Pre Assessment INSTRUCTIONS
For your Module 2 Pre-Assessment, respond to the following prompts. These prompts match those in your Final Assessment.
Prompts:
Module 2, Part 2: Healthcare Apps in Nursing Practice
Find two healthcare apps that can be used in nursing practice to help improve patient healthcare outcomes (i.e., diabetes, weight loss, self-care, mental health, pregnancy). You may go to Playstore (Android) or Appstore (iPhone) to find and download the apps.
1. Describe the app. How can it be used by nurses and patients? Explain the relevance of the apps to patient care.
2. Evaluate the function and usability of each app.
3. Evaluate the healthcare applications in terms of usability, cost, and user satisfaction.
4. Identify any barriers to the use of these technologies to advance eHealth literacy and improve patient outcomes.
5. Explain the social, ethical, and legal considerations of the use of each application, including HIPAA.
6. Are any of the apps connected to social media? What are the implications?
7. Consider underrepresented populations. How might these apps potentially improve health equity?
8. Provide a recommendation for use for patients. How can it be used to improve health outcomes?
9. How might it be used to overcome any barriers to the use of informatics to improve patient health literacy and health outcomes?
Once you submit your responses, assess yourself using the rubric provided. Use your Pre-Assessment submission and any feedback you may garner to improve and refine your responses. | |
Rubric Criteria | Exceeds Expectations | Meets Expectations | Does Not Meet Expectations |
Describe the apps. How can they be used by nurses and patients? Explain the relevance of the apps to patient care. Learning Objective 2.1: Explain the usefulness of healthcare apps in patient care | Response provides a fully developed description of the app, including how it can be used by nurses and patients (including relevance to patient care). | Response provides an adequately developed description of the app, including how it can be used by nurses and patients (including relevance to patient care). | Response does not provide an adequate description of the app, including how it can be used by nurses and patients (including relevance to patient care). |
Information: 5 additional facts regarding the data. Learning Objective 2.2: Apply the Information component of the DIKW model to an issue in nursing practice | Response provides 5 fully relevant additional facts regarding the data. | Response provides 5 adequately relevant additional facts regarding the data. | Response provides 4 or less relevant additional facts regarding the data; “facts” provided are unclear, incomplete, or inaccurate. |
Evaluate the function and usability of the apps: Evaluate the healthcare apps in terms of usability, cost, and user satisfaction. Learning Objective 2.2: Evaluate | Response provides a fully developed evaluation of healthcare applications in terms of usability, cost, and user satisfaction. | Response provides an adequately developed evaluation of healthcare applications in terms of usability, cost, and user satisfaction. | Response does not provide an adequate evaluation of healthcare applications in terms of usability, cost, and user satisfaction. |
Describe any barriers to the use of these technologies to advance health literacy and improve patient outcomes. Learning Objective 2.3: Describe barriers to the use of informatics as a means to advance health literacy and improve patient outcomes | Response provides a fully developed description of barriers to the use of these technologies to advance health literacy and improve patient outcomes. | Response provides an adequately developed description of barriers to the use of these technologies to advance health literacy and improve patient outcomes. | Response does not provide an adequate description of barriers to the use of these technologies to advance health literacy and improve patient outcomes. |
Explain the social, ethical, and legal considerations of the use of the apps, including HIPAA: Are the apps connected to social media? What are the implications? Learning Objective 2.4: Explain the social, ethical, and legal considerations of using healthcare apps | Response provides a fully developed explanation of the social, ethical, and legal considerations of the use of each application, including HIPAA, including a discussion of connection to social media and relevant implications. | Response provides an adequately developed explanation of the social, ethical, and legal considerations of the use of each application, including HIPAA, including a discussion of connection to social media and relevant implications. | Response does not provide an adequate explanation of the social, ethical, and legal considerations of the use of each application, including HIPAA; response does not include discussion of connection to social media and relevant implications. |
Consider underrepresented populations: How might these apps potentially improve health equity? Learning Objective 2.5: Evaluate information and communication technology tools used in the care of patients, communities, and underrepresented populations | Response provides a fully developed explanation of how the apps can potentially improve health equity. | Response provides an adequately developed explanation of how the apps can potentially improve health equity. | Response does not provide an adequate explanation of how the apps can potentially improve health equity. |
Provide a recommendation for use for patients: How can the apps be used to improve health outcomes and/or overcome any barriers to the use of informatics to improve patient health literacy and health outcomes? Learning Objective 2.6: Analyze the use of information and communication technology tools to improve health literacy and health outcomes | Response provides a fully developed recommendation for use for patients to improve health outcomes and/or overcome any barriers to the use of informatics to improve patient health literacy and health outcomes. | Response provides an adequately developed recommendation for use for patients to improve health outcomes and/or overcome any barriers to the use of informatics to improve patient health literacy and health outcomes. | Response does not provide an adequate recommendation for use for patients to improve health outcomes and/or overcome any barriers to the use of informatics to improve patient health literacy and health outcomes. |
