Assessment 2 – Barriers to knowledge use
Assessment Type Presentation
Description In assessment one you blogged about a knowledge policy/practice gap you identified in your
local practice setting. In this assessment you will identify the types of barriers that are
contributing to the gap and present it to your peers in an info graphic.
An info graphic (information graphic) is a representation of information in a graphic format
designed to make data easily understandable at a glance. People use info graphics to quickly
communicate a message, to simplify the presentation of large amounts of data, and to
represent patterns and relationships.
Resources on how to create an info graphic can be found on Blackboard via
Assessment>Help with Assessments>Designing an Info graphic.
Your info graphic should provide the reader with the following type of information:
• What is the knowledge policy/practice gap you identified?
• How do we know the gap exists?
• How extensive is the difference between current practice and recommended practice?
• What is the significance of the gap to patients, the facility, and/or the health service?
• What are the barriers and facilitators to knowledge uptake?
Save your infographic as a PDF document and attach it to a post in the assessment two
discussion board. You must create a thread and add your post before you can view other
students infographics in the forum. You can’t edit or delete your work once it has been saved
so please use the ‘save draft’ feature until you are ready to publish your infographic. Please
feel free to leave comments on your fellow students posts.
