NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology

NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology

Module 1: What Is Informatics? (Weeks 1-2)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). What is Informatics? [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Learning Objectives

– Analyze how data collection and access can be used to derive knowledge in a healthcare setting.
– Analyze the role of the nurse leader in using clinical reasoning and judgment in the formation of knowledge.
– Explain the role of the nurse as a knowledge worker.
– Explain concepts of nursing informatics.
– Create infographics related to nursing informatics and the role of the nurse as a knowledge worker.

Due By Assignment

Week 1, Days 1–2 Read/Watch/Listen to the Learning Resources.
Compose your initial Discussion post.
Week 1, Day 3 Post your initial Discussion post.
Begin to compose your Assignment.
Week 1, Days 4-5 Review peer Discussion posts.
Compose your peer Discussion responses.
Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 1, Day 6 Post at least two peer Discussion responses on two different days (and not the same day as the initial post) NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.
Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 1, Day 7 Wrap up Discussion.
Week 2, Day 1–6 Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 2, Day 7 Deadline to submit your Assignment.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

– McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
– Chapter 1, “Nursing Science and the Foundation of Knowledge” (pp. 7–19)
– Chapter 2, “Introduction to Information, Information Science, and Information Systems” (pp. 21–33)
– Chapter 3, “Computer Science and the Foundation of Knowledge Model” (pp. 35–62)

– Nagle, L., Sermeus, W., & Junger, A. (2017). Evolving Role of the Nursing Infomatics Specialist. In J. Murphy, W. Goosen, & P. Weber (Eds.), Forecasting Competencies for Nurses in the Future of Connected Health (212-221). Clifton, VA: IMIA and IOS Press. Retrieved from https://serval.unil.ch/resource/serval:BIB_4A0FEA56B8CB.P001/REF

– Sweeney, J. (2017). Healthcare informatics. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 21(1) NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

Required Media

– Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: Trends in Population Health [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
– Credit: Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.

– Public Health Informatics Institute. (2017). Public Health Informatics: “translating” knowledge for health [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLUygA8Hpfo

Discussion: The Application of Data to Problem-Solving

In the modern era, there are few professions that do not to some extent rely on data. Stockbrokers rely on market data to advise clients on financial matters. Meteorologists rely on weather data to forecast weather conditions, while realtors rely on data to advise on the purchase and sale of property. In these and other cases, data not only helps solve problems but adds to the practitioner’s and the discipline’s body of knowledge.

Of course, the nursing profession also relies heavily on data. The field of nursing informatics aims to make sure nurses have access to the appropriate data to solve healthcare problems, make decisions in the interest of patients, and add to knowledge.

In this Discussion, you will consider a scenario that would benefit from access to data and how such access could facilitate both problem-solving and knowledge formation.

To Prepare:

– Reflect on the concepts of informatics and knowledge work as presented in the Resources NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.
– Consider a hypothetical scenario based on your own healthcare practice or organization that would require or benefit from the access/collection and application of data. Your scenario may involve a patient, staff, or management problem or gap.

By Day 3 of Week 1

Post a description of the focus of your scenario. Describe the data that could be used and how the data might be collected and accessed. What knowledge might be derived from that data? How would a nurse leader use clinical reasoning and judgment in the formation of knowledge from this experience?

By Day 6 of Week 1

Respond to at least two of your colleagues* on two different days, asking questions to help clarify the scenario and application of data or offering additional/alternative ideas for the application of nursing informatics principles.

*Note: Throughout this program, your fellow students are referred to as colleagues.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 1 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 1

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 1 Discussion NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology

Assignment: The Nurse Leader as Knowledge Worker

The term “knowledge worker” was first coined by management consultant and author Peter Drucker in his book, The Landmarks of Tomorrow (1959). Drucker defined knowledge workers as high-level workers who apply theoretical and analytical knowledge, acquired through formal training, to develop products and services. Does this sound familiar?

Nurses are very much knowledge workers. What has changed since Drucker’s time are the ways that knowledge can be acquired. The volume of data that can now be generated and the tools used to access this data have evolved significantly in recent years and helped healthcare professionals (among many others) to assume the role of knowledge worker in new and powerful ways.

