DNP 805- Topic 2 Emerging Technologies
From the electronic health record (EHR) to nanotechnology to 3-D printers and beyond, there are an increasing number of useful and innovative technologies being used in health care settings that have an important role in linking and organizing care and information. For this assignment, you will create a slide presentation to present to administrators and nurses providing direct patient care.
Topic 2 DQ 1
Discuss the usefulness of the electronic health record (EHR) and its impact on patient safety and quality outcomes. Describe strengths and limitations that might apply to its usage
Electronic health records (EHRs) are rapidly becoming the standard for medical records all over the country, and patients and nurses equally stand to benefit from this technology.
EHR permits physicians, nurses, pharmacists, other healthcare providers, and patients to aptly access and securely share a patient’s essential medical information electronically.
(EHR) is an electronic version of the patients’ information. It is suitable for recording the patients’ medical history, which is kept by the provider over time. The EHR comprises all the key organizational clinical data appropriate to that patient care under a specific provider. The EHR encompasses the patients” demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data, and radiology reports (CMS.Gov,2021).
Advantages
1. Legibility. Traditionally, illegible handwriting has been a chief cause of medication errors. In one source, more than 60% of medication errors in hospitals were due to bad penmanship.
2.
Handling medications through an EHR enhances
patient outcomes over time. EHRs lessen adverse drug events by 52%. Some are
designed to incorporate bar code scanning technology. If a nurse scans the incorrect
medication, an alert pops up notifying him or her of a problem.
3. Results are available on time. Critical lab values must be available to the healthcare provider on time. The EHR flags each critical value for clinical staff, making notifications easier for nurses. The EHR also assists clinicians to decide when to repeat a lab test
4.
EHR
improves treatment and clinical outcomes by lowering the number of duplicates
tests and advancing overall efficacy.
5. EHR stores radiology results, which can be retrieved from within the application if clinicians need to examine the actual X-ray or the report from the radiologist.
6. All reports are available to all clinicians engaged in the patient’s healthcare and can be viewed at any time.
7. EHR improves accountability with audit trails and security that detail who has accessed the medical records and when, and what the individuals did while accessing each record.
8. EHR keeps information safe from anyone who does not have permission to see patient data.
9. EHRs help patients and clinicians with medication reconciliation. A medication list compiled from the EHR can be easily retrieved and updated at each patient visit. This makes maintaining a current medication list relatively easy for patients and providers.
10. Patients have access to their own EHRs through patient portals and can read, print, and send their health information to providers. This empowers patients to be their own advocates(Hoover, 2017).
Limitations
Computer skills lacking, high cost, security concerns, workflow issues, and time consumption are some of the limitations. For instance, staff should be trained in advance of implementation and provided with continuous support after the EHR is in place. slow internet, the computer becomes slow, and freezes are some major drawback that affects the workflow and indirectly or directly affects the patient’s care.
It is costly to train the staff and to have adequate nurses at the bedside simultaneously. Nurses believe that using the EHR is time-consuming and takes time away from their patients. Their work was not distributed equally across a 12-hour shift (Yen et al 2018).
Reference
CMS.Gov.(2021).Electronic health record.Electronic Health Records | CMS
Hoover, R.(2017).Benefits of using a health electronic health record.
https://journals.lww.com/nursingcriticalcare/Fulltext/2017/01000/Benefits_of_using_an_electronic_health
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Yen, P. Y., Kellye, M., Lopetegui, M., Saha, A., Loversidge, J., Chipps, E. M., Gallagher-Ford, L., & Buck, J. t (2018). Nurses’ time allocation and multitasking nursing activities: A time-motion study. AMIA … Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 2018, 1137–1146.Nurses’ Time Allocation and Multitasking of Nursing Activities: A Time Motion Study – PMC (nih.gov)
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
- This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
- Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
- Use primary sources published within the last 5 years. Provide citations and references for all sources used.
- You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Directions:
Your presentation must include the following elements:
- Identify and provide a brief description of a clinical problem.
- Identify a technology that can improve patient outcomes for that clinical problem.
- Select a theory to guide the presentation and discuss why this theory is applicable.
- Address how the technology you have identified will assist in resolving the clinical problem.
- Potential strengths and limitations of the technology selected.
Use PowerPoint to create your slide presentation. Your slide presentation must contain a title slide, 12-15 slides of content, and a References slide. Use evidence to support your claims. A minimum of five references using APA style must be used. Speaker’s notes must be included for each individual slide (add a speaker notes section to demonstrate the verbal speech you would give along with each slide).
Presentation Tips:
Text slides are not meant to be read by the speaker, but by the audience. Lettering should generally be limited to four lines and should never be more than seven, including the title.
- It is advisable not to use more than eight words per line.
- Avoid too much detail and resist the temptation to overload the presentation with information.
- Avoid jargon and abbreviations, unless they are clear to all the audience.
- Aim at the average person in the audience.
- Use plain English.
