DNP-805A-O500 Health Care Informatics Full Course Assignments

DNP-805A-O500 Health Care Informatics

Topic 1: Introduction to Health Care Informatics – DNP-805A-O500 Health Care Informatics

Topic 2: Health Care Technologies – DNP-805A-O500 Health Care Informatics

Objectives:

1. Propose a technology to improve patient outcomes for an identified clinical problem.
2. Explain how a proposed technology improves patient outcomes for a clinical problem.

Topic 2 DQ 1

Assessment Description

How has the electronic health record (EHR) impacted needs, gaps, and inefficiencies in patient care? Describe how the EHR is used as a communication technology to engage patients in their care and support the nurse-patient relationship.

 

Topic 2 DQ 2

 

Assessment Description

How could communication technologies, such as mobile health applications, be used to deliver safe nursing care to diverse populations? Consider the differences between health care systems in a large metropolitan area versus a rural area. Pose one strategy that could be used to reduce inequities in digital access to information for patients.

 

Emerging Technologies

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Assessment Description

There are an increasing number of useful and innovative technologies being used in health care settings that have an important role in linking and organizing care and information, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive computing systems just to name a few. The purpose of this assignment is to create a presentation for administrators and nurses providing direct patient care to propose a technology that can help improve patient outcomes for an identified clinical problem.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Use the resources on the \”GCU Library Introduction to the GCU Library: Topics and Assignments Research Guide,\” located in the topic Resources, to complete this assignment.
• This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
• Use primary sources published within the last 5 years.
• Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
• You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
• Learners will submit this assignment using the assignment dropbox in the learning management system. In addition, learners must upload this deliverable to the Learner Dissertation Page (LDP) in the DNP PI Workspace for later use.

Directions:

Create a PowerPoint presentation to propose a technology that can address a clinical problem and improve patient outcomes. Your slide presentation must contain a title slide, 12-15 slides of content, and a References slide. Use evidence to support your claims. Speaker\’s notes must be included for each individual slide (add a speaker notes section to demonstrate the verbal speech you would give along with each slide).

Your presentation must include the following elements:

1. Identify and provide a brief description of a clinical problem that could be solved using artificial intelligence, machine learning, or cognitive computing systems.
2. Propose a technology that can be used to address the identified clinical problem and improve patient outcomes.
3. Provide a general overview of how the technology works in the health care setting. Explain how the technology improves patient outcomes for the clinical problem.
4. Address potential strengths and limitations of the technology.
5. Identify at least two unintended consequences of using the technology and propose a plan to avoid these consequences.

Presentation Tips:

Refer to the resource, \”Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,\” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

Text slides are not meant to be read by the speaker, but by the audience. Lettering should generally be limited to four lines and should never be more than seven, including the title.

1. It is advisable not to use more than eight words per line.
2. Avoid too much detail and resist the temptation to overload the presentation with information.
3. Avoid jargon and abbreviations, unless they are clear to everyone in the audience.
4. Aim at the average person in the audience.
5. Use plain English.

Topic 3: Computer Provider Order Entry (CPOE) Systems and Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) -DNP-805A-O500 Health Care Informatics

 

Objectives:

1. Propose a plan for the implementation of a CDSS for clinicians in an organization.
2. Evaluate how the health information exchange, interoperability, and integration of a CDSS will improve patient safety.

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Topic 3 DQ 1

 

Assessment Description

Nurses collect, process, and filter vast amounts of data to assemble an accurate picture of the patient. Identify one computerized provider order entry (CPOE) or clinical decision support system (CDSS) that can be used manage patient data. Describe how the technology uses best practice alerts to influence decision making. What strategies can be implemented within the design of the CPOE or CDSS rules in the EHR system to minimize alert fatigue?

Topic 3 DQ 2

 

Using CPOE and CDSS

SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT

Start Date

Apr 27, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

May 3, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

180

Rubric

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Status

Upcoming

Assessment Traits

Requires Lopeswrite

Assessment Description

As part of professional practice, nurses must use clinical decision support systems (CDSS) that are part of health information technology. Nurses can also participate in the development or customization of CDSS by using knowledge bases, algorithms, and clinical decision rules. For this assignment, select one patient safety issue that involves medication administration. Using a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system, research what clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) exist and how they could be incorporated in the electronic health record (EHR) workflow. The design of the CDSS must be interoperable with CPOE.

