Category: Nursing

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
INTRODUCTION
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.
PREPARATION
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.
To successfully prepare for this assessment, you will need to complete these preparatory activities:
Review assessment resources and activities.Review the focus of the new nurse informaticist position you will propose by examining the Assessment 01 Supplement: Nursing Informatics in Health Care [PDF] Download Assessment 01 Supplement: Nursing Informatics in Health Care [PDF] resource.
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.
SCENARIOFor 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.Review the focus of the new nurse informaticist position you will propose by examining the Assessment 01 Supplement: Nursing Informatics in Health Care [PDF] Download Assessment 01 Supplement: Nursing Informatics in Health Care [PDF] resource.
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.
PROPOSAL FORMAT
The chief nursing officer (CNO) and human resources (HR) manager have asked you to include the headings below in your proposal and to be sure to address the bullets following each heading. Remember that you will emphasize the focus of the new nurse informaticist position as described in the Assessment 01 Supplement: Nursing Informatics in Health Care [PDF] Download Assessment 01 Supplement: Nursing Informatics in Health Care [PDF]resource.Nursing Informatics and the Nurse InformaticistWhat is nursing informatics?
What is the role of the nurse informaticist?
Nurse Informaticists and Other Health Care OrganizationsWhat 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 TechnologyHow 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 ChallengesWhat 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?
Summary of RecommendationsWhat 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 REQUIREMENTSWritten 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.
COMPETENCIES MEASUREDBy 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.

M2: Paper vs. Electronic – Discussion 
Paper vs. Electronic
The purpose to the discussion board is to create dialog in this online course. In doing so, one can present their own thoughts and learn from classmates.  Each discussion topic will consist of one (1) original post, and three (3) replies to classmates.
Rules:
Please answer all questions listed.
Your answers must be a minimum of 250 words.
Use correct spelling a grammar and APA format.
Use citations and references at the end of your responses.
Post your original responses before the due date.
You will be unable to see any posts until you submit your post for the discussion.
Please respond to three (3) of your classmate’s post.
Your responses must be a minimum of 200 words.
Provide substantive value to the topic Include additional information from your reading or understand/experience:
Pose a question, or suggest an alternative to the response.
Remember:
Please be respectful to others.
Do not be argumentative in your posts.
Respect the opinions of others.
Agree to disagree.
There are NO right or wrong answers in the discussion process.
Approach with an open mind and be prepared to see issues in a way that differs from your perspective.
Instructions:
Discuss what your documentation would look like.
What elements would you incorporate into your Faith Community Nursing (FCN) documentation?
Do you prefer paper or electronic form of documentation.
Please respond to at least three (3) of your classmate’s posting.

M2: Legal – Discussion
Legal
The purpose to the discussion board is to create dialog in this online course. In doing so, one can present their own thoughts and learn from classmates.  Each discussion topic will consist of one (1) original post, and three (3) replies to classmates.
Rules:
Please answer all questions listed.
Your answers must be a minimum of 250 words.
Use correct spelling a grammar and APA format.
Use citations and references at the end of your responses.
Post your original responses before the due date.
You will be unable to see any posts until you submit your post for the discussion.
Please respond to three (3) of your classmate’s post.
Your responses must be a minimum of 200 words.
Provide substantive value to the topic Include additional information from your reading or understand/experience:
Pose a question, or suggest an alternative to the response.
Remember:
Please be respectful to others.
Do not be argumentative in your posts.
Respect the opinions of others.
Agree to disagree.
There are NO right or wrong answers in the discussion process.
Approach with an open mind and be prepared to see issues in a way that differs from your perspective.
Instructions:
Read the words/terms below:
Determining professional boundaries
Felony
Malpractice
Misdemeanor
Negligence
Tort
Create a post providing examples for each of the words/terms above. Do NOT use the textbook or dictionary. Use your current knowledge and/or experience.

Disaster
Management 
Part 1
1. Respond to parts 1 and 2 below. In your replies, focus on similarities and
differences among the location, target population, selected disaster, and nurse
actions.
2.      Select
and describe a natural or man-made disaster that could occur in the county
where your live, work, or where your Experiential Learning site is located. Hurricane
3.      Identify
your target population and include your rationale for why you selected this
disaster. Target population Elderly
Part 2
1.      Describe
what you as a nurse should do by addressing the following:
·        
o    Preparedness: How
would you prepare your target population for this type of disaster?
o    Response:
If you are the only nurse at the scene, what actions would you take?
o    Recovery:
How would you handle the recovery efforts that are specific to your target
population?
Initial Response: Post insightful initial integration of concepts, ideas, & information from required textbook as a reference and additional supportive evidence from at least one (1) other scholarly resource within the past five seven (7) years, and your personal clinical experience. There is little to no use of quotations..

