Patient Health Assessment eBook 

Title: Patient Health Assessment eBook

Project Type: Concept project - a fictional scenario built to demonstrate design process, not a client engagement.
Type: Self-paced digital reference and job aid (eBook)
Duration: Flexible, used as a quick reference or study guide
Target Audience: Healthcare workers, nursing students, medical assistants

Role: Instructional designer, content developer, visual designer, job aid developer
Tools Used: Canva for layout and visuals, research sources on patient communication and assessment

Skills Applied:
• Needs analysis and content planning
• Instructional writing in plain language
• Visual design for quick scanning and recall
• Job aid development for clinical settings

Focus:
• Turn detailed patient interview procedures into clear steps
• Help staff collect complete and accurate patient histories
• Provide a visual reference that supports use during and after training

The Design Process

• More complete and accurate patient histories during training and on the job.

• Shorter, more focused interviews while maintaining quality of care.

•  A reusable reference that helps staff refresh skills without re-taking a full course.

• Stronger reflection, supported by prompts such as “What information might you miss if you skip this step”. 

• Design for dual use. Resources that serve as both study material and job aid give more value to busy healthcare staff.

• Visual clarity matters. Clean layouts and icons supported recall better than dense blocks of text.

• Usability first. Learners preferred short checklists and prompts over long explanations, which reinforced the need to keep tools practical. 

• What I'd reconsider: the checklist format works as a reference, but I'd want to pilot it with actual nursing students to confirm the step order matches how they're taught to sequence an interview, rather than relying on my own task analysis alone.