Describe any areas where improvements could occur and propose changes that could bring about these improvements in the workflow
Write a 3- to 5-page paper which includes the following: (3-5 does not include the title page, reference page or your diagram). All parts of this assignment must be completed in one document. Email assignments will not be accepted.
Create a simple flowchart of the activity you selected. Please place this flowchart at the END of your paper, after the reference page and provide a heading.
(Review the Sample Workflow of Answering a Telephone in an Office document found in this week’s Learning Resources for an example.This is an example only and not one you should use). This work flow diagram should reflect graduate level work.
Next, in your paper:
introduction- Purpose statement
Explain the process you have diagramming
For each step or decision point in the process, identify the following: (PLEASE USE A heading for each of the following requirements: Do not skip any elements)
Who does this step? (It can be several people.)
What technology is used?
What policies and rules are involved in determining how, when, why, or where the step is executed?
information is needed for the execution of this step?
Describe the metric that is currently used to measure the soundness of the workflow. Is it effective?
Describe any areas where improvements could occur and propose changes that could bring about these improvements in the workflow.
Summarize why it is important to be aware of the flow of an activity.
Remember to include a cover page, introduction, and summary for your paper.
Nurses working in the recovery room at City Hospital received many complaints from patients who were required to void prior to being released. The nurses also questioned this requirement and decided to explore current best practices based on research evidence.
Using the hospital’s health information technology, they located current research indicating that City Hospital’s policy was out of date and that research evidence no longer supported this practice. As a result of accessing and utilizing health information technology to locate evidence-based research, new practice guidelines were crafted and adopted.
This week you evaluate evidence available through health information technology and consider how health information technology supports evidence-based practiceRequired Readings
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 23, “Research: Data Collection, Processing, and Analytics”
The authors of this chapter relate nursing research to the foundation of knowledge model. The chapter assesses informatics tools for collecting data, storing information, and processing and analyzing data.
Chapter 25, “Translational Research: Generating Evidence for Practice”
In this chapter, the authors differentiate evidence-based practice and translation research. They also describe models used to introduce research findings intro practice.
Hynes, D. M., Weddle, T., Smith, N., Whittier, E., Atkins, D., & Francis, J. (2010). Use of health information technology to advance evidence-based care: Lessons from the VA QUERI program. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(Suppl. 1), S44–S49.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article presents a study that evaluated the role of health information technology (HIT) in the Department of Veteran Affairs’ Quality Enhancement Research Initiative. The authors convey their findings on how HIT provided data and information to aid implementation research, and how implementation research helped further HIT development. Additionally, the text details methods of overcoming common HIT barriers to implementation research.
Jamal, A., McKenzie, K., & Clark, M. (2009). The impact of health information technology on the quality of medical and health care: A systematic review. Health Information Management Journal, 38(3), 26–37.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This text details a study that reviews the published evidence concerning the impact of health information technology (HIT) on the quality of health care. The study investigated the use of HIT in medical care and allied health and preventive services. The authors primarily focus on the impact of electronic health records, computerized provider order-entry, and decision support systems.
Umscheid, C. A., Williams, K., & Brennan, P. (2010). Hospital-based comparative effectiveness centers: Translating research into practice to improve the quality, safety and value of patient care. JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(12), 1,352–1,355.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article revolves around the usage of the hospital-based comparative effectiveness (CE) center model. The authors highlight the model’s benefits and the increasing usage of CE evidence. The article also reviews solutions to overcoming many of the challenges to operating hospital-based CE centers.
Optional Resources
Chlan, L., Tracy, M. F., & Grossbach, I. (2011). Pulmonary care. Achieving quality patient-ventilator management: Advancing evidence-based nursing care. Critical Care Nurse, 31(6), 46–50.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
NOTE :Please references should not be greater than 5years.
