Oregon State University College of Public Health and Human Sciences NUR 411: Informatics in Nursing Term and year Credit Hours: Room: Schedule: 1 credit hour Ecampus Online Course Instructor: Office Phone: 541-322-xxxx E-Mail: xxxxx.xxxxx@osucascades.edu Office Hours: COURSE DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of nursing informatics as a means to improve information management in healthcare. Consideration of healthcare technologies with ethical and financial criteria in relation to the quality of their outcomes. Prerequisites: Acceptance in the RN to BSN Program Co-requisites: None LEARNING RESOURCES: 1. Required Text: Nelson, R. & Staggers, N. (2017). Health informatics: An interprofessional approach 2 nd edition. St. Louis, MO: Mosby/Elsevier 2. Internet access to our Canvas site at: https://oregonstate.instructure.com 3. Online library access and other online resources to access supplemental readings STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this class, students in NUR 411 will be able to: 1. Identify information technologies that support safety and quality decision making in healthcare. 2. Discuss nurses involvement in design, selection, implementation and evaluation of information technologies that support client care. 3. Identify legal and ethical issues related to healthcare technology and social media PROGRAM COMPETENCIES IN NURSING: Upon satisfactory completion of the degree in Nursing, the students will have met the program competencies found at http://health.oregonstate.edu/degrees/competencies COURSE CONTENT: Topics covered will include: 1. Evolution of healthcare technologies 2. Information systems in healthcare 3. Information systems beyond the walls: Telehealth and Social Media 4. Selecting and implementing health information systems 5. Informatics for patient education and communication NUR 411/Instructor/Term Year 1
EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE: Team Presentation Information System Application for Decision Making Paper Participation in Discussion (3 pts per week) Total 25 pts 45 pts 30 pts 100 pts Grading Standard: xxx points possible A 93-100% A- 90-92% B+ 87-89% B 83-86% B- 80-82% C+ 77-79% C 73-76% C- 70-72% D+ 67-69% D 63-66% D- 60-62% F 0-59% Description of Evaluation Items Team Presentation due Week 7 Teams of 2 3 students will develop a Powerpoint presentation to share with the class. Select either social media in healthcare or a public online health information site. Provide an overview, identify risks and benefits of use and provide recommendations for nurses regarding the appropriate use of the social media or website. Information System Application for Decision Making Paper due Week 9 Write a 5-page paper discussing the process used in your work environment to make decisions about information system selection and implementation. Identify nursing s role in decision making and evaluation. Participation in Discussion Ongoing every week Discussion question response: Post a 150 200-word substantive response to the discussion question(s) posed by the due date. A substantive response needs to include the rationale for your answer as well as how it can be applied to practice. The substantive response needs to be supported by the readings for the week and/or your practice experience. Include examples if relevant. Participation: Post substantive responses to at least two classmates discussion question responses. Substantive responses need to demonstrate critical analysis of the classmate s posting and a thoughtful response supported by the readings for the week and/or your practice. Comments such as good idea or I agree do not constitute a substantive response. DIVERSITY STATEMENT The College of Public Health and Human Sciences strives to create an affirming climate for all students including underrepresented and marginalized individuals and groups. Diversity encompasses differences in age, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, physical or mental ability, religion, socioeconomic background, veteran status, sexual orientation, and marginalized groups. We believe diversity is the synergy, connection, acceptance, and mutual learning fostered by the interaction of different human characteristics. NUR 411/Instructor/Term Year 2
EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT CONDUCT The Student Conduct Code establishes community standards and procedures necessary to maintain and protect an environment conducive to learning, in keeping with the educational objectives of Oregon State University. This code is based on the assumption that all persons must treat one another with dignity and respect in order for scholarship to thrive. For the full Student Conduct Code see http://oregonstate.edu/studentconduct/ Academic or Scholarly Dishonesty is prohibited and considered a serious violation of the Student Conduct Code. It is defined as an act of deception in which a Student seeks to claim credit for the work or effort of another person, or uses unauthorized materials or fabricated information in any academic work or research, either through the Student's own efforts or the efforts of another. For specifics related to offenses proscribed by the University see: http://oregonstate.edu/studentconduct/offenses-0. RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY STATEMENT Oregon State University strives to respect all religious practices. If you have religious holidays that are in conflict with any of the requirements of this class, please see me immediately so that we can make alternative arrangements. STUDENTS WITH DOCUMENTED DISABILITIES Accommodations for students with disabilities are