NR361 Week 2 Assignment
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate the skills of the professional nurse as an educator You are to prepare a guide that will serve as a handout to assist a specific patient that you identify Your guide or handout should help this patient find and evaluate a reliable mobile health, or mHealth application (app) that is already developed This may be related to the patient’s disease process or diagnosis, or may be an app that can help a patient maintain or improve good health, and prevent illness
You will develop the guide using Microsoft PowerPoint PowerPoint is a versatile application that lets you design slideshows and handouts For this assignment, you will be using PowerPoint to create a guide or handout that you may print and give to patients and families You will be submitting this PowerPoint file for grading
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes
CO 1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population (PO 1)
CO 5: Identify patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice (PO 5)
Points
This assignment is worth a total of 175 points
Due Date
The Patient Education Technology Guide to a Mobile Health Application PowerPoint assignment is due in Week 2 Submit your completed assignment You may consult the Policies section in the Introduction & Resources module for details regarding late assignments Late assignments will result in loss of points Post questions about this assignment in the Course Q & A Forum
Directions
Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create slides, which will be the basis of the guide or handout You are required to cite your source(s) as it relates to your application slide Other citations are permitted, but this is not a requirement for the assignment
Title slide (first slide): Include a title slide with your name and the title of the presentation
Scenario Slide (one slide): This slide should include a brief scenario, then identify a patient who is experiencing a specific disease process or diagnosis who would benefit from an already developed and reliable mHealth app Or it could identify a person who is currently healthy and would like to maintain or improve health and prevent illness Be sure to include the nurse’s assessment of the patient’s learning needs and readiness to learn Be specific
Example:
Scenario for Ms Ellis
Jane Doe (your name here)
Jennifer Ellis, a 62-year-old African American woman, has been recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) She has been prescribed several medications she must take every day
The nephrologist has stressed the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle to slow or stop the progression of CKD
She is interested in ways in which she can better track her health and make healthier choices
She is a high school graduate and iPhone user, mostly to send text messages to family and friends
She is eager to learn how to use an app that can help her manage her CKD
Prepare the following slides as if you are presenting them to the patient
mHealth application slide (one to three slides): Identify a developed and reliable mHealth app that could benefit the patient Describe the app, including the following
Name
Purpose
Intended audience
Mobile device(s) upon which it will operate
Where to or obtain it (include a working link if it is to be ed from a website)
Any other information you believe would be pertinent to this situation
Be sure to cite all sources you use
Teaching slides (one to three slides): Prepare slides that contain important points about the app that you want to teach to the patient, such as how to use the app safely and effectively (including how to interpret and act on the information that is provided)
Evaluation slide (one to three slides): Describe how you would determine the success of the patient’s use of this app For example, include ways to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching plan that are a good fit for the type of app or focus on specific ways that this app benefits the patient’s health and wellness
References (last slide): List any references for sources that were used or cited in the presentation
Writing and design: There should be no spelling or grammatical errors Writing is concise and clear Avoid words that the patient may not understand Slides are visually appealing, incorporating graphics, photographs, colors, and themes
Review the section on Academic Integrity Policy found in the RNBSN Policies All work must be original (in your own words) unless properly cited
Best Practices in Preparing PowerPoint Slideshows
Be creative but realistic
Incorporate graphics, color, themes, or photographs to increase interest
Make it easy to read with short bullet points and large font
Review directions thoroughly
Cite all sources within the slides with (author, year), as well as on the reference slide
Proofread prior to final submission
Check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission
Abide by the Chamberlain academic integrity policy
Tutorial: For those not familiar with the development of a PowerPoint slideshow, the following link to the Microsoft website may be helpful http://officemicrosoftcom/en-us/support/training-FX101782702aspx (Links to an external site)Links to an external site The Chamberlain Student Success Strategies (CCSSS) offers a module on Computer Literacy that contains a section on PowerPoint The link to SSPRNBSN may be found in your student portal