DQ1-Select a specific clinical problem and post a clinical question that could potentially be answered using data mining. Identify data mining techniques you would apply to this challenge and provide your rationale. Are there any specific data mining techniques you would not use? Support your decision. Solution: Congestive heart failure (CHF) has been one of the main public health issue concerns in the US. Notably, there are approximately 5.7 million people are suffering from CHF (Ziaeian &...

2-Discuss the type of integration data from your defined patient population in Topic 4 DQ 1 would require. How could the EHR database facilitate this type of integration between clinical and administration systems. Solution: According to Aftab, Afzal & Khalid (2015), data integration takes into account the process of combining data that resides in different sources to providers the users with unified data.  Ideally, integration is considered as the first step of transforming data into me...

1-Select a defined patient population for example; diabetic patients over 65 years of age. List elements that you think will be valuable in a database. Describe each element and explain each terms of its type of data (text, numbers, date, time, binary, etc.). If an element can be more than one type of data explain how that is possible. Be sure to post an element different from that of your peers. Solution: The pivotal role of databases in the realm of nursing practice cannot be overlooked....

2-Select a particular medication or clinical problem. Describe how the CPOE and/or CDSS technologies support care decisions in this area. Solution: The primary role of CDSS is to analyze data to enable the health care providers in making decisions thereby enhancing the quality of care. An example application of CDSS in health care is in a patient who presents to the clinic with symptoms of pulmonary embolism. The patient complains of shortness of breath, which gets worse with exertion, chest p...

1-Describe how CPOE and CDSS embedded in the EHR can be useful towards a specific patient population of your choice. Identify one element of either the CPOE or CDSS you would improve that could enhance the effectiveness of the system for that patient population. Solution: CPOE systems and CDSS are increasingly becoming essential tools for healthcare providers as the need to deliver value-based care intensifies. CPOE typically involves the use of computer systems to automate the medication orde...

You are now a DNP-prepared nurse in a new leadership position in clinical practice. Analyze your new practice workflow to incorporate seeing patients and in regards to communication with the health care team and the infusion of the EHR into your practice. What elements do you need to consider if this position is in a magnet acute-care hospital in a busy metropolitan area? How might your practice change if the setting was a rural regional clinic system?  Solution: As the healthcare system striv...

Discuss the usefulness of the electronic health record (EHR) and its impact on patient safety and quality outcomes. Describe strengths and limitations that might apply to its usage. Solution: Healthcare Information technology is increasingly changing how the healthcare industry operates. One of the advances in healthcare information technology is the Electronic Health Records (EHR). Ideally, EHRs are the digital form of the patient’s documentation.  In light of this, there is a myriad of benef...

Select one informatics theory from the areas of Communication Theories, Change Theories, or Human Factors. Discuss how the application of the theory you select can guide the use of technology in advanced practice. What strengths does the theory possess that would make it useful to the DNP-prepared nurse? What weaknesses does the theory present that might prevent its use?  Keep in mind the Christian worldview when preparing your submission. Solution: With the advancement of technology in recent...

Select a specific health care technology-related regulation, law, statute, or ethical standard that applies to informatics. Provide a summary of your example and a statement describing your reasoning either in support of the example you select, or in opposition to it. Take into consideration the ethics of a Christian worldview in relation to the ethical standard, etc. in your summary. Solution: In the realm of the health care industry, there exists a myriad of health care technology-related...

To prepare for this assignment, review Week 1’s readings and resources on how to locate an empirical research article using the library’s databases. For this Assignment,  Locate an empirical research article that is either a quantitative or qualitative study from a peer reviewed social work journal for the final assignment. o Do not select an empirical research article that describes a mixed methods study. The reason is because a mixed method study involves both a quantitative and qualita...