Assume you are a nurse manager on a unit where a new nursing documentation system is to be implemented. You want to ensure that the system will be usable and acceptable for the nurses impacted. You realize a nurse leader must be on the implementation team.

RESOURCES

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WEEKLY RESOURCES

To Prepare:

·        Review the steps of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and reflect on the scenario presented.

·        Consider the benefits and challenges associated with involving a nurse leader on an implementation team for health information technology.

The Assignment: (2-3 pages not including the title and reference page)

In preparation of filling this role, develop a 2- to 3-page role description for a graduate-level nurse to guide his/her participation on the implementation team. The role description should be based on the SDLC stages and tasks and should clearly define how this individual will participate in and impact each of the following steps:

·        Planning and requirements definition

·        Analysis

·        Design of the new system

·        Implementation

·        Post-implementation support

·        Use APA format and include a title page and reference page.

·        Use the Safe Assign Drafts to check your match percentage before submitting your work.

 

 

 

 

To Prepare:

·        Review the Resources on healthcare policy and regulatory/legislative topics related to health and nursing informatics.

·        Consider the role of the nurse informaticist in relation to a healthcare organization’s compliance with various policies and regulations, such as the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

·        Research and select one health or nursing informatics policy (within the past 5 years) or regulation for further study.

The Assignment: (1 page not including the title and reference page)

Create a 1-page fact sheet that your healthcare organization could hypothetically use to explain the health or nursing informatics policy/regulation you selected. Your fact sheet should address the following:

·        Briefly and generally explain the policy or regulation you selected.

·        Address the impact of the policy or regulation you selected on system implementation.

·        Address the impact of the policy or regulation you selected on clinical care, patient/provider interactions, and workflow.

·        Highlight organizational policies and procedures that are/will be in place at your healthcare organization to address the policy or regulation you selected. Be specific.

·        Use APA format and include a title page, in-text citations, and reference page.

·        Use the Safe Assign Drafts to check your match percentage before submitting your work.