General Guidelines:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Use the resources on the \”GCU Library Introduction to the GCU Library: Topics and Assignments Research Guide,\” located in the topic Resources, as needed, to set up a search strategy for this assignment.
• This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
• Use primary sources published within the last 5 years. Provide citations and references for all sources used.
• Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
• You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
• Learners will submit this assignment using the assignment dropbox in the learning management system. In addition, learners must upload this deliverable to the Learner Dissertation Page (LDP) in the DNP PI Workspace for later use.

Directions:

Write a 1,000-1,250-word paper that provides the following:

1. Describe the patient safety issue related to medication administration.
2. Set up a search strategy to identify CDSSs that address the specific medication patient safety issue. Find two research articles, each on a different system that could be incorporated into the EHR.
3. Explain how you set up your search strategy. What keywords did you use in your search strategy? Did you expand on your keywords by adding wildcards or restricting the keywords to a phrase? Did you change your utilize filters or limiters?
4. Evaluate the articles and then synthesize a review of the literature that includes the pros and cons of the systems discussed in the articles.
5. Based on the evaluation of the two research articles, explain which CDSS would be the most feasible to integrate into the EHR.
6. Outline a plan for how the selected CDSS would be implemented and adopted into nursing workflow.
7. Evaluate how the health information exchange, interoperability, and integration of the selected CDSS will improve patient safety.

Resources

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Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses

Read Chapters 9, 11, and 12 in Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses.

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The Impact of a Computerized Physician Order Entry System Implementation on 20 Different Criteria of Medication Documentation: A Before-and-After Study

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Jungreithmayr, V., Meid, A. D., Haefeli, W. E., & Seidling, H. M. (2021). The impact of a computerized physician order en

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Towards Effective Clinical Decision Support Systems: A Systematic Review

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Hak, F., Guimarães, T., & Santos, M. (2022). Towards effective clinical decision support systems: A systematic revie

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Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Nursing Clinical Decision Support System in a Tertiary Hospital Setting: A Qualitative Study Using The FITT Framework

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Zhai, Y., Yu, Z., Zhang, Q., & Zhang, Y. (2022). Barriers and facilitators to implementing a nursing clinical decision su

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Physician-Nurse Communication Surrounding Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems From Social and Technical Perspective: An Ethnographic Study

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Xiao, S.-Q., Liu, J.-E., & Chang, H. M. (2022). Physician-nurse communication surrounding computerized physician order en

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Topic 4: Database Design

 

 

Objectives:

1. Explain how the collection of standardized data advances the practice, understanding, and value of nursing care.
2. Describe common causes of health care data breaches.
3. Propose a plan that would reduce preventable breaches or misuse of information and data.

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Topic 4 DQ 1

GO TO DISCUSSION

Start Date

May 4, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

May 6, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

5

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

Database management systems can be used to store data about patient information (e.g., patient demographics, medical history, and medications). Data trends can be identified and proactively used to address patient needs as well as staff training needs. Most EHR\’s use standardized data elements (e.g., dropdowns and checkboxes) when charting in the patient record. How does using standardized data elements include decision making and outcomes across all system levels? Clarify how the collection of standardized data advances the practice, understanding, and value of nursing care.

Topic 4 DQ 2

 

Points

5

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

The digital health care age has paved the way for easier and more accessible treatment. However, the present-day health care industry has also become subject to external cybersecurity attacks and data breaches. Describe two common causes of health care data breaches. Propose a plan that would reduce these easily preventable breaches or misuse of information and data.

Topic 4 Participation

DISCUSSION FORUMS

Start Date

May 4, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

May 10, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

20

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

There is no description for this assessment.

Resources

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Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses

Read Chapters 6 and 7 in Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses.

