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10-slide PowerPoint Presentation with Voiceover  

Choose an example of an emerging healthcare technology that may improve patient access to care (i.e., telehealth, nanotechnology, genetics, genomics, software/hardware, robotics). 

Note:  EHR and bar code scanning are NOT examples of emerging technology. 

· Introduce and describe the new tool of your choice. Explain how this tool is an example of an emerging technology. 

· Describe the target population. Analyze the social, ethical, and legal ramifications of the tool. 

· Discuss the applicability of this new technology to nursing practice (i.e., patient safety, cost-effectiveness, health outcomes). 

Once you submit your responses, assess yourself using the rubric provided. Use your Pre-Assessment submission and any feedback you may garner to improve and refine your responses.

INSTRUCTIONS ASSESSMENT

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Module 1, Part 1: 10-slide PowerPoint Presentation with Voiceover

Choose an example of an emerging healthcare technology that may improve patient access to care (i.e., telehealth, nanotechnology, genetics, genomics, software/hardware, robotics).

Note:  EHR and bar code scanning are NOT examples of emerging technology.

· Introduce and describe the new tool of your choice. Explain how this tool is an example of an emerging technology.

· Describe the target population. Analyze the social, ethical, and legal ramifications of the tool.

· Discuss the applicability of this new technology to nursing practice (i.e., patient safety, cost-effectiveness, health outcomes).

Module 2, Part 2: Decision Support Tools

After completing the  interactive case study of a nurse assessing a patient with a term pregnancy for fetal well-being at this link, answer the following questions. Use the  XI3003 Module 2 Performance Task Submission Template.

1. What did you learn from the interactive case study? When using various technologies, what steps should nurses take to validate the data from tools such as an electronic blood pressure machine?

2. In this case study, was the nurse able to use clinical judgment to correlate her clinical assessment with the data provided by the fetal monitoring technology? Why or why not?

3. What are the safety implications for the mom and her unborn child? How does artificial intelligence (driven digital health technologies) impact nurses’ clinical judgment and safety of patient care? Be specific and provide examples.

Use of Technology in Nursing Practice: A Case Study

You are a nurse working in labor and delivery unit at a Walden Community Hospital. A Patient is sent to you from the physician’s office for a non-stress test to determine fetal well-being. 

The Patient

The patient is a G3P2 at 38 weeks with a prenatal history of gestational diabetes, which is well managed with diet. The patient is scheduled for an induction of labor at 39 weeks. 

You place the patient in a bed and attach the fetal monitor to the patient.

You complete a nursing assessment. The patient reports that she feels well: there is no evidence of facial or pedal edema, reflexes are 2+ bilaterally. Patient denies blurred vision, headache, or epigastric pain. A urine sample is collected and reveals negative protein. The fetus is active with a fetal heart rate of 140-145 BPM with accelerations of the heart rate with fetal movement. A set of vital signs are obtained – the blood pressure is taken using the automated B/P, a built-in component of the fetal monitor. The patient’s blood pressure is noted to be 180/120, P 72, RR 16. A repeat blood pressure is obtained using the  same method of measurement and noted to be 160/116.

CONTINUE

What should you do?

1:Take blood pressure for 3rd time using the automated B/P, a built-in to the fetal monitor

2:Call the physician

3: Retake the blood pressure using a manual blood pressure cuff

ANSWER: 3 You take the patient's blood pressure with a manual machine. It shows 116/68. You realize the automated B/P a built-in component of the fetal monitor was not functioning properly! You are happy to know you took the manual reading, which helped ensure patient safety by avoiding unnecessary or dangerous treatments. 

Go back and choose a different option to see what would have happened if you had made a different choice!

You notify physician of assessment findings and blood pressure readings

He adds the following orders: Admit patient outpatient status;  Labs: CBC Liver function and Uric Acid, Urinalysis; Start LR at 125/hour

Orders (cont'd)

Start Magnesium sulphate at 4gm loading dose over 20 minutes and then 2gms hour;  IV Blood pressure every 15 minutes for one hour then every 30 minutes; Insert foley catheter with hourly output; Strict I&O; Seizure precautions. After 60 minutes, mother and baby decline.Patient has respiratory depression related to the drug and infant has decreased fetal heart tones.

The patient has decreased reflexes, urinary output, and vomiting.  She must receive calcium gluconate to reverse effects of the magnesium sulfate.

Why did the patient decline and require additional treatment? What could have been done differently to avoid this outcome? 

To find out, go back in the scenario and choose a different course of action to see how the situation could have been avoided.

Take blood pressure for 3rd time using the automated B/P, a built-in to the fetal monitor

The 3rd reading with the machine is 155/112. What should you do now? 

10-slide PowerPoint Presentation with Voiceover  

Choose an example of an emerging healthcare technology that may improve patient access to care (i.e., telehealth, nanotechnology, genetics, genomics, software/hardware, robotics). 

Note:  EHR and bar code scanning are NOT examples of emerging technology. 

· Introduce and describe the new tool of your choice. Explain how this tool is an example of an emerging technology. 

· Describe the target population. Analyze the social, ethical, and legal ramifications of the tool. 

· Discuss the applicability of this new technology to nursing practice (i.e., patient safety, cost-effectiveness, health outcomes). 

Once you submit your responses, assess yourself using the rubric provided. Use your Pre-Assessment submission and any feedback you may garner to improve and refine your responses.