MSN Project

My project’s purpose is to help nursing students understand the effects of bias and assumptions on wound care-associated pain management. This presentation will be given during the undergraduate nursing J1 assessment lecture.

The project is an approximately 20-minute slideshow that will be accompanied by an oral presentation. The slide show will include two case studies for nursing students to observe and analyze. Each case study video will include a pause point where students will have the opportunity to discuss with one another which statements or behaviors observed in the video are examples of bias or assumptions that could affect patient care. The conclusion of each video will present a solution that recognizes the bias/assumption and offers an appropriate approach/intervention to address the patient’s pain.

There will be three pre-presentation test questions at the start of the lecture, followed by the lecture and case studies, and then three post-presentation test questions. Comparing pre- and post-presentation test question results will help me determine whether my presentation and case studies were effective in helping students identify bias and assumptions and understand their effects on patient care. For my project, test scores will not affect students’ grades. They will not be informed of this until after the test to help protect the integrity of the evaluation.

The goal of my presentation is to help develop a workforce that understands how failing to identify and mitigate bias and assumptions can negatively affect outcomes for wound care patients. This stage of the project will be aimed at nursing students. If the test question results show students’ understanding of the concepts taught, in the post-graduation phase, I will further develop the lesson and eventually market it to other healthcare-related educational programs.

This is a rough draft of my final project for graduation.
The case study videos are sample placeholders.