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Assessment 1 Instructions: Nursing Informatics in Health Care

Write a 4-5 page evidence-based proposal to support the need for a nurse informaticist in an organization who

would focus on improving health care outcomes.

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As you begin to prepare this assessment, you are encouraged to complete the Team Perspectives of the Nurse

Informaticist activity. Completion of this will help you succeed with the assessment as you explore the nurse

informaticist's role from the different perspectives of the health care team. Completing activities is also a way to

demonstrate engagement.

Nurses at the baccalaureate level in all practice areas are involved in nursing informatics through interaction with

information management and patient care technologies. Nurses must not only demonstrate knowledge of and

skills in health information and patient care technologies, but also how to use these tools at the bedside

and organizational levels. Moreover, nurses need to recognize how information gathered from various health

information sources can impact decision making at the national and state regulatory levels.

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For this assessment, assume you are a nurse attending a meeting of your state’s nurses association. A nurse

informaticist conducted a presentation on her role and its impact on positive patient and organizational

outcomes in her workplace. You realize that your organization is undergoing many technological changes. You

believe this type of role could provide many benefits to your organization.

You decide to pursue proposing a nurse informaticist role in your organization. You speak to your chief nursing

officer (CNO) and human resources (HR) manager, who ask you to prepare a 4–5 page evidence-based proposal

to support the new role. In this way, they can make an informed decision as to whether the addition of such a

role could justify the return on investment (ROI). They need your proposal before an upcoming fiscal

meeting.​ This is not an essay, but instead, it is a proposal to create a new Nurse Informaticist position.

One important part of this assessment is the justification of the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care

organization and references from relevant and timely scholarly or professional resources to support the

justification for creating this nurse informaticist position. The term justify means to show or prove that the nurse

informaticist position brings value to the organization. This justification must include evidence from the literature

to support that this position will provide a return on investment for the organization.

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To successfully prepare for this assessment, you will need to complete these preparatory activities:

Review assessment resources and activities.

Conduct independent research on the nursing knowledge and skills necessary to interact with

health information and patient care technology.

Focus your research on current resources available through peer-reviewed articles, professional

websites, government websites, professional blogs, wikis, job boards, and so on.

Consult the BSN Program Library Research Guide for help in identifying scholarly and authoritative

sources.

Interview peers in your network who are considered information technology experts.

Ask them about how information technology advances are impacting patient care at the bedside,

at the organizational level, and beyond.

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The chief nursing officer (CNO) and human resources (HR) manager have asked you to include the following

headings in your proposal and to be sure to address the bullets following each heading:

Nursing Informatics and the Nurse Informaticist

What is nursing informatics?

What is the role of the nurse informaticist?

Nurse Informaticists and Other Health Care Organizations

What is the experience of other health care organizations with nurse informaticists?

How do these nurse informaticists interact with the rest of the nursing staff and the interdisciplinary

team?

IMPACT OF FULL NURSE ENGAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY

How does fully engaging nurses in health care technology impact:

Patient care?

Protected health information (security, privacy, and confidentiality)?

In this section, you will explain evidence-based strategies that the nurse informaticist and

interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients' protected health information,

particularly privacy, security, and confidentiality. Evidence-based means that they are

supported by evidence from scholarly sources.

Workflow?

Costs and return on investment?

Opportunities and Challenges

What are the opportunities and challenges for nurses and the interdisciplinary team with the addition of a

nurse informaticist role?

How can the interdisciplinary team collaborate to improve quality care outcomes through

technology?

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What are 3–4 key takeaways from your proposal about the recommended nurse informaticist role that

you want the CNO and the HR manager to remember?

This is the section where the justification for the implementation of the nursing informaticist role is

addressed. Remember to include evidence from the literature to support your recommendation.

Additional Requirements

Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall

message.

Submission length: 4–5 double-spaced pages, in addition to title and references pages.

Font: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Citations and References: Cite a minimum of three current scholarly and/or authoritative sources to

support your ideas. In addition, cite a minimum of one current professional blog or website to support

your central ideas. Current means no more than five years old.

APA formatting: Be sure to follow APA formatting and style guidelines for citations and references. For

an APA refresher, consult the Evidence and APA page on Campus.

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By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course

competencies and scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Describe nurses' and the interdisciplinary team's role in informatics with a focus on

electronic health information and patient care technology to support decision making.

Define nursing informatics and the role of the nurse informaticist.

Explain how the nurse collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, including technologists, to

improve the quality of patient care.

Justify the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care organization.

Competency 2: Implement evidence-based strategies to effectively manage protected health

information.

Explain evidence-based strategies that the nurse and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively

manage patients’ protected health information (privacy, security, and confidentiality).

Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication to facilitate use of health information and

patient care technologies.

Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.

Create a clear, well-organized, and professional proposal that is generally free from errors in

grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

SCORING GUIDE

Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.

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