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Ordinary assessment period — 100% continuous assessment

Assessment for this course is based entirely on continuous assessment: there is NO final exam. The final grade is distributed as follows:

40%	Written assignment: Nursing Care Plan (NCP)
50%	Oral defence before the assessment panel
10%	Attendance and participation

  40% · Written assignment — Nursing Care Plan (NCP)

Each group (4–5 students) will be assigned a clinical case related to risk behaviours and must prepare a written Nursing Care Plan (NCP) based on that case, meeting the following requirements:

● Assessment: analyse Virginia Henderson’s 14 basic needs and identify which needs are altered in the case, briefly justifying each one.

● Nursing diagnoses (NANDA-I): identify the diagnoses according to the NANDA taxonomy, taking into account the 7 axes (diagnostic concept, subject of the diagnosis, judgement, location, age, time, and status of the diagnosis). A minimum of 2 diagnoses (actual or risk diagnoses) must be included for each axis addressed; at least one should be a health-promotion diagnosis whenever the case allows.

● Mandatory PES format: diagnostic label (updated NANDA-I) — related/risk factors (r/t) — defining characteristics / as evidenced by (AEB), where applicable.

● Prioritisation: rank the diagnoses according to priority and briefly justify the criterion used (e.g., Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, life-threatening risk, functional impact).

● Assessment scales: include at least one validated assessment scale relevant to the case (e.g., CAGE, Fagerström Test, AUDIT-C, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, among others depending on the assigned risk behaviour).

● Intervention: for each diagnosis, propose an intervention aimed at improving the identified problem.

● Bibliographic justification: provide scientific evidence supporting at least 5 of the proposed interventions using scientific articles and Vancouver citation style.

● Format: recommended length of approximately 4 pages (excluding the table of contents), Arial 11 pt font, 1.5 line spacing, 2.5 cm margins, and submission in PDF format (one submission per group). The document must include a cover page (course title, group name, group members, academic year and date), numbered table of contents, development of the NCP according to the sections indicated above, final bibliography, and appendices (assessment scales, additional tables).

50% · Oral defence

The oral defence will consist of a 15-minute presentation followed by 10 minutes of questions from the assessment panel (Carolina López and Núria Busquets).

All group members must actively participate in the presentation. The panel may address questions to any member of the group, regardless of which part of the presentation they delivered.

Students are not permitted to read directly from the slides or their notes. The ability to explain the content in their own words will be assessed. If a group member is unable to answer a question, they may pass the question to another group member once. Honesty and clinical reasoning will be valued more highly than memorisation.

The oral defence will be assessed using a five-criterion rubric, worth a total of 10 points and accounting for 50% of the final grade:

1. Knowledge and command of the NCP content	Up to 3 points
2. Clinical reasoning and argumentation	Up to 2,5 points
3. Use of scientific evidence	Up to 2 points
4. Oral communication and clarity of presentation	Up to 1,5 points
5. Quality of the visual presentation	Up to 1 point

Penalties (deducted from the oral defence grade):

● Systematically reading verbatim from slides or notes during the presentation — individual penalty (-0.25 points).

● Exceeding the maximum presentation time by more than 2 minutes or presenting for fewer than 12 minutes without justified cause — group penalty (-0.5 points).

● A group member who does not participate in the presentation or is unable to answer any question from the assessment panel about the assignment — individual penalty (-0.5 points).

● Presenting interventions or diagnoses that were not included in the submitted written assignment without justification — group penalty (-0.25 points).

● Repeatedly failing to respect the question period or interrupting the assessment panel — individual penalty (-0.5 points).

10% · Attendance and participation

Attendance will be recorded. Each day attendance is taken, students who are present will receive +0.05 points, up to the maximum corresponding to 10% of the final grade.

Conditions include punctuality, attendance for the entire class, and maintaining a proactive attitude. Short classroom activities will also contribute to this component of the grade.

Second assessment period (resit)

The attendance and participation grade (10%) will be retained. Groups that do not pass the written assignment and/or the oral defence must resit the corresponding component(s):

● Written assignment: the deadline for submission of the resit assignment is 13 November.

Procedure for awarding Honours (MH)

● Honours may be awarded to students who achieve an Excellent grade (9.0 or above).

● The decision to award Honours rests solely with the teaching staff, who are not required to grant it even if a student has obtained a grade above 9.0.

● If the teaching staff decide to award Honours, the decision will not be based solely on the highest numerical grade; other factors will also be taken into consideration. The Honours distinction does not necessarily have to correspond to the highest numerical score.

Procedure for assigning a “Not Assessed” grade (NP)

● For a Not Assessed (NP) grade to be recorded in the student’s academic record, the student must NOT have participated in any of the assessment activities throughout the course.

● If a student has participated in at least one assessment activity, the corresponding percentages stated in this course guide will apply, with a grade of 0 assigned to any assessment activities that the student did not complete.

Procedure in cases of plagiarism or academic misconduct

Any assignment or assessment activity — including written assignments and oral defences — in which plagiarism, falsification, or academic misconduct is detected will result in failure of the activity and may lead to academic sanctions ranging from the loss of enrolment rights for this course to the initiation of formal disciplinary proceedings.

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