NUR-340: NURSING INFORMATICS
Module 8—Clinical Information Systems – Week 9
OVERVIEW
In this module, selected clinical information systems will be discussed and the use of different systems in
various settings.
TOPICS
Below are the topics covered within this module.
● Clinical Provider Order Entry (CPOE)
● Electronic Medication Administration Record (EMAR)
● Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)
● Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
● Public health
● Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement (QAPI)
● Medicare (CMS) and Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS)
OBJECTIVES
After successfully completing this module, the student will be able to:
● describe the types of applications/tools that nurse clinicians can use to manage and deliver
patient care in various settings; (MO8.1)
● discuss the benefits of CPOE; (MO8.2)
● identify the benefits of using the EHR, DSS, and EMAR applications in Nursing Practice; (MO8.3)
● analyze patient care technologies appropriate to meet the needs of a diverse patient population;
and (MO8.4)
● identify current government initiatives for implementing EHRs. (MO8.5)
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STUDY MATERIALS
Readings
● American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author—Chapter 7, Reference Examples
● Saba and McCormick (2015), Chapters 27, 28, 32, 34, 37, 39, 40, and 41
Online Resources
● OASIS:
○ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
○ Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS)
ACTIVITIES
Module 8 has two activities. Please consult the Course Calendar for the due dates.
Discussion Forum 12
In Discussion Forum 12, post your response to the following. Please identify the forum in which you are
participating in the subject line of your thread (e.g., “Discussion Forum 12/[Your Name]”), post your
response to the selected discussion topic by the date indicated in the Course Calendar, and comment on
at least two classmates’ responses.
Computerized Medical Records
Respond to one of the topics below for your posting. Support your response with a rationale.
● Discuss Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and the use of the electronic
health system (EMR) for delivering healthcare in one healthcare setting.
○ Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to using CPOE, Barcoding, and
the EMR.
○ Search the Internet and post web links to resources found on one of these
technologies.
● Go to the following practice Electronic Medical Records (EMR) site and set up a free
account:
○ Explore the features of the EMR and comment on your experience in using
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the system for the first time.
○ Did you find the site easy to use? Why or why not?
○ What features did you find useful?
○ What features would you like to see in the EMR? Explain your answers.
For posting and grading guidelines and additional help with discussion board assignments, please refer to
the Discussion Forum Rubric located in the Assessment Rubrics folder of the course website and to the
Online Student Handbook located within the General Information area of the course website.
Written Assignment: Nursing Informatics Paper – Due Week 9
Students Please Note: This assignment must be submitted to turnitin.com.
The Turnitin originality report MUST be submitted in PDF format. At the link below is a screenshot
with instructions: Screenshot with PDF Instructions
Assignments submitted with turnitin reports in any other format will not be graded.
Reference the “Turnitin Requirement” section of the course Syllabus (or Using Turnitin for
Assignments on the Topic List Page) for general instructions. Upload both your assignment and the
originality report within the assignment link.
Overview
You have now completed the annotated bibliography for your chosen topic. For this assignment, you will
write a critique, including strengths and weaknesses of your chosen topic, using information from the
Internet, literature databases, and your annotated bibliography research. Review the rubric for this
assignment in the Assessment Rubrics folder. A sample template paper that includes the level heading
layouts (APA style) can be accessed using the following link: NI Paper Template (also accessible in the
Course Documents folder).
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is for the student to:
● demonstrate knowledge of a current topic in Nursing Informatics; and
● demonstrate competency in the use of the APA Style Guide writing format.
Directions
● You are to use your annotated bibliography and other related research done thus far
to develop a 7- to 8-page MS Word paper, in APA format, on your Nursing Informatics
topic.
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○ Note that the paper developed here will be used to prepare a PowerPoint
Presentation in Module 10.
● Follow the guidelines below. Refer to the “NI Paper Sample Outline” that can be found
in the “Course Documents” folder at the top section of your course website.
○ The paper must be in APA format. Please refer to your APA Manual and the
Writing Style Guides link under Student Resources from within General
Information tab.
○ The paper should include two levels of headings (Level 1 and Level 2).
○ The title page should have a “running head.”
○ The body of the paper should be 7 to 8 pages in length. The title page,
abstract page and reference page(s) are NOT INCLUDED in the 7 to 8 pages.
○ Every page should have a page heading, including a page number.
● Save your presentation on your personal computer with an identifying filename (NI
Topic A3 with your initials).