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Use of Electronic Health Records and Standardized Terminologies: A Nationwide Survey of Nursing Staff Experiences

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De Groot, K., De Veer, A. J. E., Paans, W., & Francke, A. L. (2020). Use of electronic health records and standardized te

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Healthcare Data Breaches: Insights and Implications

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Seh, A. H., Zarour, M., Alenezi, M., Sarkar, A. K., Agrawal, A., Kumar, R., & Ahmad Khan, R. (2020). Healthcare data brea

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Data Resources in the Health Sciences

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University of Washington Health Sciences Library. (2022). Data resources in the health sciences.

http://guides.lib.uw.edu/hsl/data/findclin

 

 

Topic 5: Data Mining

 

May 11-17, 2023

Max Points:30

Objectives:

1. Apply data mining techniques.
2. Compare primary and secondary data sources.

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Topic 5 DQ 1

GO TO DISCUSSION

Start Date

May 11, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

May 13, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

5

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

Decision trees are one example of an algorithm generated by data-mining methods. In your textbook, review Figure 8-1 \”Decision Tree Applied to the Treatment of Avian Influenza.\” What other leaves should be on the decision tree to help decide for whom antiviral medications are the best choice? Would a larger data pool help make this decision? Provide evidence supporting your response.

Topic 5 DQ 2

GO TO DISCUSSION

Start Date

May 11, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

May 15, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

5

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

Compare primary and secondary data sources. Identify primary and secondary data elements entered into the EHR. How are primary and secondary data elements needed to support patient care?

Topic 5 Participation

DISCUSSION FORUMS

Start Date

May 11, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

May 17, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

20

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

There is no description for this assessment.

Resources

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Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses

Read:

Chapter 8 in Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses.

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Big Data Analytics in Health Care by Data Mining and Classification Techniques

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Jayasri, N. P., & Aruna, R. (2022). Big data analytics in health care by data mining and classification techniques. I

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Integrating Clinical Decision Support Systems for Pharmacogenomic Testing Into Clinical Routine: A Scoping Review of Designs of User-System Interactions in Recent System Development

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Hinderer, M., Boeker, M., Wagner, S. A., Lablans, M., Newe, S., Hülsemann, J. L., Neumaier, M., Binder, H., Renz, H., Ac

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An Efficient Data Preprocessing Approach for Large Scale Medical Data Mining

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Hu, Y.-H., Lin, W.-C., Tsai, C.-F., Ke, S.-W., & Chen, C.-W. (2015). An efficient data preprocessing approach for large s

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Big Data Analytics in Medicine and Healthcare

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Ristevski, B., & Chen, M. (2018). Big data analytics in medicine and healthcare. Journal of Integrative Bioinformatic

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29746254/

 

 

Topic 6: Telehealth

 

May 18-24, 2023

Max Points:30

Objectives:

1. Compare telehealth technologies with alternatives in population health.
2. Critique existing implementation strategies of telehealth in the organizational literature.

Topic 6 DQ 2

Assessment Description

An older adult attempted to participate in a telehealth visit with a nurse for follow-up care, but the patient was not able to hear even with hearing aids and was not aware of how to use an internet-enabled device. What alternative telehealth strategy could be used to improve patient and team communication? How does this strategy reduce inequities in digital access?

Topic 6 Participation

DISCUSSION FORUMS

 

20

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

There is no description for this assessment.

Resources

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Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses

Read:

Chapter 13 in Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses.

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Rapid Transition to Telehealth and the Digital Divide: Implications for Primary Care Access and Equity in a Post-COVID Era

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Chang, J. E., Lai, A. Y., Gupta, A., Nguyen, A. M., Berry, C. A., & Shelley, D. R. (2021). Rapid transition to telehealth

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Telemedicine Preparedness Among Older Adults With Chronic Illness: Survey of Primary Care Patients

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Ufholz, K., Sheon, A., Bhargava, D., & Rao, G. (2022). Telemedicine preparedness among older adults with chronic illness:

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Assessing Readiness for Telehealth in Rural Communities

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Bowen, A. (2022). Assessing readiness for telehealth in rural communities. Journal of Christian Nursing, 39

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Disparities in Mental Health Access Before and After Transitioning to Telehealth

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Egan, R. P., Hurley, D. B., Goetz, M. C., Smith, C. S., Palmer, B. A., & St. Hill, C. A. (2022). Disparities in mental he

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Telehealth as a Means of Enabling Health Equity

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Kuziemsky, C., Hunter, I., Udayasankaran, J. G., Ranatunga, P., Kulatunga, G., John, S., John, O., Flórez-Arango, J. F.,

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Topic 7: Trends in Informatics: Global and Consumer Informatics

 

 

Max Points:195

Objectives:

1. Propose a technology supported by research or clinical guidelines for a selected disease process to improve patient care.

