Simchart: A Nursing Case Study

Most patients do not know what advance directs are, so we should clarify the information and make sure they are satisficed with their decisions. If the patient in the last minutes of surgery wants to change anything in the advance directs, we should give them a chance to change it. Even in preoperative phase, we want to teach the patient what will happen after surgery and things they should do like ambulation. As the nurse you should explain what the purpose of ambulation is to the patient. You should always teach and educate the patient about their well being.

The question ask What ethical issues have arisen or might arise from use of technology and informatics in Professional nursing ? From Hood An EHR stores client health information digitally in a secure database . When consumers receive care from an integrated health system , EHR can be accessed nearly seamlessly section 1561 of the 2010 Affordable Care Act sets regulations for EHR use across the care continuum and for the security of the protected health information contained in them , and sets specific dates for regulation implementation . (Health IT.gov, 2010 ). Sometimes the Nurses get busy and forget to log off the computer leaving information expose for family members to see .

Introduction The scope of the nursing practice is changing with the improvement of technology. Computer and information technology is just as important to nurses as their stethoscopes, so implementing and using Medical Information Technology (MEDITECH) an Electronic Health Records (EHR) is vital in improving patient care. The importance and knowledge of the possibilities and limitations of EHR systems is brought up throughout this paper. Chilton Hospital and Fairmont General Hospital review their possibilities and limitations about using MEDITECH. Some possibilities include Evidence-Based Documentation, Multidisciplinary Collaboration, Patient Safety, Care Quality, Care Specialties, Time Efficiency, and so on.

What do I know? I know that through this job, it is going to make me happy knowing that I am helping people who are hurting inside and/or outside and just want comfort to know what they may have. All different kinds of jobs set high demands for their workers, and Radiology technicians are yet one of the many. This job will require a lot of skills to be able to really grasp your attention towards your patient. You have to be able to know how to use the machines properly, and that simply just takes some experience, and eventually you will be able to feel confident in yourself with what you are working with.

Further, the nurse can also have the clinical judgment to interpret or conclude patients needs, concerns or health problems to modify or improve patient 's response (Billings et al.). The students can develop their clinical skills and confidence through simulation training. The patient simulation laboratory (SIM lab) uses state-of-the-art equipment that provides students and faculty with the opportunity to tackle real-life scenarios in a safe and supported environment. Human patient simulators are sophisticated computer mannequins that can be programmed to exhibit signs and symptom and replicate real patients. The mannequins can have pulses, chest, heart and bowel sounds.

The integration of these two disciplines Clinical and Informatics, helps informaticians to provide the best quality care by integrating people with systems, processes and information technology. According to The Journal of Nursing Administration Informatics incorporates 1) data gathering, 2) data representation, 3) information management. Informaticians work closely with IT practitioners to integrate the workflow into the system design. Their contextual knowledge of the practice workflow, exploring of the advantages and disadvantages help the informaticians to create systems that are clear and help physicians make a decision. Informaticians can help rule out implications that might potentially create problems and they can recognize some tools, as being important to the clinical setting that the ITs might not

Discussion Post NURS 6531 Week One Nurse Practitioner Competencies Quality As we further our education to become advanced practice nurses (APNs), it is crucial that we understand the behaviors or core competencies expected of all APNs. For the purpose of this discussion, I will evaluate the core competency of quality and how I will integrate this behavior into my daily practice. The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (2014), outlines the quality competency as continued improvement of practice through the use of the best evidence, evaluation of the influence of safety, access, cost, and quality of health care. Also, the application of skills to encourage a culture of excellence, and the ability to implement interventions

The nursing informatics course has taught us the importance of the utilization of electronic charting system in the health care field. This system helps facilitate effective communication among clinicians in the health care field. However for that to happen, we must practice what this course has though us, which is good and proper nursing documentation. The electronic charting system allows multiple clinicians to have access to patient information in real time with the help of the internet, however for this information to be helpful we need to practice good and proper nursing charting. My responsibility to practice good and thorough nursing charting, as I understand it from the nursing informatics course goes beyond just moral and ethical duty.

Also, barcode scanning can be used to prevent medical errors by giving the correct medications to the patient and also prompts the EHR for any related allergies to the medication that is prescribed during treatment or hospitalization. Therefore, continued success rests heavily upon nurse educator 's to collectively instruct and integrate informatics in the classroom and clinical setting. The key concepts of informatics such as the basic ideas that underlie modern computers, networks, and information be introduced in the curriculum (Camilli,

Also, with embracing technology by learning the newest medical techniques, this includes schools using a stimulation lab and online courses. The need to develop leaders out of nurse needs to happen at every level. This can be fostered with nurses feeling capable and fully empowered to provide excellent care and make changes necessary to provide ineffectual systems. Lastly, nurses need to be “at the table”, familiar to provide healthcare leadership, including develop system for medication errors, improving quality, provide better care coordination, increase access of care, and averting workforce shortages. I agree with the report’s findings and support it.