NUR1204 Assessment 3 Guide: Policy Impacts & Plan of Care

Element	Detail
Qualification	NUR1204: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (UniSQ)
Level	Undergraduate (first-year nursing)
Assessment type	Case study: Video presentation + Plan of Care table
Due date	1 December 2026, 11:59 pm AEST
Weighting	50% (50 marks)
Video length	7–9 minutes, 6 PowerPoint slides
Plan of Care	Table format, maximum 6 services
Minimum references	6 scholarly sources (APA7)

What does NUR1204 Assessment 3 ask you to demonstrate?

This assessment evaluates your ability to apply critical Indigenous health knowledge to real-world nursing practice. You'll demonstrate understanding across three Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO2: Examine historical Acts and contemporary policies that have impacted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' health. This means identifying specific legislation by name—Protection Acts, removal policies, health policies—and tracing their direct links to current health inequities.

CLO3: Explain self-determination through Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and examine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Models of Care. Your Plan of Care must prioritise ACCHO services that reflect community control and culturally safe practice.

CLO5: Apply cultural safety and contextual knowledge to deliver culturally safe healthcare. Every element—from how you discuss Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) to the services you select—must reflect respect, relevance, and cultural responsiveness.

How do I approach the case study?

The assessment presents a Walpiri family living in your region (the same region you identified in NUR1204 Assessment 2). All family members have intergenerational trauma from forced removal policies.

Who can I choose as my focus individual?

You select one of three family members:

• Arthur (45): Cerebrovascular accident (CVA/stroke) six months ago. Left-sided weakness, memory issues, previously worked as a labourer. Both he and his parents were removed from family under historical Acts.
• Rosie (40): Severe tooth decay. Removed at birth, raised by non-Indigenous foster family, returned age 9. Pregnant with second child, caring for 3-year-old niece (kinship care).
• Mary (62): Emphysema from coal-mine exposure. Arthur's mother, also removed as a child. Diagnosed five years ago.

Your choice determines which health condition you examine throughout the video presentation, but the Plan of Care addresses the whole family's needs.

What is the family context I need to understand?

The family live in a three-bedroom home in your region. Arthur moved off Country in 2011 due to limited jobs and environmental changes affecting bush tucker access. Understanding these social determinants—employment, housing, food security, connection to Country—is essential for Slides 4 and 5.

What are the Task 1 video presentation requirements?

Task 1 is a video presentation using Panopto (or MP4 uploaded to Panopto) worth 76% of the assessment marks.

What technical requirements must I meet?

• Record using Panopto's "Capture PowerPoint" feature or upload an MP4
• Title format: NUR1204 T3 2026_FirstName LastName_StudentID
• Upload to the NUR1204_2026_T3: Assessment 3 Case Study Presentation submission folder
• Provide a direct working link at the start of your Word document (with Plan of Care)
• You must be visible throughout the presentation alongside your PowerPoint
• Audio must be clear and audible
• 7–9 minutes (presentations outside this range may lose marks)

Important: Videos not in Panopto will not be marked. If no working link is provided, only the uploaded PowerPoint written content will be assessed.

How should I design my PowerPoint slides?

The brief emphasises creative, engaging slides:

• Use background images or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art (ensure cultural appropriateness)
• Choose readable fonts (minimum size 18)
• Slides 2–5 use dot points only—expand verbally during the presentation
• Don't overload slides with text; most information should be spoken
• No embedded videos

How do I structure each PowerPoint slide?

Slide 1: Introduction (2 marks)

What to include:

• Presentation title
• Show your face alongside your UniSQ photo ID (insert image of ID on slide)
• State your name and student ID number (written and verbal)
• Identify your region and state (written and verbal), e.g., "Darling Downs, Queensland"
• Originality and AI statement (written only—don't discuss verbally)

Marking focus: Clarity of identification and acknowledgment of AI use (if any). The rubric awards full marks for clear, succinct identification including state.

Slide 2: Health concern and Social and Emotional Wellbeing (5 marks)

What to include:

• Identify your selected individual (Arthur, Rosie, or Mary) and their health concern
• Describe the health concern with signs (objective—what you observe) and symptoms (subjective—what the person reports). Example for Arthur: sign = left-sided weakness; symptom = difficulty remembering recent events
• Discuss contributors: lifestyle/behavioural (e.g., smoking, diet) and environmental (e.g., access to clean water, housing quality, remoteness)
• Explain how the health concern affects Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB). Use the SEWB framework domains: connection to Country, culture, community, family, body, mind and emotions, spirituality
• Include cultural impacts—e.g., Arthur's CVA affects his ability to return to Country, impacting spiritual wellbeing and cultural identity

Marking focus: Outstanding responses identify 5+ signs/symptoms and 5+ contributors, with comprehensive, culturally grounded SEWB analysis. Adequate responses cover 3 signs/symptoms, 3 contributors, with cultural impacts included.

