Project #2

My second project assigned to enhance academic learning was the creation of a pretest/posttest for the NEXT step educational booklet. I developed twenty five questions to be used for 10-12 year olds about sickle cell disease, treatments, complications, and health management. Development of a questionnaire required background knowledge of educational materials, and health literacy. The project challenged me to produce an additional educational tool that was appropriate for the age group.

Here are some sample questions you should be able to answer from the information on my blog-

1. Sickle cell disease
1. Changes the shape of the platelets
2. Decreases the number of white blood cells
3. Can be given to another person like the flu
4. Damages and deforms red blood cells
2. A sign of gallstones, caused by the waste products of broken down red blood cells, is
1. Dizziness
2. Very yellow eyes (jaundice)
3. Shortness of breath
4. Coughing
3. The process of transferring care from a pediatric to adult health care provider is called
1. Discharge
2. Admission
3. Transition
4. Carrying over
4. Sickle cell disease is caused by
1. Receiving two normal hemoglobin traits
2. Receiving two abnormal hemoglobin traits
3. A virus
4. Receiving one abnormal hemoglobin trait and one normal hemoglobin trait
5. The most common presenting symptom of infection is
1. Fever
2. Coughing
3. Redness
4. Swelling
6. Pain occurs in sickle cell disease because
1. The body has too much oxygen
2. They body is over hydrated
3. Sickled cells block blood vessels
4. White blood cells are increased
7. Patients with frequent home pain or three or more hospital admissions for pain in year may benefit from taking
1. Hydroxyurea
2. Folic acid
3. Pneumovax
4. Benadryl
8. The organ responsible for filtering blood located in the left upper are of the abdomen is the
1. Heart
2. Gallbladder
3. Kidneys
4. Spleen
9. The signs and symptoms of stroke include
1. Sudden weakness in the arm, leg, or body
2. Severe headache
3. A difference in movement of one side of the face
4. All of the above
10. A screening tool used to detect stroke risk is
1. Chest X-ray
2. Blood counts
3. A transcranial Doppler
4. Blood transfusion

Let's see how you did!
The Answers are:
 1. D
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. D
10. C


The goal of the pretest/posttest is to allow a comparison of scores and evaluate the effectiveness of the educational session.

My next post will be my final as the project is wrapping up. If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them below! Thanks!