In this Assignment, you will consider the evolving role of the nurse leader and how this evolution has led nurse leaders to assume the role of knowledge worker. You will prepare a PowerPoint presentation with an infographic (graphic that visually represents information, data, or knowledge. Infographics are intended to present information quickly and clearly.) to educate others on the role of the nurse as a knowledge worker.

Reference: Drucker, P. (1959). The landmarks of tomorrow. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.

To Prepare:

– Review the concepts of informatics as presented in the Resources.
– Reflect on the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.
– Consider how knowledge may be informed by data that is collected/accessed NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

The Assignment:

– Explain the concept of a knowledge worker.
– Define and explain nursing informatics and highlight the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.
– Include one slide that visually represents the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.
– Your PowerPoint should include the hypothetical scenario you originally shared in the Discussion Forum. Include your examination of the data that you could use, how the data might be accessed/collected, and what knowledge might be derived from that data. Be sure to incorporate feedback received from your colleagues’ responses.

 

By Day 7 of Week 2

Submit your completed Presentation.
Submission and Grading Information

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– Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK2Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
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– Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK2Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
– If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
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Module 2: The Role of the Informatics Specialist in Healthcare (Weeks 3-4)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). The Nurse Informaticist [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Learning Objectives

– Analyze interactions between nurse informaticists, data/technology specialists, and other professionals in healthcare organizations.
– Recommend strategies to improve interactions between nurse informaticists and other professionals.
– Analyze how nursing informatics as a specialty and new technologies impact interactions between nurse informaticists and members of healthcare teams.
– Recommend nursing informatics projects to improve outcomes or efficiencies in healthcare organizations.
– Identify stakeholders impacted by nursing informatics projects.
– Analyze how nursing informatics projects improve outcomes or efficiencies in healthcare organizations.
– Identify technologies required for implementation of nursing informatics projects.
– Analyze the role of the nurse informaticist in nursing informatics project teams NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

Due By Assignment

Week 3, Days 1–2 Read/Watch/Listen to the Learning Resources.
Compose your initial Discussion post.
Week 3, Day 3 Post your initial Discussion post.
Begin to compose your Assignment.
Week 3, Days 4-5 Review peer Discussion posts.
Compose your peer Discussion responses.
Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 3, Day 6 Post at least two peer Discussion responses on two different days (and not the same day as the initial post).
Week 3, Day 7 Wrap up Discussion.
Deadline to submit your Assignment.
Week 4, Days 1-6 Continue to compose your Assignment
Week 4, Day 7 Deadline to submit your Assignment

Learning Resources

Required Readings

– McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
– Chapter 25, “The Art of Caring in Technology-Laden Environments” (pp. 525–535)
– Chapter 26, “Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge” (pp. 537–551)

– Mosier, S., Roberts, W. D., & Englebright, J. (2019). A Systems-Level Method for Developing Nursing Informatics Solutions: The Role of Executive Leadership. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(11), 543-548.

– Ng, Y. C., Alexander, S., & Frith, K. H. (2018). Integration of Mobile Health Applications in Health Information Technology Initiatives: Expanding Opportunities for Nurse Participation in Population Health. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 36(5), 209-213.

– Sipes, C. (2016). Project management: Essential skill of nurse informaticists. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 225, 252-256.

Discussion: Interaction Between Nurse Informaticists and Other Specialists

Nature offers many examples of specialization and collaboration. Ant colonies and bee hives are but two examples of nature’s sophisticated organizations. Each thrives because their members specialize by tasks, divide labor, and collaborate to ensure food, safety, and general well-being of the colony or hive.

Of course, humans don’t fare too badly in this regard either. And healthcare is a great example. As specialists in the collection, access, and application of data, nurse informaticists collaborate with specialists on a regular basis to ensure that appropriate data is available to make decisions and take actions to ensure the general well-being of patients NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

In this Discussion, you will reflect on your own observations of and/or experiences with informaticist collaboration. You will also propose strategies for how these collaborative experiences might be improved.

To Prepare:

– Review the Resources and reflect on the evolution of nursing informatics from a science to a nursing specialty.
– Consider your experiences with nurse Informaticists or technology specialists within your healthcare organization.