Slide 3: Historical Acts, contemporary policies, and climate emergency (10 marks)

This is the highest-weighted slide. It requires critical analysis, not description.

What to include:

• Name specific historical Acts and/or contemporary policies from your state (e.g., Queensland's Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan)
• Examine how these Acts/policies have impacted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples broadly
• For your selected individual, examine how these Acts/policies have increased the prevalence of their specific health concern. Make explicit links—e.g., removal policies disrupted cultural knowledge transmission about oral health practices; lack of fluoridated water on missions → higher dental decay rates → Rosie's current severe tooth decay
• Examine how the climate emergency has increased prevalence of the health concern. Examples: extreme heat events increase stroke risk (Arthur); reduced access to traditional foods impacts nutrition (all); smoke from bushfires worsens respiratory conditions (Mary)

Marking focus: Outstanding responses examine four relevant Acts/policies with four clear links to the health concern, plus three clear links between climate emergency and health concern. Use the Museum of Democracy and state-specific archives to find Acts.

Slide 4: Historical Acts, policies, and social determinants (8 marks)

This slide shifts focus from your selected individual to the whole family, and from your state to the Northern Territory (Arthur's Walpiri ancestors' Country).

What to include:

• Name historical Acts/policies from the Northern Territory (e.g., Aboriginals Ordinance 1918, NT Intervention policies)
• Examine how these have contributed to the family's current situation—living off Country, intergenerational removal, kinship care, housing, employment challenges
• Make clear correlations with social determinants of health: education (Arthur completed Year 9), employment (lost labourer job after CVA), housing (three-bedroom home for extended family), income, food security (environmental changes affecting bush tucker)
• Discuss intergenerational trauma: Arthur, his parents, and Rosie were all removed—how does this cycle of trauma manifest in current health and wellbeing?

Marking focus: Outstanding responses examine four NT Acts/policies with clear, relevant correlations to social determinants and intergenerational trauma across the family. This requires systems-level thinking, not individual pathology.

Slide 5: Cultural determinants and SEWB (8 marks)

What to include:

• Explain how cultural determinants (connection to Country, language, cultural practices, self-determination, community governance, culturally safe services) improve SEWB for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples generally
• Explain how cultural determinants can improve SEWB for your selected individual and the family as a whole. Examples: Arthur reconnecting with Walpiri language groups; family accessing ACCHO services led by Aboriginal staff; children learning on Country; kinship care supported by Aboriginal family services

Marking focus: Outstanding responses provide three clear, relevant links between cultural determinants and SEWB for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, plus comprehensive explanation for the family. Think strengths-based, not deficit-focused.

Slide 6 (and 7 if needed): Reference list

What to include:

• APA7 reference list in alphabetical order
• Minimum six scholarly sources (peer-reviewed journal articles, government reports, NACCHO/ACCHO publications, Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet resources)
• Include in-text citations (APA7) throughout slides 2–5
• Keep the video running for a few moments to show the reference slides clearly

Do not discuss referencing verbally—the reference list is visual only.

What is required for Task 2: Plan of Care?

Task 2 is a table in a Word document worth 24% of assessment marks (12 marks). It must sit in the same document as your Panopto video link.

What does the Plan of Care table need to show?

You identify up to six programs or services to support Arthur's family, prioritising Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS).

Table columns:

1. Specific individual(s) or family: Who is this service for? (e.g., Rosie, Arthur, whole family, children)
2. Health issue or need: What problem does this address? (e.g., prenatal care, stroke rehabilitation, kinship care support, Elder care, dental health)
3. Health service or ACCHO or AMS: Organisation name, full street address, and direct link to the specific program webpage (not the homepage)
4. Specific program or service: Name of the program (e.g., "Mums & Bubs Program," "Chronic Disease Management," "Family Wellbeing Service")
5. Brief rationale: Why is this service suitable for this individual/family and this health need?

How do I find culturally appropriate services in my region?

• Start with NACCHO (National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation) to find ACCHOs in your state
• Use the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet map of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services
• Search "[your region] Aboriginal health service" or "[your town] ACCHO"
• Check state health department directories for Aboriginal health programs
• Explore services you identified in NUR1204 Assessment 2

Key rules:

• Programs/services must be currently running (not historical)
• You may use the same ACCHO/AMS provider multiple times, but each program or service must be different
• Links must go directly to the program page, not the organisation's homepage
• No scholarly references required for the Plan of Care—you're listing real services

What makes a high-quality Plan of Care?

