Evaluate scholarly nursing literature that supports evidence-based nursing practice.
Question Description
Prepare two educational handouts (two pages each), one for community members and patients and one for health care providers, that provide information about common bacteria or viruses and how to reduce the risk of infection. Both handouts can be written about food borne illness or influenza.
- Competency 1: Evaluate scholarly nursing literature that supports evidence-based nursing practice.
- Identify timely evidence-based data needed to explain a potential health threat.
- Apply evidence-based research to a health care initiative.
- Competency 2: Explain ways to promote safe, quality, evidence-based care to populations and communities in health care environments.
- Apply evidence-based research to a health care initiative.
- Explain the factors that can adversely affect the health of individuals.
- Describe evidence-based preventative measures to increase safety.
- Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is consistent with expectations of nursing professionals.
- Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
- Correctly format citations and references using APA style.
- What nursing organizations are responsible for ensuring safe, quality care?
- Why is it important to identify causative agents and modes of transmission?
- What identified key nursing interventions protect the public against food-borne bacteria and viruses?
- One handout is for participants (community members, patients) that raises awareness about the transmission of common bacteria or viruses and how to prevent the spread of these common infections. Consider health literacy levels when preparing the handout for non-medical populations.
- The second handout is directed at allied health care providers. This material should provide a higher level of information and detail about the subject.
- Provide information about the illness and transmission.
- Provide recent statistics of cases in the community, with sources noted.
- Describe the scope of illness (symptoms, severity, adverse outcomes).
- Describe both treatment and prevention options, with an emphasis on prevention.
- Relay any new research or treatment modalities.
- Include information your readers will want to refer to in the future. This includes Web sites or tips for finding additional information or additional resources.
- Break up content into short paragraphs.
- Use bullet points and lists whenever possible.
- Use sub-headings to isolate different topics within the documents.
- Remember, say no more than what is necessary; the urge to say too much can ruin a good handout.
- Contain 500 words (2 pages).
- Must be readable, concise, with a logical ordering of ideas.
- Include a minimum of three references. (These must be recent, from within the past five years.) The same resources can be used for both handouts.
- Provide adequate documentation of ideas and appropriate APA citation of relevant literature.
- Assignment submission should include one complete document, prepared as follows:
- Title page for the participant handout.
- Participant handout.
- Reference page in alphabetical order for the participant handout.
- Title page for the allied health care provider handout.
- Allied health care provider handout.
- Reference page in alphabetical order for the provider handout.
- Be double spaced in Times New Roman font, 12 point.