prepare a patient educational material on the assigned material: Heart Failure Pathophysiology
Heart Failure Pathophysiology
Nur 4641 Adult Health II
Clinical Assignment 2
Outcomes:
The students will:
- Will prepare a patient educational material on the assigned material. (I was assigned to Heart Failure – pathophysiology)
- Present the selected material at the appropriate grade level (4-6th grade reading level) per Microsoft Word.
- Share the material with peers in an accurate, clear, and concise manner.
- Provide constructive feedback to the student presenting the material.
Guidelines:
- The students will be assigned a topic by the clinical faculty. (I was assigned to Heart Failure – pathophysiology)
- The topic should be presented the educational material in a written form (1-2pages) that can be discussed with a patient in 10-15 minutes.
- Material should be written in a 4th to 6th grade reading level per Microsoft Word. (Hint: to check reading level on Microsoft word go to file-options-proofing-readability).
- Content should contain the pertinent information for basic understanding by the “patient”.
- A post conference time may be used to review the materials with peers. Peer feedback will be encouraged.
Topic Assignment:
Heart Failure
-pathophysiology
DO NOT WRITE ABOUT THESE TOPICS because different people in my group have them:
- -life style changes
- -monitoring weight, BP, pulse
- -medication to manage HR (beta-blocker, furosemide, potassium, dobutamine, milrinone, ACE inhibitor, angiotensin receptor blockers, digoxin, hydralazine, nitrates). Material will include at least 3 drug classes.
Assessment and Grading:
This is worth 100 pts and 5% of your grade. Please see the course calendar for due dates. There will be no extensions on the dates.
Resource Requirements
You must have 2 references. Only one reference can be a required program textbook (Potter and Perry, Brunner and Suddarth, etc.) Other references must be credible clinician-oriented references, or patient-oriented references (UpToDate, professional nursing organization, professional medical organization, governmental site, etc.) Be sure to use only the clinical-oriented references on credible sites.
Note: This assignment will be submitted through Turn it In.
Grading Rubric
Criterion | Points Earned | Mastery=4 | Proficiency=3 | Developing=2 | Beginning=0 |
Content of the teaching material | /4 | Complete and accurate; all major and minor points included | Mostly complete and accurate; one or two minor points not included | Somewhat complete and accurate; one major point and/or many minor points not included | Wholly inaccurate or not included |
Written material | /4 | Well organized; readable at 4th to 6th grade level; visually appealing | Mostly organized; readable at over 6th to 8th grade level ; visually clear | Somewhat organized; readable at over 8th to 10th grade level; visually boring | poorly organized; readable over 10th grade level; visually painful |
References | /4 | 1 credible references and text book used | 1 references and text book used | text book used | No references |
APA, grammar, usage, punctuation | /4 | 0 to 2 unique APA errors Uses correct grammar and punctuation Appropriate language that enhances reader understanding | 3 to 4 unique APA errors Mostly uses correct grammar and punctuation Some inappropriate language that obscures minor points | 5 to 6 unique APA errors Usually uses correct grammar and punctuation Some inappropriate language that obscures important points | 7 or more unique APA errors Many instances of incorrect grammar and punctuation
Language unnecessarily convoluted and consistently obscures meaning |
Total: points earned / 4 = X.XX = conversion to 100 points as indicated below = XX% |
Answer preview…………………….
apa 675 words