A nurse at an acute care hospital is caring for a patient who is not doing well. The patient is a 65 year old male who was originally admitted four months ago following a late diagnosis of lung cancer. The patient underwent a thoracotomy and surgical removal of the...
Week 11: A Reflection on Nursing Informatics and Project Management Approaches What is the importance of nursing informatics on nursing practice? What is the role of nursing informatics on technology? What is the impact of project management on implementing change in...
Week 10: Nursing Informatics Competencies and Leadership Applications To successfully manage, analyze, and implement the amount of data in healthcare organizations and practice, nurses need to possess certain informatics competencies. These competencies outline the...
Week 9: The Role of Ethics and Security for Nursing Informatics and Practice Technology has provided an ease of access for patient records, communication, and information collection, however, what happens when this information is not kept safe? What happens when...
Week 8: The Influence of Social Determinants of Health in Technology Social determinants of health can be categorized into five distinct areas: economics, education, healthcare access and quality, environment, and social/community. These five areas can be widely...
Week 7: Computer Science Methodologies “Technology will change how nurses spend time delivering patient care, but the need for nurses will remain. Nursing experience, knowledge, and skills will transition to learning new ways of thinking about and processing...