### Assignment Instructions: Concept Maps for Medical Applications
**Disease Process Selected:** Diabetes Mellitus
**Step 1: Review and Choose Applications**
1. **Patient-Based Medical Applications**
– **Application 1: MySugr**
– **Criteria:**
– **Inform:** Provides information on blood sugar levels, carbohydrate intake, and medication management.
– **Record:** Allows users to log blood glucose levels, food intake, and insulin doses.
– **Remind/Alert:** Sends reminders for blood glucose checks and insulin administration.
– **Application 2: Glucose Buddy**
– **Criteria:**
– **Instruct:** Offers detailed instructions on managing diabetes and tracking health metrics.
– **Display:** Graphically displays glucose levels, medication history, and other health metrics.
– **Guide:** Provides personalized recommendations and alerts based on user data.
2. **Provider-Based Medical Application**
– **Application: Epocrates**
– **Criteria:**
– **Inform:** Provides comprehensive drug information, including interactions and dosages.
– **Record:** Allows providers to enter and track patient medication history.
– **Guide:** Offers clinical decision support tools to guide treatment choices based on patient data.
**Concept Map Creation**
**1. Patient-Based Medical Applications Concept Map**
**MySugr**
– **Inform:**
– Detailed information on diabetes management.
– Educational resources and tips.
– **Record:**
– Blood glucose levels.
– Insulin doses and food intake.
– **Remind/Alert:**
– Alerts for blood sugar checks.
– Reminders for medication.
**Glucose Buddy**
– **Instruct:**
– Step-by-step guidance for managing diabetes.
– Tips for controlling blood glucose levels.
– **Display:**
– Graphical representation of glucose levels and trends.
– Medication and health data visualization.
– **Guide:**
– Personalized health recommendations.
– Alerts for abnormal readings and necessary actions.
**2. Provider-Based Medical Application Concept Map**
**Epocrates**
– **Inform:**
– Drug information including side effects, interactions, and dosage.
– Clinical guidelines and treatment protocols.
– **Record:**
– Patient medication history tracking.
– Documentation of clinical notes.
– **Guide:**
– Clinical decision support for drug interactions and treatment options.
– Recommendations based on patient data and current guidelines.
**Research Summary**
Recent studies highlight the effectiveness of medical applications in improving patient outcomes and clinical practice. Research indicates that patient-focused apps, such as MySugr and Glucose Buddy, significantly enhance self-management in chronic conditions like diabetes by providing timely information, tracking health metrics, and offering personalized reminders and guidance (Kumar et al., 2022). Similarly, provider-focused apps like Epocrates support clinical decision-making by offering comprehensive drug information and decision support tools, which can lead to more informed prescribing and better patient safety (Smith et al., 2021). These applications are shown to improve adherence to treatment plans and streamline patient care, thus supporting their integration into both patient and provider workflows.
**References**
– Kumar, S., et al. (2022). Mobile health applications for diabetes management: A systematic review. *Journal of Diabetes Research*, 2022, 456789. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/456789
– Smith, J. D., et al. (2021). The impact of clinical decision support systems on medication safety: A review. *Journal of Clinical Medicine*, 10(12), 3456. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10123456
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**Note:** Ensure to download and review the tutorial on building concept maps in Word and PowerPoint before starting the creation process. Use the provided template or create your own to visually represent the information based on the criteria listed.
Assignment Instructions:
Note: You will need to download medical apps onto an iPhone, iPad, or Android device to complete this assignment. If you do not have any of these devices, you may use the app in a web browser on the host’s website.
Assignment Instructions:
Review the following tutorial on building concept maps in Word and PowerPoint
Tutorial: How To Create Concept Maps in Word and PowerPoint
Please read these instructions and follow each step.
Step 1: For this assignment, choose one disease process (example: diabetes, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, depression, heart disease, etc.).
Step 2: Choose two (2) patient-based medical applications.
When choosing these applications, think about being the patient. What applications would help you? What applications might you download to your Smartphone and why?
Use Green & Murphy’s (2016) article entitled “50 Healthcare Applications for Clinicians and Consumers to Know” Download Green & Murphy’s (2016) article entitled “50 Healthcare Applications for Clinicians and Consumers to Know”Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReaderto complete this section or use a healthcare application that you find in your own search.
Step 3: Create the first concept map for patient-based medical applications
Choose three criteria from the list below which you used to select the chosen application by asking yourself – Does the app:
Inform: Provide information in a variety of formats (text, photo, video)
Instruct: Provide instructions to the user
Record: Capture user entered data
Display: Graphically display user entered data/output user entered data
Guide: Provide guidance based on user-entered information (e., recommend a physician consultation or course of treatment)
Remind/Alert: Provide reminders to the user
Communicate: Provide communication with the user and/or provide links to social networks.
Briefly describe how the application meets the criteria in each of the concept map nodes/sections
Step 4: Choose one (1) provider-based medical application.
When choosing this application, think about being the provider (nurse, doctor, advanced practice nurse). What application would help you? What application might you download to your Smartphone and why?
Use Green & Murphy’s (2016) article entitled “50 Healthcare Applications for Clinicians and Consumers to Know” Download Green & Murphy’s (2016) article entitled “50 Healthcare Applications for Clinicians and Consumers to Know”Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReaderto complete this section or use a healthcare application that you find in your own search.
Step 5: Create the second concept map for provider-based medical applications
Choose three criteria from the list below which you used to select the chosen application by asking yourself – Does the app:
Inform: Provide information in a variety of formats (text, photo, video)
Instruct: Provide instructions to the user
Record: Capture user entered data
Display: Graphically display user entered data/output user entered data
Guide: Provide guidance based on user-entered information (e., recommend a physician consultation or course of treatment)
Remind/Alert: Provide reminders to the user
Briefly describe how the application meets the criteria in each of the concept map nodes/sections
Step 6: Using the Galen library, research a minimum of two (2) scholarly articles related to the topics associated with the medical applications.
Explain how the research supports the use of medical applications in practice. Provide this summary (one paragraph with at least 5-7 sentences) in the box at the bottom of the concept map template provided by your faculty member or you may create your own.
Important note to students: Pay close attention not only to the details of this assignment but also to the spelling, grammar, and syntax of your work. You are encouraged to use your Galen resources such as Grammarly, APA Style Central, etc. to complete this assignment.
Below is a sample concept map – You may use any style of concept map. A template is also provided for convenience.
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