● Submit your paper to SmartThinking [ located under the Student Resources tab. Click
Educational Resources, then Online Tutoring Services or go to: SmartThinking ]
IMPORTANT NOTE: SmartThinking requires a minimum of 24 hours (may be
extended due to their workload) to review the paper and provide feedback. Please
submit your paper early enough to accommodate this time frame for review. The intent
of SmartThinking is to provide you academic writing feedback related to grammar and
writing style and you are to review their guidance and consider revisions to your paper
accordingly. Please be aware that SmartThinking may not always provide correct
guidance regarding APA style and you must use the APA Publication Manual as your
resource.
● This resource will check your grammar and writing style. Revise as necessary.
● Include the SmartThinking comments in your paper as part of your submitted
assignment.
● As the final step before submitting the assignment, spellcheck the paper.
● Submit your file using the directions in Submit Assignments.
Note: These directions and the grading rubric for this assignment (see the Assessment Rubrics folder) will
be used to evaluate and grade your assignment. Please refer to the details of each when preparing your
assignment.
Use the Add Submission button to submit your assignment.
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NUR-340: INFORMATICS FOR NURSING STUDENTS
Overview of Module 8—Clinical Information Systems—Week 9 OVERVIEW
The usage of various clinical information systems in diverse situations will be explored in this subject, as well as the selection of appropriate clinical information systems.
TOPICS
The following are the subjects that will be addressed in this module.
CPE stands for Clinical Provider Order Entry, EMAR stands for Electronic Medication Administration Record, CDSS stands for Clinical Decision Support Systems, EBP stands for Evidence-Based Practice, and Public Health stands for Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
Medicare (CMS) and the Outcomes and Assessment Information Set (OAIS) are two examples of information sets (OASIS)
OBJECTIVES
The student will be able to: (MO8.1) describe the types of applications/tools that nurse clinicians can use to manage and deliver patient care in a variety of settings; (MO8.2) identify the benefits of using EHR, DSS, and EMAR applications in Nursing Practice; (MO8.3) analyze patient care technologies appropriate to meet the needs of a diverse patient population; and (MO8.4) identify the benefits of using CPOE in Nursing Practice. (MO8.5)
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READINGS FOR STUDY MATERIALS
APA stands for the American Psychological Association (2010). The American Psychological Association’s publication handbook is available online (6th ed.). Author—Chapter 7, Reference Examples (Washington, DC: Author).
Chapters 27, 28, 32, 34, 37, 39, 40, and 41 of Saba and McCormick (2015) are available as online resources.
The OASIS acronym stands for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
OASIS ACTIVITIES (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) ACTIVITIES
Module 8 consists of two exercises. Please refer to the Course Calendar for information on due dates.
Forum 12 is a place for discussion.
Fill in the blanks with your response to the following in Discussion Forum 12. When posting your response to a discussion topic, please make sure to identify the forum in which you are participating in the subject line of your thread (for example, “Discussion Forum 12/[Your Name]”), post your response by the deadline specified in the Course Calendar, and comment on at least two classmates’ responses.
Medical Records Stored on Computers
For your posting, please respond to one of the themes listed below. Provide a rationale to support your response.
Discuss the usage of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and the use of an electronic health record (EMR) for the delivery of healthcare in a single healthcare facility.
Discuss the merits and downsides of employing CPOE, barcoding, and the EMR, as well as other technologies.
Conduct an Internet search and submit online links to resources that are discovered using one of these methods.
● Please register for a free account at the following practice Electronic Medical Records (EMR) website if you have not already done so:
Examine the features of the EMR and share your thoughts on your experience with it.
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For the first time, the system was used.
Did you find the site to be easy to navigate? What is the reason for this or why is it not?
What features did you find to be particularly useful?
What features would you like to see in an electronic medical record? Give an explanation for your answers.
For information on posting and grading guidelines, as well as additional Helpance with discussion board assignments, please see the Discussion Forum Rubric, which can be found in the Assessment Rubrics folder of the course website, as well as the Online Student Handbook, which can be found in the General Information section of the course website’s General Information area.
The written assignment is as follows: Students must submit a paper on nursing informatics by the end of Week 9. Attention: This assignment must be submitted through the plagiarism detection service Turnitin.
The Turnitin originality report MUST be supplied in PDF format in order to be considered valid. An example of a screenshot with instructions can be seen at the link below: Instructions in PDF format are shown on a screenshot.
No grades will be awarded for assignments that are submitted with Turnitin reports in any other format.
