Part ONE:

This week’s lesson and graded assignment are opportunities for you to evaluate your own competencies in order to better understand nursing informatics and enhance your knowledge and skills. Competency assessment is an on-going process. You might be quick to assume that your competencies will always increase. Be mindful of barriers and challenges as you reflect on this topic. As you progress in this course, in the program, and beyond, how might you expect your competencies to evolve? Provide a brief response

Part TWO:

Activity Learning Outcomes 

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:  

1. Apply knowledge of nursing informatics and non-nursing science (CO 1 and  2) 
2. Assess nursing informatics competencies (CO2)  
3. Evaluate progress in enhancing nursing informatics competencies (CO4) 
4. Foster professional and personal development with planning strategies to enhance these competencies  (CO4)  
5. Examine ethical decision making in relation to these competencies (CO3)

Requirement:

Scholarly sources: Only scholarly sources are acceptable for citation and reference in this course. These include peer reviewed publications, government reports, or sources written by a professional or scholar in the field. Your textbook and lesson are not considered to be an outside scholarly source. For the discussions and reflection posts, reputable internet sources such as websites by government agencies (URL ends in .gov) and respected organizations (often ends in .org) can be counted as scholarly sources. The best outside scholarly source to use is a peer-reviewed nursing journal.  You are encouraged to use the Chamberlain library and search one of the available data bases for a peer-reviewed journal article.  The following sources should not be used: Wikipedia, Wikis, or blogs.  These web  sites are not considered scholarly as anyone can add to these. Please be aware that .com websites can vary in scholarship and quality.  For example, the American Heart Association is a .com site with scholarship and quality.  It is the responsibility of the student to determine the scholarship and quality of any .com site.  Ask your instructor before using any site if you are unsure. Points will be deducted from the rubric if the site does not demonstrate scholarship or quality. Current outside scholarly sources must be published with the last 5 years.  Instructor permission must be obtained BEFORE the assignment is due if using a source that is older than 5 years.  

Reflection Questions: 

Reflect upon your current or most recent clinical practice and answer the following:  

1. How is informatics used? 
2. Regarding the Pre-TANIC Self-Assessment for this week, how did your perceived competency level prior to the self-assessment compared to after the self-assessment? Explain in detail.  
3. What TWO competencies do you use in your current clinical role? Provide examples.  
4. Identify TWO resources to develop a strategic plan to enhance your competency skills.   
5. Which resources are suited to your needs and why?  
6. How do you intend to enact this improvement plan? 

references:

McGonigle, D. & Mastrian, K. (2018). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett.

• Chapter 7 Nursing Informatics as a Specialty
• Chapter 15 Informatics Tools to Promote Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes

McBride, S., & Tietze, M. (2018). Nursing informatics for the advanced practice nurse: Patient safety, quality, outcomes, and Interprofessionalism (2nd.ed). Springer Publishing Company

• Chapter 2 Advanced Practice Roles in Interprofessional Teams
• Chapter 24 Developing Competencies in Nursing for an Electronic Age of Healthcare

Articles

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) (2017). AACN essentials. http://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-Resources/AACN-Essentials (Links to an external site.)

Bickford, C. J. (2017). The Professional Association’s Perspective on Nursing Informatics and Competencies in the US (Links to an external site.). Studies in Health Technology & Informatics, 232, 62.  

Hussey, P., Adams, E., & Shaffer, F. A. (2015). Nursing informatics and leadership, an essential competency for a global priority:  (Links to an external site.)eHealth. (Links to an external site.) Nurse Leader, 13, 52-57 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2015.07.002

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) (2017). Nurse practitioner core competencies content.  (Links to an external site.)

O’Connor, S., Hubner, U., Shaw, T., Blake, R., & Ball, M. (2017). Time for TIGER to ROAR! Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (Links to an external site.). Nurse Education Today, 78-81.

Social media plays a significant role in the lives of nurses in both their professional and personal lives. Additionally, social media is now considered a mainstream part of the process for recruiting and hiring candidates. Inappropriate or unethical conduct on social media can create legal problems for nurses as well as the field of nursing.

Login to all social media sites in which you engage. Review your profile, pictures and posts. Based on the professional standards of nursing, identify items that would be considered unprofessional and potentially detrimental to your career and that negatively impact the reputation of the nursing field.

In 500-750 words, summarize the findings of your review. Include the following:

1. Describe the posts or conversations in which you have engaged that might be considered inappropriate based on the professional standards of nursing.
2. Discuss why nurses have a responsibility to uphold a standard of conduct consistent with the standards governing the profession of nursing at work and in their personal lives. Include discussion of how personal conduct can violate HIPAA or be considered unethical or unprofessional. Provide an example of each to support your answer.
3. Based on the analysis of your social media, discuss what areas of your social media activity reflect Christian values as they relate to respecting human value and dignity for all individuals. Describe areas of your social media activity that could be improved.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

Create a 350- to 700-word handout, such as a chart or a fact sheet, you can give to students during your presentation. Address the following in your handout:  

• Define organizational behavior.  
• Describe how different components of organizational behavior are used within an organization.  
• Identify how the use of organizational behavior can lead to the success and failure of an organization. 

Cite any reputable references. Reputable references include trade or industry publications; government or agency websites; scholarly works; your textbook, Organizational Behavior in Health Care (4th ed.); or other sources of similar quality. 

View the scenario called “Critical Decision Making for Providers” found in the Allied Health Community media.

In a 1,000-1,250-word paper, examine the scenario involving Mike, the lab technician, and discuss the following:

1. Discuss the consequences of a failure to report.
2. Explain the impact his decision had on patient safety and organizational performance (risk for litigation, organization’s quality metrics, workload of other hospital departments, etc.).
3. As Mike’s manager, describe how you would address the issue with him and steps you would take to ensure other staff members do not repeat the same kind of mistake.
4. Reflect on the scenario and describe what underlying aspects or issues may be contributing to workplace dilemmas such as this.
5. Consider the manner in which most health care organizations function (structure, people, technology, environment). As a leader, discuss what principles of organizational behavior and development can be applied to effectively contribute to the success of a health care organization. How could these principles be applied to this scenario?

A minimum of three academic references from credible sources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. 

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance. 

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:

BS Health Sciences

4.1: Apply the principles of organizational behavior and development in order to effectively contribute to the success of health care organizations.

 

Assignment: Decision Tree

For this Assignment, as you examine the client case study in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat pediatric clients presenting symptoms of a mental health disorder.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Evaluate clients for treatment of mental health disorders
• Analyze decisions made throughout diagnosis and treatment of clients with mental health disorders

The Assignment:

Examine Case 2: You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this client. Be sure to consider co-morbid physical as well as mental factors that might impact the client’s diagnosis and treatment.

At each Decision Point, stop to complete the following:

• Decision #1: Differential Diagnosis

• Which Decision did you select?
• Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
• What were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
• Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and the results of the Decision. Why were they different?

• Decision #2: Treatment Plan for Psychotherapy

• Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
• What were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
• Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the results of the Decision. Why were they different?

• Decision #3: Treatment Plan for Psychopharmacology

• Why did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
• What were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
• Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?

• Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and communication with clients and their families.

Note: Support your rationale with a minimum of three academic resources. While you may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource requirement.