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NR599 Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice

Week 1 Discussion

Online courses can seem impersonal. One way to build community is to get to know one another. We are going to use an introduction discussion forum to start building our course community.

Course Outcomes

This assignment is guided by the following Course Outcome (CO):

CO4 Exemplify professional values and scholarship to support professional and personal development.

Purpose

Online courses can seem impersonal. One way to build community is to get to know one another. We are going to use an introduction forum to start building our course community. 

Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this reflection, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

Introduce yourself to your peers and faculty (CO4)

Establish a personal baseline assessment of your informatics knowledge and goals (CO4)

Requirements:

Post a written response in the forum to EACH question. Each response should be substantive and provide enough detail to answer the question comprehensively. This assignment DOES NOT require citation or references.

During what month were you born?

What does informatics mean to you? Provide one detailed example.

What specifically about informatics do you want to learn in this course?

Select one personal photograph which has significant meaning to you. Attach the photograph in JPEG or PDF format to the discussion forum AND provide a caption. The following hyperlink includes instructions for uploading an image: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10700-4212190965 (Links to an external site.)

NOTE: Cross-posting to peers or faculty are not required for this discussion post.

NR599 Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice

Week 2 Discussion

Pre TANIC Self-Assessment and Reflection Post

Purpose

The self-assessment is completed using the TIGER-based  Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies  (TANIC) tool. TIGER refers to the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform Initiative which identified a list of the minimum informatics competencies for all nurses and students graduating from pre- and post-licensure programs.  The  graded self-evaluation of your informatics competencies is required in order to increase one’s own

understanding  of competencies in nursing informatics which will enable  the planning of strategies to  enhance knowledge and skills. 

Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: 

Apply knowledge of nursing informatics and non-nursing science (CO 1 and  2)

Assess nursing informatics competencies (CO2) 

Evaluate progress in enhancing nursing informatics competencies (CO4)

Foster professional and personal development with planning strategies to enhance these competencies  (CO4) 

Examine ethical decision making in relation to these competencies (CO3)

Requirements:

In order to prepare for this assignment, read the lessons as well as the assigned readings BEFORE attempting the self-assessment.

Please use the following hyperlink to access and complete the survey: Week 2 Pre-TANIC Self-Assessment Survey    (Links to an external site.)

FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY WILL RESULT IN A GRADE OF ZERO (0) FOR THE ASSIGNMENT.

After completing the survey, navigate to the Week 2 Module in Canvas and respond to EACH of the q uestion s for your Reflection Post.   

The Reflection Posts DOES NOT require cross-posting to a peer or faculty . 

ATTENTION: Students will not receive results following completion of this survey. For the reflection questions, please recall how you rated your proficiency/competency with the skills on the survey.

*IMPORTANT* Upon completing the TANIC self-assessment survey, please TAKE A SCREENSHOT of the last page of the survey using a program such as Snipping Tool and save as a PDF or JPG and for your records. If you are unable to take a screenshot, please inform your faculty.

Reflection Questions:

Reflect upon your current or most recent clinical practice and answer the following: 

How is informatics used?

 Regarding the Pre-TANIC Self-Assessment for this week, how did your perceived competency level prior to the self-assessment compared to after the self-assessment? Explain in detail. 

 What TWO competencies do you use in your current clinical role? Provide examples. 

 Identify TWO resources to develop a strategic plan to enhance your competency skills.  

 Which resources are suited to your needs and why? 

How do you intend to enact this improvement plan?

NR599 Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice

Week 3 Discussion

EHRs Benefits and Drawbacks

Purpose

The ideas and beliefs underpinning the discussions guide students through engaging dialogues as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner that empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise their knowledge to their selected field of practice. The ebb and flow of a discussion is based upon the composition of student and faculty interaction in the quest for relevant scholarship.

Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this discussion, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

Contribute level-appropriate knowledge and experience to the topic in a discussion environment that models professional and social interaction (CO4)

Actively engage in the written ideas of others by carefully reading, researching, reflecting, and responding to the contributions of their peers and course faculty (CO5)

 Requirements:

Post a written response in the discussion forum to EACH threaded discussion topic:

As discussed in the lesson and assigned reading for this week, EHRs provide both benefits and drawbacks. Create a “Pros” versus “Cons” table and include at least 3 items for each list. Next to each item, provide a brief rationale as to why you selected to include it on the respective list.

Refer to the Stage 3 objectives for Meaningful Use located in this week’s lesson under the heading Meaningful Use and the HITECH Act. Select two objectives to research further. In your own words, provide a brief discussion as to how the objective may impact your role as an APN in clinical practice. 

 Adhere to the following guidelines regarding quality for the threaded discussions in Canvas:

Application of Course Knowledge: Demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles and concepts learned in the course lesson and outside readings.

Scholarliness and Scholarly Sources: Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic decisions using valid, relevant, and reliable outside scholarly source to contribute to the discussion thread.

