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HOW HAS NURSING INFORMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY IMPACTED

 

YOUR PRACTICE?

 

It is March 2020, and COVID-19 has resulted in lockdowns and stay-at-home orders nationwide.

Patients are fearful to visit healthcare offices and hospitals, for routine care or other illnesses.

As a result, virtual technologies are introduced to bridge the gap between healthcare needs and

an emerging pandemic. Patients are encouraged to schedule visits virtually and seek care in new

ways.

While the impacts of COVID-19 in 2020 were immediate, how might these changes influence

the capabilities of healthcare beyond a pandemic? How might these changes become permanent

or even facilitate further change and innovation?

For this Discussion, you will explore the impact of digital technology on nursing practice.

Consider the influence these technologies may have on nursing practice, and what skills you

might need to hone in on in order to address these needs.

TO PREPARE

 Review the Learning Resources for this week and focus on the article, “How

COVID-19 Accelerated the Digital Transformation of Healthcare.”

 Reflect on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare and nursing

practice.

 Consider your nursing background and professional interests as you view the video.

 What potential skills, knowledge, or competencies might you need to develop for

your healthcare organization or nursing practice given the impacts of the COVID-19

pandemic?

BY DAY 3 OF WEEK 3

Post a response to your blog describing your own experiences with digital changes and how

the COVID-19 has affected your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Address the

following:

 Summarize how informatics has impacted or changed nursing practice, especially

with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Provide an example from your personal

or professional experience. Be sure to also include the name of the professional

organization you belong to. 

 Explain how established informatics competencies may influence quality of care,

safety improvements, and any other changes since the pandemic for excellence in

nursing practice. Be specific. What would you need to do to develop skills,

knowledge, and competencies in order to apply the technology?

 

 Describe your informatics strengths and preferences, as well as potential challenges

and areas for development.

 Do you think the information technology framework discussed in the Ye, et al. (2020)

article is applicable in the U.S. to manage COVID and other major pandemics? How

much of what is discussed do we currently use?

 Describe one strategy for enhancing and updating your project management and

informatics skills and competencies. You will reflect on this again in Week 11 and

application to the development of your dissertation.

 

WEEKLY RESOURCES

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

Springer Publishing.

o Chapter 4, “Planning: Project Management—Phase 2” (pp. 75–120) 

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

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

o “Evolution of Nursing Informatics Competencies” (pp. 37–41)

o “The Future of Nursing Informatics” (pp. 52–62)

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

o “Standard 4: Planning” (p. 72)

 

 American Hospital Association. (n.d.). Innovative models of care delivery:

Addressing transitions across the care continuumLinks to an external site..

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2019/05/Innovative-Models-of-

Care.pdf

 Guest in VSee. (2020). 7 ways technology is transforming the nursing fieldLinks to

an external site.. VSee.com. https://vsee.com/blog/technology-transforming-

nursing-field

 Jason, C. (2020). How COVID-19 accelerated the digital transformation of

healthcareLinks to an external site.. EHR Intelligence.

https://ehrintelligence.com/news/how-covid-19-accelerated-the-digital-

transformation-of-healthcare

 Lu, A. C., Cannesson, M., & Kamdar, N. (2020). The tipping point of medical

technology: Implications for the postpandemic eraLinks to an external

site.. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 131(2), 335–339.

https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000005040

 The Medical Futurist. (2020). 10 ways technology is changing healthcareLinks to

an external site.. https://medicalfuturist.com/ten-ways-technology-changing-

healthcare/

 Vaishya, R., Haleem, A., Vaish, A., & Javaid, M. (2020). Emerging technologies to

combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Clinical and Experimental

Hepatology, 10(4), 409–411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2020.04.019

 Ye, Q., Zhou, J., & Wu, H. (2020). Using information technology to manage the

COVID-19 pandemic: Development of a technical framework based on

practical experience in ChinaLinks to an external site.. JMIR Medical Informatics,

8(6), Article e19515. https://doi.org/10.2196/19515

 

 Zipfel, N., van der Nat, P. B., Rensing, B. J. W. M., Daeter, E. J., Westert, G. P., &

Groenewoud, A. S. (2019). The implementation of change model adds value to

value-based healthcare: A qualitative studyLinks to an external site.. BMC

Health Services Research, 19(1), 643.

https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://doi.org/10.118

6/s12913-019-4498-y

 

Media Resources

 

 Schade, M. (2016, January 11). How to do a GAP AnalysisLinks to an external

site.. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xXReyiFtBY

 Project Manager. (2014, June 2). What is a work breakdown structureLinks to an

external site.? [Video].

YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEWhnodF6ig

 Project Manager. (2016, March 11). Gantt Charts, Simplified – The Project

Management TrainingLinks to an external site.. [Video].

YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGkHjby1xKM

 

Optional Resources

 

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

to maximise success with researchLinks to an external site.. British Journal of

Cardiac Nursing, 12(3), 116–119. doi:10.12968/bjca.2017.12.3.116

 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