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Criteria Fill in the answers in this column. Demographics: Provide initials of the RN, official job title of interviewee, and the date the interview was conducted. Nurse: R.B, ICU Nurse Director. Feb 12th 2015 Required Questions (answer EVERY question in this section) 1. Describe your career path I really enjoy paddle surfing. Once or twice in every to your current position. week, I usually go out, paddle surfing. Each time I would go Include information about out I would see this sea lion; he would pop his head out facing education and experiences. me like he was looking at me. I got used to seeing him, I even named him Taki. One day I go out and see Taki but he is doing this weird twisting thing in the water. I paddle over and I see he got a red marine rope made of hemp wrapped around his neck and one of his fins. I freaked out and tried to get it off with my paddle but it did not work. I jumped in the water tried to save him but he disappeared under the water and I never saw him again. Since this incidence I swore to myself that I was going to study anything related to medicine. I settled to nursing believing and hoping that if Taki ever resurfaced again I would be able to apply my expertise and save him. 2. Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force in delivery of nursing care at your facility. Nursing is the profession of providing health care to the needy. American nursing association defines nursing as the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. Nursing is a career path chosen by many, me being one of them. Research conducted by Columbia University- my former nursing school- shows that nursing is one of the fastest growing professions within the United States, with an unemployment rate of only 2% and a median salary of nearly $66,000 each year. Although it’s tougher to enter healthcare industry, holding a nursing degree will make it easier. Columbia University is one of the top nursing schools in the nation and teaches one all the aspects of being a nurse and being good at it. Nursing is a very tasking duty; Demographics: Provide initials of the RN

I take it as both a passion and a professional.Positive attitude will surpass all challenges that one experience in providing nursing care. Keeping things in the right perspective can help a lot. This will enable one not to give up easily when things get tougher. A positive attitude and a clear point of view will enable one make it in delivery of nursing care. Delivery of nursing care is very tasking, one will experience ups and downs but with the right attitude and drive, one will make it. 3. What safeguards and decision-making support tools are embedded in patient care technologies and information systems that support safe practice at your facility? Appropriate platforms for most and delicate technologies in the hospitals are the safest practice mostly advised and advocated in hospitals. Another major safe practice mostly used in hospitals is education to all healthcare providers. All healthcare providers are given proper education on how to use and operate the technological equipment’s in the hospitals in order to avoid damages and any related fatal incidences. 4. Tell me about patient care technologies that have improved patient care at your facility. Today healthcare is met with many fatal damages and shortage of healthcare providers to cater the outgrowing population of the people in need of healthcare especially the aging population. For example, the major cause of fatal damages in most hospitals is caused by prescribing errors. Prescribing errors in hospitals is a common problem in mostly general hospitals and few cases found in private hospitals. Prescribing errors in hospitals include wrong administering of drugs; oral or injections, to inpatients, lack of understanding of what is written on the prescribing notes for the patients, nurses and pharmacists’ ignorance and violation of prescribing rules due to busy working conditions. Prescribing errors is a major and increasing problem in hospitals today. To eliminate this and many other problems that’s where technology comes in handy. The most efficient and commonly used technology in this organization is HIMS which stands for hospital information and management system. HIMS is software that integrates all functioning of the hospital right through from registration of an out-patient to an in-patient and takes a patient through all departments of the hospital without physical movement. Telehealth and telemedicine equipment are also commonly in our facility. These equipment’s have greatly improved service giving in our hospital. They reduce prescribing errors and provide efficient services to our clients. 5. What groups of healthcare workers rely on you to collect high-quality information or data and how is it utilized? Some of the organizations of healthcare workers who rely on my information and our data includes: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and department of Health and Human Services (HHS). These two organizations are mostly concerned with the best healthcare provision to all patients throughout different countries. Demographics: Provide initials of the RN

