Jana Pirie
Beth Gill
Lisa Rauch
Introduction
According to the CDC, Atrial Fibrillation is the most common heart arrhythmia. There is an estimated 2.7- 6.1 million people experiencing A Fib. making this a critical health issue in the community. (2017)
Task
Your task is to research the nursing interventions related to a patient with Atrial Fibrillation with new onset who is being discharged to home.
Research on line resources to create your presentation,
To present your materials, you will be creating a 10 slide voice over Powerpoint that includes a short film.
Upload to Youtube. Email the web link.
Process
Using your own research skills, include the following information:
a. Definition: including pathophysiology
b. Signs and Symptoms
c. Suspected causes
d.Treatments across care (both acute and long term)
e.Patient Education
f. ECG Indentifcaition
Evaluation
The following rubric will be used to award points to your presentation:
Group Research Quality- 5 pts
Content Knowledge - 5 pts
Organization of materials and graphics - 5pts
Total possible: 15 pts
Conclusion
By the end of this assignment, you will have:
Demonstrate increased knowledge related to A Fib
Demonstrate use of technology to transfer knowledge
Students plan and employ effective research strategiesin informatics application to learning.
Credits
This assignment is worth 15% of your total grade.