Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR361
Course Project Milestone 2 Template
Directions: Carefully review Course Project Milestone 2 Guidelines and rubric requirements.
Name: __________________________
Define Approved Patient Scenario
Identify Teaching Areas related to the mHealth app
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Information (Cite mHealth app in APA format here on one of the bullet points)
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Safety features/guidelines provided by the mHealth app:
•
Interpret and act on the information in the mHealth app: (See examples in
assignment video)
Determine and Evaluate Success (3)
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mHealth app Reference
List the mHealth app as a reference in this section—REMOVE this information/direction prior to
submission. See examples on page 340 of the APA Manual, 7th edition.
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Milestone 1: Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Your Name
Chamberlain University College of Nursing
NR361 RN Information Systems in Healthcare
Instructor
Due Date
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Milestone 1: Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Healthcare professionals do not only provide treatments, but also they have a role in
educating patients about healthy behaviors and approaches to treat and manage health conditions.
Through patient education, the nurses empower patients to take control of their health by
equipping them with the right health information (Kaya & Karaca, 2018). Patient involvement in
care through education improves the likelihood of better and positive outcomes. Patient
education intervention has been effective in preventing health conditions like heart diseases,
obesity, and diabetes. The paper examines the nurse’s role as an educator by giving a scenario
where a patient requires education about proper nutrition and healthy eating.
Patient Scenario
In the United States, many people do not practice healthy eating, which increases their
risk of developing chronic diseases. Healthy People 2030 concentrates on assisting people in
developing healthy eating behaviors through interventions like patient education on healthy
eating and proper nutrition (Ochiai et al., 2021). An instance of a patient scenario is the 35-yearold Sophia, who observed that she was adding weight, and it became a big concern for her since
her family had an obesity history. Sophia has tried eating healthy foods and reducing the quantity
of food but still noted a 30 pounds increase.
After discussing her problem with a primary caregiver, it was established that Sophia
preferred breakfast and often opted to skip dinner or lunch. Additionally, she was a busy woman,
and with the little time she had, she would go for junk foods, with energy drinks as her favourite
drink. Sophia wants help to understand how she can reduce her weight and keep fit by eating
healthier foods. She wishes to lose more than 30 pounds of her weight so she can enjoy her ideal
weight. She understands the risks she is exposed to by increased weight; therefore, she wants to
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learn about how to lose weight, eat healthier, and diet properly. She wishes to manage her habit
at work and home using the available mHealth app available for healthy eating and weight loss.
Sophia is ready and determined to begin the program and acquire information on weight loss,
healthy eating, and a suitable app to use for achieving her goal.
Patient Education/Teaching Plan
Firstly, I would assess Sophia’s current understanding of healthy eating and nutrition
before implementing the patient education on her functional health literacy level for effective
intervention. I would then elaborate on vital concepts and self-management approaches for the
client utilizing the tech-back strategy to enhance understanding of the education content. Sophia
should at least have five servings of vegetables and fruits daily and consider consuming whole
grains instead of refined ones. Additionally, she needs to reduce food portions and eat slowly.
Eating fish, beans, and chicken instead of red meat and cheese and avoiding cooking with olive,
corn oil, and peanut oil would assist Sophia in breaking down unhealthy fats (Mishra et al.,
2022). Sophia should always choose healthy food items like boiled chicken and salad when
eating at a fast-food eatery. She needs to avoid excessive sugar drinks or alcohol consumption
and engage in physical activity to balance her calorie.
After explaining important concepts to Sophia, I would provide her with educational
materials like brochures. I will respond to her questions and clarify areas of concern to her and
avoid confusion. I would recommend MyFitnessesPal App to keep the patient informed and
reminded of her health behavior and assist her in self-managed approaches. This mHealth would
provide Sophia with important information to assist her in achieving healthy behavior goals and
ideal weight.
Description of mHealth app
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MyFitnessPal is the mHealth app I would recommend for Sophia. It is a mobile
application that connects an individual to a broad food database to select what to eat and easily
record. It tracks calories, logs activities, controls patient objectives, and assists in breaking down
ingredients (Evenepoel et al., 2020). People need to manually log all the food they eat and drink
every day or link it to a supported fitness app or tracker. MyFitnessPal has free and premium
membership services, costing $10 monthly or $50 annually (Evenepoel et al., 2020). The free
account lets an individual track metrics like weight, activity, calories, and food, while premium
membership offers users macronutrient information. The app assists in managing weight through
calorie counting and can be downloaded from
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myfitnesspal/id341232718 for iOS devices or
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myfitnesspal.android), which is Google play
store for android devices.
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References
Evenepoel, C., Clevers, E., Deroover, L., Van Loo, W., Matthys, C., & Verbeke, K. (2020).
Accuracy of nutrient calculations using the consumer-focused online app MyFitnessPal:
validation study. Journal of medical Internet research, 22(10), e18237.
Kaya, Z., & Karaca, A. (2018). Evaluation of nurses’ knowledge levels of diabetic foot care
management. Nursing research and practice, 2018.
Mishra, R., Tripathi, A. D., Singh, R. B., Tomar, R. S., Wilson, D. W., & Smail, M. M. (2022).
Estimates of functional food and nutraceutical availability in the world, with reference to
food peroxidation and food safety. Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Metabolic
and Non-Communicable Diseases, 23-42.
Ochiai, E., Kigenyi, T., Sondik, E., Pronk, N., Kleinman, D. V., Blakey, C., ... & Brewer, K. H.
(2021). Healthy People 2030 Leading Health Indicators and Overall Health and Wellbeing Measures: Opportunities to Assess and Improve the Health and Well-being of the
Nation. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 27(1), S235-S241.
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Milestone 1: Nutrition and Healthy Eating Outline
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Healthcare professionals do not only provide treatments, but also they have a role in
educating patients about healthy behaviors, and approaches to treat and manage health
conditions
•
In the United States, many people do not practice healthy eating, which increases their
risk of developing chronic diseases
•
After discussing her problem with a primary caregiver, it was established that Sophia
preferred breakfast and often opted to skip dinner or lunch
•
MyFitnessPal is the mHealth app I would recommend for Sophia
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR361
Course Project Milestone 2 Template
Directions: Carefully review Course Project Milestone 2 Guidelines and rubric requirements.
Name: __________________________
Define Approved Patient Scenario
Identify Teaching Areas related to the mHealth app
•
Information (Cite mHealth app in APA format here on one of the bullet points)
•
Safety features/guidelines provided by the mHealth app:
•
Interpret and act on the information in the mHealth app: (See examples in
assignment video)
Determine and Evaluate Success (3)
•
•
•
mHealth app Reference
List the mHealth app as a reference in this section—REMOVE this information/direction prior to
submission. See examples on page 340 of the APA Manual, 7th edition.
NR361 Course Project Milestone 2 Template.docx
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