Health and Healing II
Family Transitions – Alternate Gerontology Assignment
Standardized tools are an efficient and effective way to collect and organize data from the assessment of an older adult. This alternate assignment has been developed with the understanding that you are unable to complete a functional assessment of a client, as you are not currently in a clinical placement.
Process
You will identify a relevant health issue pertaining to Older Adults. You will choose a standardized tool that could be used to perform a detailed assessment of that issue (For example; Urinary Incontinence: CHAMMP Tool). You will be expected to consider how the tool could be applied in practice, and provide analysis of your nursing assessments and interventions.
Paper Guidelines
The body of your paper will be a maximum3-4 pages in length, excluding title page, references &/or appendices. It will consist of:
- A brief introduction to the standardized tool that you would use to perform a focused assessment and approach related to the issue (Paragraph form with evidence)
- A description of how you would perform an assessment of a client, using this tool (Point form).
- Identify and describe nursing interventions to help the client in resolving or coping with the identified problem. These interventions will be based on a minimum of 3 relevant and current RNAO BPG, scholarly articles or course text references. These resources should be used to support your interventions. All references must be imbedded into the paper. (Paragraph form with evidence)
- Describe how you would evaluation your selected interventions (Point form)
- You will conclude your paper with why this assessment tool is valuable to your practice (Point form).
Your paper will be APA format. (Please review the APA Guide from Durham College for how to properly format your paper including appendices).
Your paper must be submitted at the identified due date and time in week 5. All documents must be written in Microsoft WORD format and will automatically be sent to Turnitin for originality verification upon submission.
All requirements for the paper are outlined in the rubric provided.
APA Guide
Alternative Assessment Report
Use the following report template to complete your assignment.
You may delete the questions once your have written your paper, but please keep the section titles.
Introduction:
Provide a description of the relevant health issue pertaining to older adults, as well as an introduction of the assessment tool used to perform a focused assessment.
Assess:
Provide a detailed description of how you would perform an assessment of a client using this tool.
Plan:
Identify what factors you would consider when planning your interventions to address this problem.
Intervention:
Provide 3 personalized and applicable interventions to address the area of concern. Back up your recommended interventions with evidence (from 3 different sources – only 1 can be an RNAO document)
Evaluation:
Include how you would evaluate the outcomes of your 3 interventions.
Application:
Discuss why this tool is valuable to your practice as a student.
| CRITERIA | EXEMPLARY | ACCOMPLISHED | DEVELOPING | BEGINNING | MARK |
| Introduction and introduction of relevant health issue and tool | Well-planned introduction with a description of the relevant health issue pertaining to older adults. Includes a brief introduction of the standardized tool the student will use to perform a focused assessment . (4) | Includes an introduction and some description of the relevant health issue. Includes a description of the standardized tool the student will use to perform an assessment. (3) | Lacking introduction and/or there is minimal description of the relevant health issue. Some description of the standardized tool, and how it will be used to perform an assessment. (2) | Introduction is missing; OR Poorly defined description of the relevant health issue. Minimal description of the standardized tool, and how it will be used to perform an assessment. (1) | /4 |
| Assessment: | Student provides a detailed description of how they would perform an assessment of a client using this tool. Description and discussion are clear, and demonstrate insight and critical thinking. (8) | Student provides some description of how they would perform an assessment of a client using the tool. Description and discussion is clear and there is some demonstration of critical thinking. (6) | There is some superficial description of how the student would perform an assessment using the tool. The discussion lacks clarity and requires further consideration. (4) | There is minimal description of how the student would perform an assessment of a client using the tool. Minimal discussion and description of the issues. (2) | /8 |
| Planning: | Student Identifies 2 factors you would consider when planning your interventions to address this problem. Description and discussion are clear and demonstrate insight and critical thinking. (8) | Student identifies 1-2 factos to consider when planning interventions to address the problem. Discussion is clear and there is some demonstration of critical thinking. (6) | Student identifies 1 factor to consider when planning interventions to address the problem. Discussion lacks clarify and requires further consideration. (4) | Student does not identify any factors to consider when planning interventions to address the problem. (2) | /8 |
| Intervention: | At least 3 relevant and current RNAO BPG, scholarly article and other supporting references are used to analyze and describe nursing interventions to help the client resolve or cope with the identified problem. Student develops comprehensive, applicable, personalized nursing interventions. There is clear evidence of analysis and thinking/understanding (12) | Three relevant and current RNAO BPG, scholarly article or supporting references are used to analyze and describe the nursing interventions to help resolve or cope with the problem identified. Some relevant nursing interventions have been developed. (9) | Less than 3 relevant and current RNAO BPG, scholarly article or supporting references are used to begin to consider the problem identified, and some nursing interventions have been listed. (6) | A relevant and current RNAO BPG, scholarly article or supporting references are not used, OR the nursing interventions are not appropriate OR the nursing interventions are listed without consideration for this particular client. (3) | /12 |
| Evaluation | Evaluation criteria are listed and applicable to of all the interventions. Clear evidence of critical thinking is demonstrated. (4) | Evaluation criteria for some interventions are applicable and provided. Some consideration to the connection between interventions and evaluation is evident. (3) | Evaluation criteria is outlined for 1-2 interventions &/or they are not applicable. (2) | Evaluation criteria is missing &/or the connection between interventions and evaluation is unclear (1) | /4 |
| Application | Discuss why this assessment tool is valuable to the students practice. (2) | Conclusion of why this assessment tool is valuable to the students practice. (1.5) | There is some superficial conclusion of how the tool would be valuable to the students practice. further consideration. (1) | There is no conclusion and/or conclusion lacks description of why the tool is important to their practice. (0.5) | /2 |
| Format & Style | Writing is clear, concise and free from spelling or grammar errors. Follows instructions regarding the use of point form and paragraph form. (4) | There are a few minor spelling or grammar errors, though writing is overall clear and concise. Follows instructions regarding the use of point form and paragraph form. (3) | There are multiple spelling or grammar errors, or significant errors impacting clarity of the message. Instructions regarding the use of point form and paragraph form are not followed. (2) | Substantial spelling or grammar errors which impede the ability to understand the message. All sections are in paragraph OR point form. (1) | /4 |
| APA | Title Page, Reference list and in-text references are complete and accurate, using current APA Guidelines and PN Program Guide. Follows assignment instructions completely. (3) | Title page, Reference list and in-text references are mostly complete and accurate according to APA guidelines. Follows most assignment instructions (2.25) | There are multiple errors in APA Format of title page, Reference list, and in-text references. Does not follow assignment instructions (1.5) | Title page, reference list and in-text references are incomplete or inaccurate and do not follow Guidelines. Assignment does not follow written instructions. (0.75) | /3 |
| FINAL MARK | /45 |