Portfolio Practice Hours:
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Rubric Criteria
Criterion | 1. Unsatisfactory | 2. Less Than Satisfactory | 3. Satisfactory | 4. Good | 5. Excellent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.) Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.) | 0 points Inappropriate word choice and lack of variety in language use are evident. Writer appears to be unaware of audience. Use of primer prose indicates writer either does not apply figures of speech or uses them inappropriately. | 2.8 points Some distracting inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. The writer exhibits some lack of control in using figures of speech appropriately. | 3.08 points Language is appropriate to the targeted audience for the most part. | 3.22 points The writer is clearly aware of audience, uses a variety of appropriate vocabulary for the targeted audience, and uses figures of speech to communicate clearly. | 3.5 points The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choice in distinctive and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope. |
How the Technology Will Assist in Resolving the Select Clinical Problem How the Technology Will Assist in Resolving the Select Clinical Problem | 0 points Discussion of how the technology will assist in resolving the select clinical problem is not present. | 8.4 points Discussion of how the technology will assist in resolving the select clinical problem is present but incomplete. | 9.24 points Discussion of how the technology will assist in resolving the select clinical problem is present but done at a perfunctory level. | 9.66 points Discussion of how the technology will assist in resolving the select clinical problem is convincing. Information presented is from scholarly though dated sources. | 10.5 points Discussion of how the technology will assist in resolving the select clinical problem is insightful and forward-thinking. Information presented is from current scholarly sources. |
Brief Description of Clinical Problem Brief Description of Clinical Problem | 0 points Brief description of clinical problem is not present. | 5.6 points Brief description of clinical problem is present but incomplete. | 6.16 points Brief description of clinical problem is present but done at a perfunctory level. | 6.44 points Brief description of clinical problem is convincing. Information presented is from scholarly though dated sources. | 7 points Brief description of clinical problem is insightful and forward-thinking. Information presented is from current scholarly sources. |
Applicable Theory to Guide Presentation Applicable Theory to Guide Presentation | 0 points Discussion of applicable theory to guide presentation is not present. | 8.4 points Discussion of applicable theory to guide presentation is present but incomplete. | 9.24 points Discussion of applicable theory to guide presentation is present but done at a perfunctory level. | 9.66 points Discussion of applicable theory to guide presentation is convincing. Information presented is from scholarly though dated sources. | 10.5 points Discussion of applicable theory to guide presentation is insightful and forward-thinking. Information presented is from current scholarly sources. |
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) | 0 points Slide errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. | 5.6 points Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. | 6.16 points Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. | 6.44 points Slides are largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. | 7 points Writer is clearly in control of standard, written, academic English. |
Problem-Specific Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes Problem-Specific Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes | 0 points Discussion of a problem-specific technology to improve patient outcomes is not present. | 8.4 points Discussion of a problem-specific technology to improve patient outcomes is present but incomplete. | 9.24 points Discussion of a problem-specific technology to improve patient outcomes is present but done at a perfunctory level. | 9.66 points Discussion of a problem-specific technology to improve patient outcomes is convincing. Information presented is from scholarly though dated sources. | 10.5 points Discussion of a problem-specific technology to improve patient outcomes is insightful and forward-thinking. Information presented is from current scholarly sources. |
Presentation of Content Presentation of Content | 0 points The content lacks a clear point of view and logical sequence of information. Includes little persuasive information. Sequencing of ideas is unclear. | 2.8 points The content is vague in conveying a point of view and does not create a strong sense of purpose. Includes some persuasive information. | 3.08 points The presentation slides are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization or in their relationships to each other. | 3.22 points The content is written with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information exhibiting a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Includes persuasive information from reliable sources. | 3.5 points The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea. |
Layout Layout | 0 points The layout is cluttered, confusing, and does not use spacing, headings, and subheadings to enhance the readability. The text is extremely difficult to read with long blocks of text, small point size for fonts, and inappropriate contrasting colors. Poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting is evident. | 2.8 points The layout shows some structure, but appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or a distracting background. Overall readability is difficult due to lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background, overuse of bold, or lack of appropriate indentations of text. | 3.08 points The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space appropriately. Sometimes the fonts are easy to read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color, or busy background detracts and does not enhance readability. | 3.22 points The layout background and text complement each other and enable the content to be easily read. The fonts are easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. | 3.5 points The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text. |
Discussion of Potential Strengths and Limitations of the Technology Discussion of Potential Strengths and Limitations of the Technology | 0 points Discussion of the potential strengths and limitations of the technology is not present. | 5.6 points Discussion of the potential strengths and limitations of the technology is present but incomplete. | 6.16 points Discussion of the potential strengths and limitations of the technology is present but done at a perfunctory level. | 6.44 points Discussion of the potential strengths and limitations of the technology is convincing. Information presented is from scholarly though dated sources. | 7 points Discussion of the potential strengths and limitations of the technology is insightful and forward-thinking. Information presented is from current scholarly sources. |
Documentation of Sources Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) | 0 points Sources are not documented. | 5.6 points Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. | 6.16 points Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. | 6.44 points Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. | 7 points Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. |