
AND
Referencing style
is accurate and
consistent with
APA style
10 marks
All elements of
this criterion met
with occasional
minor
errors/gaps
8-10
All elements of
this criterion met
with several
minor knowledge
errors/gaps
7
Most elements of
this criterion met
but has many
minor knowledge
errors /gaps or
one significant
gap or error
6
Meets most
elements of the
criterion but has
more than one
significant
knowledge
error/gap
5
Not presented
according to
instructions. Lacks
expected
structure.
And/or
Multiple errors in
spelling, grammar
or punctuation
that detract
significantly from
readability
throughout
And/or
Consistently
incorrect
referencing style
<5
80%+ 70%+ 60%+ 50%+ <50%