Health assessment
You are an RN working in the Community Outreach Department at Utopia Hospital. You have been
asked to give a presentation at the local Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition program for a
group of 15 expectant mothers and interested partners/spouses/caregivers. The WIC Coordinator has
asked you to provide a presentation that will cover relevant health and environmental safety topics the
parents should know for the first year of life.
In this assignment you will create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint for your presentation, with speaker
notes. In developing your PowerPoint, take into consideration the health literacy level of your
target audience, as well as the demographics of the expectant mothers and interested
partners/spouses/caregivers (socioeconomic level, language, culture, and any other relevant
characteristic of the caregiver) for which the presentation is tailored. Your presentation should be
geared towards the community where you currently live taking into account local concerns that
may be relevant to your presentation. Include the following in your presentation:
1. Anticipated developmental milestones achieved in the first year of life.
2. Safety in the home for an infant.
3. Safety for the sleeping environment.
4. Food and nutrition safety.
5. When to call your pediatrician or doctor.
Interventions and guidance should be supported by evidence-based sources. You are required to
cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be
published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing
practice.
Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student
Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected,
and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be
found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to
become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical
support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing
Education
This assignment aligns to AACN Core Competencies 2.2, 2.5, 3.1.
