Nurses’ Role in Primary Health Care

Part A
Nurses’ Role in Primary Health Care (PHC) weighting 30%
From the Australian Community Health settings outlined in subject content or discovered in your own
research (ie: Correctional Services Nurse, School Nurse, Women’s Health Nurse, Maternal and Child Health
Nurse, Community Mental health nurse, etc):
1. Select one (1) Primary Health Care Nursing role of interest to you and describe the purpose and
responsibilities of this role. (200 words)
2. Explain the importance of this nursing role in achieving the Primary Health Care outcomes at the
individual, community, and policy level. Include in-text referencing to relevant literature to support
ideas and discussion. (500 words)
700 words approx.
Part B
Health Promotion and Education weighting 30%
Nurses play a significant role in health promotion, disease prevention, and changing the health
behaviour of individuals and communities.
• Select one (1) health promotion resource from those provided in the ‘Assessment Resources’
folder (in the subject LMS) that could be used to support consumer/s health education or
literacy.
• Please include in-text referencing that are relevant and credible literature to support your ideas and
discussion.
NSG2PHN Assessment 2 1500 Words +/- 10%
NSG2PHN: Primary Health Care Nursing 2022
La Trobe University.
Written Assessment
Address the following requirements:
1. Describe the intended consumer group for this resource. (100 words)
2. Outline the intended purpose of the resource. (100 words)
3. Discuss the suitability of the resource for the intended consumer/s supporting your
points/argument making use of the relevant literature. (200 words)
4. Analyze and Discuss the strengths AND limitations of the design and content of the
chosen education resource and how effectively the information is communicated to the
intended consumer group. (400 words)
**Refer to the ‘Brief List of Suggested Reference Sources for use in Part B’ in the Assessment
Resources on LMS as a starting point when formulating and supporting your response**
800 words approx
NSG2PHN: Primary Health Care Nursing 2022
La Trobe University.
Written Assessment
Suggested Format
Use your own template or See APA 7 Exemplar in Subject LMS
Include a title page showing:
• Student name
• Student number
• Subject
• Campus
Part A: Nurse’s Role in Primary Health Care – suggested structure.
• Brief introduction to the whole assignment.
• PHC role (200 words)
• Explanation of Importance (500 words)
Part B: Health Promotion and Education – suggested structure
• Brief description of chosen Health Education resource
• Intended consumer group (100 words)
• Intended purpose (100 words)
• Suitability (200 words)
• Strengths and limitations (400 words)
Use of headings & sub-headings is required
Follow APA 7 referencing guidelines
Include a Reference List; on a new page with a hanging indent (if you don’t know how to… google it please)