DISC INF

Read and watch the lecture resources & materials below early in the week to help you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).

Read

• Nelson, R., & Staggers, N. (2014). Health informatics: An interprofessional approach. St. Louis, MO: Mosby. ISBN: 9780323402316
  
  • Chapter 1
    Chapter 1 PPT.pptx
  • Chapter 3
    Chapter 3 PPT.pptx
  • Chapter 6
    Chapter_006.pptx
  • Chapter 7
    Chapter_007.pptx
    
    

Online Materials & Resources

• Visit the CINAHL Complete under the A-to-Z Databases on the University Library's website and locate the articles below:
  • Parker, C. D. (2014). Nursing informatics leadership: Helping craft the profession's future. Nursing 2014, 44(12), 23–24.
  • Doran, D., Haynes, B. R., Estabrooks, C., Kushniruk, A., Dubrowski, A., Bajnok, I., et al. (2012). The role of organizational context and individual nurse characteristics in explaining variation in use of information technologies in evidence-based practice. Implementation Science, 7, 122. DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-122
    
    
• Explore/View the website(s) below:
  
  • HRSA PRESS OFFICE. (2012, December). Affordable Care Act helps expand the use of health information technology | Official web site of the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration. Retrieved from https://www.hrsa.gov/about/news/press-releases/2012-12-20-health-center-networks.html (Links to an external site.)
  • Informationweek. (2014, February 10). 3 Ways Affordable Care Act Can Empower Health IT - InformationWeek. Retrieved from https://www.informationweek.com/healthcare/leadership/3-ways-affordable-care-act---can-empower-health-it/d/d-id/1113758 (Links to an external site.)
  • QSEN. (2019). Learning Module 4. Retrieved from http://qsen.org/faculty-resources/courses/learning-modules/module-four/ (Links to an external site.)
  • Master Recerca Salut. (2014, March 27). INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT NURSING DECISION-MAKING [Video file]. Retrieved from INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORTNURSING DECISION-MAKING (Links to an external site.)

         QUESTION

What role do nurses have in selecting and evaluating information systems within your work environment? What strategies facilitated implementation of the information system and/or what were the barriers to implementation?

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 

All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.

Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.