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Topic 7 DQ 1

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Topic 7 DQ 2

GO TO DISCUSSION

Start Date

May 25, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

May 29, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

5

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

Identify one technology that is available in a developed country. How would the adoption, adherence, or effectiveness of this technology be compromised in a lesser developed country? What global health data disparities exist because of this inequity? Propose one solution that the doctorally prepared nurse can advocate for that would build an inclusive and equitable global digital health.

Case Report: Health Care Informatics

SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT

 

165

Rubric

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Status

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Assessment Traits

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Assessment Description

In this assignment, learners propose a technology, supported by research to be effective, that can be integrated to help address a problem related to providing care to a patient with a selected disease process.

General Guidelines:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Use the resources on the \”GCU Library Introduction to the GCU Library: Topics and Assignments Research Guide,\” located in the topic Resources, as needed to set up a search strategy for this assignment.
• This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
• Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
• Use primary sources published within the last 5 years.
• You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
• Learners will submit this assignment using the assignment dropbox in the learning management system. In addition, learners must upload this deliverable to the Learner Dissertation Page (LDP) in the DNP PI Workspace for later use.

Directions:

Select a particular disease process (heart failure, diabetes mellitus, Parkinson’s disease, etc.). Identify and fully describe a technology element that could be utilized in practice for a patient with the selected disease process. Describe how this technology will be integrated into the nursing workflow for treatment, monitoring, or communication from the acute care setting (hospital) and follow the patient to the home and ongoing care in the outpatient clinic.

For this assignment, write a 1,250-1,750-word paper that includes the following:

1. Introduction that includes a description of the disease process with a problem statement that needs to be addressed using a technology. Use a real-life patient situation or condition to describe your case, including the problems the patient encounters and the barriers to care.
2. Based on the topic you chose, create a search strategy using key terms and Boolean searching to identify a minimum of two effective technologies that can solve the problem related to providing care to a patient with the selected disease process. Search for a minimum of two research articles or clinical practice guidelines. Provide a synthesis of the literature you selected and explain how each of the technologies in the research or guidelines would support your selected topic.
3. In one or two paragraphs, describe how you set up your search strategy using key terms and Boolean searching to identify the articles for this assignment. What barriers did you experience regarding your search strategy, and what process did you follow to obtain better search results?
4. Based on the two articles, explain which of the technologies you would implement and why that technology would be the best one for your selected topic.
5. Describe how the technology would be specifically used to address the problem, including how this technology will be integrated into the nursing workflow for treatment, monitoring, or communication from the acute care setting (hospital) and follow the patient to the home and ongoing care in the outpatient clinic.

Topic 7 Participation

DISCUSSION FORUMS

 

20

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

There is no description for this assessment.

Resources

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Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses

Read:

Chapter 15 in Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses.

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Real-World Implementation Evaluation of an Electronic Health Record-Integrated Consumer Informatics Tool That Collects Patient-Generated Contextual Data

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Holt, J. M., Spanbauer, C., Cusatis, R., Winn, A. N., Talsma, A., Asan, O., Somai, M., Hanson, R., Moore, J., Makoul, G., &am

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Consumer Health Informatics: Empowering Healthy-Living-Seekers Through mHealth

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Faiola, A., & Holden, R. J. (2017). Consumer health informatics: Empowering healthy-living-seekers through mHealth. P

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Good Intentions Are Not Enough: How Informatics Interventions Can Worsen Inequality

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Veinot, T. C., Mitchell, H., & Ancker, J. S. (2018). Good intentions are not enough: how informatics interventions can wo

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Health Data Poverty: An Assailable Barrier to Equitable Digital Health Care

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Ibrahim, H., Liu, X., Zariffa, N., Morris, A. D., & Denniston, A. K. (2021). Health data poverty: An assailable barrier t

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Topic 8: Evaluation of Technology in Human-Computer Interaction

 

 

 

Max Points:270

Objectives:

1. Assess user-technology interface and human factor methods to determine functionality of a selected technology.
2. Describe a database management system used to collect health data for a selected technology.

Assessments

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Topic 8 DQ 1

GO TO DISCUSSION

Start Date

Jun 1, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

Jun 3, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

5

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

Errors made by users and errors in the execution of tasks, also called human factors, can be averted to prevent harm to patients. Consider a time in your professional nursing career in which you made an error using a technology. Propose a change to the workflow or the work environment that could have prevented this error.