DNP Project Manuscript Part 2: Literature Synthesis, and Evidence-Based Intervention
Assignment 1
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to write the second part of the DNP Project Manuscript. This assignment will allow you to present your introduction, background, practice question, literature synthesis, and evidence-based intervention. These project design sections will be added to the DNP Project Manuscript Part 1 assignment. Turnitin will be applied to this assignment.
Instructions
Start with the week 2 paper and the feedback from your faculty. Ensure that all track changes are accepted and make all of the revisions that your faculty requested for the week 2 assignment. Students are required to make all requested revisions per your faculty feedback and Submit a Clean Copy of the week 4 paper. Add the evidence-based intervention and literature synthesis sections (Parts 1-4) to complete the Week 4 Assignment.
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Part 2 will be graded on the quality of information, use of current research, Standard English usage and mechanics, APA format, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the guidelines and grading criteria/rubric.
Review the grading rubric carefully and consider how to incorporate each required criterion into Part 2 of the DNP Project Manuscript Template.
Review the tutorial on the use of the DNP Project Manuscript Template in the Week 2 lesson.
Follow the instructions on the template for the literature synthesis, and evidence-based intervention. Submit Part 2 of the DNP Project Manuscript.
Revise the Week 2 assignment by accepting the Track Changes and make the other revisions to your assignment that your faculty requested.
Research Synthesis and Evidence-Based Intervention
Part 1: The Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool
Before writing the synthesis, complete the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool. Enter a minimum of 10 (or more) research articles supporting the evidence-based intervention in the table, entering the correct information in each column (Appendix A in the DNP Project Manuscript Template). The completed John Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Table should be located in Appendix A in the DNP Project Manuscript Template. You may use research articles focusing on the intervention from NR730 and other previous courses. Submit the completed John Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Table with this assignment in Appendix A.
Complete the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool.
Enter 10 or more research articles supporting the evidence-based intervention.
The correct information is entered in each column.
Submit the Johns Hopkins Individual Summary Tool in Appendix A in the DNP Project Manuscript Template.
Use the Johns Hopkins Research Appraisal tool and the Johns Hopkins Evidence Level and Quality Tool to determine the level and quality of the research Articles for the last column in the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Table.
Part 2: Brief Description of Intervention and Endorsement
In the DNP Project Manuscript Template, begin this paragraph under the Level 2 Header: Evidence-Based Intervention.
Begin this section with the name and brief description of the evidence-based intervention.
Identify the national organization or government agency that endorses the intervention, if applicable.
Part 3: Process, Outcome, and Themes of Research Evidence
In the DNP Project Manuscript Template, begin this paragraph under the Level 2 Header: Evidence-Synthesis
Start the synthesis section with a statement of how many articles are included, and all articles should support the intervention is effective in changing your selected project outcome and related to the population for your project.
The synthesis section must include at least 10 articles supporting the intervention.
The articles must be 5 years old or less.
The sources should be evidence-based, peer-reviewed research articles.
The synthesis may include both quantitative and qualitative research studies and national standards or guidelines.
In a brief summary statement, provide the numbers of research articles that are level I, II, and III and give a summary of the quality of the research articles.
Start each theme with a Level 3 Header as formatted in the DNP Project Manuscript Template. Each theme must have its own header as indicated in the DNP Project Manuscript Template.
Identify the main themes that emerge from the sources in the level 3 headers and in the paragraph under each header, describe how the intervention was used in the research to solve the practice problem or outcome
Please Note: This is not an article-by-article review and is not an annotated Bibliography. The synthesis is a separate writing method in which the themes are identified in the research articles and each theme is discussed and the research articles supporting that themes are cited.
Explain the differences (contrast the main points) in the research articles. In the DNP Project Manuscript Template, begin this paragraph under the Level 2 Header: Contrasting Results or Themes in the Research.
Present an objective overarching synthesis of research statement supporting the evidence-based intervention.
References
Information in this manuscript must be substantiated by citations.
Reference publication dates must be within the last 5 years.
References must be from peer-reviewed journals, government websites, and credible national and global organizations.
In-text citations should align with the reference page.
In-text citations and references must be in the current APA format.
Scholarly Writing Criteria
Submit the paper on the DNP Project Manuscript Template.
Use the headers provided in the template.
Use the current APA style and format throughout the manuscript.
Use the Chamberlain Guidelines for Writing a Professional Paper (located in Student Resources) to complete this assignment.
Turn on Grammarly to check the grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation as you write. (Note: if you have not already done so, please download the free version at Grammarly.com before construction of the assignment.)
Use third person in this DNP Project Manuscript. However, per APA, you can use first person in the project management section when you are talking about what you will do during implementation.
Note: Make sure to include the edited Part 1 manuscript items.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 3-5 pages (not including title page, references page and Part 1)
1-inch margins
Double-spaced pages
12-point Times New Roman font or 11-point Arial
Headings & subheadings
In-text citations
Title page
References page (without permalinks)
Standard English usage and mechanics
Organized presentation of ideas

