Write 3–4 pages describing the effective use of patient-care technologies, communication systems, and information systems across the care continuum of a health care system of your choice. Add a one-page executive summary your organization could use to disseminate these ideas.
Because a lack of knowledge when using technology can lead to errors in patient care, effective use of technology in health care is paramount to providing a safe health care delivery environment.
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In the role of a nurse leader, describe the effective use of patient-care technologies across the care continuum in a chosen health care system.
Choose any type of health care system, for example, acute, ambulatory, or home health or telehealth.
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Include the following in your 3–4-page description:
Based on the description above, add a 1-page executive summary that captures the following points:
CRITERIA | NON-PERFORMANCE | BASIC | PROFICIENT | DISTINGUISHED |
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Describe effective use of technology across the care continuum in a health care setting. | Does not describe effective use of technology across the care continuum in a health care setting. | Describes effective use of technology across the care continuum in a health care setting, but the description is unclear or incomplete. | Describes effective use of technology across the care continuum in a health care setting. | Describes effective use of technology across the care continuum in a health care setting, and identifies areas of uncertainty or knowledge gaps (or both). |
Describe how to manage change and technology to improve positive outcomes. | Does not describe how to manage change and technology to improve positive outcomes. | Describes how to manage change and technology to improve positive outcomes, but the description is unclear or incomplete. | Describes how to manage change and technology to improve positive outcomes. | Describes how to manage change and technology to improve positive outcomes and describes consequences of failure to manage changes effectively. |
Support description of effective patient care with current nursing and informatics theoretical ideas. | Does not support description of effective patient care with current nursing and informatics theoretical ideas. | Supports description of effective patient care with current nursing and informatics theoretical ideas, but support is weak or inappropriate. | Supports description of effective patient care with current nursing and informatics theoretical ideas. | Supports description of effective patient care with current nursing and informatics theoretical ideas, and provides real-world examples of appropriate application of the theories. |
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. | Does not write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. | Writes to support a central idea in appropriate format but with errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics. | Writes coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. | Writes coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. Citations are free from all errors. |
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