Discussion Post Topic #3: Conduct an evaluation of your current neighborhood or place of work. Are there any population shifts? If so, what are the cultural demographics, and has healthcare made transitions to address these transitions.

Sections of the assignment must include:

• Introduction
• Focus points covered in the discussion posts
• Any arguments and rationales for your stance
• Conclusion or Summary

The components of your APA Assignment includes the following:

• The assignment must be completed on a word document.
• Your APA  Assignment must include a title page (Refer to Purdue OWL).
• All in-text citations must be used when paraphrasing or quoting a previous author.
• All references must reflect the in-text citations used.
• All reference sources must be within the past 5 years unless it is the works of a nurse theorist or a significant reference material.
• The length of the assignment must be 750-1000 words. Please pay attention to spelling and grammar. Points are deducted for repeat offenders.
• Upon completion of the assignment, you must submit the assignment via Turnitin.com, and please note that your plagiarism score should be no more than 20%. If you score higher, please make adjustments.
• (Please refer to the APA Grading rubric for additional assistance in completing your assignment).
• You may reach out to the College Writing Center for further assistance.
• Please refer to the course grading rubric on your syllabus for assignment specifics.

With new information continually emerging, professional nurses must be equipped to critique scholarly literature and discern its value for practice. Select one current, quantitative scholarly nursing article related to your PICOT question and determine its strengths, limitations, and potential application.

Complete the 
Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Appendix E Evidence Appraisal ToolLinks to an external site.
 Download Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence Based Practice Appendix E Evidence Appraisal Tool. Once you’ve completed the tool, use your own words to summarize your appraisal of the article. Include the following:

· Description of the purpose

· Explanation of research design

· Discussion of sample

· Description of data collection methods

· Summary of findings

· Strengths of the study (minimum of 1)

· Limitations of the study (minimum of 1)

· Recommendations regarding potential application for future practice that are insightful and appropriate.

THE ROLE OF THE NURSE INFORMATICIST IN SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

Assume you are a nurse manager on a unit where a new nursing documentation system is to be implemented. You want to ensure that the system will be usable and acceptable for the nurses impacted. You realize a nurse leader must be on the implementation team.

To Prepare:

· Review the steps of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and reflect on the scenario presented.

· Consider the benefits and challenges associated with involving a nurse leader on an implementation team for health information technology.

The Assignment: (2-3 pages not including the title and reference page)

In preparation of filling this role, develop a 2- to 3-page role description for a graduate-level nurse to guide his/her participation on the implementation team. The role description should be based on the SDLC stages and tasks and should clearly define how this individual will participate in and impact each of the following steps:

· Planning and requirements definition

· Analysis

· Design of the new system

· Implementation

· Post-implementation support

· Use APA format and include a title page and reference page.

· Use the Safe Assign Drafts to check your match percentage before submitting your work.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Readings

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

· Chapter 9, “Systems Development Life Cycle: Nursing Informatics and Organizational Decision Making” (pp. 191–204)

· Chapter 12, “Electronic Security” (pp. 251–265)

· Chapter 13, “Achieving Excellence by Managing Workflow and Initiating Quality Projects” 

· Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (n.d.a). 


Health IT evaluation toolkit and evaluation measures quick reference guide

Links to an external site.
. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-evaluation-toolkit

· Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (n.d.b). 


Workflow assessment for health IT toolkit

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. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit

Health Promotion

Week 2 Discussion (USLOs 2.1, 2.3, 2.5)

Like you have learned with nursing theory, behavior change theories and models provide a framework for developing effective health promotion activities. Include the following in your initial post:

· Introduce a behavior change theory or model. Include the name and key concepts of the theory or model.

· Discuss your rationale for choosing this theory or model.

· How can this theory or model be used to address the Healthy People topic and objective you are choosing for the remainder of the course assignments?

Additional Instructions

Please note that you need to support your post with a scholarly source that is referenced using APA format and include in-text citations where you are using the referenced material in your post.