Critical Synopsis of Media Item

Instructions:

· Review assessment guidelines and marking criteria

· Format 12pt font, double spaced text for essay

· A link or copy of your popular media source must be submitted with the assessment or emailed directly to the tutor.

· The task is to be supported with literature published within 5 years

1. Title

2. Introduction (100 – 120 words)

3. Summary of media item - Review the content of the popular media item stating relevance to aged care and identify the author’s argument.

(100 – 200 words)

4. A review of the aged care literature - Critically examine the strengths of their claims against the current aged care literature. Selected studies in this section are to be included in the literature table

(400 – 500 words)

5. Knowledge gaps identified from literature reviewed - What remains unanswered after a review of the literature, what still needs to be done, where to now?

(100 – 200 words)

6. Implications for the older person - How this knowledge impacts on the care of older people and possible solutions for future care

(200 – 300 words)

7. Importance to new graduate nurses - Reflect on why this information is important and how this knowledge can influence your future nursing practice as a soon to be New Graduate Nurse.

(100 – 200 words)

8. Conclusion (100 – 120 words)

9. References – UTS Harvard format. Should demonstrated wide reading. The reference list is not included in the word limit for this assessment

*Please remove all red text from this template before submission

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