NURS 330 Southwest Minnesota State University Health Literacy and Patient Education PPT

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Appendix C
Health Literacy and Patient Education Appraisal/Evaluation
Health Literacy and Patient Education Project: Registered Nurses are responsible for patient education
that is based on an understanding of health literacy. Learners will explore health literacy and critically
evaluate an online educational item.
Use the Readability Tool to determine readability levels. http://read-able.com/
Use the framework at NIH: Evaluating Health Information on the Internet for your appraisal
https://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/How_To_E…
net_Questions_and_Answers.aspx
Learners will then create a PowerPoint Presentation that addresses health literacy issues and provide a
critique of an online educational item. All the information is to be supported by current research and
references must be listed (have a reference list at the end of the PowerPoint). For this assignment, cite the
website, the Readability Test Tool, and at least one journal article. For detailed information, see the grading rubric.
***Be sure to cite and reference all sources! Intext citations occur with the information being reported on the slides.
The matching full references should be found on a reference list at the end of the PowerPoint.***
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Post the Health Literacy and Patient Education Project to two locations:
Added to the student portfolio by Sunday at 11:59 pm**
In the courseroom drop box by Sunday at 11:59 pm**
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Criteria to earn points for Health Literacy and Patient Education Website Critique
2 PowerPoint Title Page with Project Title and Author Name(s)
2 Include an introduction/purpose slide. Tell the viewer that you will examine health literacy topics and
critique an online patient education material (identify the name of the online patient education material
you will critique) using the Finding Quality Information framework at NIH. Cite any evidence from the
literature and be sure you have a matching reference on the reference page.
Use speaker notes for information so that you do not overcrowd the PowerPoint
slide.
2 In the introduction or next slide, tell the reader you are critiquing a patient education website.
Provide the URL address to the website you are critiquing in the introduction.
4 Identify the intended population for the online patient education material you will critique.
For example, if the patient education material is about scoliosis, describe the population the information
is intended for—in this case parents of teenagers and teenagers may be the population.
2 Literacy—define what literacy means
2 Health Literacy—define what health literacy means
2 Describe the connection between literacy and health literacy in your specific population—what are
literacy and health literacy levels (be sure to say how this is different) for your population.
10 For the website you are critiquing, use the Readability Tool to check it for readability levels.
Go to: The Readability Test Tool
At http://www.webpagefx.com/tools/read-able/
Enter the URL of the patient education material you are critiquing. Click Calculate Readability
to receive a report
In your PowerPoint, report the
1. Average reading grade level
2. The age reading level
3. Tell what Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease means and what the score is for the patient
education material—is this appropriate for your population?
4. Explain what Flesch Kincaid Grade Level means and what the score is for the patient
education material—is this appropriate for your population?
5. Explain what Automated Readability Index (ARI) means and what the score is for the
patient education material—is this appropriate for your population?
8 Use the framework at NIH: Evaluating Health Information on the Internet for your appraisal