NURS 6051/NURS 5051 Week 4 Discussion: Big Data Risks and Rewards 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…

NURS 6051/NURS 5051 Week 3 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 collaborate to ensure food, safety, and general well-being of the…

NURS 6051/NURS 5051 Module 3: Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom (DIKW) (Weeks 4-5) Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.   Learning Objectives Students will: Analyze benefits, challenges, and risks of using big data in clinical systems Recommend strategies to mitigate challenges and risks of using big data in clinical systems Analyze the importance of standardized…

NURS 6051/NURS 5051 Module 2: The Role of the Informatics Specialist in Healthcare (Week 3) Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). The Nurse Informaticist [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.   Learning Objectives Students will: Analyze interactions between nurse informaticists, data/technology specialists, and other professionals in healthcare organizations Recommend strategies to improve interactions between nurse informaticists and other…

NURS 6051/NURS 5051 Week 2 Assignment: The Nurse Leader as Knowledge Worker The term “knowledge worker” was first coined by management consultant and author Peter Drucker in his book, The Landmarks of Tomorrow (1959). Drucker defined knowledge workers as high-level workers who apply theoretical and analytical knowledge, acquired through formal training, to develop products and…

NURS 6051/NURS 5051 – Transforming Nursing and Healthcare Through Technology: Module 1: What Is Informatics? (Week 1-2) Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). What is Informatics? [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.   Learning Objectives Students will: Analyze how data collection and access can be used to derive knowledge in a healthcare setting Analyze the role of the…

NURS 6051/NURS 5051 Week 1 Discussion: The Application of Data to Problem-Solving In the modern era, there are few professions that do not to some extent rely on data. Stockbrokers rely on market data to advise clients on financial matters. Meteorologists rely on weather data to forecast weather conditions, while realtors rely on data to…

NURS 6050/NURS 5050 Week 11 Assignment: Global Healthcare Comparison Matrix and Narrative Statement If you talk about a possible poor health outcome, do you believe that outcome will occur? Do you believe eye contact and personal contact should be avoided?   You would have a difficult time practicing as a nurse if you believed these…

NURS 6050/NURS 5050 Week 10 Assignment: Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities, characteristics, and outcomes. This information…

NURS 6050/NURS 5050 Module 6: Global Healthcare Issues (Week 11) Learning Objectives Students will: Compare healthcare policies related to global healthcare issues in the U.S. and abroad Analyze the impact of the social determinants of health on global healthcare issues Analyze how policy impacts the health of the global population Analyze how policy impacts the…