Nursing careplan

This is the format for the title page used for every assignment at Walden. Refer to APA resource materials for additional information on title pages. For all other pages check APA resources for information on page headers, page numbers, level one headings, and the reference page.

Title of Paper

Student’s Full Name

Course Number, Section, and Title

(Example: NURS 4005 Section 04, Topics in Clinical Nursing)

Month, Day, Year

(enter the date submitted to instructor)

Preventing Accidents and Injuries - due by Week 5, Day 7

 

For this Application Assignment, develop a teaching plan for prevention of accidents and injuries in either children or the elderly. Include the main elements of your presentation to a group of parents or elderly or their caregivers. This is a PowerPoint presentation of between 8–10 slides. Use a minimum of three references from the professional nursing literature in the assigned course readings and other references in the Walden Library. If they are relevant, you may use one or two professional Web sites in addition to the literature references.

· Overview – 20 points After your title slide, include a brief overview of the purpose of your presentation. This should be at least 1 slide.

· Statistics of the selected accident or injury – 30 points Describe the significance of your selected accident or injury. Include data about its rate of occurrence and references. This should be at least 1 slide.

· Prevention strategies / Teaching plan – 80 points Outline your teaching plan. This should include the main elements of your presentation to a group of parents or elderly or their caregivers and be based on best practices. This should be approximately 4–5 slides.

· Summary – 20 points End the presentation with a one-paragraph summary of the main points of the teaching plan/presentation.

Format/Style

Proofread the paper as described in the tips for success in this course and correct any typos, grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, or APA format errors before submitting your paper in the Dropbox. Up to 40 points can be deducted from the grade for this assignment for these types of errors, or for not using at least the minimum number of required references.

Total points for assignment = 150 points. When completed, save the assignment as APP5+last name+your first initial.doc. For example, Sally Ride's Week 5 Application Assignment would be named "APP5RideS.doc." Submit this assignment via the Dropbox. Use the Submit an Assignment link, choose the Week 5: Application basket, and then add your Application as an attachment.