Writers Den

Preventing
Accidents and Injuries –due by Week 5, Day 7

For
this Application Assignment, develop a teaching plan for prevention of
accidents and injuries in either children or the elderly. Include the main
elements of your presentation to a group of parents or elderly or their
caregivers. This is a PowerPoint presentation of between 8–10 slides. Use a
minimum of three references from the professional nursing literature in the
assigned course readings and other references in the Walden Library. If they
are relevant, you may use one or two professional Web sites in addition to the
literature references.

• Overview
  – 20 points
  
  After your title slide, include a brief overview of the purpose of your
  presentation. This should be at least 1 slide.

• Statistics
  of the selected accident or injury – 30 points

  Describe
  the significance of your selected accident or injury. Include data about
  its rate of occurrence and references. This should be at least 1 slide.

• Prevention
  strategies / Teaching plan – 80 points

  Outline your teaching plan. This should include the main elements of your
  presentation to a group of parents or elderly or their caregivers and be
  based on best practices. This should be approximately 4–5 slides.




• Summary – 20
  points

  End the presentation with a one-paragraph summary of the main points of
  the teaching plan/presentation.

Format/Style

Proofread the paper as
described in the tips for success in this course and correct any typos,
grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, or APA format errors before submitting
your paper in the Dropbox. Up to 40 points can be deducted from the grade for
this assignment for these types of errors, or for not using at least the
minimum number of required references.