Nursing patient education

Finding Patient Education
This activity is designed to illustrate how much information consumers have access to and provoke thought by walking you through a simulated but realistic scenario.
1. Navigate to WebMD.
2. Select a common ailment to research.
3. Determine a possible diagnosis for the ailment.
4. Look up potential treatment options.
5. Create a list of expectations for treatment.
6. Find holistic remedies for the ailment.
7. Search the Internet for the PatientsLikeMe website to compare the treatment options you found with those that others are receiving.
8. Navigate to The Joint Commission Quality Check website to find the best facility in your area.

As you complete the steps in the activity, think of ways you can educate patients on finding proper resources for self-care.

HSN/376: Health Information Technology For Nursing
Wk 4 – Guiding Patient Education [due Friday]
Wk 4 – Guiding Patient Education [due Friday]
Assignment Content
1.
Patient education sessions need to evolve with the health care industry. This assignment challenges you to rethink patient education by looking at adult education principles as you guide patients to reputable sources for further review.

Create a patient education tool for the ailment you researched in this week’s learning activity. The tool should promote patient competency and e-health literacy. Consider:
o How patients can/will use the tool
o Patient experience managing this ailment
o Community resources such as public libraries, parks and recreation community centers, and neighborhood service centers for free computer and internet access
o Patient ability to perform basic computer functions
o Graphs, charts, labels, or other visual information the consumer is likely to see
o Direction for how to search and apply relevant online information

Format your assignment as one of the following:
o online module
o trifold brochure
o another format approved by your instructor

Include a minimum of three scholarly sources, anddevelop an APA-formatted reference page.

Explain your rationale for choosing the format on a new page in your reference page document.

Submit your assignment.