The following reading is a report detailing the racist treatment experienced by a First Nations family in a hospital in 2015. This incident resulted in the death of 29-year-old Keegan Combes due to delayed diagnosis and clinical management of a treatable accidental poisoning.
You need to read and incorporate Keegan’s case into this reflection and tie it in. I have attached the pdf version of the case study to this as well as the link down below: 
https://www.fnha.ca/Documents/FNHA-Remembering-Keegan.pdf 
Assignment Purpose:
This assignment aims to provide students with an opportunity to reflect on their own biases and behaviors. As you read and reflect on Keegan and Rhianna’s experience, identify specific personal biases you may have and consider how these biases could impact the care you provide.
Assignment Guidelines:
Length: 750-1000 words.
Content: This is a personal reflection. If you use information or references, please provide citations in APA format (no other APA formatting required).
Evaluation: Students will be individually evaluated based on the analytical depth and comprehensiveness of their self-reflection.

In
a 5–7 page written assessment, assess the effect of the patient, family, or
population problem you’ve previously defined on the quality of care, patient
safety, and costs to the system and individual. Plan to spend approximately 2
direct practicum hours exploring these aspects of the problem with the patient,
family, or group you’ve chosen to work with and, if desired, consulting with
subject matter and industry experts. 

Develop an annotated bibliography for your Leadership in Health Care paper. The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate progress in compiling research and to indicate a methodology for organizing research sources.
Include the following in your annotated bibliography.
For each source: 
Cite the source in current APA Style. The citations should be organized in alphabetical order by the author as in an APA Reference list. 
Follow with a brief annotation summarizing the source (approximately 3–5 sentences). You may quote from the source, but do not copy and paste from the abstract. 
In 1 or 2 sentences, explain and evaluate the source’s relevance and significance to your research. 
Use an academic tone and style. 
You may use the annotated bibliography resources located hereLinks to an external site..

Case Study
Chapter 27 –Rural, Migrant, and Urban
Communities
Marty, a 75-year-old male, with a history of myocardial
infarction called home complaining of heartburn and
running out of antacids. When his daughter-in-law
reminded him to maintain his rest and diet times, Marty
grew angry. “Knock it off. I am doing fine despite what
the doctor said. I will care for the diabetes after the
harvest and I will come home as soon as I can.”
Driving his combine formation with other workers for a
night harvest, Marty paused at 9:45 PM for a break
while the rest of the combine formation continued
moving forward. Marty’s 6-year-old grandson rode in the
combine with him to experience his first night harvest.
No further communication was received from Marty’s
combine.
The boy’s mother called again at 10:00 PM with no
answer. Used to “farm time” and dead space for the cell
phones, she was not overly worried but was concerned
about her son being out so late at night. The mother
called her spouse who drove another combine in a
different field to find out why the boy was not yet home.
The father dispatched a truck to find Marty while the
combines continued harvesting and gleaning.
The truck driver found the missing combine on its side
in a gully with the lights shining upward. A satellite
phone was used to notify the Northern Air Ambulance
NUR4636
and the local 911 of GPS coordinates. The volunteer
flight and paramedic teams were dispatched. The
Italian-made Agusta Power-109 helicopter used
instruments to fly over two counties of hilly terrain. The
single pilot employed night vision goggles to study the
instrument panel and the radio to keep the pilot
informed of ground rescue operations and hospital
preparations. The flight nurses double checked the
laryngoscopes, blood supplies, and jump kits while
maintaining contact with the first scene arrivals.
When the paramedic vehicle arrived, an employee truck
was seen driving away from the combine. Marty was
unconscious with a weak, irregular pulse of 100,
BP of 65/48, and respirations of 26. A bruise over the
right mastoid is noticed. The grandson is conscious and
crying, splinted for a broken leg. His pulse is 120, BP
138/118, and respirations of 24. Purple circles are seen
around his eyes. The 6-year-old complains of a
headache and calls for his mother.
1. How will the nurse gather needed information to
effect a successful rescue?
2. What travel and emergency transport resources
are available?
3. What rural barriers to diagnosis, treatment, and
follow-up resources exist?
4. What roles do rural nursing theory principles play
in Marty’s health behaviors?
5. The nearest critical access hospital does not
have a trauma level due to the lack of a 24-hour
staff with trauma training. What types of trauma
support do patient needs indicate?

Go to this link: https://www.ninr.nih.gov/aboutninr/ninr-mission-and-strategic-plan/research-framework
Review the Scientific Strategy: NINR’s Research Framework, then answer the following questions:
Do you agree with the research lenses? Are there any research lenses you would eliminate or recommend? Describe how these research lenses can be translated into evidence-based practice in your work environment.