Transforming Nursing

DQ1

Question: For this Discussion, reflect on the role of individual nursing informatics innovators and consider their contributions, the impact of their contributions, and what you might specifically learn from them in your nursing practice. Reflect on your background and experiences in nursing informatics. Explore on how you might apply the knowledge of these innovators and the information from Table 1 to your nursing practice, your education, and your future goals.

After reviewing the weekly resources below, including the nursing informatics innovators stories, discuss your experience with nursing informatics and how this course could enhance your informatics skills and competencies.

• HealthIT.gov. (n.d.). Health information exchangeLinks to an external site.. https://www.healthit.gov/topic/health-it-basics/health-information-exchange
• Project Management Institute. (2025). What is project management?Links to an external site. https://www.pmi.org/about/learn-about-pmi/what-is-project-management
• Stokes, F., & Palmer, A. (2020). Artificial Intelligence and robotics in nursing: Ethics of caring as a guide to dividing tasks between ai and humansLinks to an external site.. Nursing philosophy: An international journal for healthcare professionals, 21(4), e12306. https://doi.org/10.1111/nup.12306
• Dilly, C. K., Klochan, K. A., & Bosslet, G. (2021). Project management tools for healthcare educationLinks to an external site.. The clinical teacher, 18(2), 109–114. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13264
• King, A., MD, & Masson, L., MD (2023). A prescription for project management successLinks to an external site.. Family practice management, 30(5), 19–24.
• American Medical Informatics Association. (2021). Nursing informatics innovators Links to an external site.. https://amia.org/community/working-groups/nursing-informatics/nursing-informatics-innovators
• Fung, B. (2018, November 3). Nursing informatics: A day in the lifeLinks to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBAyqTQn28w
• American Nurses Association. (2022). Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practiceLinks to an external site. (3rd ed.).
  • “Introduction” (p. 1)
  • “The Scope of Nursing Informatics Practice” (pp. 1–5)
  • “Standard 1: Assessment” (pp. 80–81)
  • “Standard 2: Diagnosis, Problems, and Issues Identification” (pp. 81–82)

DQ2

Post a response for the following:

• Explain which project management processes and techniques you believe will provide the most guidance to assist you plan and develop your DNP doctoral project or Dissertation. Be specific and provide examples.
• King, A., MD, & Masson, L., MD (2023). A prescription for project management successLinks to an external site.. Family practice management, 30(5), 19–24.
• Wilbeck, J., Schumann, L., Comer, A., & Davis, W. (2022). Consideration of the emergency nurse practitioner as a population within the APRN Consensus Model: A SWOT analysisLinks to an external site.. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 34(10), 1126. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000781
• American Nurses Association. (2022). Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practiceLinks to an external site. (3rd ed.).
  • “Metastructures, Concepts, and Tools of Nursing Informatics” (pp. 8–27)   
  • “Professional Practice Areas for Clinical Informatics” (pp. 27–46)
  • “Standard 3: Outcomes Identification” (pp. 82–83)
  • “Standard 4: Planning” (pp. 84–85)
• Marcilly, R., Schiro, J., Beuscart-Zéphir, M. C., & Magrabi, F. (2019). Building usability knowledge for health information technology: A usability-oriented analysis of incident reportsLinks to an external site.. Applied Clinical Informatics, 10 (3), 395–408. doi:10.1055/s-0039-1691841
• Powell, K. R., & Alexander, G. L. (2019). Mitigating barriers to interoperability in health careLinks to an external site.. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 23 (2). https://www.himss.org/resources/mitigating-barriers-interoperability-health-care
• Rew, L., Cauvin, S., Cengiz, A., Pretorius, K., & Johnson, K. (2020). Application of project management tools and techniques to support nursing intervention researchLinks to an external site.. Nursing Outlook, 68 (4), 396–405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.01.007

DQ3

• Consider your nursing background and professional interests (Mental Health) as you view the video.
• What potential skills, knowledge, or competencies to ensure quality of care and safety improvements might you need to develop for your healthcare organization or nursing practice to ensure continued quality care and safety?
• Explore the pivotal role of informatics competencies in enhancing the quality of care and safety in your nursing practice. 
• American Nurses Association. (2022). Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practiceLinks to an external site. (3rd ed.).
  • “Evolution of Nursing Informatics Competencies” (pp. 46–52)
  • “The Future of Nursing Informatics” (pp. 60–78)
  • “Standard 3: Outcomes Identification” (pp. 82–83)
  • “Standard 4: Planning” (pp. 84–85)
• American Hospital Association. (n.d.). Innovative models of care delivery: Addressing transitions across the care continuumLinks to an external site.. https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2019/05/Innovative-Models-of-Care.pdf
• Guest in VSee. (2020). 7 ways technology is transforming the nursing fieldLinks to an external site.. VSee.com. https://vsee.com/blog/technology-transforming-nursing-field
• The Medical Futurist. (2020). 10 ways technology is changing healthcareLinks to an external site.. https://medicalfuturist.com/ten-ways-technology-changing-healthcare/
• Rew, L., Cauvin, S., Cengiz, A., Pretorius, K., & Johnson, K. (2020). Application of project management tools and techniques to support nursing intervention researchLinks to an external site.. Nursing Outlook, 68 (4), 396–405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.01.007
• Schade, M. (2016, January 11). How to do a GAP AnalysisLinks to an external site.. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xXReyiFtBY
• Project Manager. (2014, June 2). What is a work breakdown structureLinks to an external site.? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEWhnodF6ig
• Project Manager. (2016, March 11). Gantt Charts, Simplified – The Project Management TrainingLinks to an external site.. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGkHjby1xKM