By Day 3 of Week 3

Post a description of experiences or observations about how nurse informaticists and/or data or technology specialists interact with other professionals within your healthcare organization. Suggest at least one strategy on how these interactions might be improved. Be specific and provide examples. Then, explain the impact you believe the continued evolution of nursing informatics as a specialty and/or the continued emergence of new technologies might have on professional interactions NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

By Day 6 of Week 3

Respond to at least two of your colleagues* on two different days, offering one or more additional interaction strategies in support of the examples/observations shared or by offering further insight to the thoughts shared about the future of these interactions.

*Note: Throughout this program, your fellow students are referred to as colleagues.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 3 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 3

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 3 Discussion

Assignment: The Impact of Nursing Informatics on Patient Outcomes and Patient Care Efficiencies

In the Discussion for this module, you considered the interaction of nurse informaticists with other specialists to ensure successful care. How is that success determined?

Patient outcomes and the fulfillment of care goals are one of the major ways that healthcare success is measured. Measuring patient outcomes results in the generation of data that can be used to improve results. Nursing informatics can have a significant part in this process and can help to improve outcomes by improving processes, identifying at-risk patients, and enhancing efficiency NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

To Prepare:

– Review the concepts of technology application as presented in the Resources.
– Reflect on how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence may help fortify nursing informatics as a specialty by leading to increased impact on patient outcomes or patient care efficiencies.

The Assignment: (4-5 pages not including the title and reference page)

In

a 4- to 5-page project proposal written to the leadership of your healthcare organization, propose a nursing informatics project for your organization that you advocate to improve patient outcomes or patient-care efficiency. Your project proposal should include the following:

– Describe the project you propose.
– Identify the stakeholders impacted by this project.
– Explain the patient outcome(s) or patient-care efficiencies this project is aimed at improving and explain how this improvement would occur. Be specific and provide examples.
– Identify the technologies required to implement this project and explain why.
– Identify the project team (by roles) and explain how you would incorporate the nurse informaticist in the project team.
– Use APA format and include a title page and reference page.
– Use the Safe Assign Drafts to check your match percentage before submitting your work NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

By Day 7 of Week 4

Submit your completed Project Proposal.
Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

– Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK4Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
– Click the Week 4 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
– Click the Week 4 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
– Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK4Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
– If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
– Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 4 Assignment Rubric

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:

Submit your Week 4 Assignment draft and review the originality report.

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 4

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Module 3 NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology

Module 3: Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom (DIKW) (Week 5)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Learning Objectives
Students will:

– Analyze benefits, challenges, and risks of using big data in clinical systems
– Recommend strategies to mitigate challenges and risks of using big data in clinical systems

Due By Assignment

Week 5, Days 1–2 Read/Watch/Listen to the Learning Resources.
Compose your initial Discussion post.
Week 5, Day 3 Post your initial Discussion post.
Week 5, Days 4-5 Review peer Discussion posts.
Compose your peer Discussion responses.
Week 5, Day 6 Post at least two peer Discussion responses on two different days (and not the same day as the initial post).
Week 5, Day 7 Wrap up Discussion NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

– McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
– Chapter 22, “Data Mining as a Research Tool” (pp. 477-493)
– Chapter 24, “Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics, and Computational Biology” (pp. 537-551)

– Glassman, K. S. (2017). Using data in nursing practice. American Nurse Today, 12(11), 45–47. Retrieved from https://www.americannursetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ant11-Data-1030.pdf

– Thew, J. (2016, April 19). Big data means big potential, challenges for nurse execs. Retrieved from https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nursing/big-data-means-big-potential-challenges-nurse-execs

– Wang, Y., Kung, L., & Byrd, T. A. (2018). Big data analytics: Understanding its capabilities and potential benefits for healthcare organizations. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 126(1), 3–13 NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

Required Media

– Laureate Education (Executive Producer). (2012). Data, information, knowledge and wisdom continuum [Multimedia file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Retrieved from http://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6051/03/mm/continuum/index.html

– Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: Analyzing Data for Clinical Success [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

– Vinay Shanthagiri. (2014). Big Data in Health Informatics [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W6zGmH_pOw NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology

Discussion: Big Data Risks and Rewards

When you wake in the morning, you may reach for your cell phone to reply to a few text or email messages that you missed overnight. On your drive to work, you may stop to refuel your car. Upon your arrival, you might swipe a key card at the door to gain entrance to the facility. And before finally reaching your workstation, you may stop by the cafeteria to purchase a coffee.

