Nurs677 Week 1 | Nursing in Health Care - Westcoast university

Week 1 discussion

DQ 1

Compare and contrast the structure of the first EHR versus the current EHR system.

DQ 2

Describe two benefits and two challenges of the EHR. Name two strategies to address the challenges of the EHR. Week 2 discussion

DQ 1

Explain what NIC, NOC, and NANDA are and how you currently utilize them in your nursing practice. If you do not utilize them, explain why and what you use in replacement.

DQ2

After reviewing the nursing informatics scope and standards, which two standards are you strongest in and why? Which two standards could you improve and how will you accomplish this? Week 3 discussion

DQ 1

Take a position on whether the ANCC or the AMIA certification is better in healthcare informatics. What led you to that determination?

DQ 2

Choose a change management theory and describe how you would apply it to the implementation of a new healthcare technology in your area/speciality of nursing. Week 4 discussion

DQ 1

What are two strategies you could employ to engage patients with the use of healthcare technologies? How would you assess the effectiveness of these strategies?

DQ 2

Describe how you can utilize healthcare informatics in the generation and discovery of new knowledge. Week 5 discussion

DQ 1

Describe how you would utilize health informatics to enhance a specific area of public health. How would you assess outcomes related to the utilization of health informatics in public health.

DQ 2

Describe an innovative technology in the healthcare setting in which you are currently practicing. Name two benefits and two limitations of this technology. Week 6 discussion

DQ 1

Describe the relationship between meaningful use and health information exchange.

DQ 2

Name five of the top challenges in healthcare informatics and discuss at least two strategies to address these challenges Week 7 discussion

DQ 1

What is the relationship between nursing informatics and interdisciplinary departments in utilizing healthcare informatics and technology?

DQ 2

Name two obstacles in implementing healthcare informatics in non-acute healthcare settings. What are four strategies that may help to overcome these obstacles? Week 8 discussion

DQ 1

Compare and contrast two different roles in nursing informatics.

DQ 2

Discuss two trends in healthcare informatics and what competencies nursing informaticists will need to successfully support these trends Week 1 EHR Implementation Pros/Cons Essay Write an essay detailing the benefits and potential consequences of implementation of a new EHR platform within a healthcare setting. Your essay should be two to three pages in length. Compose your essay in APA format with a title page, introduction, conclusion, and reference page. Cite one to two scholarly references in APA format. An abstract is not necessary. Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Week 2 Informatics in Improving Patient Care Presentation Using Kaltura, create a presentation that discusses the role of health informatics in improving patient care. Include an example of a new trend in digital technology that has helped improve patient care (e.g., telehealth, patient portals). Do not focus on just one topic, but include an

overview of how the informatics technology you chose to research in general

improves patient care. Make sure to reference at least three scholarly resources. Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Your presentation—created using the Kaltura recording tool—should include, audio, video, and either tool you chose an integrated PowerPoint presentation or a recording using visual aids and should be a maximum of 10 minutes in length. See the Getting Started with Kaltura link in your main menu on the left for instructions on how to use the Kaltura recording tool. Week 3 New Healthcare Technology Implementation Plan Using the change management plan of your choice, develop an implementation plan for a new healthcare technology of your choice. Along with your submitted implementation plan, include a reflection that answers the question: How did the change management theory inform your decisions regarding implementation of the healthcare technology? Your implementation plan should be two to three pages in length and your reflection at least one page, not including the title and reference pages. Compose your plan in APA format, citing one to two scholarly references. Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Week 4 Qualitative and Quantitative Research and Informatics Presentation Find one quantitative and one qualitative research article on a healthcare topic of your choice. Using Kaltura recording tool in

Blackboard, create a presentation that includes the following:

A thorough discussion of both research articles, including topic, methodology, research design, sample, findings, and implications Answer the following question: How could you utilize healthcare informatics to conduct similar studies (one quantitative and one qualitative)? Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Your presentation—created using the Kaltura recording tool—should include audio, video, and either an integrated PowerPoint presentation or a recording using visual aids and should be no more than 8 minutes in length. Utilize APA format within your presentation. See the Getting Started with Kaltura link in your main menu on the left for instructions on how to use the Kaltura recording tool. Your presentation must be recorded using this tool. Week 5 Health Literacy Program Plan Write a plan for the design of a health literacy program for public health/community that is geared toward adults and children utilizing technology.

Include the following:

What will you teach them? What type of educational technique will you utilize? Will you teach the adults and children together or separately? How will you manage the option you chose? Your health literacy program plan should be two to three pages in length. Compose it in APA format with a title page, introduction, conclusion, and references section. An abstract is not necessary. Cite one to two scholarly references in APA format. Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Week 6 Informatics Interactive Case Study Journal Once you have engaged the course materials for this week, explore the informatics and patient records case study below. Associate what you have learned this week and thus far in the course with the case study, specifically topics such as ethics, closed networks, and HIPAA. Imagine you are nurse Jillian and answer the following questions. What would you have done in this situation when your technology systems were down, and you felt it was urgent to connect with the patient and family? Justify your actions. How do you believe Jillian's clinic manager, Tom, should handle this situation given his options that were presented at the end? Include at least two scholarly sources in your journal entry. Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Week 7 Telehealth System Action Plan Consider the following scenario. You are in a rural community that lacks specialty care practices and providers. The practice where you work is going to become part of a statewide telehealth system linking specialty care to community-based clinics throughout the state. Your clinic will be linked to a large major public school academic health center that is part of a state initiative. You and your colleagues have pushed to establish a statewide network of telehealth knowing that it will make a considerable difference in the quality of care your patients receive. However, there is a lot of work to do related to its implementation and effective use. The physicians you work with want to control the process, but they want you to do the background work. You need a plan that includes working with your physician colleagues and other staff that also recognizes your leadership role because you will be the liaison to other clinics and the academic health centers statewide. Write an action plan detailing how you plan to complete this task. Your action plan should be one to two pages in length, not including the title and reference pages and composed in APA format. Make sure to cite at least two scholarly sources to support your plan. Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Week 8 Home Monitoring Technology Research Paper Explore the literature to identify a new type of home monitoring technology (within the last five years) that has been implemented to address or improve patient outcomes. In addition to discussing the current research on the technology and its implementation, make sure to address the following questions within your paper. Are the outcomes mostly based on cost savings or improved quality of life for clients? In your research, did you find any disadvantages of the home monitoring technology? Utilize the WCU online library to locate peer-reviewed articles for your research. Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Compose a five- to six-page research paper in APA format. Your research paper should have a title page, abstract, and headings that delineate the specific assignment requirements. Include five to six citations and references.