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Deliverable 7 – Reflections of Emerging Healthcare Technologies and Innovation

Competencies

Explain technologies that lead to enhanced decision-making strategies utilizing the technology life cycle.
Evaluate the role and scope of practice for Nursing Informaticists.
Differentiate the impact of various communication technologies on safety and quality improvement.
Analyze ethical and nursing informatics practice standards within the context of healthcare delivery.
Analyze how evidence-based practice influences healthcare technology.
Explain innovative systems and distribution of technology to enhance the quality of healthcare delivery and patient safety.

Scenario

You are applying for positions as a new BSN nurse and seeking a position that fills your passion and enthusiasm for leveraging emerging healthcare technologies. Your current nurse manager at Healing Spaces Hospital has encouraged you to apply for the internal nurse informaticist position on the oncology unit. You enjoy working at this hospital and appreciate the private, non-profit nature in the small, rural community. The qualifications do ask for applicants to have a certification in Nursing Informatics or a Master’s degree but it does have a grace period for those willing to get one of these advancements. Therefore, you have gone ahead and submitted the application and submitted a letter of reference from your nurse manager and current nursing informaticist on your unit. You received an email that your application has been accepted and you are scheduled for a panel interview with nursing leaders next Friday at noon.

Instructions

You have received a packet of panel interview questions to come prepared with answers to show how you would fill this Nursing Informatics role. You must creatively address the scenario questions using support from credible evidence within the field of nursing informatics. Using a Word document answer the following four interview questions:

Our hospital is considering purchasing innovative technology to support staffing and patient flow in the oncology unit, what would you recommend and why?
- Support your choice with current evidence
You need to design a policy for ethical use of clinical information systems. What would you propose for this policy?
- Support your choice with current evidence
We are considering purchasing technology to support patient education and decrease re-admissions in the cardiology unit, what would you recommend and why?
- Support your choice with current evidence
Healing Spaces would like to increase our technological security to increase patient safety, specifically protecting PHI. What technological security measures do you feel are most important to consider and why?
- Support your choice with current evidence

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Grading Rubric

F	F	C	B	A
0	1	2	3	4
Did not Submit	No Pass	Competence	Proficiency	Mastery
Not Submitted	No clear recommendations of innovative technology used to support staffing and patient flow including support with current evidence.	Basic recommendations of innovative technology used to support staffing and patient flow including support with current evidence.	Thorough recommendations of innovative technology used to support staffing and patient flow including support with current evidence.	Clearly stated, detailed recommendations of innovative technology used to support staffing and patient flow including support with current evidence.
Not Submitted	No clear policy for ethical use of clinical information systems including Support with current evidence.	Basic policy for ethical use of clinical information systems including Support with current evidence.	Thorough policy for ethical use of clinical information systems including Support with current evidence.	Clearly stated, detailed policy for ethical use of clinical information systems including Support with current evidence.
Not Submitted	No clear recommendation on a technology to support patient education and decrease re-admissions and why they would make that recommendation, including support with current evidence.	Basic recommendation on a technology to support patient education and decrease re-admissions and why they would make that recommendation, including support with current evidence.	Thorough recommendation on a technology to support patient education and decrease re-admissions and why they would make that recommendation, including support with current evidence.	Clearly stated, detailed recommendation on a technology to support patient education and decrease re-admissions and why they would make that recommendation, including support with current evidence.
Not Submitted	No clear explanation of the most technological security measures to use in healthcare and why including support with current evidence.	Basic explanation of the most technological security measures to use in healthcare and why including support with current evidence.	Thorough explanation of the most technological security measures to use in healthcare and why including support with current evidence.	Clearly stated, detailed explanation of the most technological security measures to use in healthcare and why including support with current evidence.
Not Submitted	Lack of formal style in document, numerous spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present.	Formal style reflected in some parts of the document, but not maintained throughout. Some spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present.	Formal style reflected throughout majority of the document, with minor spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present.	Formal style reflected throughout the document, including no spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present.