Medical Application Critical Appraisal
PART 2: Answer the Medical App Critical Appraisal questions thoughtfully and comprehensively.
Use the criteria headings on this outline as the headings on your properly APA- formatted paper.
NAME: What is the name of the app?
AUTHOR: Who created, developed, or maintains the app? Explain.
ENDORSEMENT: Is the app licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, other government
agency, or endorsed by an academic institution or medical professional organization? Explain.
OPERATION: Which platform (mobile or web-based) is suitable for the app and why?
AESTHETICS: Is the information displayed in a way that is easy to navigate? Is it easy to use?
Can you use it without instructions? Explain.
PURPOSE: What is the intended purpose or use of the app?
CLINICAL DECISION MAKING: What influence does the app have on clinical decision making?
Explain.
SAFETY: Is there potential for patient harm? Explain.
PRIVACY/SECURITY: Does the app have privacy statement or setting? Is there a clear privacy
policy stating information will be encrypted and not shared with third parties? Does the app share
information on social networks? Are users notified in the event of a breach of privacy and health
information? Explain.
USER: For whom is the app intended (providers, patients, or others)? Explain.
DISTRIBUTION: Is it designed for local use or wider distribution? Explain.
CREDIBILITY: How credible are the sources of information? How do you know? Explain.
RELEVANCE: How current is the information in the app? When was the last update? Is the
content consistent with evidence-based literature or best practices/standards of care? Explain.
PART 3: Provide one example of an appropriate patient or clinical scenario for this app. The
example should include the following details:
Patient Age-population (Pediatric, Adult, Geriatric)
Clinical Setting (Hospital, Private Practice, Extended Living Facility)
History of Present Illness and Diagnosis or Condition
Provide a detailed description of the app in your example. When will the app be implemented (at
the Point-of-care or elsewhere)? Who will use the app? What potential impact will it have on the
scenario? Incorporate the critical appraisal information from Part 2. Provide one evidence-based
scholarly article as a reference to support clinical decision making.
This assignment will be graded on the quality of the information, inclusion of one evidence-based
scholarly resource, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, and organization based
on the required components (see the paper headings and content details in Part 1).
The length of the paper is to be between 1,000 and 1,500 words, excluding title page and
reference list.
Create this assignment using Microsoft (MS) Word. You can tell that the document is saved as a
MS Word document because it will end in “.docx.”
APA format is required in this assignment, explicitly for in-text citations and the reference list.
Use 12-point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins and double spacing. See the APA
manual for details regarding proper citation. See resources under Course Resources,
“Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers” for further clarification.
* Scholarly Sources: Only scholarly sources are acceptable for citation and reference in this
course. These include peer-reviewed publications, government reports, or sources written by a
professional or scholar in the field. The textbooks and lessons are NOT considered to be outside
scholarly sources. For the threaded discussions and reflection posts, reputable internet sources
such as websites by government agencies (URL ends in .gov) and respected organizations
(often ends in .org) can be counted as scholarly sources. The best outside scholarly source to
use is a peer-reviewed nursing journal.  You are encouraged to use the Chamberlain library and
search one of the available databases for a peer-reviewed journal article.  The following
sources should not be used: Wikipedia, Wikis, or blogs.  These websites are not
considered scholarly as anyone can add to these. Please be aware that .com websites can vary
in scholarship and quality.  For example, the American Heart Association is a .com site with
scholarship and quality.  It is the responsibility of the student to determine the scholarship and
quality of any .com site.  Ask your instructor before using any site if you are unsure. Points will be
deducted from the rubric if the site does not demonstrate scholarship or quality. Current outside
scholarly sources must be published with the last 5 years.  Instructor permission must be
obtained BEFORE the assignment is due if using a source that is older than 5 years.

Protected Health Information 
Prepare a 2-page interprofessional staff update on HIPAA and appropriate social media use in
health care. Topics chosen would be: Social Media best practices & Social Media Risks to
patients. Attached are the full instructions along with scoring guide.

Corona Virus Assignment
Assignment: Read this very interesting article from the New York Times newspaper about
seriously ill Corona Virus patients and how doctors in New York will treat patients with an
experimental treatment.
Here’s the link: “Blood Plasma From Survivors Will Be Given to Corona Patients”.

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Which specific Covid-19 patients will be targeted for treatment?
Who will be used to donate blood for the treatment?
What do doctors expect to find in the blood of people who have recovered from the disease?
Is the donor blood screened, and what would doctors look for that would prevent a donor’s blood
from being used?
What part of the blood contains the antibodies against the Covid-19 virus?
What do you think of this attempt to treat patients now with this procedure, with the
understanding that a vaccine may not be available for at least a year? Are there any risks?
Doing a bit more research, you can use your textbook and other sources to answer the following:
Describe the composition of the plasma portion of the blood.
Describe the role of the immune system to fight the virus?
What is the difference between innate and adaptive immunity?
Of the four major molecules found in living tissues, what type of
biomolecule is an antibody and briefly describe its structure?
When the body produces specific antibodies to a bacterial or viral infection, which specific white
blood cell produces the antibody?

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Health Care Policy 
Analyzing Policies From Diverse Perspectives:
Whether a health care policy was formulated at the federal (country); state (providence or
regional); or local level, policies inevitably have considerable impact on local health care
organizations, communities, and relevant stakeholders. In other words, a health care policy that
has far-reaching relevance to the nation, state, or region ultimately impacts the grassroots
interests and concerns of the community.
To complete the Assignment, select a recent (within the last 5 years) health care policy that has
had substantial impact on consumers. In particular, look at a high-impact health care policy to
analyze the diverse and divergent perspectives that informed its development and then assess
its impact at the local organizational level.
Detailed and current information on health care policy may be found on many websites, including
the following:
American Hospital Association (AHA)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Kaiser Family Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
American Public Health Association (APHA)
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
After choosing a health care policy, select a local health care organization that is impacted by
that policy. This might be a public agency, a health care facility, or any organization substantially
influenced by the policy. It also might be the health care organization in which you work. As an
administrator in this organization, you have been tasked with preparing an assessment of the
impact of the policy on the organization’s operations and outcomes. This task requires you to
take a large and complex topic (the policy) and synthesize it into digestible information that
organizational stakeholders can strategically use to address issues raised by the policy.
For Part 1 of this assessment, explain key points related to the health care policy you selected.
This is designed to inform and precede the dissemination of an in-depth policy assessment
regarding the impact of the policy on the organization.
For Part 2, you will write an in-depth policy assessment that synthesizes the impact of the health
care policy on the organization.