Discussion: The Inclusion of Nurses in the Systems Development Life Cycle By Day 3 of Week 9 Post a description of what you believe to be the consequences of a healthcare organization not involving nurses in each stage of the SDLC…

Some might find this hard to believe, but a technology trend related to data use that I have observed, as a nurse in the PACU, is a transition from paper charting to the use of an EHR. Over the span…

McGonigle and Mastrian identify big data as large amounts of data sets that are difficult to process using typical data processing (McGonigle and Mastrian, 2021). They further go on to say that this unstructured data represents 75% or more of…

Discussion: Interaction Between Nurse Informaticists and Other Specialists Nature offers many examples of specialization and collaboration. Ant colonies and bee hives are but two examples of nature’s sophisticated organizations. Each thrives because their members specialize by tasks, divide labor, and…

By Day 3 of Week 3 Post a description of experiences or observations about how nurse informaticists and/or data or technology specialists interact with other professionals within your healthcare organization. Suggest at least one strategy on how these interactions might be…

The first thought that came to mind about this week’s discussion is the way that nursing informatics specialists/data specialists help train hospitals associates on new computer programs and technology.  Darvish et al. (2014) points out how nursing informatics specialists have…

Module 1: Agenda Setting (Weeks 1-2) Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Meet the Experts: Pioneers in Policy [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Accessible player –Downloads–Download Video w/CCDownload AudioDownload Transcript Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). The Policy Process [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Accessible player –Downloads–Download Video w/CCDownload AudioDownload…

Merrian-Webster (n.d.) explains evaluation is “to determine the significance, worth, or condition of usually by careful appraisal and study” (p.1). Policy review or evaluation is an essential step when implementing a policy or program. A policy review does not start…

The Role of the RN/APRN in Policy-Making In today’s society, it is imperative that healthcare providers are active participants in the policy-making processes that relate to their professional work. Due to the fact that health care is a public issue…

Discussion 1: Evidence Base in Design When politics and medical science intersect, there can be much debate. Sometimes anecdotes or hearsay are misused as evidence to support a particular point. Despite these and other challenges, however, evidence-based approaches are increasingly…