Outstanding Plans of Care (12–10.2 marks) identify six highly relevant health issues/needs that are priorities requiring early referral (within 30 days). Examples:

• Rosie: Antenatal care (pregnant), dental services (severe decay)
• Arthur: Stroke rehabilitation, disability support, employment/return-to-work programs
• Mary: Chronic disease management (emphysema), aged care services
• Niece (3 years): Early childhood health checks, kinship care support
• Tom (8 years): School health programs, cultural connection programs
• Whole family: Family wellbeing support, mental health services, housing assistance, cultural programs, financial counselling

Rationales should be clear and specific—not "This service helps with health" but "This program provides culturally safe antenatal care with Aboriginal midwives, ensuring Rosie receives care that respects her cultural needs and addresses the higher rates of maternal complications among Aboriginal women."

How will my video presentation be assessed?

The rubric assesses presentation quality separately (3 marks):

What are the video presentation standards?

• Visibility: You must be clearly visible throughout (not just at the start)
• Audio quality: Clear, audible verbal expression with no background noise obscuring your voice
• Verbal expression: Outstanding presentations have no errors; adequate presentations have 3–4 minor errors
• Discussion depth: Each main point must be clearly expressed verbally, expanding on the dot points on slides
• Working link: Must be provided in the Word document

What are the PowerPoint design standards?

• Creativity: Logical, engaging slides with appropriate use of images/art
• Dot points: Slides 2–5 must use dot points only, not full sentences or paragraphs
• Required content: All specified content for each slide included
• Expression: Clear written expression with minimal grammatical/spelling errors (outstanding = 0 errors; adequate = 3–4 errors)

What are the referencing requirements?

Referencing is worth 2 marks and uses APA7 format throughout.

• In-text citations: Every claim, statistic, or policy reference in your slides and verbal presentation needs an APA7 in-text citation on the relevant slide
• Reference list: Alphabetical order on Slide 6 (or Slide 6–7), separate from other content
• Scholarly sources: Minimum six. Suitable sources include peer-reviewed journals, government policy documents, AIHW reports, NACCHO/ACCHO publications, Closing the Gap reports, Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
• Format: APA7—check UniSQ Library referencing guides

Outstanding referencing (2 marks) has six or more scholarly sources with no errors in citation or reference list format.

How should I manage AI use in this assessment?

This is an Open assessment with guided AI use.

What you can do: Write all content yourself, then use AI tools (e.g., Grammarly, ChatGPT) after drafting for grammar, coherence, and flow suggestions.

What you cannot do: Use AI to generate content, research, arguments, or slide dot points. AI cannot write your script or create your analysis.

What you must do:

• Include an Originality and AI statement on Slide 1 explaining how (or if) you used AI
• Keep evidence of your process: export AI chat logs, save document versions with timestamps, create an audit map showing your workflow
• Ensure accuracy—you are responsible for any AI-generated content errors

Academic integrity: Failure to acknowledge AI use or providing misleading information about AI usage may result in academic penalties.

What are common mistakes to avoid?

• Choosing Acts/policies from the wrong jurisdiction: Slide 3 requires Acts from your state; Slide 4 requires Acts from the Northern Territory
• Describing policies instead of examining impacts: Don't just explain what an Act says—trace its direct link to health outcomes
• Vague SEWB discussion: Use the SEWB framework domains explicitly; don't treat SEWB as generic mental health
• Linking to organisation homepages: Every Plan of Care link must go to the specific program page
• Selecting non-priority services: Focus on urgent health needs requiring referral within 30 days, not general wellness programs
• Not being visible in the video: Picture-in-picture or side-by-side view throughout, not just introduction
• Exceeding time limits: Practice to stay within 7–9 minutes; going over or under may cost marks
• Using full sentences on slides: Slides 2–5 must use dot points; save detail for verbal discussion

What is the step-by-step workflow?

Week 1–2: Research and case selection

1. Read the case study carefully; choose Arthur, Rosie, or Mary based on your interest and available research
2. Research the health condition: pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, behavioural and environmental contributors
3. Identify historical Acts and contemporary policies for your state and the Northern Territory using Museum of Democracy, state archives, and policy databases
4. Research climate emergency impacts on your chosen health condition (e.g., heatwaves and stroke, changing ecosystems and nutrition)

Week 3: SEWB and cultural determinants research

5. Review the SEWB framework and apply it to your individual's health concern
6. Research cultural determinants and how they strengthen health (self-determination, connection to Country, cultural safety)
7. Explore social determinants relevant to the family: education, employment, housing, food security, racism

