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Many of us can think of leaders we have come to admire, be they historical figures, pillars of the industry we work in, or leaders we know personally. The leadership of individuals such as Abraham Lincoln and Margaret Thatcher has been studied and discussed repeatedly. However, you may have interacted with leaders you feel demonstrated equally competent leadership without ever having a book written about their approaches. What makes great leaders great? Every leader is different, of...

Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those resources occurs daily in all organizations. For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to retain nurses. However, evidence suggests that as nurses work more hours in a shift, they commit more errors. How do effective leaders find a balance between the needs of the organization...

Competing needs arise within any organization as employees seek to meet their targets and leaders seek to meet company goals. As a leader, successful management of these goals requires establishing priorities and allocating resources accordingly. Within a healthcare setting, the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients are often in conflict. Mandatory overtime, implementation of staffing ratios, use of unlicensed assisting personnel, and employer reductions of education benefit...

The Quadruple Aim provides broad categories of goals to pursue to maintain and improve healthcare. Within each goal are many issues that, if addressed successfully, may have a positive impact on outcomes. For example, healthcare leaders are being tasked to shift from an emphasis on disease management often provided in an acute care setting to health promotion and disease prevention delivered in primary care settings. Efforts in this area can have significant positive impacts by red...

If you were to ask 10 people what they believe to be the most significant issue facing healthcare today, you might get 10 different answers. Escalating costs? Regulation? Technology disruption? These and many other topics are worthy of discussion. Not surprisingly, much has been said in the research, within the profession, and in the news about these topics. Whether they are issues of finance, quality, workload, or outcomes, there is no shortage of changes to be addressed. In this...

1. NURS 6051 Week 1 Discussion (The Effects of To Err Is Human in Nursing Practice) 2. NURS 6051 Week 2 Discussion (Nursing Informatics Competencies) 3. NURS 6051 Week 3 & 4 Assignment (Using the Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom Continuum) 4. NURS 6051 Week 3 Discussion (Standardized Coding Systems) 5. NURS 6051 Week 4 Discussion...(Continued)

1. NURS 6051 Week 3 & 4 Assignment (Using the Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom Continuum) 2. NURS 6051 Week 5 & 6 Assignment: Application - Adoption of New Technology System 3. NURS 6051 Week 7 & 8: Assignment Application - Creating a Flowchart 4. NURS 6051 Week 11 Assignment: Application - Health Information Flyer

1. NURS 6051 Week 11 Discussion: Health Literacy 2. NURS 6051 Week 10 Discussion: Security of Health Care Records 3. NURS 6051 Week 8 Discussion: Using Health Information Technology as a Source of Evidence-Based Practice 4. NURS 6051 Week 7 Discussion: Understanding Workflow Design 5. NURS 6051 Week 6 Discussion: Successful... (Continued)

Post your assessment of the nurse’s role in improving the health literacy of patients. Then, identify the resource you would recommend to patients for evaluating online health information and why it would be beneficial. Describe additional strategies for assisting patients in becoming informed consumers of online health information.

Design an education handout on the issue you selected. o Include a cover page. o 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 (i.e., key terms and definitions, graphics,...

Post an analysis of the nurse’s responsibility to protect patient information and the extent that HIT has made it easier or more difficult to protect patient privacy. Comment on any security or ethical issues related to the use of portable devices to store information. Assess the strategies your organization uses to safeguard patient information and how these promote a culture of safety. Describe an area where improvement is needed and one strategy that could address the situation.

Post a description of how HITECH legislation has positively or negatively impacted your organization. Address how its related incentives influence the adoption of health information technology in health care and impact the quality of patient care. Provide a summary of the article you identified and explain how it demonstrates the ability of health information technology to meet the requirements of meaningful use.

Post a description of your practice concern. Outline how you used health information technology to locate evidence-based practices that address this concern. Cite and include insights from the resources. Analyze how health information technology supports evidence-based practice.

Post a summary of three different concepts you found in “Workflow Assessment for Health IT Toolkit” that would help in redesigning a workflow in the organization in which you work (or one with which you are familiar) and describe how you would apply them. Next, summarize the article you selected and assess how you could use the information to improve workflow within your organization. Finally, evaluate the importance of monitoring the effect of technology on workflow.

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: o Explain the process you have diagrammed. o 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 a...

Post an analysis of the ramifications of an organization not involving nurses in each stage of the systems development life cycle when purchasing and implementing a new HIT system. Give specific examples of potential issues at each stage and how the inclusion of nurses could help avoid such issues.

Post an overview of at least three challenges in the implementation of electronic health records and provide an example of each challenge. Develop strategies for addressing each challenge based on what has been demonstrated to be successful. Cite your resources.

Write a 3- to 5-page paper that 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.

Post a description of a current or new information, education, or communication technology tool that is being used in your specialty area and assess its impact on the quality of care. Highlight the effect that increased use of this technology would have on nursing practice and discuss the barriers that are slowing or hindering its adoption. Summarize how adoption of the technology tool could be facilitated.

Post an explanation of why nurses need to document care using standardized nursing languages and whether this standardization can be limited to specialty areas or if it should be across all nursing practice. Support your response using specific examples from your own specialty or area of expertise and using at least one additional resource from the Walden Library.