For example, NCCAM uses our data to determine the need for CAM its effectiveness and demand versus conventional western medicine. HHS is also concerned with the best healthcare provision and fair treatment to all patients and human beings. Optional Questions (Answer only ONE question from the choices below.) 1. Please tell me what challenges you have faced in dealing with other disciplines who may not “understand the needs of nurses/nursing?” 2. Please share an example of how GIGO (garbage in, garbage out) impacted a decision related to your information or data collection. 3. Please give me an example of how the lack of interprofessional collaboration impacted your role. Prescribing errors is common in most hospitals and can cost someone their career and license. I was a victim of prescribing errors due to a misunderstanding with an associate in the hospital. Prescribing errors is not only as a result of ignorance but also lack of knowledge and skills. Patients and other health practitioners lack enough and adequate knowledge and end up making prescribing errors. Different departments in the hospitals also contribute to prescribing errors differently. Some departments in hospitals require high demand of prescribed medicines than other departments; such departments like ICU require a lot of prescribed medicine in a day. This contributed to the mistake of prescribing errors and I nearly lost my license. Lack of knowledge on upgrading and new type of medicines coming up on daily basis may also contribute to prescribing errors. In order to avoid this mistake awell-planned implementation process for the education solution on prescribing errors in hospitals should be formulated. 4. Please describe what a typical day on the job is like for you. Follow-Up Questions (Answer all of these. Please do not ask them during the interview. Instead, reflect and answer them afterwards.) 1. How will completing this This interview will enable me to go through the rigors of interview impact your nursing school, and how can I best prepare myself. During the practice as a BSN-prepared interview I was able to grasp on how best to prepare myself and nurse? Give specific become a better nurse. What I learnt during this interview was examples. that the ultimate preparation for any academic related issue is being prepared. Nursing school is a very tasking process and takes a lot of one’s time, therefore, one need to be prepared. Always have the right material for lectures that includes; the right books for different classes and writing materials. Also one need to have a nearby locker to keep the reading materials since nursing school books can be heavy. A calendar, watch and a computer are also part of the preparation. Nursing school entails a lot research and information technology will come in handy. 2. Resources (scholarly articles or texts). Indicate 2 scholarly resources or texts used prior to the interview to familiarize yourself with the individual’s organization, role, or any of the questions you asked to make you a more knowledgeable interviewer. Resource #1: Magrane, .D, & Jolly, P. “The changing representation of men and women in Academic medicine.” Analysis in brief, 5, 2007 Resource # 2: Demographics: Provide initials of the RN

Joel. L.A, “Kelly’s Dimensions of professional nursing.” New York. McGraw hill. 2003 Web. 1st ed. 5 Nov. 2014. Utica college. 5 Nov. 2014 . Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361 Information Systems in Healthcare Interview with Nursing Information Expert Interviewer Form Your Name: Date: 08/15/2015 Your Instructor’s Name: Carrie Spoonemore, Directions: After completing your interview, you must use this form to submit your assignment to the Dropbox. You may use the form to capture information as you conduct your interview, or fill it in later. The form is expandable and will enlarge the textbox to accommodate your answers. Do not rely only on this form for everything you must include! Please look in Doc Sharing for specific instructions in the Guidelines for this assignment. Criteria Fill in the answers in this column. Demographics: Provide initials of the RN, official job title of interviewee, and the date the interview was conducted. A.C., COS/Clinical documentation analyst Interview was conducted on 08/11/2015 Required Questions (answer EVERY question in this section) 1. Describe your career Nursing degree and had to pass certification exam to receive COS path to your current credentials. Reviews OASISs for quality assurance and Medicare position. Include guidance accuracy. Currently a Clinical director of two home health information about agencies, QI manager, Education manager, and computer educator education and for Home health nurses. experiences. 2. Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force in delivery of nursing care at your facility. The value is accuracy for all documentation. It is imperative for Medicare rules and clinician documentation. 3. What safeguards and decision-making support tools are embedded in patient care technologies and information systems that support safe practice at your facility? I am the safe guard the “gate keeper” items do not go out unless reviewed by a COS. The OASIS includes areas that data entered will calculate Risk % for factors like nutritional status, fall risk, risk for pressure ulcer development and many other risk factors that may affect patient care. My responsibility is to ensure that nurses are inputting data correctly to accurately interpret the pt.’s condition so that the agency may get be correctly reimbursed. 4. Tell me about patient care technologies that have improved patient care at your facility. The OASIS is what is improving patient care, the data entered transfers into the 485-POC for the patient. M2250 of the OASIS is essential as it highlights some the high risks involved in patient care that Nurses should focus on to improve patient outcomes. NR361 Interview Form.docx 7/30/13 LMD 1 Chamberlain College of Nursing 5. Demographics: Provide initials of the RN