Topic 8 DQ 2

GO TO DISCUSSION

Start Date

Jun 1, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

Jun 5, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

5

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

Many changes in health care technology provide decision support and use algorithms to protect patients from harm. Select a technology that you have not already explored in this course. How does this technology protect patients from harm without compromising critical thinking and human judgment?

Evaluation of Health Care Technology

SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT

Start Date

Jun 1, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

Jun 7, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

165

Rubric

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Status

Upcoming

Assessment Traits

Requires Lopeswrite

Assessment Description

For this assignment, you will utilize content from the topic Resources as well as additional qualified resources to synthesize new information that you can apply towards your DPI Project, your future work area, or your clinical practice as a DNP-prepared nurse.

General Guidelines:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
• Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
• Use primary sources published within the last 5 years.
• You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
• Learners will submit this assignment using the assignment dropbox in the learning management system. In addition, learners must upload this deliverable to the Learner Dissertation Page (LDP) in the DNP PI Workspace for later use.

Directions:

For this assignment, write a 1,000-1,250-word paper in which you:

1. Select a technology that has been explored in the course. Using the technology selected, describe the database management system used to collect health data.
2. Define whether the data elements are primary or secondary and discuss how the data elements would be measured or evaluated.
3. Determine how the data will be validated
4. Using the content in the textbook and other readings, list three elements that will be used to evaluate the user interface.
5. Perform an assessment using elements of user-technology interface or human factor methods to determine functionality of the selected technology.
6. For each element, propose practicable suggestions for improvement using support from the literature.
7. Explain how the technology you selected can be applied in you DNP DPI Project, your future work area, or your clinical practice as a DNP-prepared nurse.

Postconference Evaluation: Individual Success Plan (ISP)

SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT

Start Date

Jun 1, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

Jun 7, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

20

Rubric

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Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

The Individual Success Plan (ISP) assignment in this course requires your collaboration with the course faculty early on to establish a plan for successful completion of mutually identified and agreed-upon specific deliverables for your programmatic requirements. Programmatic requirements are: (1) completion of required practice immersion hours, (2) completion of work associated with program competencies, and (3) work associated with completion of your Direct Practice Improvement (DPI) Project.

A postconference evaluation is mandatory and will occur at the end of this course and every subsequent course using the ISP form. This is intended for the learner and preceptor/mentor to review and evaluate the completion of the ISP. The faculty will validate that all areas are at \”Meets Expectations\” on the preceptor/mentor evaluation form, located in Typhon or Lopes Activity Tracker, prior to progression. The learner will upload the ISP and preceptor/mentor evaluations and proof of entered and approved practice immersion hours into the classroom by Topic 8 with the other required deliverables. Faculty will review this before filling out the faculty evaluation of the learner in Typhon or Lopes Activity Tracker, which the learner will also upload in Topic 8. The course faculty will complete a separate evaluation of the learner\’s performance in the classroom. The faculty is responsible for any course grading, final course grade, and validation of the learner\’s\’ completed practice immersion hours.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment as it pertains to deliverables due in this course.

• Use the Individual Success Plan (ISP) developed in Topic 1 as a personal plan for completing your practice immersion hours and how competencies will be met. All of the major milestones and deliverables should be indicated in the timeline.
• While an ISP is required, unless you have a mentor, a mentor signature is not required for this course. A preconference and a postconference/evaluation between learners and preceptors/mentors are mandatory for all learners enrolled in all DNP courses (from DNP-815A on). Conferences may be conducted face-to-face or via technology. A copy of the wet-ink or digitally (digital identifier) signed document must be uploaded into the classroom no later than the end of Topic 8.
• Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
• This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to the beginning to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
• You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
• Learners will submit this assignment using the assignment dropbox in the learning management system. In addition, learners must upload this deliverable to the Learner Dissertation Page (LDP) in the DNP PI Workspace for later use.

Directions:

1. Identify the specific deliverables you will complete throughout this course from those defined above with your faculty. Update your faculty/chair with any revisions or changes to the ISP.
2. List the challenges you expect to encounter as you continue the practice immersion hour and competency requirements throughout this course. How might you overcome these challenges?
3. Complete the Contact Information table at the beginning of the ISP resource, and type in your signature (learner only) and the date on which you completed the table. Read the information in the ISP document, including the following: Learner Expectations, Derivation of the ISP, and Instructions for Completing the ISP.
4. Follow the instructions and complete the ISP.

