Cases: These cases are from the following textbook. LeCroy, C.W. (2014). Case Studies in Social Work Practice, 3rd ed. Wiley. Case 3-4: “Tony”- Challenging the Tradition: In some families, violence is a way of life Develop a paper around the mood-altering substances implicated in the case presentation for the person identified below in quotation marks. … Read more
Assume you are a nurse manager on a unit where a new nursing documentation system is to be implemented. You want to ensure that the system will be usable and acceptable for the nurses impacted. You realize a nurse leader must be on the implementation team. To Prepare: Review the steps of the Systems Development … Read more
In the media introduction to this module, it was suggested that you as a nurse have an important role in the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). With a focus on patient care and outcomes, nurses may not always see themselves as contributors to the development of new systems. However, as you may have observed in … Read more
New technology—and the application of existing technology—only appears in healthcare settings after careful and significant research. The stakes are high, and new clinical systems need to offer evidence of positive impact on outcomes or efficiencies. Nurse informaticists and healthcare leaders formulate clinical system strategies. As these strategies are often based on technology trends, informaticists and … Read more
Throughout history, technological advancements have appeared for one purpose before finding applications elsewhere that lead to spikes in its usage and development. The internet, for example, was originally developed to share research before becoming a staple of work and entertainment. But technology—new and repurposed—will undoubtedly continue to be a driver of healthcare information. Informaticists often … Read more
When you wake in the morning, you may reach for your cell phone to reply to a few text or email messages that you missed overnight. On your drive to work, you may stop to refuel your car. Upon your arrival, you might swipe a key card at the door to gain entrance to the … Read more
In the Discussion for this module, you considered the interaction of nurse informaticists with other specialists to ensure successful care. How is that success determined? Patient outcomes and the fulfillment of care goals is one of the major ways that healthcare success is measured. Measuring patient outcomes results in the generation of data that can … Read more
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 collaborate to ensure food, safety, and general well-being of the colony or hive. Of course, humans don’t fare too badly in this regard … Read more
NURS 5051 / NURS 6051: Transforming Nursing and Healthcare Through Technology Week 6 Assignment: Successful Implementation of Electronic Health Information TechnologyAssignment Type: Major written paper (analysis of barriers and facilitators to successful implementation of electronic health information technology) Module/Week: Week 6 (Module focused on System Development Life Cycle [SDLC] and Implementation) Points: Typically 100 points … Read more
This is a book review of Christopher Dawson’s Book “The Making of Europe.” We have to adhere to the following format: 1) Summarize, 2) Analyze, 3) Evaluate, 4) Place within Field of Scholarship. We need to comment on author’s background and authority to write on subject, purpose for book, thesis statement, use of sources, book … Read more
