NURS 8210 Week 1: Introduction to Health Information

NURS 8210: Transforming Nursing and Healthcare Through Technology | Week 1

In 1943, Tom Watson was quoted as saying, “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Little did this chairman of IBM realize that the advent of computers would revolutionize all facets of society, including health care. The health care industry has used the power of technology to dramatically improve the quality of patient care. Today, bar code scanners document patient medications, robotic machinery is used to perform minimally invasive surgeries, and pill bottles feature audible labels to assist patients in taking the correct medication. As health care continues to change and new innovations appear, what types of skills will nurses need in order to harness the potential of emerging and evolving technologies?

This week you will examine the history of nursing informatics as well as the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) initiatives that drive technology education for nurses. Using the TIGER and American Nurses Association guidelines, you also evaluate your own informatics competencies.

Reference:

Rinkworks. (n.d.) Things people said: Bad predictions.

Retrieved from http://www.rinkworks.com/said/predictions.shtml

Learning Objectives for NURS 8210 Week 1: Introduction to Health Information Technology Systems and Nursing Informatics

Students will:

• Summarize how informatics has impacted or changed nursing practice
• Evaluate the influence of informatics competencies on quality of care and nursing practice
• Apply online learning resources to professional growth and development
• Compare the contributions of two nursing informatics pioneers

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings for NURS 8210 Week 1: Introduction to Health Information Technology Systems and Nursing Informatics

Course Text: Ball, M. J., Douglas, J. V., Hinton Walker, P., DuLong, D., Gugerty, B., Hannah, K. J., . . . Troseth, M. R. (Eds.) (2011). Nursing informatics: Where technology and caring meet (4th ed.). London, England: Springer-Verlag.

• Chapter 1, “Nursing Informatics: Transforming Nursing”
• Chapter 12, “The Evolving National Informatics Landscape”

Chapter 1 introduces the need for health care reform by detailing cost concerns and future needs of the nursing profession. A look at the beginning stages of the TIGER collaborative is also given, detailing its start at the 2006 Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Chapter 12 provides an overview of technology’s emergence into the health care industry.

Course Text: American Nurses Association. (2008). Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice. Silver Spring, MD: Author.

• “Introduction” (pp. 1–2)
• “Informatics Competencies” (pp. 33–40)

The 2-page excerpt from the introduction offers a brief description of the field of informatics and presents the rationale for referring to the scope and standards throughout your nursing career. The excerpt from the “Informatics Competencies” section uses research and matrices to correlate informatics competencies with the education and roles of nursing professionals.

Cesnik, B., & Kidd, M. R. (2010). History of health informatics: A global perspective. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 151, 3–8.

The authors of this article begin by summarizing the rise of computer development and use. They then examine how technology will build the capabilities of future businesses.

Hovenga, E. J., Kidd, M. R., Garde, S., & Hullin Lucay Cossio, C. (2010). Health informatics: An introduction. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 151, 9–15.

A brief explanation of informatics principles is given in this article.

Ozbolt, J. G., & Saba, V. K. (2008). A brief history of nursing informatics in the United States of America. Nursing Outlook, 56(5), 199–205.

Examine the initiatives and technological developments that have informed the field of informatics by using this article as a guide.

Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER). (n.d.). The TIGER Initiative: Informatics competencies for every practicing nurse: Recommendations from the TIGER collaborative. Retrieved from: http://www.mhsinformatics.org/CI-Fellowship/Workforce-Development/Competencies/Tiger.Report_Competencies_final.pdf

For this week, focus on the executive summary and Appendix A, B, and C for review of the TIGER initiative and resulting competencies.

Required Media

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Transforming nursing and healthcare through technology: What is health informatics? Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 13 minutes.

In this week’s media presentation, the presenters discuss the extensive applications, implications, and benefits of health informatics for patients, practitioners, and health care organizations as a whole.

HIMSS/AMDIS Physician Community Podcast Series. (Producer). (2009). Episode #15: TIGER initiative – technology informatics guiding education reform. [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://www.himss.org/episode-15-tiger-initiative-technology-informatics-guiding-education-reform

Joyce Sensmeier, vice president of informatics at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), presents the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) initiative that is aimed at educating nurses on new digital technologies. This podcast also highlights the organizational accomplishments and future informatics goals of the TIGER initiative.To access the podcast, scroll through the page linked above to find Episode #15.

American Medical Informatics Association. (2011). Video Library 1: Nursing informatics pioneers.

Retrieved from http://www.amia.org/programs/working-groups/nursing-informatics/history-project/video-library-1

The AMIA developed a Nursing Informatics History Project, aimed at documenting and preserving the history of nursing informatics. This project consists of two video libraries. Video Library 1 portrays the viewpoints and accomplishments of those recognized as pioneers in the informatics field.

Optional Resources

Gugerty, B. Delaney, C. (August, 2009). Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform (TIGER). TIGER Informatics Competencies Collaborative (TICC) Final Report. Retrieved from http://tigercompetencies.pbworks.com/f/TICC_Final.pdf

Discussion: Welcome to the Week 1 Small Group Discussion area!

Post your responses to the Small Group Discussion based on the course requirements.

Your Discussion postings should be written in standard edited English and follow APA guidelines as closely as possible given the constraints of the online platform. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct. Initial postings must be 250–350 words (not including references). NURS 8210 Week 1: Introduction to Health Information Technology Systems and Nursing Informatics.

Staying Current

Print and web-based media provide many rich and credible resources for staying abreast of the latest trends and issues in health care. As you proceed through the DNP program, you will find that receiving updates via the Internet or mail can continue to support your professional growth as a scholar practitioner.

To prepare:

• Review several resources that provide current information about the latest trends and issues in health care
• Select one that you think is most appropriate for you to stay current on the latest trends and issues in health care

By Day 7

• Subscribe to the resource you selected
• Copy and paste an email or photo of your successful subscription notification/confirmation into a Word document and submit it to the submission link by Day 7.
• NOTE: You are expected to maintain your subscription throughout this course. Review several of the updates you receive to inform your Discussions and Assignments.