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Homework: Manuscript for Publication
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this homework, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies:
I. Competency I: Evaluate how various electronic health record systems are used by nurses across different health care settings.
II. Competency II: Propose health information designs appropriate to health care settings.
1. Evaluate the use of an electronic health record (EHR) for an interprofessional care team/stakeholders.
2. Analyze how enhanced information system workflows will promote safe practice and quality outcomes.
III. Competency III: Integrate health information system components into strategic planning for health informatics nurses.
1. Evaluate how this situation supports the strategic plan of the organization or practice setting.
IV. Competency IV: Recommend appropriate workflows to maximize efficiencies for the practice setting.
1. Produce recommendations that improve the current EHR use to support stakeholder needs, improve outcomes and patient satisfaction.
V. Competency V: Recommend strategies to maximize efficiency, safety, and patient satisfaction using electronic health records while providing nursing care to patients.
1. Synthesize information into a clear summary of how to strategize for maximum efficient, and safe care supporting patient satisfaction using the EHR.
VI. Competency VI: Communicate as a practitioner-scholar, consistent with the expectations of a nursing professional.
1. Written communication is error
Write a 6 to 8 pages manuscript for publication, with at least five scholarly references, that describes your EHR initiative and its outcomes and provides recommendation for further improvements.
Introduction
After an EHR project is completed, consider sharing your process and results with other professionals. This is an important step in contributing to ongoing evidence-based practice efforts.
Instructions
For this homework, you will develop a manuscript for publication that describes your EHR initiative and its outcomes and provides recommendation for further improvements. Examine several informatics journals and determine where your ideas fit best. Develop a scholarly conversation in the form of an APA paper for submission to a specific informatics journal of your choosing.
Your manuscript should include the following sections:
A. Title page.
B. Brief introduction as to the purpose of the discussion.
C. Body of paper addressing:
1. In the context of a practice setting, evaluate the use of an electronic health record (EHR) for an interprofessional care team/stakeholders.
2. Focus your analysis on how the use of the information system enhances workflows to promote safe practice and quality outcomes.
3. Evaluate how this initiative supports the strategic plan of the organization or practice setting while considering the interprofessional care team/end-user stakeholders.
4. Produce recommendations to improve current EHR use to support stakeholder needs, improve outcomes and patient satisfaction for the future.
D. Conclusion: a synthesis of your paper.
E. References.