NUR3201 Assessment Item 1 Task Sheet Course Code & Name NUR3201 Quality, Safety & Risk Assessment Item and Name Assessment 1: The role of human factors in improving patient safety and quality

NUR3201 Assessment Item 1 Task Sheet Course Code & Name NUR3201 Quality, Safety & Risk Assessment Item and Name Assessment 1: The role of human factors in improving patient safety and quality of care. Assessment Item Type Essay Due Date & Time Tues 30th June 2026 23:59hrs (AEST)  Length Word length: 1500 words +/-10% (word length excludes your intext references, reference list and appendices)  Marks and Weighting Marks out of 100; Weighting: 50% Assessed Course Learning Outcomes CLO1, Identify, analyse and apply concepts of integrated risk management as they relate to inter-professional healthcare.

CLO3, Articulate and apply clinical governance as it relates to quality and safety standards and the importance of leading risk mitigation in healthcare.

CLO4, Describe and apply risk management legislation, regulations, policies, and or guidelines when making decisions. 

CLO5, Apply the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, the Aged Care Quality Standards and ethical frameworks to evidence based healthcare deliver.

CLO6, Apply clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills as they relate to teamwork, interprofessional collaboration for safe patient care. 

CLO7, Synthesise and apply principles of quality, safety and risk management into simulated healthcare practice settings.

 

Rationale Registered nurses are required to identify and report risk. When the registered nurse understands the significance of human factors in contributing to poor patient outcomes, they are better able to identify and report potential and actual risk plus risk mitigate in the provision of clinical care.  In this essay you will explore the impact of physical, cognitive and organisational factors in the provision of safe and quality care.

 

Task Instructions This assessment requires you to draw upon hospital acquired infections. You are asked to critically analyse the significance of human factors in the healthcare environment, considering clinical governance, relevant risk management and legislative guidelines and the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.

In your response analyse physical, cognitive and organisational human factors. You must define each human factor and analyse each one’s relevance to patient safety and quality of care outcomes.

Provide an introduction introducing the outline of main points to be discussed and the concept of human factors in healthcare. In your introduction make a statement about the prevalence of hospital acquired infections. (approx. 100 words) Applying your learning about the physical human factors: Critically analyse the relevant physical human factors,discussingtheir importance in patient safety, healthcare quality, and clinical practice and how such factors may contribute to, or mitigate,hospital acquired infections. In your response, make specific reference to any relevantIntegrated Risk Management (IRM) principles and the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.Your discussion must be supported by peer reviewed literature. (approx. 425- 450 words)

Applyingyour learning about the cognitive human factors: Criticallyanalyse the significance of cognitive human factors within healthcare practice, particularly in the context of hospital acquired infections. Analyse how cognitive factors such as decision-making, competence, and knowledge affect healthcare professionals’ performance in relation to the Registered Nurse Standards for Practice. Discuss how failures within these factors may contribute to hospital acquired infections and patient morbidity. This section must be supported by peer reviewed literature. (approx. 425-450 words)

Lastly, apply your learning about organisational human factors: Critically analyse how organisational culture, communication systems, leadership practices, and teamwork influence the prevention or contribution to hospital acquired infections. This section must be supported by peer reviewed literature. (425-450 words)

Provide a conclusion to summarise and synthesise the key aspects of your essay. (100 words) Reference List – APA 7th edition referencing style to be used throughout. A minimum of 10 peer reviewed scholarly sources is expected. The majority no older than 7 years old. Acceptable AI Use For this Assessment Item, acceptable AI use is set at: 

 

Level 1: AI Assisted Structure Checking:

 

Description: Students may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to organise and check the structure and flow of their Assessment item. This includes grammar checks, coherence, and flow of arguments but excludes using AI to generate new text and/or new content. 

 

 

Additional Instructions:

Include a statement indicating the AI tool(s) used (if any) for structure checking at the beginning of the Assessment Item and include the prompts you have used. Save copies of your drafts and content before/after AI was used, to produce upon request. 

 

Do not copy and paste generative AI responses as your own work.

Academic Integrity Students should be familiar with, and abide by, policy on Academic Integrity and the definition of Academic Misconduct. Penalties apply to students found to have breached these policies and procedures. Please ensure you have completed the mandatory Academic Integrity training and have familiarised yourself with Academic Integrity at UniSQ.

