This web page is easily accessed and displays an excellent case study of a person who is chronically ill with Schizophrenia. The case study is applied to the Omaha system (nursing informatics.)
Type of Material:
Drill and practice
Technical Requirements:
None noted.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The learning goal is implied: coding client information using a nursing case study and the Omaha system.
Target Student Population:
The primary target is nursing students learning about nursing informatics and the Omaha system. Any student learning health care informatics could also benefit from using the case study as well.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
People using this site need to have a basic understanding of the chronic and persistent mental illness and informatics, specifically the Omaha system. Otherwise, the site is easily used by anyone with minimum web skills.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
This site is an excellent example of a person who is chronically ill with Schizophrenia.
Concerns:
Recommend the following be added to the site:
Increase interactivity by having the students use the Omaha system to apply information from the case study themselves rather than giving them the answers right away.
Add some links to Omaha System web sites (if available).
Level the presentation of the case, causing students to interact more the material.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Can be used in more than one way with nursing students. This case study can be used to demonstrate a beginning knowledge of informatics. It can also be used as a stand-alone case study to apply the nursing process to as well.
Concerns:
All the answers are already given to the student, which limits its use.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Special skills in using the Internet are not necessary. Students simply need to click on the site to see the entire site.
Concerns:
None
Creative Commons:
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