Patient Education Technology Guide to a Mobile Health Application PowerPoint:
Guidelines and Grading Rubric
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate the skills of the professional nurse as aneducator. You are to prepare a guide that will serve as ahandoutto assist a
specific patient that you identify. Your guide or handout should help this patientfind and evaluatea reliablemobile health, or mHealth application (app)that is already
developed. This may berelated to his or herdisease process or diagnosis, or may be an app that can help a patient maintain or improve good health, and prevent illness.
Youwilldeveloptheguideusing Microsoft PowerPoint. PowerPoint is a versatile application that lets you design slideshows and handouts. For this assignment, you will be
using PowerPoint to create a guide or handoutthat you may print and give to patientsand families.
COURSE OUTCOMES
This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcome.
CO#1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO#1)
CO#5: Identify patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice. (PO#5)
POINTS
This assignment is worth a total of 175 points.
DIRECTIONS
Use Microsoft PowerPoint to createslides, which will be the basis of the guide or handout. You are requiredto cite your source(s) as it relates to your
applicationslide. Other citations are permitted, but this is not a requirement for the assignment.
• Title slide (first slide): Include a title slide with your name and title of the presentation.
• Scenario Slide (one slide): This slide should include a brief scenario, then identify a patient who is experiencing a specific disease process or diagnosis who
would benefit from an already developed and reliablemHealth app.Or, identify a person is currently healthy and would like to maintain or improve health and prevent
illness. Be sure to include the nurse’s assessment ofthe patient’s learning needs and readiness to learn. Be specific.
Example:
Scenario for Ms. Ellis
Jane Doe (your name here)
• Jennifer Ellis, a 62-year-old African American who has been recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD). She has been prescribed several medications
she must take every day.
• The nephrologist has stressed the importance of leading a healthy life style to slow or stop the progression of CKD.
• She is interested in ways in which she can better track her health and make healthier choices.
• She is a high school graduate and iPhone user, mostly to send text messages to family and friends.
• She is eager to learn how to use an app that can help her manager her CKD.
Prepare the following slides as if you are presenting them to the patient.
• mHealth Application Slide (one to three slides):Identify a developed and reliablemHealthapp that could benefit the patient. Describe the app including its:
• Name
• Purpose
• Intended audience
• Mobile device(s) upon which it will operate
• Where to download or obtain it. Include a working link if it is to be downloaded from a website.
• And any other information you believe would be pertinent to this situation.
• Sources that are used are cited.

• Teaching Slides (one to three slides): Prepare slides that contain important points about the app that you want to teach to the patient such as: how to use the
app safely and effectively including how to interpret and act on the information that is provided.

• EvaluationSlide (one to three slides):Describe how you would determine the success of the patient’s use of this app. For example, include ways to evaluate the
effectiveness of the teaching plan that are a good fit for the type of app or focus on specific ways that this app benefits the patient’s health and wellness.

• References (last slide): List any references for sources that were used or cited in the presentation.
Writing and Design: There should be no spelling or grammatical errors. Writing is concise and clear. Avoid words that the patient may not understand. Slides are
visually appealing incorporating graphics, photographs, colors, and themes.
All work must be original (in your own words) unless properly cited.
BEST PRACTICES IN PREPARING POWERPOINT SLIDESHOWS
• Be creative, but realistic.
• Incorporate graphics, color, themes, or photographs to increase interest.
• Make easy to read with short bullet points and large font.
• Review directions thoroughly.
• Cite all sources within the slides with (author, year) as well as on the Reference slide.
• Proofread prior to final submission.
• Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.
GRADING CRITERIA
Category Points % Description
Scenario Slide 40 23% Scenario is clear and concise, including a disease process or diagnosis, or identify a patient with a desire to maintain good health
and prevent illness. Include the nurse’s assessment of learning needs and readiness to learn.
mHealth Application Slide 50 28% Identify amHealth app that could benefit the patient. Describe the app including its:
• Name
• Purpose
• Intended audience
• Mobile device(s) upon which it will operate
• Where to download or obtain it. Include a working link if it is to be downloaded from a website.
• And any other information you believe would be pertinent to this situation.
• Citation
Teaching Slides 40 23% Information on slides to be taught to patient about the mHealth app including any safety guidelines, and how to interpret and act on
the information that is provided.
Evaluation Slide 20 12% Describe how you would determine the success of the patient’s use of the mHealth app.
Writing and Design 25 14% Writing contains no spelling or grammatical errors. Bullets should be used instead of long sentences or paragraphs. Reading
level is appropriate for patient described. Slides are visually appealing incorporating graphics, photographs, colors and themes. Sources that are used are cited.
Total 175points 100% A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

