In a 5–7 page written assessment, determine how health care technology, coordination of care, and community resources can be applied to address the patient, family, or population problem you’ve defined. In addition, plan to spend approximately 2 direct practicum hours exploring these aspects of the problem with the patient, family, or group you’ve chosen to work with and, if desired, consulting with subject matter and industry experts.
Complete this assessment in two parts.
Part 1
Determine how health care technology, the coordination of care, and the use of community resources can be applied to address the patient, family, or population problem you’ve defined. Plan to spend at least 2 practicum hours exploring these aspects of the problem with the patient, family, or group. During this time, you may also consult with subject matter and industry experts of your choice. Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form. Use the
Practicum Focus Sheet: Assessment 3 [PDF]
Download Practicum Focus Sheet: Assessment 3 [PDF]
provided for this assessment to guide your work and interpersonal interactions.
Part 2
Report on your experiences during the second 2 hours of your practicum.
· Whom did you meet with?
· What did you learn from them?
· Comment on the evidence-based practice (EBP) documents or websites you reviewed.
· What did you learn from that review?
· Share the process and experience of exploring the effect of the problem on the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
· Did your plan to address the problem change, based upon your experiences?
· What surprised you, or was of particular interest to you, and why