NR361 All Assignments

Week 2 Patient Guide

Patient Education Technology

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 his or her 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 Outcome.

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 at the end of Week 2. Submit your completed assignment by Sunday; 11:59 p.m. MT. You may consult the Policies, under the Instruction & Resources Module, for details regarding late assignments. Late assignments will result in loss of points. Post questions about this assignment in the Q & A discussion.

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 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, identify a person 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 who 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 life style 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 manager 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 its:

Name

Purpose

Intended audience

Mobile device(s) upon which it will operate

Where to download or obtain it. Include a working link if it is to be downloaded from a website.

And any other information you believe would be pertinent to this situation.

Sources that are used are cited.

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 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.

Spell 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://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx (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 SSP CCSSS may be found in your student portal.

Week 4: Information Systems Paper

Information Systems in Healthcare Paper

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to select a topic related to information systems in healthcare from the list provided, research and analyze the topic, and describe how you will apply your newfound knowledge to your nursing practice.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet one or more of the following Course Outcomes depending upon the topic selected:

CO#1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO#1)

CO#2: Analyze data from all relevant sources, including technology, to inform the delivery of care. (PO#2)

CO#3: Define standardized terminology that reflects nursing’s unique contribution to patient outcomes. (PO#3)

CO#4: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers. (PO#4)

CO#5: Identify patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice. (PO#5)

CO#6: Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client’s right to privacy. (PO#6)

CO#7: Examine the use of information systems to document interventions related to achieving nurse sensitive outcomes. (PO#7)

CO#8: Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO#8)

Due Date

Your completed paper is due at the end of Week 4. Submit by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Post your questions to the Q & A Forum. Contact your instructor if you need additional assistance. See the Course Policies regarding late assignments and academic integrity. Failure to submit your paper on time will result in a deduction of points.

Rubric

Click to download the NR361 Information Systems Paper Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Topics

Select ONE of these topics for the focus of your paper:

Standard terminologies (CO3, CO8)

Decision-making support tools (CO4, CO8)

Patient education technology (CO5, CO8)

Data integrity, legal and ethical implications (CO7, CO8)

Directions

You are to research, analyze, and write an APA-formatted scholarly paper about the topic that you have selected.

Write an introduction that defines and describes the topic. Address what purpose the topic serves and how it impacts the delivery of healthcare in general, and nursing care in particular. Keep in mind that APA guidelines state you are not to use the heading of “Introduction,” but you should include it at the beginning of your paper.

Search for scholarly sources and relevant websites. Include a minimum of two scholarly sources. The course textbook does not qualify as a scholarly source. Cite all sources in the body of the paper and include them in the References list following proper APA formatting.

Provide one example of this topic. Describe the main features or aspects of the example with support from your sources.

Describe an experience where the topic impacted you personally, either when you were receiving health care, or when you were providing nursing care. Relate one positive aspect or one negative aspect of this experience and how it could have been improved.

Write a conclusion that summarizes the topic, purpose and how your newfound insight will influence your nursing care.

Use Microsoft Word to develop your paper. Use APA formatting. Refer to the Publication manual of the APA, 6th edition. Review the various APA documents included in this course and the Chamberlain Care Student Success Strategies (CCSSS) that can help you with your writing. Take advantage of the tutoring services that are available to Chamberlain students for free.

The length of the paper should be a maximum of 4-5 pages, excluding the title page and the reference page. There should only be one small quote maximum in the paper. Citations should primarily include summary and restatement.

Week 6: Interview with a Nurse Information Expert

Interview with a Nursing Information Expert

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to:

communicate your understanding of the importance of quality information in everyday nursing practice;

discuss the roles and responsibilities of a Nursing Information Expert; and

articulate how the professional nurse uses information/data in every day practice to improve outcomes.

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#4: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers.

CO#8: Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO#8)

Points

This assignment is worth a total of 225 points.

Due Date

This assignment, Interview with a Nursing Information Expert, is due at the end of Week 6. Submit your completed Interview, using the Interview Form, by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT. Post questions to the Q & A Forum. Contact your instructor if you need additional assistance. See the Policies regarding late assignments. Failure to submit your paper on time will result in a deduction of points.

Directions

Download the NR361 Interview Form (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., which will be used to complete this assignment.

Select your interviewee and schedule an interview. This individual must be a Registered Nurse. Job titles of RNs who may be considered include, but are not limited to, Nursing Clinical Information Manager; Super User, Director/Manger Clinical Education; Chief Information Officer; Quality Assurance or Performance Improvement Nurse; Nurse Informaticist; Telenursing Specialist; Nurse Abstractor; Case Manager; Compliance Nurse. If you have any concerns about whether the RN is suitable for this assignment, contact your instructor BEFORE you schedule the interview.

Review all questions (areas of inquiry) on the Interview Form PRIOR to conducting the interview. You may print the form and take it with you to the interview.

Note there are five required questions to ask the RN.

Note there are four optional questions. You need to select only one of these to ask the RN.

Note there are two follow-up questions that must be answered by you.

Prior to conducting your interview, review two scholarly resources. These resources should guide your understanding of the RN’s role and responsibilities or make you more knowledgeable about GIGO, Interprofessional Communication, or other key concepts in the questions that you may not fully understand. For example, if your interviewee is a telenurse, you would want to review information on this specialty. If you do not know what GIGO means, look it up.

Conduct your interview. The length of your interview will vary but should not exceed one hour.

Submit the completed interview form prior to the deadline outlined above.