Writing Mechanics: Grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation are accurate. In-text and reference citations should be formatted using correct APA guidelines.

Direct Quotes: Good writing calls for the limited use of direct quotes. Direct quotes in discussions are to be limited to one short quotation (not to exceed 15 words). The quote must add substantively to the discussion. Points will be deducted under the grammar, syntax, APA category.

For each threaded discussion per week, the student will select no less than TWO scholarly sources to support the initial discussion post.

NR599 Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice

Week 5 Discussion

Clinical Decision Support Systems

Purpose

The ideas and beliefs underpinning the discussions guide students through engaging dialogues as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner that empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise their knowledge to their selected field of practice. The ebb and flow of a discussion is based upon the composition of student and faculty interaction in the quest for relevant scholarship.

Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this discussion, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

Contribute level-appropriate knowledge and experience to the topic in a discussion environment that models professional and social interaction (CO4)

Actively engage in the written ideas of others by carefully reading, researching, reflecting, and responding to the contributions of their peers and course faculty (CO5)

 Requirements:

Post a written response in the discussion forum to EACH threaded discussion topic:

This week we learned about the potential benefits and drawbacks to clinical decision support systems (CDSSs). Create a “Pros” versus “Cons” table with a column for “Pro” and a separate column for “Con”. Include at least 3 items for each column. Next to each item, provide a brief rationale as to why you included it on the respective list.

The primary goal of a CDSS is to leverage data and the scientific evidence to help guide appropriate decision making. CDSSs directly assist the clinician in making decisions about specific patients. For this discussion thread post, you are to assume your future role as an APN and create a clinical patient and scenario to illustrate an exemplary depiction of how a CDSS might influence your decision. This post is an opportunity for you to be innovative, so have fun!

Adhere to the following guidelines regarding quality for the threaded discussions in Canvas:

Application of Course Knowledge: Demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles and concepts learned in the course lesson and outside readings.

Scholarliness and Scholarly Sources: Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic decisions using valid, relevant, and reliable outside scholarly source to contribute to the discussion thread.

Writing Mechanics: Grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation are accurate. In-text and reference citations should be formatted using correct APA guidelines.

Direct Quotes: Good writing calls for the limited use of direct quotes. Direct quotes in discussions are to be limited to one short quotation (not to exceed 15 words). The quote must add substantively to the discussion. Points will be deducted under the grammar, syntax, APA category.

For each threaded discussion per week, the student will select no less than TWO scholarly sources to support the initial discussion post.

NR599 Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice

Week 7 Discussion

Post TANIC Self-Assessment and Reflection Post

Purpose

The self-assessment is completed using the TIGER-based Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies (TANIC) tool. TIGER refers to the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform Initiative which identified a list of the minimum informatics competencies for all nurses and students graduating from pre- and post-licensure programs. The graded self-evaluation of your informatics competencies is required in order to increase one's own understanding of competencies in nursing informatics which will enable the planning of strategies to enhance knowledge and skills.

Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

Apply knowledge of nursing informatics and non-nursing science (CO 1 and 2)

Assess nursing informatics competencies (CO2)

Evaluate progress in enhancing nursing informatics competencies (CO4)

Foster professional and personal development with planning strategies to enhance these competencies (CO4)

Examine ethical decision making in relation to these competencies (CO3)

Requirements:

In order to prepare for this assignment, read the lessons as well as the assigned readings BEFORE attempting the self-assessment.

Please use the following hyperlink to access and complete the survey: Week 7 Post-TANIC Self-Assessment Survey (Links to an external site.)

FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY WILL RESULT IN A GRADE OF ZERO (0) FOR THE ASSIGNMENT.

After completing the survey, navigate to the Week 7 Module in Canvas and respond to EACH of the questions for your Reflection Post .

The Reflection Posts DOES NOT require cross-posting to a peer or faculty .

ATTENTION: Students will not receive results following completion of this survey. For the reflection questions, please recall how you rated your proficiency/competency with the skills on the survey.

*IMPORTANT* Upon completing the TANIC self-assessment survey, please TAKE A SCREENSHOT of the last page of the survey using a program such as Snipping Tool and save as a PDF or JPG and for your records. If you are unable to take a screenshot, please inform your faculty.

 Reflection Questions:

Reflect and respond to?EACH?of the following questions. 

Regarding the Post-TANIC Self-Assessment for this week, how does your competency level compare to the Week 2 Self-Assessment?

Which two competencies do you think may benefit you in your future role as an APN and why?

As discussed in the lesson this week, healthcare providers must be competent in informatics in order to make ethical decisions about informatics technologies and patients' intimate healthcare data and information. To the extent that information technology is reshaping healthcare practices or promises to improve patient care, healthcare professionals must possess certain competencies which will assist with consistency and quality. Which two competencies did you achieve in this course? Explain.