This week is an APA essay of 1500 words with 500 words for each of the sections. Three scholarly sources are required. Be sure to write all APA papers/essays with correct title page, running head, page #s, introduction, level headings, a conclusion, APA citations, and a reference page. There are three different sections to the paper this week which should be separated using level headings to organize each section. The Rubric for grading this week is an Essay Rubric – please review.

• Identify one aspect of big data and data mining that is interesting to you.
  • Explain the concept and how it might bring value to healthcare.
• Describe the concept of continuity planning.
  • If you were the director or manager for your current workplace, describe the preparedness program you would recommend.
• Locate an article discussing the use of informatics in healthcare education of the general public or of nursing students.
  • Discuss the benefits and drawbacks to using technology in this situation and recommendations from the author.
  • Do you feel this use of technology is a viable method of educating (the public or nursing students)? Why or why not?

 

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Informatics Competencies

Nursing informatics is a discipline that is still evolving. Yet, there is a set of core skills and knowledge that applies to all individuals who work as nurse informaticists and many competencies that are specific to informatics roles, positions, tasks, and responsibilities. For example, a nurse informaticist who works as a consultant for a health care technology company and a nurse informaticist who works as a professor at a university will share much of the same expertise and knowledge. However, they will also have distinct competencies specific to their unique roles.

In this Discussion, you explore informatics competencies within the informatics functional area you selected for the Week 1 Assignment.

 
 

To prepare:

Review nursing informatics competencies such as those outlined by the American Nurses Association (ANA), the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER), and the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN).

 Review this weeks media presentation Competencies for Nurse Informaticists, and reflect on the competencies outlined by the presenters.

Recall the informatics functional area you identified in the Week 1 Assignment. With this in mind, what competencies would be most important for you to master? How might you go about developing these competencies?

Create a list of competencies you would like to master.

By Day 3

1. Post a brief description of the informatics functional area in which you are interested. (Leadership in Nursing Informatics)

 

2. Then, identify at least four ANA, TIGER and/or QSEN competencies that you believe to be vital for success in this functional area, and justify your choices. 

 

3. Explain how you might successfully develop and master each of these competencies.
 

***APA style with reference, 600 characters minimum*** Due date 9/20/2017

 

Required Readings

American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Author. 

Read the following chapter: Informatics Competencies: Spanning Careers and Roles In this section, the authors explain the competencies necessary for nurse informaticists to be successful. The section also highlights which competencies are applicable for various informatics roles and functional areas.

Saba, V. K., & McCormick, K. A. (2015). Essentials of nursing informatics (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Chapter 2, Computer Hardware  

This chapter discusses introduces the basics of computer hardware used for nursing informatics.  

Chapter 4, Computer Software This chapter introduces computer software, as well as the programs that are most relevant to nursing informatics.

 

Chapter 11, System Life Cycle: A Framework  In this chapter, the authors introduce the systems life cycle (SDLC) and its stages. These stages are often used by organizations for large-scale projects, such as implementing or upgrading health information technology. 

Chapter 13, System Life Cycle Tools  Chapter 13 focuses on the tools needed to assist with each phase of the System Life Cycle. Successful implementation projects require clinical expertise as well as technical knowledge from nurse informaticists.  

Chapter 9, Computer Interaction This chapter explains the need for nurses to be informed about human-machine interactions to prevent unintended consequences. Increased awareness of these factors can result in improved performance and outcomes in nursing informatics and other technologies. Chapter 30, 

The Role of Technology in the Medication-Use Process  In this chapter, the authors discuss how new technologies that can create a safer environment for the patient. This is especially relevant for nurses involved in administering medication and educating patients on its use.

Gooder, V. J. (2011). Nursesperceptions of a (BCMA) bar-coded medication administration system. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 15(2). Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

This article explores the outcomes of a bar-coded medication administration (BCMA) system, which included increased patient safety and accuracy of medication. The importance of assessing the impact of a BCMA system on nurses before implementation is also highlighted.

Preheim, G. J., Armstrong, G. E., & Barton, A. J. (2009). The new fundamentals in nursing: Introducing beginning quality and safety education for nurses competencies. The Journal of Nursing Education, 48(12), 694 – 697. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.   This article discusses the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative and its six competencies, including informatics, that are essential for nursing practice. The authors emphasize that nursing education should shift from task-training and development to more current skills and competencies for informatics and patient-centered care.

Quality and Safety Education for Nurses. (2012). Informatics. Retrieved from http://qsen.org/competencies/graduate-ksas/#informatics Access this website to explore the knowledge, skills, and attitudes expected of informatics graduates.

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. (2015). Informatics competencies for every practicing nurse: Recommendations from the TIGER Collaborative. Retrieved from http://www.himss.org/file/1308906/download?token=zGqfWaqp‚

 This comprehensive report provides you with an overview of the TIGER collaborative as well as informatics competencies. 

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2012a). Competencies for nurse informaticists [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.   In this week media presentation, Gail Latimer, Dr. Patricia Button, and Dr. Roy Simpson overview the progress that the ANA and the TIGER initiative have made in outlining key informatics competencies. In addition, each presenter identifies competencies that he or she believes to be vital to working in the informatics field.

 

Laureate Education (Producer). (2012h). Selecting new technologies [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Dr. Patricia Button and Dr. Roy Simpson discuss the critical process of selecting the right technology for a health care organization. The presenters discuss the factors to consider, as well as the key skills informaticists should have to successfully lead these processes.

