IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY AND CONCEPTS

 

The field of nursing requires an understanding of many terms and concepts. You may find there

are some you are familiar with, and you may find you are learning something new every day.

How might the exploration of nursing informatics terms and concepts help you improve your

practice? What is required to stay up to date with new terminology and concepts in the field?

How might you approach the ever-changing landscape of nursing practice as it relates to

information technology?

For this Discussion, you will focus on two selected terms to explore their impact on nursing

practice. You will also explore barriers and non-functionality related to your selected terms.

Consider your specific experience and nursing practice to share with your colleagues.

TO PREPARE

 

 Review the Learning Resources for this week and select two terms from the

following to focus on for this Discussion.

o Usability

o Interoperability

o Decision Support

o Sustainability

 

 Reflect on the meaning and application of the context of these terms and consider

their importance for informational technology and nursing practice.

BY DAY 4 OF WEEK 2

 

Post and define the two terms you selected. Explain why it may be important to understand

how these terms function for the application of information technology and nursing practice.

How might these terms impact your nursing practice? Be specific. Then, explain the potential

impacts of non-functionality that may arise in your nursing practice if barriers exist for the

proper application of these terms.

Required Resources

 Sipes, C. (2020). Project management for the advanced practice nurse (2nd ed.).

Springer Publishing.

o Chapter 8, “Case Studies: Applying Project Management Concepts and

Tools” (pp. 190–210)

o Chapter 3, “Design/Initiation: Project Management—Phase 1”

(pp. 50–74)

 

o “SWOT” (p. 165)

 

 American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informaticsLinks to an external site.:

Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.).

o “Metastructures, Concepts, and Tools of Nursing Informatics” (pp. 2–6)   

o “Professional Practice Areas for Nursing Informatics” (pp. 7-9)

o “Standard 3: Outcomes Identification” (p. 71)

o “Standard 4: Planning” (p. 72)

 

 Eby, K. (2017). The complete glossary of project management terminologyLinks to

an external site.. Smartsheet. https://www.smartsheet.com/complete-glossary-project-

management-terminology

 HealthIT.gov. (n.d.). Health information technology advisory committeeLinks to an

external site. (HITAC). https://www.healthit.gov/hitac/committees/health-

information-technology-advisory-committee-hitac

 Howarth, M. L., Probyn, J. E., & Maz, J. (2017). Project management techniques to

maximise success with research. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing Download

British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 12(3), 116–119.

doi:10.12968/bjca.2017.12.3.116

Project management techniques to maximise success with research by Howarth, M.

L., Probyn, J. E., & Maz, J., in British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, Vol. 12 /Issue 3.

Copyright 2017 by MA Healthcare. Reprinted by permission of MA Healthcare via

the Copyright Clearance Center.

 Marcilly, R., Schiro, J., Beuscart-Zéphir, M. C., & Magrabi, F. (2019). Building

usability knowledge for health information technology: A usability-oriented analysis

of incident reportsLinks to an external site.. Applied Clinical Informatics, 10(3),

395–408. doi:10.1055/s-0039-1691841

 Nøhr, C., Kuziemsky, C. E., Elkin, P. L., Marcilly, R., & Pelayo, S.

(2019). Sustainable health informatics: Health informaticians as alchemistsLinks to

an external site.. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 265, 3–11.

doi:10.3233/SHTI190129

 Powell, K. R., & Alexander, G. L. (2019). Mitigating barriers to interoperability in

health careLinks to an external site.. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 23(2).

https://www.himss.org/resources/mitigating-barriers-interoperability-health-care

 Rew, L., Cauvin, S., Cengiz, A., Pretorius, K., & Johnson, K. (2020). Application of

project management tools and techniques to support nursing intervention

researchLinks to an external site.. Nursing Outlook, 68(4), 396–405.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.01.007

 Riol, H., & Thuillier, D. (2015). Project management for academic research projects:

Balancing structure and flexibility Download Project management for academic

research projects: Balancing structure and flexibility. International Journal of Project

Organisation and Management, 7(3), 251–269. doi:10.1504/IJPOM.2015.070792

 

Project management for academic research projects: Balancing structure and

fliexibility by Riol, H., & Thuillier, D., in International Journal of Project

Organisation and Management, Vol. 7 /Issue 3. Copyright 2015 by INDERSCIENCE

ENTERPRISES LTD. Reprinted by permission of INDERSCIENCE ENTERPRISES

LTD via the Copyright Clearance Center.

 Staggers, N., Elias, B. L., Makar, E. D., & Alexander, G. L. (2018). The imperative

of solving nurses’ usability problems with health information technologyLinks to an

external site.. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 48(4), 191–196.

doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000598

 

Media Resources

 virtualstrategist. (2016, October 19). How to perform a SWOT AnalysisLinks to an

external site. [Video]. YouTube.

 

Other Resources

 Van de Velde, S., Kunnamo, I., Roshanov, P., Kortteisto, T., Aertgeerts, B., Vandvik,

P. O., Flottorp, S., & GUIDES expert panel. (2018). The GUIDES checklist:

Development of a tool to improve the successful use of guideline-based computerised

clinical decision supportLinks to an external site.. Implementation Science.

https://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13012-018-0772-