If you have any questions, please refer to the “Turnitin Requirement” part of the course Syllabus (or the section Using Turnitin for Assignments on the Topic List Page) for further information. Within the assignment link, you must upload both your assignment and the originality report to be considered complete.
Overview
This means that you have finished the annotated bibliography for your chosen topic. You will use information from the Internet, literary databases, and your annotated bibliography research to create a criticism of your chosen topic, highlighting its strengths and faults. You will use information from these sources to complete this assignment. Examine the Assessment rubric for this assignment, which may be found in the Assessment Rubrics folder. This link will take you to a sample template document that includes the level heading layouts (APA style), which you may use as a guideline: The NI Paper Template (which is also available in the Course Documents folder) may be found here.
Purpose
With this project, the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of a current issue in Nursing Informatics as well as competency in the usage of the APA Style Guide writing structure, which is intended to help them:
Guidelines Using your annotated bibliography and other related research that you have done so far, you are to write a 7- to 8-page MS Word paper in APA format on your Nursing Informatics topic.
Thomas Edison State University has copyright protection for the year 2018. All intellectual property rights are reserved.
Please keep in mind that the paper you write here will be utilized to build a PowerPoint presentation in Module 10.
● Follow the instructions listed below. If you have any questions, you can refer to the “NI Paper Sample Outline,” which can be found in the “Course Documents” folder at the top portion of your course page.
The paper must be written in the American Psychological Association (APA) format. Please refer to your APA Manual as well as the Writing Style Guides link under the Student Resources section of the General Information tab for additional information.
It is recommended that the paper have two levels of headings (Level 1 and Level 2).
A “running head” should be included on the title page.
In general, 7 to 8 pages should be allocated to the main body of the paper. There are 7 to 8 pages in total, which does not include the title page, abstract page, and reference page(s).
Every page should contain a page heading, which should include the page number, at the top.
Filename your presentation on your personal computer with the words “NI Topic A3 with your initials” to distinguish it from others.
Submissions should be made online through the SmartThinking service [found under the Student Resources tab]. Alternatively, go to [SmartThinking] and select Educational Resources, then Online Tutoring Services or click here.
IMPORTANT NOTE: SmartThinking requires a minimum of 24 hours (which may be extended depending on their workload) to review and provide feedback on the paper submitted. Please submit your work as early as possible to ensure that it will be reviewed within the specified time limit. In order to provide you with academic writing feedback that is relevant to grammar and writing style, SmartThinking has created a template that you may use to analyze their recommendations and make adjustments to your paper as needed. Please keep in mind that SmartThinking may not always provide accurate APA style recommendations, and that you should use the APA Publication Manual as a reference source whenever possible.
This site will verify your spelling, punctuation, and style of writing. Make any necessary revisions.
Include the SmartThinking comments in your paper as part of the assignment you have already submitted.
Final step before submitting the assignment: double-check the spelling and grammar of the paper.
Submit your file in accordance with the instructions under Submit Assignments.
Please keep in mind that your assignment will be evaluated and graded based on these instructions and the grading criteria for this assignment (which can be found in the Assessment Rubrics folder). You should refer to the specifics of each task when putting together yours.
In order to submit your assignment, click on the Add Submission option.
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Assignment 2
The role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker
Reflect on the concepts of informatics and knowledge work as presented in the Resources. Consider a hypothetical scenario based on your own healthcare practice or organization that would require or benefit from the access/collection and application of data. Your scenario may involve a patient, staff, or management problem or gap.
NURS 6051N
1. In this Discussion, you will consider a scenario that would benefit from access to data and how such access could facilitate both problem-solving and knowledge formation.
To Prepare:
Reflect on the concepts of informatics and knowledge work as presented in the Resources.
Consider a hypothetical scenario based on your own healthcare practice or organization that would require or benefit from the access/collection and application of data. Your scenario may involve a patient, staff, or management problem or gap.
Part 2:
Assignment: The Nurse Leader as Knowledge Worker
The term “knowledge worker” was first coined by management consultant and author Peter Drucker in his book, The Landmarks of Tomorrow (1959). Drucker defined knowledge workers as high-level workers who apply theoretical and analytical knowledge, acquired through formal training, to develop products and services. Does this sound familiar?
Nurses are very much knowledge workers. What has changed since Drucker’s time are the ways that knowledge can be acquired. The volume of data that can now be generated and the tools used to access this data have evolved significantly in recent years and helped healthcare professionals (among many others) to assume the role of knowledge worker in new and powerful ways.