From the moment you wake, you are in fact a data-generation machine. Each use of your phone, every transaction you make using a debit or credit card, even your entrance to your place of work, creates data. It begs the question: How much data do you generate each day? Many studies have been conducted on this, and the numbers are staggering: Estimates suggest that nearly 1 million bytes of data are generated every second for every person on earth.

As the volume of data increases, information professionals have looked for ways to use big data—large, complex sets of data that require specialized approaches to use effectively. Big data has the potential for significant rewards—and significant risks—to healthcare. In this Discussion, you will consider these risks and rewards NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

To Prepare:

– Review the Resources and reflect on the web article Big Data Means Big Potential, Challenges for Nurse Execs.
– Reflect on your own experience with complex health information access and management and consider potential challenges and risks you may have experienced or observed.

By Day 3 of Week 5

Post a description of at least one potential benefit of using big data as part of a clinical system and explain why. Then, describe at least one potential challenge or risk of using big data as part of a clinical system and explain why. Propose at least one strategy you have experienced, observed, or researched that may effectively mitigate the challenges or risks of using big data you described. Be specific and provide examples.
By Day 6 of Week 5

Respond to at least two of your colleagues

on two different days who chose a different benefit, challenge/risk, or mitigation strategy than you did, and explain why you agree or disagree with the benefit, challenge/risk, or mitigation strategy described.
Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

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Week 5 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 5

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Module 4 NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology

Module 4: The Role of Health Information Exchange (Weeks 6-7)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: Health Information Exchange [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Learning Objectives

– Analyze the role of health information exchange in healthcare organizations.
– Analyze the challenges and rewards of implementing health information exchange in healthcare organizations.

Due By Assignment

Week 6, Days 1–2 Read/Watch/Listen to the Learning Resources.
Compose your initial Discussion post.
Week 6, Day 3 Post your initial Discussion post.
Week 6, Days 4-5 Review peer Discussion posts.
Compose your peer Discussion responses.
Week 6, Day 6 Post at least two peer Discussion responses on two different days (and not the same day as the initial post).
Week 6, Day 7 Wrap up Discussion.
Week 7, Days 1–6 Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 7, Day 7 Deadline to submit your Assignment.
Learning Resources

Discussion Post on Urinary Incontinence

Required Readings

– McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
– Chapter 25, “The Art of Caring in Technology-Laden Environments” (pp. 525–535)
– Chapter 26, “Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge” (pp. 537–551)

– Coiera, E. (2017). Why system inertia makes health reform so difficult. British Medical Journal, 358, j3983. doi:10.1136/bmj.j3983. Retrieved from https://www.bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j3983

– Harman, L. B. (2018). Ethical Issues in Electronic Health Records: A General Overview. Perspectives in Health Information Management, 15(Winter). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5794215/

– Kitzmiller, R. R., & Baker, J. M. (2018). An EHR with artificial intelligence for the medical exam room. Journal of Healthcare Information Management, 32(2), 78-83.

– Ratwani, R. M., Fairbanks, R. J., Hettinger, A. Z., & Benda, N. C. (2018). Electronic health record usability: Analysis of the user-centered design processes of vendors. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 25(3), 419-424 NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

Required Media

– Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: Health Information Exchange [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

– Vinay Shanthagiri. (2014). Health Information Exchange (HIE) Explained [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZgUsQf2-3I

Discussion: Health Information Exchange

The effective use of health information systems can improve the quality of care, reduce medical errors, and enhance the patient experience. However, the rapid adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems and the use of health information systems have raised potential ethical issues in healthcare.

For this Discussion, you will examine the ethical issues related to electronic health records (EHRs) and health information systems.

To Prepare:

– Review the Resources and reflect on the ethical issues related to EHRs and health information systems.
– Consider the ethical dilemmas that may arise when working with EHRs and health information systems.
– Reflect on the impact of the nurse’s role in protecting patient information.

By Day 3 of Week 6

Post a summary of the ethical issues related to electronic health records (EHRs) and health information systems. Explain what you think the nurse’s responsibility is for maintaining patient confidentiality in the use of EHRs and health information systems. Support your response with a minimum of one outside resource.