GRADING RUBRIC
Assignment Criteria A (100%)
Exceptional

Outstanding or highest level of performance B (88%)
Exceeds

Very good or high level of performance C (80%)
Meets

Competent or satisfactory level of performance NI (38%)
Needs Improvement
Poor or failing level of performance F (0%)
Developing

Unsatisfactory level of performance
Scenario Slide
40 points Scenario is a clear and concise description of patient with a specific disease or diagnosis, or someone who is healthy and wants to prevent illness and
maintain good health. Makes clear that the person is seeking information, including a detailed assessment of learning needs and readiness to learn.
40 points ☐
Scenario is clear but not concise as it exceeds more than one slide. It includes a description of the patient with specific disease or diagnosis, or desire to maintain
good health. Scenario generally describes the nurse’s assessment of learning needs and readiness to learn.
35 points ☐
Scenario includes a description of the patient with specific disease or diagnosis, or desire to maintain good health.
Scenario lacks the nurse’s assessment of learning needs OR readiness to learn.
32 points ☐
Scenario is missing the description of disease process OR diagnosis OR desire to maintain good health
Scenario lacks both the nurse’s assessment of learning needs AND readiness to learn.
15 points ☐
Scenario fails to describe the patient’s situation
The nurse’s assessment of learning needs and readiness to learn are lacking.
0 points ☐mHealth Application Slide
50 points Describes the mHealth application in detail including its:
• Name
• Purpose
• Intended Audience
• Mobile device upon which it operates
• Download or where to obtain
• Other pertinent information
• Sources that are used are cited.
50 points ☐
Describes the mHealth application but is lacking one of the elements in column A.
44 points ☐
Describes the mHealth application but is lacking two of the elements in column A.
40 points ☐
Describes the mHealth application but is lacking three of the elements in column A.
19 points ☐
Provides a poor or confusing description of the mHealth application that lacks most of the elements in column A.
0 points ☐Teaching Slides
40 points Prepares slides that teach all pertinent details about how to use the app safely and effectively including how to interpret and act on the information
that is provided.
40 points ☐
Prepares slides that teach most information about how to use the app safely and effectively including how to interpret the information that is provided.
35 points ☐
Prepares minimal information that the patient needs to know to use the device, for example, lacking safety guidelines that may need to be followed.
32 points ☐
Prepares slides that are confusing and does not convey useful information that the patient needs to know.
15 points ☐
Teaching slides are not included in the presentation.

0 points ☐Evaluation Slide
20points Describes in detail ways to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching plan that are a good fit for the type of app or focus on specific ways that this
app benefits the patient’s health and wellness.
20points ☐
Describes general or universal ways to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching plan that considers the nature of the app.
18points ☐
Describes limited ways to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching plan, which does not reflect the nature of the app.
16points ☐
Describes an evaluation plan but it is unlikely to determine if the patient has learned what is necessary.
8points☐
Does not include an evaluation plan.
0 points ☐Mechanics
25points Slides have the following elements:
• Name of student appears on the Title Slide.
• Themes of slides are clearly identified.
• Bullets are used instead of long sentences or paragraphs.
• Reading level appropriate for patient
• Slides are visually appealing incorporating graphics, photographs, colors and themes.
• Grammar, punctuation, and spelling are correct.
• Citation present for application.
25points ☐
Good mechanics considering the elements listed in column “A”.
22 points ☐
Fair mechanics considering the elements listed in column “A”.
20points ☐
Poor mechanics considering the elements listed in column. “A”.
10 points ☐
Very poor mechanics such that assignment is difficult to read.
0 points ☐Total Points Possible = _____/175