What groups of healthcare workers rely on you to collect high-quality information or data and how is it utilized? NR361 Information Systems in Healthcare The groups that rely on us are the entire clinical staff PT, RN, and OT. The entire organization relays on our OASIS submission for billing and outcomes. Optional Questions (Answer only ONE question from the choices below.) 1. Please tell me what Some of the challenges I may deal with are nurses themselves who challenges you have may not understand the importance of documentation on faced in dealing with reimbursement/Medicare. Nurses can easily get stuck in work other disciplines who habits and don’t understand if they don’t document they didn’t do it, may not “understand as well as the importance of MD orders matching changes made in the needs of POC. nurses/nursing?” 2. Please share an example of how GIGO (garbage in, garbage out) impacted a decision related to your information or data collection. 3. Please give me an example of how the lack of interprofessional collaboration impacted your role. 4. Please describe what a typical day on the job is like for you. Reviewing OASIS, Notifying managers of inconsistencies that need resolution. Follow-Up Questions (Answer all of these. Please do not ask them during the interview. Instead, reflect and answer them afterwards.) 1. How will completing It will show me the importance of technology in the nursing field this interview impact and its involvement in pt. outcomes. Being BSN prepared you are your practice as a able to see the correlation between technology and the BSN-prepared nurse? improvement of pt. care and outcome. I am now able to see that Give specific documenting not only protects me and the pt. but has a examples. tremendous impact on reimbursement. 2. Resources (scholarly articles or texts). Indicate 2 scholarly resources or texts NR361 Interview Form.docx Resource #1: Clinical Director earns Oasis C specialist certification. (2015, June 23). Retrieved from http://www.laconiadailysun.com/index.php/newsx/communityannouncements/86911-062915lrvna-oasispeaslee 7/30/13 LMD 2 Chamberlain College of Nursing used prior to the interview to familiarize yourself with the individual’s organization, role, or any of the questions you asked to make you a more knowledgeable interviewer. NR361 Interview Form.docx NR361 Information Systems in Healthcare Resource # 2: AHCC. (2015). Get Credentialed | The Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance. Retrieved from https://ahcc.decisionhealth.com/credentialed-get.aspx 7/30/13 LMD 3 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361 Information Systems in Healthcare Interview with a Nursing Information Expert Interviewer Form Your Name: Date: Your Instructor’s Name: Directions: After completing your interview, you must use this form to submit your assignment to the Dropbox. You may use the form to capture information as you conduct your interview, or fill it in later. The form is expandable and will enlarge the textbox to accommodate your answers. Do not rely only on this form for everything you must include! Please look in Doc Sharing for specific instructions in the Guidelines for this assignment. Criteria Fill in the answers in this column. Demographics: Provide initials of the RN, official job title of interviewee, and the date the interview was conducted. Required Questions (answer EVERY question in this section) 1. Describe your career path to your current position. Include information about education and experiences. 2. Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force in delivery of nursing care at your facility. 3. What safeguards and decision-making support tools are embedded in patient care technologies and information systems that support safe practice at your facility? 4. Tell me about patient care technologies that have improved patient care at your facility. 5. What groups of healthcare workers rely on you to collect high quality information/data and how is that information utilized? NR361 Interview Form.docx 4-24-16 LMD 1 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361 Information Systems in Healthcare Optional Questions (answer only ONE question from the choices below) 1. Please tell me what challenges you have faced in dealing with other disciplines who may not “understand the needs of nurses/nursing?” 2. Please share an example of how garbage in/garbage out (GIGO) impacted a decision related to your information/data collection. 3. Please give me an example of how the lack of interprofessional collaboration impacted your role. 4. Demographics: Provide initials of the RN

Please describe what a typical day on the job is like for you? Follow-up Questions (Answer all of these. Please do not ask them during the interview. Instead, reflect and answer them afterwards.) 1. How will completing this interview impact your practice as a BSNprepared nurse? Give specific examples. 2. Resources (scholarly articles or texts). Indicate two scholarly resources or texts used prior to the interview to familiarize yourself with the individual’s organization, role, or any of the questions you asked to make you a more knowledgeable interviewer. NR361 Interview Form.docx Resource #1: Resource # 2: 4-24-16 LMD 2 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361 Information Systems in Healthcare Interview with a Nursing Information Expert: Guidelines and Grading Rubric PURPOSE The purpose of this assignment is to    communicate your understanding of the importance of quality information in everyday nursing practice; discuss the roles and responsibilities of a Nursing Information Expert; and articulate how the professional nurse uses information/data in every day practice to improve outcomes. COURSE OUTCOMES This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes. CO#1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO#1) CO#4: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers. CO#8: Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO#8) POINTS This assignment is worth a total of 225 points. DUE DATE This assignment, Interview with a Nursing Information Expert, is due at the end of Week 6. Submit your completed Interview, using the Interview Form, to the basket in the Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT. Post questions to the weekly Q & A Forum. Contact your instructor if you need additional assistance. See the Course Policies regarding late assignments. Failure to submit your paper to the Dropbox on time will result in a deduction of points. DIRECTIONS 1. Download the NR361 Interview Form from Doc Sharing. It is found under the Week 6 Interview link. 2. Select your interviewee and schedule an interview. This individual must be a Registered Nurse. Job titles of RNs who may be considered include, but are not limited to, Nursing Clinical Information Manager; Super User, Director/Manger Clinical Education; Chief Information Officer; Quality Assurance or Performance Improvement Nurse; Nurse Informaticist; Telenursing Specialist; Nurse Abstractor; Case Manager; Compliance NR361 Interview Guidelines 8-17-2016 JM 1 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361 Information Systems in Healthcare Nurse. If you have any concerns about whether the RN is suitable for this assignment, contact your instructor BEFORE you schedule the interview. 3. Review all questions (areas of inquiry) on the Interview Form located in Doc Sharing PRIOR to conducting the interview. You may print the form and take it with you to the interview. 4. Note there are five required questions to ask the RN. 5. Note there are four optional questions. You need to select only one of these to ask the RN. 6. Note there are two follow-up questions that must be answered by you. Prior to conducting your interview, review two scholarly resources. These resources should guide your understanding of the RN’s role and responsibilities or make you more knowledgeable about GIGO, Interprofessional Communication, or other key concepts in the questions that you may not fully understand. For example, if your interviewee is a telenurse, you would want to review information on this specialty. If you do not know what GIGO means, look it up. 7. Conduct your interview. The length of your interview will vary but should not exce …