Sheffield Hallam University BSc Nursing: Evidence for Practice Report

This assignment is a comprehensive report for a BSc Nursing student at Sheffield Hallam University, focusing on evaluating evidence for practice. The task requires a critical appraisal of a selected peer-reviewed research paper, analyzing its relevance and impact on patient care delivery. The report must adhere to a 4000-word limit, excluding the reference list, search table, and appendices. The student must demonstrate a strong understanding of research methods, findings, and ethical considerations, using a known appraisal tool. The assignment emphasizes the application of evidence to improve nursing practice, with recommendations based on the analysis. The report must follow Harvard referencing guidelines and maintain confidentiality. The student must also detail the search strategy used to select the research paper and propose recommendations for nursing practice based on the findings. The report should include a front sheet with specific details, including word count and submission date.

BSc Nursing
Assessment for Evaluating Evidence for Practice
Assignment Brief
This assignment offers you the opportunity to demonstrate how you will use
evidence for patient care and determine the impact your action has upon the delivery
of your care.
This assignment demands of you that you use all the knowledge and skills you have
developed in the course so far as well as learning in this particular module. More
information can be found in appendix 2.
The assignment is in the form of a 4000 word (+ or - 10%) in-depth critical appraisal
of a selected research paper which you will then go on and discuss in terms of
relevance and impact to the delivery of care. The marking criteria clearly show
where the marks are distributed across the learning outcomes.
The submission date for this assignment will be found in your online assessment
schedule
If the date of this submission changes an announcement will be made on the Black
Board site and you will be informed via email. Additionally, the date will be changed
within the assessment tab of the Black Board site.
Submission, Presentation and Feedback Details
Presentation of your work
Your work must be word processed and printed in black ink. Use a clear, size 12
font such as Arial or Times New Roman. Double-space the text except for quotations
over two lines long, which should be indented and single-spaced. The reference list
and appendix can be single-spaced. Pages should be clearly numbered.
Front page
Your assignment should have a front sheet which contains the information given in
Appendix 1.
Word limit
The word limit for the assignment is 4,000 words (+/- 10%). The search table,
reference list and appendices (not marked) are not included in the word limit.
However, the appraisal grid/tool, subheadings and references appearing in the main
body of your assignment (author's name and date - even if it is in brackets) do count
towards it. You need to state the exact number of words used on the front page of
your assignment and please be aware that lecturers might check if they think you
have gone over the 4,000 word (+/- 10%) limit. If your work exceeds the word limit
by more than10%, the mark awarded will be reduced by 10% (10 marks).
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Referencing
You must accurately reference all sources used in your assignment (as a citation in
the main assignment and a full reference in the reference list at the end of your work)
using the Harvard referencing system. More details on the Sheffield Hallam
University Harvard referencing system can be found at either:
http://libguides.shu.ac.uk/referencing/
Or
http://catalogue.shu.ac.uk/record=b1460281~S11a
Quotations
All quotations must be acknowledged including the page number. If you are quoting
only a few words or one sentence, it will be sufficient to indicate this by using
inverted commas in the text, with the source, including the page number(s) in
brackets. If words are missed out of the quotation, indicate by three full stops. If the
quotation is longer, indent it and use single spacing.
Confidentiality:
You must maintain anonymity and confidentiality when referring to other individuals
or organisations. Please refer to the Sheffield Hallam University policy and
guidelines on this issue:
https://www3.shu.ac.uk/hwb/placements/documents/Consent%20and
%20Confidentiality%202013.pdf
Submitting your assignment
Assignments must be submitted electronically via Grade Centre by the deadline.
Failure to submit will result in a refer grade for the module. You will be entitled
to a refer attempt (final attempt) after the examination board.
Before submitting your assignment please check it is the final version and not an
earlier draft. Once you have submitted your assignment you cannot change it.
Turnitin UK
This is a plagiarism detection tool. When submitting your assignment for grading
you are also required to submit a copy to Turnitin. You can use Turnitin to check
your work as many times as you like prior to submission. However, please ensure
that the final version uploaded to Turnitin is the same as the one submitted for
grading.
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Extensions and extenuating circumstances
If you need to request an extension to the submission deadline, or feel that you may
have extenuating circumstances that affect your ability to complete this work, please
contact your Student Support Officer (SSO) as soon as possible.
Full guidance is available at:
https://students.shu.ac.uk/regulations/extenuation/index.html
For students with Dyslexia
If you have a learning contract for dyslexia, you are strongly advised to make an
appointment with a specialist dyslexia tutor. The Disabled student Support Team
recommends that you do this immediately after you have been given the assignment
guidelines. Accessing support throughout the process is more likely to be effective
than waiting until nearer the hand-in date. The team can be contacted on extension
3964. Markers will be informed of the students who have learning contracts but
please ensure that you indicate this on the front sheet of your assignment.
Assignment support
Please see Guiding Principles for Assessment Support - Levels 4 to 6 (6th November
2014) which is under the Assessment Tab on the module site.
Marking
Your assignment will be marked by your supervisor wherever possible, if for any
reason your supervisor is not able to mark your assignment an appropriate lecturer
will be identified to mark your work.
Feedback
You will be notified of when your feedback will be available and you can download
this from Grade Centre. It is important to remember that the feedback is ‘unratified’
and potentially subject to change until after the assessment board has met. You will
receive written and individual feedback, using the marking criteria and feedback
sheet (copies of these can be found in the assessment section).
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Appendix 1
Sheffield Hallam University
Faculty of Health and Wellbeing
Module Title: Evaluating Evidence for Practice
Assignment title
The relevance and impact of research on care delivery
Your course: BSc (Hons.) Nursing
Your name:
Student number:
Word Count:
Date of submission:
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Appendix 2
Writing the assignment.
The information below is for guidance only and is offered to help you structure your
work to meet the learning outcomes.
This assignment builds upon your previous evidence assignment in Level 5 and the
content of the online material and workshops in this module.
As with all your previous assignments, you will be marked on the presentation of
your work, so this should be to a high standard.
You are required to clearly identify your topic of choice and the search strategy you
used to select the primary research peer reviewed published article that you are
going to appraise. For your search strategy process you might want to use a
framework such as:
Databas
e
name
Search terms/
key words
database
headings
search
limits
results Decisions made
Once you have selected the article for appraisal you need to use a known tool to
carry out the appraisal particularly concentrating upon the research methods,
findings and ethical issues, more information is available on the module Black Board
site.
The NHS Constitution (Department of Health, 2013) and the NHS England Five Year
Forward View (NHS England, 2014) have both the patient / service user at the centre
of all that we do in healthcare in NHS England. The main outcome for the
assignment is for you to demonstrate how the evidence you have identified
from your appraisal and other relevant sources will impact upon your patient
care.
In your conclusion you should propose recommendations for nursing practice based
upon your findings.
Reference List
Department of Health (2013) The NHS Constitution: The NHS belongs to us all. Crown publication.
NHS England (2014) Five Year Forward View. NHS England
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