1. Development of SafeT Kids Mobile App An injury prevention resource for parents Kerrie L. Roye Temple University

2. APPY PIE ONLINE TEMPLATE  SafeTKids is a mobile application that was created using the Appy Pie template.  Appy Pie is a mobile application platform created to enable mobile application development for consumers.  Patient education for SafeTKids information was retrieved from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3. Format Implementation  SafeTKids applied various formats of instruction for injury prevention in children.  Stage I of SafeTKids identified the mobile applications’ indication for use and disclaimer.  Stage II of development included text pages that were designed to deliver written safety instructions at chronological stages of development from birth to age 5. Photos were also inserted to illustrate corresponding stages of growth and development.

4. Format Implementation  Stage III provided links to websites and video illustrations providing evidence based information for child injury prevention.  The final stage provided location and contact information for emergency pediatric medical services.

5. Implications for Student Learning  The development of a healthcare mobile application enabled the student to discover and apply various learning tools for patient education.  The availability of multiple teaching tools enabled the student to identify how consumers of health care information can acquire the same knowledge while taking advantage of individual effective learning styles. (i.e. videos, web links, audio, photos, and text)

6. Implications for Student Learning  The student was able to acquire further knowledge related to injury prevention in the pediatric patient population through research.  Student learning included recognizing the different communication styles available to the patient population; enabling the healthcare provider to also provide healthcare information and resources to the community outside the walls of the primary care practice site.

7. Implications for Nursing Practice  Increasing knowledge and skill development among advance practice nurses in the field of health information technology has become a critical element in maintaining best practices and improving patient health outcomes.

8. Implications for Nursing Practice  Advance nursing practices that stay on the cutting edge of healthcare technology through education, research and development not only contribute to the improvement of population health but also to the advancement of nursing education, administration, and electronic medical record development and feasibility.

9. Economic Impact of Mobile Applications in Health Care  The SafeTKids mobile application enables parents to implement preventive care measures decreasing the occurrence and need for acute primary care and emergency room visits.  The overall cost of developing a mobile health application and cost per patient to purchase the application proved to be more cost effective than the cost of in person health care services.  A study comparing follow up visits to mobile health monitoring demonstrated that in person medical care assessed 39% greater total cost than the mobile health application (Armstrong, Sample, & Coyte, 2014).

10. Impact on Patient Population  The use of SafeTKids mobile health application enables parents to identify health risks in the home and environment.  Parents are able to minimize injury by implementing recommended safety protocols.  Implementing preventive measures promotes a decrease in the rate of emergency room use for avoidable injuries, incurred medical cost, time loss from employment and school, and loss wages.

11. Impact on Patient Population  Mobile health applications have the potential to reach large populations of people while covering a broad area of health topics (Buhi et al., 2012)  Mobile health technologies offer opportunity to enhance health by making heath information and existing health services more readily and remotely accessible (Buhi et al., 2012)

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