Practice Immersion Hours Portfolio

SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT

Start Date

Jun 1, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

Jun 7, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

10

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

The Lopes Activity Tracker will be used to document and follow the status of your practice immersion hours throughout this and every subsequent course. Please review the Practice Immersion Hours Portfolio Required Elements below, then review the Guidelines for Graduate Field Experiences, located in the Student Success Center, for details on what may or may not qualify as practice immersion hours.

After logging into the DNP PI Workspace, go to the Learner Dissertation Page (LDP) and upload the following documents for each course.

Practice Immersion Hours Portfolio Required Elements:

The Practice Immersion Hours Portfolio will include all of the following elements:

1. Individual Success Plan (ISP), signed off by preceptor/mentor. (Topic 1 and Topic 8)
2. Screenshots of evaluations (professionalism assignment, mentor evaluation, midterm evaluation, where applicable).
3. Current and updated CV. (Update each course as necessary.)
4. A copy of each assignment where practice immersion hours were acquired and all graded benchmark assignments.

Be sure to upload all of the above documents into your Professional Portfolio.

Complete the following statement in a Word document, submit it to the instructor, and complete the Lopes Activity Tracker entries appropriate for this course.

Please review my professional portfolio for this course. Here is the link: 

Professionalism Assignment

GO TO TOPICThis assessment will be completed outside of Halo.

Start Date

Jun 1, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

Jun 7, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

25

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Traits

In Person

Assessment Description

Professional behavior will be assessed using the \”Professionalism Assignment\” resource. Review the \”Professionalism Assignment\” resource, before attending any practice immersion experience. Formative evaluations from the preceptors and faculty will be ongoing throughout the program to support the final summative grade at the end of the course. The faculty will be completing this step. Learners do not turn anything in to the dropbox.

Attachments

DNP-RS-Professionalism-Assignment.docx

Reflective Journal

SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT

Start Date

Jun 1, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

Jun 7, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

20

Rubric

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Status

Upcoming

Assessment Traits

Requires Lopeswrite

Assessment Description

Learners must maintain a reflective journal integrating self-reflection and inquiry demonstrated in the current Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) course.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Download the \”Reflective Journal Template,\” located in the DNP PI Workspace, for submission. Directions provided in the template should be followed because they align to the assignment rubric.
• A minimum of three peer-reviewed references published within the last 5 years is required.
• Doctoral learners are required to use the current APA style for their essay writing assignments. The current APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
• This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric before beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
• You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
• Learners will submit this assignment using the assignment dropbox in the learning management system. In addition, learners must upload this deliverable to the Learner Dissertation Page (LDP) in the DNP PI Workspace for later use. Failure to submit the reflective journal to both locations can result in an Incomplete for the course.

Directions:

Using a scholarly approach, maintain a reflective journal integrating self-reflection and inquiry demonstrated in the current DNP course.

Topic 8 Participation

DISCUSSION FORUMS

Start Date

Jun 1, 2023, 12:00 AM

Due Date

Jun 7, 2023, 11:59 PM

Points

20

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

There is no description for this assessment.

Resources

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Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses

Review Chapter 4 and read Chapters 3 and 5 in Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses.

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Human Service Technology and the Theory of the Actor Network

Read:

Ballantyne, N. (2015). Human service technology and the theory of the actor network. Journal of Technology in Human Servi

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https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=103760434&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Taking Data Seriously: The Value of Actor-Network Theory in Rethinking Patient Experience Data

Desai, A., Zoccatelli, G., Adams, M., Allen, D., Brearley, S., Rafferty, A. M., Robert, G., & Donetto, S. (2017). Taking

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5347359/

Participation Requirements

Participating in classroom discussion is paramount to the learning experience. Participating in the weekly discussions allows students and instructors to share experiences, investigate complicated subject matter, share expertise, and examine the content from new perspectives. The qualitative participation requirements are:

• Follow-up responses to classmates’ initial answers or responses that integrate course theories with a practical application of the subject, offering a personal observation or experience, or referencing real-world examples, current events, or presenting current research on the topic.
• Classroom interaction demonstrating deeper or broader thoughts beyond rephrasing what the textbook has presented on the topic.
• Responses encouraging further discussion and ongoing dialogue with other students and the instructor in the class.
• Asking additional, relevant questions about the week\’s topic.
• Communications that are presented in a professional and supportive manner, and with respectful tone.