Module 2, Part 2: Healthcare Apps in Nursing Practice  Find two healthcare apps that can be used in nursing practice to help improve patient healthcare outcomes (i.e., diabetes, weight loss, self-care, mental health, pregnancy).

Pre Assessment INSTRUCTIONS

For your Module 2 Pre-Assessment, respond to the following prompts. These prompts match those in your Final Assessment. 

Prompts: 

Module 2, Part 2: Healthcare Apps in Nursing Practice 

Find two healthcare apps that can be used in nursing practice to help improve patient healthcare outcomes (i.e., diabetes, weight loss, self-care, mental health, pregnancy). You may go to Playstore (Android) or Appstore (iPhone) to find and download the apps. 

1.   Describe the app. How can it be used by nurses and patients? Explain the relevance of the apps to patient care. 

2.   Evaluate the function and usability of each app. 

3.   Evaluate the healthcare applications in terms of usability, cost, and user satisfaction. 

4.   Identify any barriers to the use of these technologies to advance eHealth literacy and improve patient outcomes. 

5.   Explain the social, ethical, and legal considerations of the use of each application, including HIPAA. 

6.   Are any of the apps connected to social media? What are the implications?  

7.   Consider underrepresented populations. How might these apps potentially improve health equity? 

8.   Provide a recommendation for use for patients. How can it be used to improve health outcomes?  

9.   How might it be used to overcome any barriers to the use of informatics to improve patient health literacy and health outcomes?  

Once you submit your responses,
assess yourself using the rubric provided.

Use your Pre-Assessment submission
and any feedback you may garner to

improve and refine your
responses. 

Rubric Criteria

Exceeds Expectations

Meets Expectations

Does Not Meet Expectations

Describe the apps. How can they be used by
nurses and patients? Explain the relevance of the apps to patient care.

Learning Objective 2.1: Explain the usefulness of
healthcare apps in patient care 

Response provides
a fully developed description of the app, including how it can be used by
nurses and patients (including relevance to patient care).  

Response provides
an adequately developed description of the app, including how it can be used
by nurses and patients (including relevance to patient care).

Response does not
provide an adequate description of the app, including how it can be used by
nurses and patients (including relevance to patient care). 

Information: 5 additional facts regarding the data.

Learning Objective 2.2: Apply the Information
component of the DIKW model to an issue in nursing practice

Response provides
5 fully relevant additional facts regarding the data. 

Response provides
5 adequately relevant additional facts regarding the data.

Response provides
4 or less relevant additional facts regarding the data; “facts” provided are
unclear, incomplete, or inaccurate.

Evaluate the function and usability of the apps:
Evaluate the healthcare apps in terms of usability, cost, and user
satisfaction. 

Learning Objective 2.2: Evaluate the function
and usability of healthcare applications in terms of usability,
cost, and user satisfaction 

Response provides
a fully developed evaluation of healthcare applications in terms of
usability, cost, and user satisfaction.

Response provides
an adequately developed evaluation of healthcare applications in terms of
usability, cost, and user satisfaction. 

Response does not
provide an adequate evaluation of healthcare applications in terms of
usability, cost, and user satisfaction. 

Describe any barriers to the use of these
technologies to advance health literacy and improve patient outcomes.

Learning Objective 2.3: Describe barriers to the use
of informatics as a means to advance health literacy and improve patient
outcomes 

Response provides
a fully developed description of barriers to the use of these technologies to
advance health literacy and improve patient outcomes.

Response provides
an adequately developed description of barriers to the use of these
technologies to advance health literacy and improve patient outcomes. 

Response does not
provide an adequate description of barriers to the use of these technologies
to advance health literacy and improve patient outcomes. 

Explain the social, ethical, and legal considerations
of the use of the apps, including HIPAA: Are the apps connected to social
media? What are the implications?  

Learning Objective 2.4: Explain the social, ethical,
and legal considerations of using healthcare apps 

Response provides
a fully developed explanation of the social, ethical, and legal
considerations of the use of each application, including HIPAA, including a
discussion of connection to social media and relevant implications. 

Response provides
an adequately developed explanation of the social, ethical, and legal
considerations of the use of each application, including HIPAA, including a
discussion of connection to social media and relevant implications.  

Response does not
provide an adequate explanation of the social, ethical, and legal
considerations of the use of each application, including HIPAA; response does
not include discussion of connection to social media and relevant
implications. 

Consider underrepresented populations: How might
these apps potentially improve health equity? 

Learning Objective 2.5: Evaluate information and
communication technology tools used in the care of patients, communities, and
underrepresented populations 

Response provides
a fully developed explanation of how the apps can potentially improve health
equity. 

Response provides
an adequately developed explanation of how the apps can potentially improve
health equity. 

Response does not
provide an adequate explanation of how the apps can potentially improve
health equity. 

Provide a recommendation for use for patients: How
can the apps be used to improve health outcomes and/or overcome any barriers
to the use of informatics to improve patient health literacy and health
outcomes?  

Learning Objective 2.6: Analyze the use of
information and communication technology tools to improve health literacy and
health outcomes 

Response provides
a fully developed recommendation for use for patients to improve health
outcomes and/or overcome any barriers to the use of informatics to improve
patient health literacy and health outcomes. 

Response provides
an adequately developed recommendation for use for patients to improve health
outcomes and/or overcome any barriers to the use of informatics to improve
patient health literacy and health outcomes. 

Response does not
provide an adequate recommendation for use for patients to improve health
outcomes and/or overcome any barriers to the use of informatics to improve
patient health literacy and health outcomes.