Reflect on this class and what you learned.

HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

Throughout history, technological advancements have appeared for one purpose before finding applications elsewhere that lead to spikes in its usage and development. The internet, for example, was originally developed to share research before becoming a staple of work and entertainment. But technology—new and repurposed—will undoubtedly continue to be a driver of healthcare information. Informaticists often stay tuned to trends to monitor what the next new technology will be or how the next new idea for applying existing technology can benefit outcomes.

In this Discussion, you will reflect on your healthcare organization’s use of technology and offer a technology trend you observe in your environment.

To Prepare:

· Reflect on the Resources related to digital information tools and technologies.

· Consider your healthcare organization’s use of healthcare technologies to manage and distribute information.

· Reflect on current and potential future trends, such as use of social media and mobile applications/telehealth, Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled asset tracking, or expert systems/artificial intelligence, and how they may impact nursing practice and healthcare delivery.

Post a brief description of general healthcare technology trends, particularly related to data/information you have observed in use in your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Describe any potential challenges or risks that may be inherent in the technologies associated with these trends you described. Then, describe at least one potential benefit and one potential risk associated with data safety, legislation, and patient care for the technologies you described. Next, explain which healthcare technology trends you believe are most promising for impacting healthcare technology in nursing practice and explain why. Describe whether this promise will contribute to improvements in patient care outcomes, efficiencies, or data management. Be specific and provide examples.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Readings

· McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2022). 
Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (5th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.

· Chapter 14, “The Electronic Health Record and Clinical Informatics” (pp. 293–316)

· Chapter 15, “Informatics Tools to Promote Patient Safety, Quality Outcomes, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration” (pp. 323–349)

· Chapter 16, “Patient Engagement and Connected Health” (pp. 357–378)

· Chapter 17, “Using Informatics to Promote Community/Population Health” (pp. 383–397)

· Chapter 18, “Telenursing and Remote Access Telehealth” (pp. 403–432)

· Benda, N. C., Veinot, T. C., Sieck, C. J., & Ancker, J. S. (2020). 
Broadband internet access is a social determinant of health!Links to an external site.. 
American Journal of Public Health, 
110(8), 1123-1125. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305784 

· Dykes, P. C., Rozenblum, R., Dalal, A., Massaro, A., Chang, F., Clements, M., Collins, S. …Bates, D. W. (2017). 
Prospective evaluation of a multifaceted intervention to improve outcomes in intensive care: The Promoting Respect and Ongoing Safety Through Patient Engagement Communication and Technology Study
 Download Prospective evaluation of a multifaceted intervention to improve outcomes in intensive care: The Promoting Respect and Ongoing Safety Through Patient Engagement Communication and Technology Study. 
Critical Care Medicine, 45(8), e806–e813. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000002449

· HealthIT.gov. (2018c). 

What is an electronic health record (EHR)?Links to an external site.
 Retrieved from 
https://www.healthit.gov/faq/what-electronic-health-record-ehr

· Rao-Gupta, S., Kruger, D. Leak, L. D., Tieman, L. A., & Manworren, R. C. B. (2018). 
Leveraging interactive patient care technology to Improve pain management engagementLinks to an external site.. 
Pain Management Nursing, 19(3), 212–221. 

· Sieck, C. J., Sheon, A., Ancker, J. S., Castek, J., Callahan, B., & Siefer, A. (2021). 
Digital inclusion as a social determinant of healthLinks to an external site.. 
NPJ Digital Medicine, 
4(1), 52.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-021-00413-8 

· Skiba, D. (2017). 
Evaluation tools to appraise social media and mobile applicationsLinks to an external site.. 
Informatics, 4(3), 32–40. 

· Sharma, P., & Patten, C. A. (2022). 
A need for digitally inclusive health care service in the United States: Recommendations for clinicians and health care systemsLinks to an external site.. 
Permanente Journal, 
26(3). https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/21.156 

Instructions Attached 

 

Your written assignment for this module is a worksheet that describes the following:

• The difference between hypothermia and hyperthermia and the impact to the patient?
• Patient education for client and family in order to avoid extreme temperature variations?

You should be using complete sentences to answer the questions. Ensure

Reflection

Module 05 Content

In a Word® document answer the following questions.

In Module 01 Written Assignment – Reflection you were asked to give yourself a rating from 1 to 5, with 5 representing the healthiest eater. What number would you give yourself now?

Did your rating change? If so, in what direction and in what way? What adjustments to your diet, if any, did you make?

Are your eating patterns based on family traditions or cultural or religious reasons? If so, do these support or promote healthy eating?

What two important nutritional principles or concepts have you learned and will always remember? What is their impact on your delivery of quality safe nursing care?