Description of the Assignment

For this assignment, the student will use the following course titled “Care of Adults” and the associated course outcomes listed below.
Course Description: Care of Adults
Emphasis is on delivery of care to adult clients experiencing acute alterations in health. Students will assess client needs, plan appropriate interventions based on evidence, implement interventions according to accepted standards of nursing care and evaluate effectiveness of care though an evidenced based nursing framework.
Care of Adults Course Objectives:

1. Explains knowledge from the biological and behavioral sciences, and the liberal arts in order to plan nursing care of clients.
2. Applies knowledge of lifespan development, culture, and economic status to provide holistic care to clients with specific alterations in health.
3. Utilizes the nursing process, as a framework for decision making, in caring for adult clients in acute care settings.
4. Appraises evidence-based practices in the planning of care of for clients with alterations in health.

Based on the above information, develop a test blueprint for ONE module or unit in the above course. The module or unit can be on a specific disease or process (i.e., respiratory diseases, post-op patients, etc.). You will need to select the level of the learner(s) as well as the practice setting. The practice setting can be either the nurse professional development (i.e. mentoring program, continuing education) or traditional academic setting (i.e. senior level adult health course; junior level adult health course).

Criteria for Content

• Description of content area for the module/unit: In this section, identify the content area to be the focus of the module/unit and the test. This section includes the following required elements:
  • Identify the overall content for the module or unit
  • Explains how the identified content is consistent with the course description
  • Identify four specific content areas to be used within the test blueprint
  • Identify the level of the learner that will be completing the module/unit and the test
  • Explain the importance of the selected content area to the learner
• Development of test blueprint: In this section, develop a test blueprint for the module/unit. The required Test Blueprint Template is embedded within the required assignment template, located in the Assignment area of the NR 537. The required sections are noted to be:
  • Identify the name of the module/unit that this test is being designed for
  • Identify the total points for the test
  • Identify the points for each test question
  • Identify the 4 (four) content areas to be placed in the Test Blueprint Template
  • Demonstrate testing points for each content area aligned with the appropriate Care of Adults course outcome
  • Demonstrate testing points for each Care of Adults course outcome
  • Total points for each row and column within the required template
• Development of multiple-choice items: In this section, develop 8 multiple choice test items consistent with the cognitive levels of the developed test blueprint. The require sections are noted to be:
  • Eight (8) multiple choice items are consistent with the test blueprint cognitive level
  • At least one multiple choice question is developed for EACH Care for Adults course outcome
  • At least one multiple choice question is developed for EACH identified content area.
  • Identify the cognitive level of the multiple-choice test item using Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy
  • Identify the Care for Adults course outcome that the multiple-choice test item aligns with
  • Identify the content area that the multiple-choice test item aligns
  • Wording of the STEM is consistent with item writing best practices
  • Wording of distractors are consistent with item writing best practices
• Development of alternative test items: In this section, develop alternative test items consistent with the cognitive levels of the developed test blueprint. The required elements for this section are noted to be:
  • Four (4) alternative test items are constructed
  • At least two DIFFERENT types of alternative test items are presented
  • Each alternative item is identified as to its item type
  • Identify the cognitive level of the alternate test item using Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy
  • Identify the Care for Adults course outcome that the alternate test item aligns with
  • Identify the content area that the alternate test item aligns with
  • Wording of the alternative test item is consistent with best practices for item writing