Homework: Clinical Decision Support Systems
Learning Outcomes:
1) Identify trends in nursing that impact the use of Informatics.
2) Explore the use of informatics in nursing research and how clinical decision support systems impact nursing care.
3) Analyze leadership and collaborative practice strategies that foster mutual respect and shared decision making.
Task:
Part I: Think if a nursing diagnosis that interests you. Then, conduct an internet search using your chosen nursing diagnosis as the search topic. Locate at least three internet resources that pertain to your topic, then review the sites and write a three or four sentence summary of each that includes the following:
1) Appropriateness of content
2) Reliability of content (sources cited within site, anecdotal vs. evidence-based practice)
3) Links included within the website.
Part II: Locate three internet-based Cancer screening tools that could be included in an HER, such as EPIC or Connect Care
1) In your own words, how will clinical decision support systems improve outcomes for a patient diagnosed with cancer?
2) What would be the benefits of including reminders for cancer screening for healthcare providers and to patients (such as the sepsis screening tool that pops up in EPIC or Connect Care)
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.