Details of Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1 Quiz
Due date
Weighting 10%
Submission Complete quiz on eLearning
Type of Collaboration Individual Assessment
Length 10 minutes
Details The quiz will cover topics covered in weeks 1 & 2.
It will consist of multiple choice questions.
Style and format Multiple choice question quiz
Subject Learning Outcomes 1. Evaluate the nursing assessment, care and management of people requiring key and common treatment modalities and relate it to the underlying pathology.
2. Discuss the cancer pathway including cancer control, rehabilitation and survivorship.
Assessment 2 Literature Review
Due date
Weighting 40%
Submission Submit an electronic copy of your assignment via upload to eLearning.
Type of Collaboration Individual Assessment
Length 6 x 250 words (1500 in total)
Details Select one cancer for both assessments 2 and 3, for example, bowel cancer, melanoma, breast cancer, lung cancer etc,
You are to critique 6 current and reputable sources of information about your selected cancer. The 6 sources are from academic journals, or a mixture of journal articles with a maximum of 2 official websites.
You are to analyse the articles by asking questions such as: What is good, what is bad about each source? How useful & relevant to nursing practice is the information from the source about your chosen cancer?
Suggested structure for the Literature Review is:
• Introduction
• Analysis of sources
• Discussion (what were the commonalities/ gaps/ areas that weren’t addressed)
• Conclusion
Style and format Essay
Subject Learning Outcomes
1. Evaluate the nursing assessment, care and management of people requiring key and common treatment modalities and relate it to the underlying pathology.
2. Discuss the cancer pathway including cancer control, rehabilitation and survivorship.
3. Explore the experience of a person living with cancer
4. Integrate the physiological impact of cancer treatment to the clinical presentation of people experiencing key adverse effects of cancer treatment.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of concepts of population health in cancer control.
6. Apply nursing theory to the psychosocial and spiritual care of people living with cancer.
7. Examine ethical issues arising from the care of people living with cancer.
8. Use and critique current evidence and research to support clinical decisions.
Marking Criteria See Appendix A