NR643 Nursing Informatics Concluding Graduate Experience II

Week 1 Discussion

Project Evaluation

Address the following with specific examples from your project:

Compare and contrast how you believed you would evaluate your project with your current understanding of project evaluation as it now applies to your individual project.

Identify and describe the types of evaluation and assessment you have used in your project.

Be sure to address each component/question within the prompt.?

 

NR643 Nursing Informatics Concluding Graduate Experience II

Week 2 Discussion

Introduction to Data Analysis

You began your project planning in the first of three practicum courses identifying anticipated outcomes for your project. Now that you have had the lived experience of project implementation and are preparing to close (terminate) your project, address the following:

Identify the data element(s) that you are collecting.

Propose strategies and methods to evaluate this data.

Identify any deviations/changes from your original plan and why these are necessary.

Be sure to address each component/question within the prompt.?

 

NR643 Nursing Informatics Concluding Graduate Experience II

Week 3 Discussion

Project Evaluation

How did considerations for your plan differ from what is actually taking place with your project now?

Identify the elements of project closure (termination) that came to light given your reading of this week’s lesson and required reading.

Be sure to address each component/question within the prompt.?

 

NR643 Nursing Informatics Concluding Graduate Experience II

Week 4 Discussion

Final Project?Closure Analysis and Report

You are closing (terminating) your project and writing the final report. Given that you have been monitoring your project through the life cycle, at this point in the project reflect on some of the lessons learned that you will address in your final report. Evaluate how these lessons learned in preparing you for practice as an informatics nurse specialist inform your practice readiness. Please cite specific examples. Be sure to address each component within the prompt.?

 

NR643 Nursing Informatics Concluding Graduate Experience II

Week 5 Discussion

Reflection on the Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) Role

Share your dashboard and solicit feedback from your peers. Reflect on the INS role in data analysis and/or quality improvement as you evaluate your project and present your findings. What other roles come to mind as you conclude work on your project and practicum experience? Identify other INS roles that may be of interest to you and explain how they serve a project. Be sure to address each component/question within the prompt.

 

NR643 Nursing Informatics Concluding Graduate Experience II

Week 6 Discussion

Dissemination

Dissemination is an important means of achieving translation to practice. It provides the foundation for changing existing nursing practice with a goal of improving outcomes.

Identify conferences and journals that you might consider for disseminating your work on this project. Provide your rationale for the selection that you made. Solicit additional ideas from your peers. Be sure to address each component within the prompt.?

 

NR643 Nursing Informatics Concluding Graduate Experience II

Week 7 Discussion

Project Summary and Reflection

Post and summarize your final project analysis and/or dashboards and be prepared to provide feedback on the work of your classmates. In retrospect, is there anything that you would like to have done differently? If so, why? Be sure to address each component/question within the prompt.

 

NR643 Nursing Informatics Concluding Graduate Experience II

Week 8 Discussion

Reflection on Practice Readiness

Reflect on your practice readiness related to achieving the course outcomes. Include discussion of goals that may not have been attained and how you plan to attain these. Be sure to address each of the course outcomes:

CO 1: Apply leadership skills concepts of project management as an informatics nurse specialist in an organizational setting to evaluate successful project plans. (PO 4, 5)

CO 2: Using current knowledge, standards of practice, and research from evidence-based literature, synthesize a foundation for the informatics nurse specialist role while leading the evaluation and termination of a scholarly project. (PO 3, 4)

CO 3: Exemplify professional values and scholarship that support the role of a student in a practicum setting through the evaluation and termination of a scholarly project. (PO 4)

CO 4: Contribute to the body of nursing informatics knowledge through research, planning, evaluation and dissemination of findings. (PO 4)