In this Assignment, you will consider the evolving role of the nurse leader and how this evolution has led nurse leaders to assume the role of knowledge worker. You will prepare a presentation with an info graphic to educate others on the role of nurse as knowledge worker.
Reference: Drucker, P. (1959). The landmarks of tomorrow. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
Monfre, Jill, et al. “Nurses’ perceptions of nurse-physician collaboration.” Nursing Management 53.1 (2022): 34-42.
Yoost, Barbara L., Msn RN CNE Anef, and Lynne R. Crawford. Fundamentals of Nursing E-Book: Active Learning for Collaborative Practice. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2022.
To Prepare:
Review the concepts of informatics as presented in the Resources.
Reflect on the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.
Consider how knowledge may be informed by data that is collected/accessed.
The Assignment:
Explain the concept of a knowledge worker.
Define and explain nursing informatics and highlight the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.
Develop a simple infographic to help explain these concepts.
NOTE: For guidance on infographics, including how to create one in PowerPoint, see “How to Make an Infographic in PowerPoint” as presented in the Resources.
Present the hypothetical scenario you originally shared in the Discussion Forum. Include your examination of the data that you could use, how the data might be accessed/collected, and what knowledge might be derived from that data. Be sure to incorporate feedback received from your colleagues’ replies.
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Assignment 3
Knowledge Worker And Nursing Informatics
The term “knowledge worker” was first coined by management consultant and author Peter Drucker in his book, The Landmarks of Tomorrow (1959). Drucker defined knowledge workers as high-level workers who apply theoretical and analytical knowledge, acquired through formal training, to develop products and services. Does this sound familiar?
Nurses are very much knowledge workers. What has changed since Drucker’s time are the ways that knowledge can be acquired. The volume of data that can now be generated and the tools used to access this data have evolved significantly in recent years and helped healthcare professionals (among many others) to assume the role of knowledge worker in new and powerful ways.
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In this Assignment, you will consider the evolving role of the nurse leader and how this evolution has led nurse leaders to assume the role of knowledge worker. You will prepare a PowerPoint presentation with an infographic (graphic that visually represents information, data, or knowledge. Infographics are intended to present information quickly and clearly.) to educate others on the role of nurse as knowledge worker.
Reference: Drucker, P. (1959). The landmarks of tomorrow. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
To Prepare:
Review the concepts of informatics as presented in the Resources.
Reflect on the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.
Consider how knowledge may be informed by data that is collected/accessed.
The Assignment:
Explain the concept of a knowledge worker.
Define and explain nursing informatics and highlight the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.
Develop a simple infographic to help explain these concepts.
NOTE: For guidance on infographics, including how to create one in PowerPoint, see “How to Make an Infographic in PowerPoint” presented in the Resources.
Your PowerPoint should Include the hypothetical scenario you originally shared in the Discussion Forum. Include your examination of the data that you could use, how the data might be accessed/collected, and what knowledge might be derived from that data. Be sure to incorporate feedback received from your colleagues’ responses.
A good example of a scenario that would benefit from access to data is a case where a healthcare centre wants to know the number of patients visiting on a daily basis so as to establish whether the available staff is enough. Data of this nature can be collected by registering all the patients that come to seek medical services on a daily basis for a period of one month. Upon registering the patient, the data might be stored in the computer and retrieved when needed. The only people that will be allowed to access such information are the staff members (McGonigle, 2017).
The specific knowledge that will be derived from the data on a number of the patient visit is information on whether there is a shortage of labour force. In any case, the health facility will, for instance, establish that the number of patients visiting the facility is too high when compared to the available number of nurses; this will be taken to mean that there is a staff shortage. It will also be interpreted to mean that the current staff is being overworked and so the quality of health services being provided is more likely to be compromised (Sweeney, 2017).
A nurse leader can use clinical reasoning and judgment in the formation of knowledge from this experience to approximate the overall performance of the health facility being managed. The nurse leader could for example reason that since the health facility is understaffed, it may not be performing well. The nurse leader could judge that the patient feedback is more likely to be negative suggesting poor performance. This is due to the fact that feedback from the patients is one of the tools used to tell whether a health facility is performing well or not (McGonigle, 2017).
References
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Begonia, Kathleen. “Usability of Health-related Websites by Filipino-American Adults and Nursing Informatics Experts.” (2022).
Sweeney, J. (2017). Healthcare Informatics. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 21(1).