determined and approved by Disability Access Services (DAS). If you, as a student, believe you are eligible for accommodations but have not obtained approval please contact DAS immediately at 541-737-4098 or at http://ds.oregonstate.edu. DAS notifies students and faculty members of approved academic accommodations and coordinates implementation of those accommodations. While not required, students and faculty members are encouraged to discuss details of the implementation of individual accommodations. OSU-CASCADES ETHOS STATEMENT The guiding vision of OSU-Cascades is to contribute significantly to intellectual, cultural, ecological, social and economic vitality. To achieve that goal, the OSU-Cascades community will strive to model principles and practices of a thriving, equitable and sustainable society. A culture of learning and exploration provides significant rewards to its members; those rewards are best achieved when all community members (faculty, staff, administrators, students and Board of Advisors) strive to honor the following principles: 1. Respect the dignity and uniqueness of individuals. This principle applies to a diversity of cultures, belief systems, academic ranks and academic/ professional disciplines. 2. Aspire to excellence and integrity in every endeavor. 3. Consider current and future generations in every deliberation. 4. Demonstrate leadership in service to community. http://www.hrsa.gov/about/news/pressreleases/121220healthcenternetworks.html NUR 411/Instructor/Term Year 3
Course Schedule Week 1: Evolution of Healthcare Technologies Chapter 1 Health Informatics: Introduction, Definition and Significance Chapter 11 Public Health Informatics Chapter 35 The Evolving History of Health Informatics 1. Affordable Care Act helps expand the use of health information technology. Available at http://www.hrsa.gov/about/news/pressreleases/121220healthcenternetworks.html 2. 3 Ways Affordable Care Act Can Empower Health IT http://www.informationweek.com/healthcare/leadership/3-ways-affordable-care-act--- can-empowerhealth-it/d/d-id/1113758 3. Parker, C. D. (2014). Nursing informatics leadership: Helping craft the profession's future. Nursing 2014, 44(12), 23 24. ü How is information technology used within your practice setting for evidence based practice? How is it used for quality improvement? ü Post a flow chart depicting the evolution of healthcare informatics in your organization. Week 2: Information Systems in Healthcare Chapter 6: Electronic Health Records and Applications for Managing Patient Care Chapter 7: Administrative Application for Healthcare. 1. Doran, D., Haynes, B. R., Estabrooks, C., Kushniruk, A., Dubrowski, A., Bajnok, I., et al. (2012). The role of organizational context and individual nurse characteristics in explaining variation in use of information technologies in evidence based practice. Implementation Science, 7, 122. DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-122 2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT NURSING DECISION-MAKING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kldct3ml_oq 3. Examples of using the QSEN Informatics competency: http://qsen.org/tag/informatics/page/5/ Assignment: Identify a technology application used within your institution to facilitate decision making. Write a 5 page paper discussing the use of the application, the process of selecting the application, cost of implementation, nursing role in selecting the application and the impact on quality of decision making. Due Week 9. ü What role do nurses have in selecting and evaluating information systems within your work environment? ü What strategies facilitated implementation of the information system and/or what were the barriers to implementation? Week 3: Information Systems Beyond the Walls: Telehealth NUR 411/Instructor/Term Year 4
Chapter 8 Telehealth and Applications for Delivering Care at a Distance Chapter 9 Home Health and Related Community Based Systems. 1. What is telehealth? (click on links to various state models) http://www.hrsa.gov/healthit/toolbox/ruralhealthittoolbox/telehealth/whatistelehealth.html 2. Van Houwelign, C., Moerman, A., Ettema, R., Kort, H., ten Cate, O. (2016). Competencies required for nursing telehealth activities: A Delphi-study. Nursing Education Today, 39(4), 50-62. https://doi-org.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/10.1016/j.nedt.2015.12.025 3. Nagel, D. A., Pomerleau, S. G., & Penner, J. L., (2013). Knowing, caring, and Telehealth technology: Going the Distance in nursing practice. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 31(2), 104-112. 4. Kluge, E. H. (2011). Ethical and legal challenges for health telematics in a global world: Telehealth and the technological imperative. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 80(2), e1 - e5. ü Identify at least two potential ethical issues that could be of concern for nurses with telehealth delivered care. ü What recommendations do you have to help nurses deal with these potential ethical issues? Week 4: Information Systems Beyond the Walls: Social Media Chapter 13 Social Media Tools for Practice and Education 1. Henderson, M. & Dahnke, M. D. (2015). The ethical use of social media in nursing practice. Medsurg Nursing, 24(1), 62. 2. Milton, C. L. (2016). Power with social media: A nursing perspective. Nursing Science Quarterly, 29(2), 113-115. 3. Ferguson, C. (2013). It s time for the nursing profession to leverage social media. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(4), 745-747. Assignment: In groups of 2-3 students, create a 7-8 slide PowerPoint presentation discussing the benefits and risks of either social media in healthcare or online health information sites. Include speaker notes to clarify the slides. Due Week 7. Your team s PowerPoint presentation will be shared with your classmates in Week 9. ü Discuss at least two potential ethical issues that could be of concern with nursing use of social media. ü What recommendations do you have to help nurses deal with these potential ethical issues? Week 5: Selecting Information Systems Chapter 16 Strategic Planning and Selecting an Information System NUR 411/Instructor/Term Year 5
