Nursing’s primary focus is on the promotion of wellness and disease prevention. In this assignment you will develop and implement a patient educational brochure to educate your patient on the nutritional considerations of a specific disease process. Use any type of publisher software you choose to create your brochure. Information must be in the form of a patient educational brochure.
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- Develop a trifold instructional brochure on the nutritional aspects of one of the disorders below:
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Cancer
- HIV/AIDS
- Include in your brochure all points below:
- Explanation of the pathophysiology of the disorder. Provide 4 risk factors OR 4 symptoms of the disorder.
- Two common, specific medications (not classifications of medications) used for the disorder. Explain how medications work to treat the disorder. Include 3 nutritional considerations for each medication. (Example: food interactions, foods to avoid, foods to take with medication).
- Identify an evidence-based diet to prevent or reduce the incidence of the disorder.
- Include at least 3 specific foods that should be included in the diet, provide rational for why foods should be included in the diet for this disease process.
- Include at least 3 specific foods that should be avoided in the diet, provide rational for why the foods should be excluded from the diet for disease process.
- Examples of Evidence-based diets:
- Dash diet
- Mediterranean diet
- Low carb diet
- Low sodium diet
- Low fat diet
- Modified fiber and bland diet
- Protein restricted
- High protein diet
- Examples of Evidence-based diets:
- Include the information for at least 2 patient resources. One resource on the evidence-based diet and 1 resource on the disorder. Include name of organization and URL for the citation.
- Include images or clipart to support your information. Trifold brochure should look professional.
- Include at least 2 evidence-based references (less than 5 years old) included in your brochure to support your information. Proper use of in-text citations and references in APA Style. References must be on brochure
- pls follow the rubric i will paste below
- Learning Outcome: Pathophysiology
30 ptsProficientExplain Pathophysiology of disorder. Provides at least 4 risk factors OR 4 symptoms of disorder. Use Lay terms to educate patient. 25.5 ptsAcceptableExplain Pathophysiology of disorder. Provides at least 3 risk factors OR 3 symptoms of disorder. Use Lay terms to educate patient. 22.5 ptsNeeds ImprovementExplain Pathophysiology of disorder Provides at least 2 risk factors OR 2 symptoms of disorder. Use Lay terms to educate patient. 19.5 ptsUnsatisfactoryExplain Pathophysiology of disorder Provides at least 1 risk factor OR 1 symptom of disorder. Mostly used medical technical terms. 0 ptsMissingDoes not provide Pathophysiology of disorder OR does not provide any risk factors or symptoms of disorder. 30 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLearning Outcome: Medications30 ptsProficientProvides information on 2 specific medications used to treat the disorder. Clearly explains how the medication works to treat disorder. Includes 3 nutritional considerations for each medication. 25.5 ptsAcceptableProvides information on 2 specific medications for the disorder. Mostly explains how the medication works to treat disorder. Includes 1-2 nutritional considerations for each medication. 22.5 ptsNeeds ImprovementProvides information on -1-2 specific medications for the disorder. Vague information on how the medication works to treat disorder. Includes 1 nutritional consideration for each medication. 19.5 ptsUnsatisfactoryProvides information on 1 specific medication for the disorder. Vague or incorrect information on how the medication works to treat disorder. No nutritional education provided. 0 ptsMissingDoes not discuss medications to treat disorder. 30 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLearning Outcome: Evidence-Based Diet Recommendation40 ptsProficientProvides an evidence-based diet to prevent or reduce the incidence of disorder. Provides 3 specific foods to be included and 3 specific foods to be excluded from diet. Rationales provided. 34 ptsAcceptableMostly provides an evidence-based diet to prevent or reduce the incidence of disorder. Provides 3 specific foods to be included and 3 specific foods to be excluded from diet. Rationales provided. 30 ptsNeeds ImprovementMostly provides an evidence-based diet to prevent or reduce the incidence of disorder. Provides 2-3 specific foods to be included and 2-3 specific foods to be excluded from diet. Vague Rationales provided. 26 ptsUnsatisfactoryProvides a vague diet may or may not be evidenced based to prevent or reduce the incidence of disorder. Provides 1-3 specific foods to be included and 1-3 specific foods to be excluded from diet. No rationales provided. 0 ptsMissingNo evidence-based diet provided 40 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLearning Outcome: Patient Resources20 ptsProficientProvides at least 2 patient resources. 1 resource on the EB diet and 1 resource on the disorder. Name and URL to organization provided. 17 ptsAcceptableProvides at least 1 patient resources on disorder and 1 resource on proposed diet. URL provided; name of organization missing. 15 ptsNeeds ImprovementProvides at least 1 patient resources on disorder or 1 resource on proposed diet. URL and organization name provided. 13 ptsUnsatisfactoryProvides at least 1 patient resource on disorder or 1 resource on proposed diet. No URL or organization name provided. 0 ptsMissingNo patient resources 20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLearning Outcome: Creativity15 ptsProficientProfessional look and organization of information in tri-fold brochure (front and back) no grammar/ spelling mistakes. Uses pictures or images to support information. 12.75 ptsAcceptableProfessional look and organization of information in tri-fold brochure (front and back) minor grammar/spelling mistakes. Uses pictures or images to support information 11.25 ptsNeeds ImprovementInformation in tri-fold brochure (front and back) disorganized or multiple grammar/spelling mistakes. Uses pictures or images to support information. 9.75 ptsUnsatisfactoryInformation in brochure disorganized or Multiple grammar/spelling mistakes. Does not include pictures or images to support information. Did not use tri-fold brochure format 0 ptsMissingInformation unreadable, multiple mistakes, information is unclear 15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLearning Outcome: References15 ptsProficientProvides at least 2 references less than 5 years old to support information in brochure. Appropriate use of in-text citations and APA formatted references within brochure. 12.75 ptsAcceptableProvides at least 2 evidence-based references less than 5 years old to support information in brochure. Appropriate use of in-text citations and APA formatted references within brochure. Minor mistakes in APA 11.25 ptsNeeds ImprovementProvides at least 2 evidence-based references may be more than 5 years old to support brochure content. Appropriate use of in-text citations and APA formatted references within brochure. Multiple mistakes in APA 9.75 ptsUnsatisfactoryProvides at least 1 evidence-based reference may be more than 5 years old to support brochure content. Reference not in APA format OR Resources not found included in the brochure. 0 ptsMissingNo references provided to support information 15 pts
Total Points: 150