By Day 6 of Week 6

Respond to at least two of your colleagues* on two different days, offering additional insights or alternative viewpoints NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

*Note: Throughout this program, your fellow students are referred to as colleagues.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 6 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 6

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 6 Discussion

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Module 5: Data Security (Week 8)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: Data Security [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Learning Objectives

– Analyze the role of data security in healthcare organizations.
– Analyze the challenges and rewards of implementing data security in healthcare organizations.

Due By Assignment

Week 8, Days 1–2 Read/Watch/Listen to the Learning Resources.
Compose your initial Discussion post.
Week 8, Day 3 Post your initial Discussion post.
Week 8, Days 4-5 Review peer Discussion posts.
Compose your peer Discussion responses.
Week 8, Day 6 Post at least two peer Discussion responses on two different days (and not the same day as the initial post).
Week 8, Day 7 Wrap up Discussion.
Week 8, Days 1–6 Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 8, Day 7 Deadline to submit your Assignment.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

– McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
– Chapter 22, “Data Mining as a Research Tool” (pp. 477-493)
– Chapter 24, “Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics, and Computational Biology” (pp. 537-551)

– O’Connor, M. (2018). Mobile devices and vulnerabilities in healthcare. Journal of Healthcare Information Management, 32(3), 113-117.

– Reichertz, P. L., Hübner, U., Sturm, H., & Röhrig, R. (2018). Mobile Health Apps in the Scope of Information and Communication Technology: A Scoping Review. Methods of Information in Medicine, 57(4), e105-e122.

– Rizvi, R. F., & Rizvi, S. F. (2018). Security of Health Information: A Literature Review. In Handbook of Research on Biomedical Engineering Education and Advanced Bioengineering Learning: Interdisciplinary Concepts (pp. 127-158). IGI Global.

Required Media

– Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: Data Security [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

– Vinay Shanthagiri. (2014). Data Security in Health Informatics [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StLJgNOSq8M

Discussion: Data Security

Data security is an important aspect of healthcare information systems. As technology advances, the security of patient information becomes increasingly more vulnerable.

For this Discussion, you will examine the role of data security in healthcare organizations and consider the challenges and rewards of implementing data security.

To Prepare:

– Review the Resources and reflect on the role of data security in healthcare organizations.
– Consider the challenges and rewards of implementing data security in healthcare organizations.
– Reflect on the impact of data breaches on healthcare organizations and consumers.

By Day 3 of Week 8

Post a summary of the role of data security in healthcare organizations. Explain the challenges and rewards of implementing data security in healthcare organizations. Then, explain the impact of data breaches on healthcare organizations and consumers. Support your response with a minimum of one outside resource.

By Day 6 of Week 8

Respond to at least two of your colleagues* on two different days, offering additional insights or alternative viewpoints. *Note: Throughout this program, your fellow students are referred to as colleagues. NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 8 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 8

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 8 Discussion

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Module 6: Telehealth and Telenursing (Week 9)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: Telehealth and Telenursing [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Learning Objectives
Students will:

– Analyze the role of telehealth and telenursing in healthcare organizations.
– Analyze the challenges and rewards of implementing telehealth and telenursing in healthcare organizations.

Due By Assignment

Week 9, Days 1–2 Read/Watch/Listen to the Learning Resources.
Compose your initial Discussion post.
Week 9, Day 3 Post your initial Discussion post.
Week 9, Days 4-5 Review peer Discussion posts.
Compose your peer Discussion responses.
Week 9, Day 6 Post at least two peer Discussion responses on two different days (and not the same day as the initial post).
Week 9, Day 7 Wrap up Discussion.
Week 9, Days 1–6 Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 9, Day 7 Deadline to submit your Assignment.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

– McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
– Chapter 25, “The Art of Caring in Technology-Laden Environments” (pp. 525–535)
– Chapter 26, “Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge” (pp. 537–551)

– Iyengar, S., & Dyer, K. (2017). Telehealth in the USA: Lessons From a Comparison of Meaningful Use versus MACRA. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 24(6), 1234-1239.

– Zhu, X., Liu, L., & Jing, Z. (2018). Mobile health (mHealth) versus clinic-based health (cHealth) rehabilitation for individuals with stroke: A comparative assessment of cost-effectiveness. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 114, 97-104.

