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Week 4 assignment

Using the
Data/Information/Knowledge/Wisdom Continuum

Have you ever gone online to search for a journal article on
a specific topic? It is amazing to see the large number of journals that are
available in the health care field When you view the library in its entirety,
you are viewing untapped data Until you actually research for your particular
topic, there is little structure Once you have narrowed it down, you have
information and once you apply the information, you have knowledge Eventually,
after thoughtful research and diligent practice, you reach the level of
wisdom—knowledge applied in meaningful ways

Are there areas in your practice that you believe should be
more fully explored? The central aims of nursing informatics are to manage and
communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom This continuum represents
the overarching structure of nursing informatics In this Assignment, you
develop a research question relevant to your practice area and relate how you
would work through the progression from data to information, knowledge, and
wisdom

To prepare:

Review the information in Figure 6–2 in Nursing Informatics
and the Foundation of Knowledge

Develop a clinical question related to your area of practice
that you would like to explore

Consider what you currently know about this topic What
additional information would you need to answer the question?

Using the continuum of data, information, knowledge, and
wisdom, determine how you would go about researching your question

Explore the available databases in the Walden Library
Identify which of these databases you would use to find the information or data
you need

Once you have identified useful databases, how would you go
about finding the most relevant articles and information?

Consider how you would extract the relevant information from
the articles

How would you take the information and organize it in a way
that was useful? How could you take the step from simply having useful
knowledge to gaining wisdom?

By Day 7 of Week 4

Write a 3- to 4-page paper that addresses the following:

Summarize the question you developed, and then relate how
you would work through the four steps of the data, information, knowledge,
wisdom continuum Be specific

Identify the databases and search words you would use

Relate how you would take the information gleaned and turn
it into useable knowledge

Can informatics be used to gain wisdom? Describe how you
would progress from simply having useful knowledge to the wisdom to make
decisions about the information you have found during your database search

Your paper must also include a title page, an introduction,
a summary, and a reference page

 

 

Week 6 assignment

Assignment:
Application: Adoption of New Technology Systems

As a nurse, you can have a great impact on the success or
failure of the adoption of EHRs It is important for nurses to understand their
role as change agents and the ways they can influence others when addressing
the challenges of changing to a drastically different way of doing things

Everett Rogers, a pioneer in the field of the diffusion of
innovations, identified five qualities that determine individual attitudes
towards adopting new technology (2003) He theorized that individuals are
concerned with:

Relative advantage: The individual adopting the new
innovation must see how it will be an improvement over the old way of doing things

Compatibility with existing values and practices: The
adopter must understand how the new innovation aligns with current practices

Simplicity: The adopter must believe he or she can easily
master the new technology; the more difficult learning the new system appears,
the greater the resistance that will occur

Trialability: The adopter should have the opportunity to
“play around’ with the new technology and explore its capabilities

Observable results: The adopter must have evidence that the
proposed innovation has been successful in other situations

Note: You are not required to purchase Rogers’ book or
pursue further information regarding his list of five qualities The
information provided here is sufficient to complete this Assignment The full
reference for Rogers’ work is provided below the due date on this page

For this Assignment, you assume the role of a nurse
facilitator in a small hospital in upstate New York You have been part of a
team preparing for the implementation of a new electronic health records
system Decisions as to the program that will be used have been finalized, and
you are now tasked with preparing the nurses for the new system There has been
an undercurrent of resistance expressed by nurses, and you must respond to their
concerns You have a meeting scheduled with the nurses 1 week prior to the
training on the new EHR system Consider how you can use the five qualities
outlined by Rogers (2003) to assist in preparing the nurses for the upcoming
implementation

To prepare

Review the Learning Resources this week about successful
implementations of EHRs

Consider how you would present the new EHR system to the
nurses to win their approval

Reflect on the five qualities outlined by Rogers How would
addressing each of those areas improve the likelihood of success?

By Day 7 of Week 6

Write a 3- to 5-page paper which includes the following:

Using Rogers’ (2003) theory as a foundation, outline how you
would approach the meeting with the nurses Be specific as to the types of information
or activities you could provide to address each area and include how you would
respond to resistance

Analyze the role of nurses as change agents in facilitating
the adoption of new technology

 

Week 8 assignment

Assignment: Creating
a Flowchart

Workflow analysis aims to determine workflow patterns that
maximize the effective use of resources and minimize activities that do not add
value There are a variety of tools that can be used to analyze the workflow of
processes and clarify potential avenues for eliminating waste Flowcharts are a
basic and commonly used workflow analysis method that can help highlight areas
in need of streamlining

In this Assignment, you select a common event that occurs
regularly in your organization and create a flowchart representing the
workflow You analyze the process you have diagrammed and propose changes for
improvement

To prepare:

Identify a common, simple event that frequently occurs in
your organization that you would like to evaluate

Consider how you would design a flowchart to represent the
current workflow

Consider what metrics you would use to determine the
effectiveness of the current workflow and identify areas of waste

To complete:

Write a 3- to 5-page paper which includes the following:

Create a simple flowchart of the activity you selected
(Review the Sample Workflow of Answering a Telephone in an Office document
found in this week’s Learning Resources for an example)

Next, in your paper:

Explain the process you have diagrammed

For each step or decision point in the process, identify the
following:

Who does this step? (It can be several people)

What technology is used?

What policies and rules are involved in determining how,
when, why, or where the step is executed?

What information is needed for the execution of this step?

Describe the metric that is currently used to measure the
soundness of the workflow Is it effective?

Describe any areas where improvements could occur and
propose changes that could bring about these improvements in the workflow

Summarize why it is important to be aware of the flow of an
activity

Remember to include a cover page, introduction, and summary
for your paper

 

Week 11 assignment

Assignment: Health
Information Patient Handout

One of the pivotal goals of consumer health literacy efforts
is to design educational materials that attract as well as educate users In
this Assignment, you design a health information document on a topic that is of
interest to you

To prepare:

Select a health issue of interest to you

Identify the audience or population that you seek to educate
about this issue

Search the Internet to find credible sites containing
information about your selected topic

Review the two health literacy websites listed in this
week’s Learning Resources Focus on strategies for presenting information

To complete:

Design an educational handout on the health issue you
selected

Include a cover page

Include an introduction that provides:

An explanation of your issue and why you selected it

A description of the audience you are addressing

In the handout itself:

Develop your handout in such a way that it attracts the
attention of the intended audience

Include a description of the health issue and additional
content that will enhance your message (ie, key terms and definitions,
graphics, illustrations, etc)

Recommend four or five sites that provide clear, valuable,
and reliable information on the topic

Note: Remember to keep the information in your health
handout and its design at the appropriate level for the audience you are
seeking to inform Submit your Assignment as a Word document

By Day 5

Submit the Assignment

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