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Reflection Assignment 2: Meeting Essential VIII
This week, reflect on ethical principles and your understanding of ethical decision-making frameworks as they have evolved over the course of your RN-BSN program at WCU. Identify specific ethical standards and moral conduct codes. How does your academic work support evidence of meeting the following?
Essential VIII: Professionalism and Professional Values
Outcome #1: Demonstrate the professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct.Review your past academic work, evaluate your effectiveness at meeting this program essential, and ponder the impact that this proficiency will have on your future.
Identify how you met the essential by referring to the assignment(s) specifically in your response. Additionally, reflect on and make connections between your academic experience and real-world applications.
Showcase your academic work related to this essential and these outcomes in your ePortfolio and directly reference it in your reflection response.
Recommended: Refer to work you completed for NURS 521 Ethics in Heath Care and NURS 510 Policy, Organization, and Financing of Health Care, as well as other courses, to gather academic examples and evidence of having met this essential.
Your reflection should be 1-1/2 to 2 pages and APA formatted. Reference and cite any sources you use.
( Use Power point attached about:
Nursing Process, Ethical and Legal Principles, Management, and refer to a discussion in the calss for ethical dilemas in nursng)

 

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Hebda, T., Hunter, K., & Czar, P. (2019). Handbook of informatics for nurses & healthcare professionals (6st ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.
Chapter 1: An Overview of Informatics in Healthcare (pp. 6-16)
Chapter 6: Policy, Legislation, and Regulation Issues for Informatics Practice (pp. 103-109)Articles (required)
Kai, S., & Lipschultz, A. (2015). Patient safety and healthcare technology management. Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, 49(1), 60–65. doi:10.2345/0899-820549.1.60. Retrieved from https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mdc&AN=25621652&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
West, P., Abbott, P., & Probst, P. (2014). Alarm fatigue: A concept analysis. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 18(2), 1. Retrieved from https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=103925123&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Articles (suggested)
Cresswell, K., Majeed, A., Bates, D., & Sheikh, A. (2013). Computerized decision support systems for healthcare professionals: An interpretative review. Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 20(2), 115–128. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.14236/jhi.v20i2.32. Retrieved from https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=87099272&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Teen’s death, $6 million settlement put the spotlight on alarm fatigue. (2013, June 1). Same-Day Surgery, 37(6), 61–64. Retrieved from https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=87506227&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO). CO6
Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client’s right to privacy. (PO 6)
Distractions are everywhere. They may include cellphones, multiple alarms sounding, overhead paging, monitors beeping, and various interruptions that disrupt your train of thought.
Give an example of an ethical or legal issue that may arise if a patient has a poor outcome or sentinel event because of a distraction such as alarm fatigue. What does the evidence reveal about alarm fatigue and distractions in healthcare when it comes to patient safety?

 

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The difference between my result on the AACN Essentials Self-Assessment is only 5 points, from 37 to 42. The explanation is that I strongly believed in the importance of implementing technologies in the healthcare setting even before taking this course. One of the areas where I improved the most is applying safeguards that are part to guarantee a safe environment. I appreciate the risk of alarm fatigues and now I take less lightly when the issue.
During this class, I learned more about the future trends of electronics, the benefits and the pitfalls of using informatics in healthcare, the legal and ethical guidance on this topic. As Pope says, the goal of using technology in healthcare is to help providers give better care to the patient, this happens because with the introduction of electronic systems there are more checks for example right patient, right medication, it is easier to track interventions, reimbursements, and prevent frauds (Pope, K. R., 2013).
Some ways that I can use to further my knowledge in informatics is to get involved in the shared governance of my unit. I can offer myself to be the informatic champion, this will mean that I will participate in the monthly meetings of the informatics team of the hospital and report to the unit, I will have access to more e-learning classes for informatics in order to be up-to-date and to be a resource for the unit in case somebody has a question regarding the use of electronic system. According to Collins, S., Moss, J., & Alexander, D. (2012), the best way to support a nursing informatics culture is to “empower nurses across the enterprise to advocate for themselves”. They also give five suggestions: get involved, connect with other professionals on common goals, invest in your professional formation, outline your leadership way, keep a holistic point of view and advocate (Collins, Moss, & Alexander, 2012). I believe these are all great suggestions to promote the use of informatics in my unit and deepen my knowledge of technologies.
References
Collins, S., Moss, J., & Alexander, D. (2012). Develop an Engaged Nursing Informatics Culture. Retrieved June 26, 2019, from https://www.himss.org/valuesuite/develop-engaged-n…
Pope, K. R. (2013). Data czars: Meaningful use and the role of the nurse informaticist. ANIA-Caring Newsletter, 28(1), 11–13. Retrieved from https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?u…

 

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Please consider how you have developed the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that enable your achievement of the Course Goals listed in the syllabus, which are:
Understand knowledge and how it is acquired, processed, generated, and disseminatedImplement informatics applications from the perspective the current healthcare delivery system and specific individual organizational needs
Proactively anticipate and create future informatics applications in both health care systems and the nursing professionIdentify, develop, evaluate, modify, and enhance informatics applications to improve patient careDiscover opportunities to use informaticsParticipate in the design of informatics solutions within the health care settingWrite a reflective essay of minimum of 1000 words describing how this course has helped you achieve these goals.