Assignment task:
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to utilize information acquired through the course to provide appropriate discharge education to clients regarding pregnancy, preconception, antenatal, perinatal, intrapartum, or postpartum health. The student(s) should consider the target audience health literacy, cultural needs, and developmental stage when building the presentation. The student(s) will practice identifying and initiating appropriate resources that can contribute to maintaining health after discharge. This presentation is to be scholarly in nature, with sources that are reputable, published within the last five years, and peer reviewed.
Course outcomes: This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
- Demonstrate understanding of developmental, cognitive, psychosocial, cultural, and physiological life processes of the woman as she progresses from the onset of menses through the childbearing period and concluding with menopause.
- Initiate use of appropriate resources based on healthcare issues mutually identified with clients and their family units.
- Employ communication and therapeutic relationship skills with childbearing clients and their families during the perinatal period in acute care and outpatient settings.
- Demonstrate effective clinical decision-making concerning the nursing care of perinatal clients and their families based on critical thinking skills; legal, ethical, and professional standards and principles; and nursing research findings.
- Develop a plan to meet personal, professional, and educational goals, including an investigation of health care organizations relevant to these clients.
- Provide nursing care using multiple nursing roles as appropriate to perinatal clients and their families, recognizing the holistic approach in facilitating healing.
Preparing the assignment:
- Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.
- Students can do this project either individually or in groups. Consult with your course instructor about the size of the groups or the number of individual projects that can be accommodated.
- As part of this project, you will select a teaching topic of your choice related to the course topics (i.e., women's health, newborn, maternity).Consult with faculty for approval of your selected topic.
- Complete an outline and submit to drop box.
- Construct your project using a software tool or application you are familiar with (i.e., Google Docs, MicrosoftWord2010orlater, PowerPoint, Prezi, or a video platform).
These guidelines apply to each individual student and should be adjusted per size of the group. (For example, an individual would do five slides, and if there are three members in the group, the group should create a 15-slidepresentation.Similarly, a three-member group would do a 4.5-6-minute video rather than a 2-minute video.)
- Power Point or Prezi:
- Five slides maximum, excluding title and reference slides
- Follow 7-point rule for PowerPoint
- Brochure
- Front and back, trifold
- 12-point font
- Video (i.e., commercial, public service announcement)
- Content1.5-2 minutes in length
- Reference list must be provided to instructor by the due date
- Trifold Poster Presentation
- Reference list attached to back of poster board
The project will be graded on quality of the teaching project, accuracy of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, creativity, and overall organization.
Follow the directions and grading criteria closely; your project will be graded on the criteria found in the rubric. Any questions about your project should be directed to your faculty.
The individual or group will synthesize the research information and develop a teaching project of their choice, which should include the following.
1. Topic:
- Identification of selected topic presented to and approved by faculty, as advised (so other class members can select a different topic and avoid repetition).
2. PeerReview:
- Complete the peer feedback form after presenting the RUA Discharge Teaching project in this course.
- Be constructive and reasonable with your peer feedback. You are to use the feedback table provided below when completing this form. Do not base your evaluations on friendships or personality conflicts.
- Point deductions on the rubric should include a rationale for the deduction.
- Submit the completed form to Canvas submission area after the presentation.
3. Outline:
- Complete outline with details under each section. Include references. Outline must be submitted to drop box.
4. Introduction to Topic and Reference One Statistic-
- Describe the selected topic in the project and provide at least one statistic supporting the importance of the topic. This statistic must be from an original source.
5. Identification of Risk Factors and/or Benefits -
- Compile 4-5 risk factors and/or benefits related to the selected topic.
6. Referral to Professional and Community-Based Resources-
Provide one referral to each of the following:
o A professional organization
o A community-based resource
o Include contact information for these resources(i.e., phone number, e-mail, website, or link)
o Include a statement describing the role, resources, and/or services of the organizations or resources and their potential impact on the selected topic
7. Health Promotion Recommendations-
- Report three evidence-based health promotion recommendations. Provide rationale from scholarly sources to support your recommendations.
8. Audio/Visual Creativity-
- Project is eye-catching, but graphics do not distract from the purpose of providing information.
- The font style and size are appropriate for the target audience.
- Information is logical, cohesive, and audience appropriate; appropriate use of terminology is shown.
- Audio must be clear and discernible.
9. Clarity of Writing -
- Use of standard English grammar and sentence structure. No spelling errors or typographical errors. Organized around the required components using appropriate content.
10. APA format, grammar, andpunctuation
- All information taken from another source, even if summarized, must be appropriately cited in the manuscript, and listed on the Reference page using APA formatting. Citations must be in-text and on the Reference page.
11. Final Presentation-
- Speaker maintains good eye contact with the audience, uses a clear, and audible voice.
- Delivery is poised, controlled, and smooth.
- Good language skills and pronunciation are used.
- Length of presentation is within the assigned time limits.
- Information is well communicated