 

You are required to complete the Academic Integrity module, before you submit your first assessment. Please access the module here.

Relevant Information and Resources USQ academic writing: https://www.usq.edu.au/library/study-support/assignments Referencing:  https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing Artificial Intelligence Guide: https://usq-qld.libguides.com/artificial-intelligence-students     Plagiarism – How to avoid plagiarism: https://www.unisq.edu.au/library/referencing/plagiarism NUR3201 Study Desk content – Assessment overview recording on Study Desk (under the assessment tab). NUR3201 student consultation is available each week (as advertised on the NUR3201 Study Desk) as well as support sessions which will be advertised within  the assessment tab.  Assessment Marking Criteria Refer to the Marking Rubric for this Assessment item below Submission Information This assessment must be submitted in electronic format as a Microsoft Word document (no PDF’s) via Turnitin.The Turnitin process may take up to 24 hours to produce a report. Therefore, allow adequate time to do this and address any issues of plagiarism* detected by Turnitin before final submission. 

*Any percentage that relates to plagiarism detected by Turnitin is a concern and requires you to address this. The following link provides information on Turnitin: https://www.unisq.edu.au/current-students/ict/systems/turnitin

Scholarly conventions to be followed:

Set page margins to 2.5 cm on all sides. Double-space all text. Paragraphs should be double spaced with clear delineation. Font eitherCalibri, Times New Roman, Tahoma, Arial 12pt are acceptable. Include a page number on every page. A word count should be placed at the end of the essay, giving approx. words. File Name Conventions: Save your document with the following naming conventions: surname_initial_studentnumber_coursecode_A1_final.doc/docx Return of Assessment Items and Feedback for Learning Release of your grade will be planned to occur approximately 3 weeks post the published submission date. If you are granted an extension, you can expect the same time frame (approximately 3 weeks from your submission).

Moderation: All staff assessing your work meet to discuss and compare their judgements and to ensure all markers are marking similarly before marks/grades are finalised.

Extensions and Penalties for Late Submission Information on extensions and late penalties can be found here.

 

NUR3201 | Assessment ONE Marking Rubric | Trimester 2 2026 | Report  

MARKING Criteria 10-8.5 8-7.5 7-6.5 6-5 4.5-0 Introduction   Provides asuccinct / well edited compelling,clear introduction that defines the scope and direction of the essay. Outlines clearly and succinctly the prevalence of HAI’s. Provides a mostly succinct and edited clear introduction that defines the scope of the essay. Outlines clearly the prevalence of HAI’s. Provides a somewhat succinct and edited introduction that defines the scope of the essay. Outlines the prevalence of HAI’s. Provides alimited introduction that provides a broad scope of the essay. Outlines the prevalence of HAI’s. Poor, irrelevant, or absent

introduction. Does not or/ poorly provides the direction / scope of the essay. Does not outline the prevalence of HAI’s.

  20-17 16.5-15 14.5-13 12.5-10 9.5-0 Analysis of Physical 

Human Factors in 

Healthcare relevant to hospital acquired infections.

 

Excellent critical analysis and application of the physical human factors, high quality examples are provided to explain critical & focused points of discussion.  

Critical discussion is articulate, relevant, specific, clear & concise. 

Detailed and well-integrated link provided of physical human factors to Integrated Risk Management and NSQHS Standards. Supported by quality peer-reviewed literature (at least 10).

 

Very good critical analysis and application of the physical human factors, quality examples are provided to explain points of discussion. Critical discussion is mostly articulate, relevant, specific, clear & concise. 

Mostly detailed and well-integrated link provided of physical human factors to Integrated Risk Management and NSQHS Standards. Supported by largely quality peer-reviewed literature (at least 10).

 

Mostly good critical analysis and application of the physical human factors, some good examples are provided to explain points of discussion. Critical discussion is mostly articulate, relevant, specific&clear.

Somewhat detailed and well-integrated link provided of physical human factors to Integrated Risk Management and NSQHS Standards. Supported by largely quality peer-reviewed literature (at least 8-9).

 

Mostly narrative discussion andapplication of the physical human factors, broad examples are provided to explain points of discussion. Discussion is satisfactory, mostly clear& relevant.

Satisfactory / broad linkprovided of physical human factors to Integrated Risk Management and NSQHS Standards. Supported by largely quality peer-reviewed literature (at least 7).