Assignment Task:
Blog: How Has Nursing Informatics and Technology Impacted Your Practice?
For this Discussion, you will explore the impact of digital technology on nursing practice. Consider the influence these technologies may have on nursing practice, and what skills you might need to hone in on in order to address these needs.
Learning Resources:
Required Readings:
- Sipes, C. (2025). Project management for the advanced practice nurse (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.
- Chapter 4, "Planning: Project Management-Phase 2" (pp. 85-130)
- - American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informaticsLinks to an external site.: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). "Evolution of Nursing Informatics Competencies" (pp. 37-41)
- "The Future of Nursing Informatics" (pp. 52-62)
- "Standard 3: Outcomes Identification" (p. 71)
- "Standard 4: Planning" (p. 72)
- American Hospital Association. (n.d.). Innovative models of care delivery: Addressing transitions across the care continuum
- Guest in VSee. (2020). 7 ways technology is transforming the nursing field
- The Medical Futurist. (2020). 10 ways technology is changing healthcare
Required Media:
- Schade, M. (2016, January 11). How to do a GAP Analysis. [Video]. YouTube.
- Project Manager. (2014, June 2). What is a work breakdown structure? [Video]. YouTube.
- Project Manager. (2016, March 11). Gantt Charts, Simplified - The Project Management Training. [Video]. YouTube.
Optional Resources:
Rew, L., Cauvin, S., Cengiz, A., Pretorius, K., & Johnson, K. (2020). Application of project management tools and techniques to support nursing intervention research. Nursing Outlook, 68 (4), 396-405.
To Prepare
- Consider your nursing background and professional interests as you view the video.
- What potential skills, knowledge, or competencies to ensure quality of care and safety improvements, might you need to develop for your healthcare organization or nursing practice to ensure continued quality care and safety? Need Assignment Help?
Post a blog to address the following:
- Explore the pivotal role of informatics competencies in enhancing the quality of care and safety in your nursing practice.
Read a selection of your colleagues' blog posts and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by expanding upon their responses or sharing additional or alternative perspectives.