1. Carrington, J. M, & Tiase, V. L. (2013). Nursing informatics year in review. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 37(2), 136 143. 2. The Value of Health Information Technology: Filling the Knowledge Gap - See more at: http://www.ajmc.com/journals/issue/2014/2014-11-vol20-sp/the-value-of-health-informationtechnology-filling-the-knowledge-gap#sthash.dsbiv0xz.dpuf 3. Financing healthcare technology (click on the links to frequently asked questions for decision making) http://www.hrsa.gov/healthit/toolbox/hivaidscaretoolbox/financinghealthit/index.html ü What is and/or should be nursing s role in decision making regarding selecting information systems? Week 6: Implementing Information Systems Chapter 19 Implementing and Upgrading an Information System 1. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2016). Barriers to HIT implementation. Available https://healthit.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefitsdatabase/barriers-hit-implementation 2. McGonigle, D., Hunter, K., Sipes, C., Y Hebda, T. (2014). Why nurses need to understand nursing informatics: Everyday informatics. AORN Journal, 100(3), 324-327. ü What training is provided when a new information system is implemented in your organization? ü Are/should nurses involved in evaluating the health information systems? Week 7: Informatics for Patient Communication Chapter 12 The Engaged epatient; Chapter 14 Personal Health Records Chapter 15 mhealth The Intersection of Mobile Technology and Health 1. Impact of Healthcare Informatics on Quality of Patient Care and Health Services. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvkvqi1zuao 2. Evaluating Health Information https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/evaluating_health_information/ 3. Project Health Design. http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/programs-and-initiatives/p/projecthealthdesign--rethinking-the-power-and-potential-of-pers.html ü What electronic communication strategies are used at your organization to communicate with patients? ü Based on your organization s HIPAA policy, how is patient privacy and confidentiality protected? NUR 411/Instructor/Term Year 6
Week 8: Informatics for Education Chapter 32 Informatics Tools for Education of Health Professions Chapter 33 Simulation in Healthcare Education 1. Breen, H., & Jones, M. (2015). Experiential learning: Using virtual simulation in an online RN to BSN program. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 46(1), 27-33. 2. Davidson, S. C., Metzger, R., L., & Finley, S. (2014). Comparison of hybrid and completely online RN to BSN curricula: Aspects of program structure that lead to success. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 45(5), 219-224. ü How can simulation be used in the clinical setting to promote learning and/or debrief after a critical incident? ü What has been your experience with simulated learning and how would you assess its effectiveness? Week 9: Informatics for Evidence Based Practice Chapter 3: Use of Evidence Based Practice and Practice Based Evidence in Health Informatics Chapter 24 Patient Safety and Quality Initiatives in Health Informatics 1. Knight, E. & Shea, K. (2014). A patient-focused framework integrating self-management and informatics. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 46(2), 91-97. 2. Sherwood, G. & Zomorodi, M. (2014). A new mindset for quality and safety: The QSEN competencies redefine nurses roles in practice. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 41(1), 15-22. 3. Taylor, J. (2015). Examining the use of telehealth in community nursing: Identifying the factors affecting frontline staff acceptance and telehealth adoption. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(2), 326-337. Review classmates power point presentations regarding social media or online health websites. ü What was your greatest aha moment based on your classmates presentations regarding social media? How will this new insight impact your practice? ü What was your greatest aha moment based on your classmates presentations regarding health websites? How will this new insight impact your practice? Week 10: Future Directions for Informatics in Healthcare Chapter 36 Future Directions and Future Research in Health Informatics 1. Booth, R. G., (2016). Informatics and nursing in a post-nursing informatics world: Future directions for nurses in an automated, artificially intelligent, social-networked healthcare environment. Nursing Leadership, 28(4), 61-69. 2. Sensmeier, J. (2013). Technology s future now. Nursing Management, 441(12), 6. NUR 411/Instructor/Term Year 7
3. How has the field of nursing informatics changed? - with Ruth Slater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbtc9ycryx8 4. Simulation & Informatics: The Future of Nursing Education. http://www.wiser.pitt.edu/sites/wiser/ns08/day1_nw_issimulationthefuture.pdf 5. Haux, R. (2011). Medical informatics: Past, present, future. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 79(9), 599-610 ü What is your vision for the future of informatics in nursing practice? NUR 411/Instructor/Term Year 8