Week 4: Draft slides and script

8. Create dot-point content for Slides 2–5 using the PowerPoint template provided
9. Write a full script for what you will say for each slide (this won't appear on slides but guides your presentation)
10. Add design elements: background images, readable fonts (size 18+), your photo ID on Slide 1
11. Compile your reference list in APA7 and add in-text citations to slides

Week 5: Plan of Care development

12. Use NACCHO and HealthInfoNet to identify ACCHOs/AMS in your region
13. Find six specific, currently running programs addressing the family's priority health needs
14. Copy direct program URLs and verify they work
15. Write clear, specific rationales linking each service to the health need
16. Format the Plan of Care table neatly in Word

Week 6: Record and submit

17. Practice your presentation multiple times; aim for 7–9 minutes
18. Record using Panopto with "Capture PowerPoint" feature; ensure you're visible and audible throughout
19. Title your video: NUR1204 T3 2026_FirstName LastName_StudentID
20. Upload to the NUR1204_2026_T3: Assessment 3 Case Study Video Presentation submission folder
21. Copy the direct Panopto link
22. Paste the link at the top of your Word document, followed by your Plan of Care table
23. Upload the PowerPoint to the submission portal
24. Upload the Word document (link + Plan of Care) to the Assessment 3 submission portal on StudyDesk

Where can I find support and resources?

Punjab Assignment Help (punjabassignmenthelp.com) is an Australia-focused academic support service that assists nursing students with complex assessments like NUR1204. Whether you need help understanding policy impacts, structuring your video presentation, or identifying culturally appropriate services in your region, expert guidance is available at punjabassignmenthelp.com.

UniSQ resources:

• NUR1204 StudyDesk: PowerPoint template, example Plan of Care table, video guides
• Museum of Democracy: Links to historical Acts by state
• UniSQ Library: APA7 referencing guides, Panopto recording tutorials
• UniSQ Study Support: Assignment writing, academic integrity modules

External resources:

• NACCHO (naccho.org.au): Find ACCHOs Australia-wide
• Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: Evidence base and service map
• Queensland State Archives: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander missions and reserves documentation
• AIHW: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health data and reports

Frequently asked questions

What are the two tasks in NUR1204 Assessment 3?

Assessment 3 comprises two tasks: a 7–9 minute video presentation with six PowerPoint slides examining governmental policy impacts on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, and a Plan of Care table identifying up to six culturally appropriate support services for the case-study family in your region.

Which family member should I choose for my NUR1204 video presentation?

You choose one of three individuals: Arthur (45, cerebrovascular accident), Rosie (40, severe dental decay), or Mary (62, emphysema). Your choice determines which health concern you examine in relation to historical Acts, contemporary policies, climate emergency, and social/emotional wellbeing impacts.

How do I structure the six PowerPoint slides for NUR1204 Assessment 3?

Slide 1: Introduction, ID, region, AI statement. Slide 2: Health concern description, signs/symptoms, contributors, SEWB impacts. Slide 3: Historical Acts/policies and climate emergency links to the health concern. Slide 4: Acts/policies impact on social determinants and intergenerational trauma. Slide 5: Cultural determinants improving SEWB. Slide 6–7: APA7 reference list.

What is required in the Plan of Care table for NUR1204?

The Plan of Care table must identify up to six currently running programs or services from ACCHOs, Aboriginal Medical Services, or culturally appropriate health providers in your region. Include individual/family member, health issue, service address and direct program link, specific program name, and a brief rationale for suitability.

Can I use AI tools for NUR1204 Assessment 3?

This is an 'Open' assessment with guided AI use. You must write all content yourself; AI may only be used after drafting for grammar, coherence, and flow suggestions. All AI use must be acknowledged in your Slide 1 statement, and you must keep evidence of your process (AI chat exports, document save logs).

Do I need different Acts/policies for Slide 3 and Slide 4?

Yes. Slide 3 examines Acts/policies from your state (e.g., Queensland, NSW) and their impact on your selected individual's health concern. Slide 4 examines Acts/policies from the Northern Territory (Arthur's Walpiri ancestors' Country) and their impact on the whole family's current situation, including social determinants and intergenerational trauma.

How many services should I include in the Plan of Care?

The brief specifies a maximum of six services. Outstanding Plans include six highly relevant, priority services. You may include fewer, but plans with only three or fewer services will receive limited marks (5.9 or below out of 12). Aim for six different programs addressing diverse family needs.

What happens if my Panopto link doesn't work?

If a working link is not provided, only the written content on your uploaded PowerPoint slides will be marked—meaning you'll lose all marks for verbal discussion, visibility, audio quality, and presentation skills (potentially 30+ marks). Test your link before submission to ensure it opens correctly and plays the full video.