Nr 599 Cdc Milestone Tracker

NR 599 CDC MILESTONE TRACKER CDC Milestone Tracker Holly Murray Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 599: Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice Dr. Penny Jan 14, 2020 Name CDC Milestone Tracker Author Dr. Rosa Arriaga collaborated with Atlanta Georgia Institute of Technology students and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “Learn the Signs. Act Early” program to develop the CDC Milestone tracker (Arriaga, n.d.). Endorsement The Center for Disease Control contributed to the development of the application and endorsed the use to track a child’s life milestones from two months of age through five years (Arriaga, n.d.). Operation This application is developed for use on a mobile device and is an appropriate platform due to the ease and accessibility of the app contents. Parents of young children are often challenged with time availability, so having the technology to use a mobile device enhances access and utilization, allowing parents to capture important child milestones in real-time when it is convenient and timely. Aesthetics The application is well designed and very user friendly. The background colors are pleasant, and each page is easy to navigate without overwhelming the viewer with graphics and words. The sidebar icons are large, and the title font bold, making it easy to read and select the desired destination. Another notable feature is the lower icon bar allowing for easy navigation to different app sections such as the tracker, children, appointments, and settings. The defined sections create a simple and effortless navigation process to track children through the stages of growth and development and does not necessitate the need for detailed how-to instructions (Arriaga, n.d.). Purpose The purpose of the application is to provide parents with an easy and user-friendly way to capture and aggregate a child’s important growth and developmental milestone from two months to five years old (Arriaga, n.d.). The application performs multiple functions, such as providing parents with important information, instructions, and tips on how their child should be developmentally progressing and tools to help them achieve their goals. Another helpful function is the integration of a communication tool that allows parents to communicate with the child’s pediatric medical provider so that concerns can be immediately identified, communicated, and addressed (Arriaga, n.d.). Clinical Decision Making One of the biggest challenges for parents is knowing the different child milestones for each age, and one the biggest challenges for pediatric medical providers in developing and communicating a specific individualized child milestone plan each child is different and may hit some but perhaps not all milestones within a given timeframe. This application helps parents fill in the gap by providing a checklist of specific examples on what is and is not an appropriate child milestone then provides tips on how to achieve it (Arriaga, n.d.). Safety One of the biggest safety concerns is that parents will rely exclusively on the application contents and not seek pediatric medical provider advice when it is appropriate. Another concern is that parents may overlook or misinterpret milestones leaving the child without the necessary