Requirements The FierceEMR and FierceHealthIT current topics from the Week 5 assignment will be summarized in 8-10 narrated slides for this Week 7 assignment. Students will summarize the rationale for choosing the topic, how it will impact practice in a positive and negative manner, including pros and cons. Include discussion of how informatics skills and knowledge were applied in the process relevance to developing the assignment. In the conclusion, provide recommendations for the future. Su...

Discuss how Course Outcomes were supported and met by the activities you have completed in this course. What changes did you note in your post-TANIC TIGER assessment from when you started this course in week 1?  Solution: This class has considerably enabled me to meet the course outcomes in a variety of ways. Through the class discussions and assignments, I have expanded my knowledge and competences in informatics. In addition, through completion of research for the assignments as well as appl...

A new concept for some organizations is to allow nurses to bring in their own devices known as bring your own devices (BYOD) to use at work. What are some of the security issues you might encounter if this were allowed? How would you address these issues? How is this issue addressed in your practice setting?  Solution: The revolution of mobile smart phones technology has considerably placed more computing devices at everyone’s reach. The new concepts of allowing health care providers to bring ...

What was the HealthIT Topic you selected related to your specialty? Why did you select it? How will this impact your practice? Solution: NR512 week 6 Dq: HealthIT Topic of the Week and Impact on Practice The healthIT topic selected is how healthcare providers are spending more time on the electronic medical records (EMRs) that interacting with their patients. The rationale for selecting this topic is that there has been increasing concerns regarding the time that providers spend on EMR. The...

Requirements Students will login to FierceEMR and FierceHealthIT using the link provided in the reading assignment module for Week 5 and select a   “current/popular” topic of the week that may impact their practice. Students, in a professionally developed paper, will discuss the rationale for choosing the topic, how it will impact practice in a positive or negative manner, citing pros and cons. Include a discussion of how informatics skills and knowledge were used in the process relevance to de...

You are working in Second Life now completing a number of activities. What do you see as a benefit to augmenting course assignments through the use of a virtual learning environment (VLE)? How do you see the advanced practice nurse using VLE in their practice?  Solution: Within nursing practice, innovative learning strategies that enable the simulation of real world situations are essential. The virtual world of Second Life (SL) offers to the nurse educators the opportunity to develop signific...

How does the concept of wisdom in nursing informatics compare to the concept of professional nursing judgment? What is DIKW and how do you "use" it in your practice?  Solution: In the nursing, both wisdom in nursing informatics and professional nursing judgment are key attributes to delivery of patient care. Wisdom in nursing informatics entails the application of combined knowledge in nursing science, computer science, information science, and cognitive science for processing and managing cli...

Reflect on your own practice. Discuss how informatics is used in your practice. What is your primary area where you would use informatics? Solution:  The application of nursing informatics permeates all healthcare realms and is aimed at enhancing quality patient outcome and safety. As argued by Lewis and Jacobson (2017), nursing informatics entail the integration of information and communication technology concepts in nursing practice. As a postpartum nurse, key roles and responsibilities...

Details: While the implementation plan prepares students to apply their research to the problem or issue they have identified for their capstone change proposal project, the literature review enables students to map out and move into the active planning and development stages of the project. A literature review analyzes how current research supports the PICOT, as well as identifies what is known and what is not known in the evidence. Students will use the information from the earlier PICOT...

Details: In this assignment, students will pull together the change proposal project components they have been working on throughout the course to create a proposal inclusive of sections for each content focus area in the course. At the conclusion of this project, the student will be able to apply evidence-based research steps and processes required as the foundation to address a clinically oriented problem or issue in future practice. Students will develop a 1,250-1,500 word paper that in...