Optional Resources

Kaminski, J. (n.d.). Nursing informatics competencies: Self-assessment. Retrieved August 9, 2012, from http://nursing-informatics.com/niassess/index.html 

Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform. (2009). TIGER Informatics Competencies Collaborative (TICC) final report. Retrieved from http://tigercompetencies.pbworks.com/f/TICC_Final.pdf 

 

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 Prepare for interprofessional stakeholders a 10–12-slide presentation (not including title and reference pages) explaining how nurse leaders can use information technology to improve nursing practices that support and sustain positive patient outcomes. You do not need to actually present your assessment but be sure to include speaker’s notes for each slide.

The dissemination of evidence-based practice outcomes helps nurses build stakeholder engagement and support for the use of information system and technology for health care delivery.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

· Competency 1: Describe the importance of effective scholarship and evidence-based information to advance the profession of nursing. 

o Describe the basic differences between research (qualitative and quantitative) and evidence-based practice (EBP).

o Describe how nurse leaders use evidence-based practice to support and sustain patient-care outcomes.

o Describe how theory development and research exploration supports nursing practice changes that increase positive patient outcome.

· Competency 3: Explain the use of information management tools and technologies to monitor and improve health care delivery and patient outcomes. 

o Identify a nursing practice that has recently changed in a specific health care setting.

o Describe how nurse leaders use communication to build interprofessional stakeholder engagements.

· Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is consistent with expectations of a nursing professional. 

o Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.

For this assessment, imagine a group of interprofessional stakeholders involved with patient care in your health care setting would like to increase positive patient outcomes. Nurse leaders have recommended changes in the practice that incorporate informatics and the application of new knowledge into your nursing practices.

You are asked to present a brief overview using PowerPoint (or some other presentation software) to a small group of student nurses. After the session has concluded, the training department would like to use your presentation as a training resource.

Preparation

Select a nursing practice in your own health care setting that has changed for the better since you first began nursing.

Directions

Use the tools in your presentation software to develop a creative and engaging presentation. Use the notes portion of PowerPoint to capture your narrative script for each slide. Include the following in your presentation:

· Describe briefly an example of a nursing practice that has changed in the last two years.

· Explain how theory development, research exploration, and information technology supports the changes you have described.

· Describe the basic differences between research (qualitative and quantitative) and evidence-based practice (EBP).

· Explain how nurse leaders use communication practices and technology to build interprofessional stakeholder engagements in support of the change you have identified.

· Describe how nurse leaders use evidence-based practice to support and sustain patient-care outcomes.

Additional Requirements

· Length: Submit a presentation of 10–12 slides (not including title and reference slides). Include both a title slide and a reference slide with 4–6 references to support your presentation information and ideas.

· Formatting Guidelines: Create streamlined slides with minimal information. 

o Be precise.

o Keep bulleted content on one line.

o Use images instead of words when appropriate.

· Narrative Script: Use the notes portion to create a detailed narrative for each slide.

 

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I need 2-3 paragraph, this is the instruction’

 

Access the “Why Not the Best?” weblink: http://www.whynotthebest.org. 

Click on the ‘Map’ tab at the top. Use the drop-down menus at the top right to select ‘Utilization and Costs’,. In the next drop-down menu to the right, select ‘Standardized Risk Adjusted Per Capita Costs’. Select State HRR. You will see a color-coded map. Pick a state other than your own and click on it. Put your cursor over the counties to see the costs in each area. Take note of the state, location (area) and costs.

Go to the Census Bureau website using this link: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045217 link is also in the syllabus. You will see a box up top that says “Quick Facts” this is where you need to go for this assignment. 

Select the same geographical area you used for the Why Not the Best website (or as close as possible).

Answer with an initial posting to one of the questions sets below. Note clearly in your discussion if you are answering a question from Option A or Option B. You may respond to classmate’s discussion in either Option A and Option B.

 Option A:

1. Based on your searches of the two databases, what type of comparisons or assumptions can you make about the health care and demographics in your selected area?
2. Do you feel that this type of reporting truly meets the concept of ‘transparency’ in reporting?
3. How does this type of access to publicly available databases help or hurt health care delivery as a whole?
4. How can you use this data in your current clinical practice?

Option B:

1. Do you feel that this type of reporting truly meets the concept of ‘transparency’ in reporting? Defend your position with references.
2. How do you, in your area of practice, contribute to the data that is publicly reported? If you work in an area without reporting (school nurse, community nurse), find out what data you do collect and where it is reported.
3. How does this type of access to publicly available databases help or hurt health care delivery as a whole?
4. How does the data help guide healthcare resource distribution in a given area?

Your responses to your classmates should be of scholarly discourse. Research some aspect of their recording, research the topic, and respond with new information of elaboration on their point of view. Support your position with at least one scholarly resource in each post. 

 

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In a 4- to 5-page project proposal written to the leadership of your healthcare organization, propose a nursing informatics project for your organization that you advocate to improve patient outcomes or patient-care efficiency. Your project proposal should include the following:

• Describe the project you propose.
• Identify the stakeholders impacted by this project.
• Explain the patient outcome(s) or patient-care efficiencies this project is aimed at improving and explain how this improvement would occur. Be specific and provide examples.
• Identify the technologies required to implement this project and explain why.
• Identify the project team (by roles) and explain how you would incorporate the nurse informaticist in the project team.

 

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