NUR+116+-+GU+assignment


 * Your name:** Janet Massoglia


 * Course name:** NUR 116 – Pediatric Nursing


 * Objective assignment will meet:**

State etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms and concepts of nursing care of disorders of the genitourinary system.


 * Rationale for assignment:**

The students have a difficult time learning about the genitourinary system and the disease process of this system specific to the pediatric population


 * Technology to be used:**

bloglines
 * Instructions students will need to use technology:**

The students will be instructed on how to sign up for a blogline account. The specific information that they will want to search for is pediatric care of the child with genitourinary problems.


 * Brief description of content students will need to accomplish assignment (textbook, websites, lectures, videos, resources):**

They will need to log in the their blogline account daily for 3 days and write a paper on the research that they found about genitourinary diseases in the pediatric population. Before completing the paper they will need to read the chapter in the text book on genitourinary conditions in the pediatric population


 * Instructions for students to complete assignment:**

Read chapter fifteen in your text book. Write down three questions that you want to be able to answer in depth about the care of the pediatric patient with genitourinary problems. After completing the first part sign into your blogline account and over the next three days explore the information about this topic that is on the web. Visit three of the sites from your blogline account. Write a summary of the data that you learned and how this will change the care provided to patients with genitourinary disorders. Be prepared to share your findings in class on Wednesday.


 * Grading criteria, rubric, and assessment:**

A rubric will be used to grade this assignment: The following parts will be graded: 1. questions formulated after reading the chapter in the text book. 2. Summary paper of the data found 3. presentation of the information. To assess student learning they will do a summary paper at the end of class that day.