Technology:

Class: Nursing informatics
Topic: Syndromic Surveillance

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: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.
Total points possible: 240 points
Preparing the assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.
1) The PowerPoint presentation will be shared with the class in the Community Café and the actual presentation occur during a Community Café.
a. The due date for uploading the presentation and the team presentation will be shared by your course instructor via an Announcement in online course.
2) Prepare a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes between 5 slides, excluding the title and reference slides.
a. Speaker Notes
• 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.
b. Scholarly writing and APA 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 5 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 guidelines apply.
3) 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. Three Advantages and Disadvantages –
• Patient’s perspective (e.g., patient outcomes, safety, patient/family satisfaction)
• Nurse’s perspective (improves/hinders job efficiency/safety)
• Healthcare organization’s perspective (regulatory compliance, financial, etc.)
b. Controversy, Issues, Challenges, and Regulatory Implications –
• How might issues surrounding the chosen technology be addressed/solved?
• Provide statistically significant data or evidence to support your findings.

c. Presentation, Scholarly Writing, and APA format –
• 5 PowerPoint slides with speaker notes (excluding title & reference slides)
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• Speaker Notes outline and “script” the presentation for online students.
• Online students’ speaker notes should include the name of the student who researched and presented the slide information.
• Cite sources in APA format in the applicable slides and include the APA formatted reference in your
reference list slide(s)‐ minimum 5 references.
• Spelling, grammar, and punctuation apply even in bullet points and speaker slides (e.g., quotation marks, italics, verb tense, etc.).

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