NR 361 (NR 361)

Week 6: Distractors in Our Environments (graded) 6 6 unread replies. 6 6 replies. This week's graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO). • CO6 Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client's right to privacy. (PO 6) Distractions are everywhere. They may include cellphones, multiple alarms sounding, overhead paging, monitors beeping, and va...

NR_361 Week 5 Discussion Question, Trends in Informatics Select one of the following trends and discuss your understanding of this trend in healthcare and its potential impact on your practice as a nurse. What are the legal, privacy, and ethical considerations of this trend? • Nanotechnology • Consumer health informatics (CHI) • Telehealth (or telenursing)/virtual healthcare • Social media healthcare applications • Health-focused wearable technology • eHealth Telehealth i...

NR361 Week 4 Discussion Question, Your Patient has a Personal Health Record, Now What What are the pros and cons of the situation in the case study? What safeguards are included in patient portals and PHRs to help patients and healthcare professionals ensure safety? Do you agree or disagree with this process? What are challenges for patients that do not have access to all of the EHRs? Remember, only portions of the EHRs are typically included in the PHRs. “A patient portal is a secure...

NR 361 Week 1 Discussion, AACN Essentials Informatics Self-Assessment Professor and Classmate, I took the AACN Essentials Self-Assessment and my score was 28. I would never score myself as excellent in any category because the medical field is everchanging, especially the informatics side. I have worked with a few different EMR companies and so far, I must say that Meditech is my favorite. I am a newer nurse to Meditech but I gain confidence with the system every day. “Informatics provides ...

NR361 Week 4 Discussion Question, Your Patient has a Personal Health Record, Now What Patient portals and patient health records (PHRs) are commonplace today. What are the pros and cons of having a PHR? What safeguards and decision-making support tools are included in patient portals and PHRs to help patients and healthcare professionals ensure safety? Bingley Response Patient portals are applications that allow patients to interact and communicate with the healthcare providers, i.e. hospital...

NR_361 Week 8 Discussion, AACN Essentials Informatics Self-Assessment Download and open the AACN Essentials Self-Assessment (Links to an external site.). Complete the self-assessment of your current comfort levels and total your score. If you are willing, please share your results with your classmates in your discussion post. (Remember, this is the starting point for our course and the start of the knowledge we will learn over 8 weeks). As you reflect on your score, identify areas where your...

Week 7: Use of Personal Communication Devices in Patient Care Settings (graded) How can the use of the nurse's personal communication device(s) impact patient care either positively and/or negatively? Are there ethical and legal implications? Does your facility or school have a policy on personal use of cellphones while at work/school? Locate an article, and share a brief summary of that article with your classmates. Bingley Response: Neft & Greenier (2013) review the revision and developm...

Week 6: Distractors in Our Environments (graded) No unread replies.No replies. This week's graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO). • CO6 Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client's right to privacy. (PO 6) Distractions are everywhere. They may include cellphones, multiple alarms sounding, overhead paging, monitors beeping, and variou...

NR_361 Week 5 Discussion Question, Trends in Informatics Select one of the following trends and discuss your understanding of this trend in healthcare and its potential impact on your practice as a nurse. What are the legal, privacy, and ethical considerations of this trend? • Nanotechnology • Consumer health informatics (CHI) • Telehealth (or telenursing)/virtual healthcare • Social media healthcare applications • Health-focused wearable technology • eHealth Telehealth is ...