Consider a patient care technology in your practice environment and the types of patient care data that are produced by this patient care technology. (If you wish, you may use the same technology that you chose for the Evidence-Based Practice Application Assessment.) You will analyze this technology to understand how it impacts nursing practice, information systems, or telecommunication technologies. You will also identify how this specific technology enhances the delivery of healthcare in general, and nursing care in particular.
Create a report that details your analysis of the patient care technology you have chosen for this assessment. The purpose of this assessment is to deepen your understanding about how your chosen piece of technology functions, aligns with confidentiality regulations, and affects the work of nurses. Additionally, think of this analysis as an opportunity to become an expert on that piece of technology, which could prove useful in your current or future nursing practice.
Note: The main bullet points below correspond to the grading criteria in the Analysis of Technology in Nursing Practice Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. The sub-bullets are there to guide you toward meeting each criterion. You may also want to review the performance level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
Analyze how a patient care technology affects patient care and nursing practice. Discuss and describe a patient care technology in your practice environment. Describe and analyze the selected technology’s impact on patient care delivery, including advantages and disadvantages. Provide specific examples. What data is generated by the technology? What are the types of variables described by the data? How does this data inform clinical decisions? Analyze how data generated by technology is communicated. How does data inform clinical decisions? How is data communicated to the interdisciplinary team and to all parties responsible for patient care? Analyze the controls and safeguards required to maintain patient safety and confidentiality. Analyze the regulatory and ethical implications of this technology. Describe and analyze the clinical and administrative controls required, including planning, staff training, data storage and reporting, data monitoring, and risk management. Explain how evidence-based strategies could help improve the application of a piece of patient care technology. Which evidence-based practice strategies are most applicable to the technology? How could evidence-based strategies inform changes in the application of the technology? How might the data create an evidence-based practice change? Write clearly and concisely, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style. 3 PAGES
Number of references: Cite a minimum of three sources of scholarly or professional evidence. Resources should be no more than five years old.