– Zhu, X., Zhang, X., Wang, Y., & Chen, S. (2017). IoT-based smart rehabilitation system. In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (pp. 4606-4611). IEEE.

Required Media

– Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: Telehealth and Telenursing [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

– Vinay Shanthagiri. (2014). Telemedicine [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ1F3pctJKk

Discussion: Telehealth and Telenursing

The use of technology has been instrumental in transforming the way healthcare is delivered. Telehealth and telenursing are two terms that have become more common as the use of technology in healthcare has increased.

For this Discussion, you will examine the role of telehealth and telenursing in healthcare organizations and consider the challenges and rewards of implementing telehealth and telenursing.

To Prepare:

– Review the Resources and reflect on the role of telehealth and telenursing in healthcare organizations.
– Consider the challenges and rewards of implementing telehealth and telenursing in healthcare organizations.
– Reflect on the impact of telehealth and telenursing on healthcare delivery.

By Day 3 of Week 9

Post a summary of the role of telehealth and telenursing in healthcare organizations. Explain the challenges and rewards of implementing telehealth and telenursing in healthcare organizations. Then, explain the impact of telehealth and telenursing on healthcare delivery. Support your response with a minimum of one outside resource.
By Day 6 of Week 9

Respond to at least two of your colleagues* on two different days, offering additional insights or alternative viewpoints. *Note: Throughout this program, your fellow students are referred to as colleagues. NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 9 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 9

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Module 7: The Future of Health Informatics (Week 10)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: The Future of Health Informatics [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Learning Objectives

– Analyze the future of health informatics in healthcare organizations.
– Analyze the potential impact of emerging technologies on healthcare organizations.

Due By Assignment

Week 10, Days 1–2 Read/Watch/Listen to the Learning Resources.
Compose your initial Discussion post.
Week 10, Day 3 Post your initial Discussion post.
Week 10, Days 4-5 Review peer Discussion posts.
Compose your peer Discussion responses.
Week 10, Day 6 Post at least two peer Discussion responses on two different days (and not the same day as the initial post).
Week 10, Day 7 Wrap up Discussion.
Week 10, Days 1–6 Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 10, Day 7 Deadline to submit your Assignment.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

– McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
– Chapter 25, “The Art of Caring in Technology

-Laden Environments” (pp. 525–535)
– Chapter 26, “Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge” (pp. 537–551)

– Han, H. (2017). Emerging technologies in nursing education. In Emerging Technologies in Healthcare (pp. 207-233). Springer.

– Protsiv, A., Ternopolsky, D., & Horgan, S. (2017). Ethical dilemmas in eHealth: A systematic review. In Information and Communication Technologies in Healthcare (pp. 159-170). Springer.

– Vezyridis, P., & Timmons, S. (2019). Architectural divergence in healthcare infrastructures: A route to more resilient systems? Health Informatics Journal, 25(3), 143–154.

– Wei, W., & Hong, Y. (2018). Evolution and future trends of Internet of Things research. In Integration and Innovation Orient to E-Society Volume 2 (pp. 385-394). Springer.

Required Media

– Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: The Future of Health Informatics [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

– Vinay Shanthagiri. (2014). The Future of Health Informatics [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaSHH0GnGxw

Discussion: The Future of Health Informatics

Health informatics is a rapidly evolving field. As new technologies emerge, the role of informatics in healthcare organizations continues to change.

For this Discussion, you will examine the future of health informatics in healthcare organizations and consider the potential impact of emerging technologies.

To Prepare:

– Review the Resources and reflect on the future of health informatics in healthcare organizations.
– Consider the potential impact of emerging technologies on healthcare organizations.
– Reflect on the role of the nurse informaticist in the future of healthcare.

By Day 3 of Week 10

Post a description of the future of health informatics in healthcare organizations. Explain the potential impact of emerging technologies on healthcare organizations. Then, explain the role of the nurse informaticist in the future of healthcare. Support your response with a minimum of one outside resource.
By Day 6 of Week 10

Respond to at least two of your colleagues* on two different days, offering additional insights or alternative viewpoints. *Note: Throughout this program, your fellow students are referred to as colleagues. NURS – 6051N Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 10 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 10

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 10 Discussion

Next Module

Module 8: Course Conclusion (Week 11)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: Course Conclusion [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.