Technology Presentation

NR360 INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE

Required Uniform Assignment: Technology

Presentation

PURPOSE The purpose of this assignment is to (a) explore and present an information technology used in the

healthcare system that supports the patient care experience and (b) develop the skills of team

communication, collaboration, and production.

Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.

• CO 1: Describe patient‐care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient

population. (PO 1)

• CO 5: Identify patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices that

support safe nursing practice. (PO 5)

• CO 6: Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to

data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client’s right to privacy. (PO 6)

• CO 8: Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO 8)

DUE DATE See Course Schedule in Syllabus. The college’s Late Assignment Policy applies to this activity.

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE This assignment is worth a total of 240 points.

Requirements 1. For this team project, students will be assigned by faculty into teams of three to five individuals

depending upon class size.

2. Teams will receive a project grade based on assessment by the project rubric, which will then be

applied to each individual’s grade for the project minus points for lack of participation in the

development or presentation of the project.

3. The team leader will make all dropbox submissions for the course so that the

Please work on a healthcare information systems technology [Barcode Medication Verification (BMV)]

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a. TURNITIN similarity index will not pickup inadvertent self‐plagiarism from another team

member’s submission

b. Course faculty will have only one submission to review and grade.

4. Use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, 2010 or higher for systems’ compatibility.

a. Follow the best practices for PowerPoint construction & presentation

Preparing the Presentation

1. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes between 25‐30 slides, NOT including the title and reference slides.

a. Speaker Notes

i. Outline and “script” the presentation for online students.

ii. Online students’ speaker notes should include the name of the student who

researched and presented the slide information.

iii. Campus students follow the guidelines of your course instructor.

b. Scholarly writing and APA 6th Edition guidelines should be followed as applicable to

PowerPoint slides.

c. Cite sources in APA format in the applicable slides and include the APA formatted reference in your reference list slide(s) ‐ Minimum 6 references

d. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation apply even in bullet points and speaker slides (e.g.,

quotation marks, italics, verb tense, etc.)

e. Copyright and plagiarism rules apply

2. Each team will be assigned a healthcare information systems technology (e.g., Computerized

Physician Order Entry, Electronic Health Record, Electronic Medical Record, etc.) by the course

instructor. For that technology, include the following discussions in the presentation:

a. Introduce the technology & the team

i. Title slide should identify the assigned technology and introduce team

members

ii. Provide an introduction

1. Describe the technology

2. Purpose for the technology in healthcare.

3. Establish the professional tone for the presentation.

b. History & Current Use

i. Describe significant findings that prompted the development of the technology

ii. Discuss the history and current use of the technology in healthcare

iii. Describe three goals of this technology’s implementation.

c. Impact on healthcare and nursing

i. Impact on professional nursing practice.

ii. Patient safety impact (including statistical justification)

iii. Impact on patient care delivery, quality care measures/monitoring, and risk management (privacy, confidentiality, and security) as applicable.

1. Ethical & legal considerations.

2. Infrastructure/operational consequences (e.g., budget, costs, etc.)

3. Impact on a population and/or geographic region

4. Provide examples & statically significant data to support examples.

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d. Three advantages and disadvantages

i. Patient’s vantage point or perspective (e.g., patient outcomes, safety,

patient/family satisfaction).

ii. Nurse’s vantage point (improves/hinders job efficiency/safety)

iii. Healthcare organization’s vantage point (regulatory compliance, financial, etc.)

e. Controversy/Issues/Challenges/Regulatory implications

i. How might issues surrounding the chosen technology be addressed/solved?

ii. Provide statically significant data or evidence to support your findings.

f. Summary

i. Key points

ii. Discoveries/surprises iii. Lessons learned by the team

3. Team Project Evaluation (40 points)

a. Place & discuss the following questions and responses in the slides(s) following the summary slide and prior to the reference slide(s).

i. How did the team function well? (e.g., team strengths, team balance, etc.)

ii. What problems did you have interacting as a team? (e.g., team weaknesses,

outside challenges, technology, etc.)

iii. What specific actions would you recommend to future teams to help them

interact, function, and collaborate successfully?

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Directions and Assignment Criteria Assignment

Criteria Pts. % Description

Introduce

Technology & Team 20 8%

Title slide should identify the assigned technology and introduce team members Provide an introduction o

Describe the

technology o Purpose for the technology in healthcare. o

Establish the professional tone for the

presentation.

History & Current

Use 30 12%

Describe significant findings that prompted the development of the technology Discuss the history and current use of the technology in healthcare

Describe three goals of this technology’s implementation.

Impact on

Healthcare &

Nursing

40 17%

Impact on professional nursing practice. Patient safety impact (including statistical justification) Impact on patient care delivery, quality care measures/monitoring, and

risk management (privacy, confidentiality, and security) as applicable.

o Ethical & legal considerations.

o Infrastructure/operational consequences (e.g., budget,

costs,

etc.)

o Impact on a population and/or geographic region o

Provide examples & statically significant data to support

examples.

Three Advantages &

Disadvantages 40 17%

Patient’s vantage point or perspective (e.g., patient outcomes, safety, patient/family satisfaction). Nurse’s vantage point (improves/hinders job efficiency/safety)

Healthcare organization’s vantage point (regulatory compliance,

financial, etc.)

Controversy/ Issues/ Challenges/

Regulatory Implications

30 12%

How might issues surrounding the chosen technology be addressed/solved? Provide statically significant data or evidence to support your findings.

Summary 20 8%

Key points Discoveries/surprises

Lessons learned by the team

Team Project

Evaluation 40 17%

Place & discuss the following questions and responses in the slides(s)

following the summary slide and prior to the reference slide(s). o

How did the team function well? (e.g., team strengths, team

balance, etc.) o What problems did you have interacting as a team? (e.g.,

team weaknesses, outside challenges, technology, etc.)

o What specific actions would you recommend to future teams

to help them interact, function, and collaborate successfully?

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Presentation, Scholarly Writing, &

APA Format 20 9%

25‐30 PowerPoint slides with speaker notes (excluding title & reference slides). Submitted to Dropbox/Turnitin by Team leader only Speaker Notes o Outline and “script” the presentation for online

students. o Online students’ speaker notes should include

the name of the student who researched and presented the

slide information.

o Campus students follow the guidelines of your course

instructor.

Scholarly writing and APA 6th Edition guidelines should be followed as

applicable to PowerPoint slides. Cite sources in APA format in the applicable slides and include the APA

formatted reference in your reference list slide(s)‐ Minimum 6

references Spelling, grammar, and punctuation apply even in bullet points and

speaker slides (e.g., quotation marks, italics, verb tense, etc.) Copyright and plagiarism rules apply

Total 240

pts.

100

%

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Grading Rubric

Assignment Criteria Outstanding or Highest

Level of Performance

A (92–100%)

Very Good or High Level of Performance

B (84–91%)

Competent or

Satisfactory Level of

Performance

C (76–83%)