Exploration of Regulations and Implications for Practice

Write a 6–8 page APA-formatted paper with 5–7 scholarly references in which you analyze an informatics project of your own choosing related to a safety initiative.

My Informatics Project – Automated Medication Reconciliation System: Develop an informatics system that automates the medication reconciliation process, ensuring accurate and up-to-date medication lists for patients. This system can integrate with electronic health records (EHRs) and alert healthcare providers to potential medication discrepancies, promoting patient safety.

Introduction

Informatics enable an organization to be dynamic rather than static. They provide a constant source of data for measuring outcomes and initiating and revising practices and policies to further improve those outcomes. Stepping back to comprehensively review initiatives and share the results provide the evidence-based practice examples that continue to drive positive outcomes.

Instructions

In this assessment, you will create an APA-formatted paper to examine the outcomes of an informatics project of your choosing from the overall perspective of a safety initiative. Also, include ethical and regulatory considerations as well as standards of practice.

· Provide a general overview of the informatics project. Identify:

· The safety issue involved.

· The stakeholders involved in this practice.

· The intended goals of the initiative.

· The actual outcomes of the initiative.

· Analyze the initiative using the following categories:

· Safe practice.

· Ethical considerations.

· Regulatory considerations.

· Standards of practice.

· Analyze this example of safe practice within the framework of an informatics model.

Additional Requirements

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Title page: Include your name, course, date, and faculty name.

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Reference: 5–7 scholarly sources (using parenthetical citations) that support the policy and guidelines. Additional references may be used.

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Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

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APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting. Use a running head, title on the first line of the first page of text, a brief introduction, a minimum of Level 1 headings used for each section of the paper, and conclusion.

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Length of paper: 6–8 typed, double-spaced pages not including title page or references.

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Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Submit your paper to the assignment area for grading.

Review Exploration of Regulations and Implications for Practice scoring guide prior to submission to ensure you address all required grading criteria.

RESOURCES

ANA Standards of Practice

· American Nurses Association. (2015). 


Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice

 (2nd ed.)
.

· “Standards of Nursing Informatics Practice,” pages 67–95.

MSN Program Library Research Guide

The resources provided for this assessment are suggested. You may use other resources of your choice to prepare for this assessment; however, you will need to ensure that they are appropriate, credible, and valid. The 

MSN Program Library Research Guide
 can help direct your research.

Informatics and Safe Practice

· McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (2022). 
Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (5th ed.). Jones & Bartlett. 

Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.

· Chapter 15, “Informatics Tools to Promote Patient Safety, Quality Outcomes, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration.”

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Strategies for Developing a Safety Culture.

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Informatics Technologies for Patient Safety.

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Role of the Nurse Informaticist.

· van Hoeven, L. R., de Bruijne, M. C., Kemper, P. F., Koopman, M. M. W., Rondeel, J. M. M., Leyte, A., Koffijberg, H., Janssen, M. P., & Roes, K. C. B. (2017). 

Validation of multisource electronic health record data: An application to blood transfusion data
. 
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 17, 1–10.

Ethical Practice in Achieving Quality Outcomes

· American Nurses Association. (2015). 


Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice

 (2nd ed.)
.

· “Ethics in Nursing Informatics,” pages 49–52.

· McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (2022). 
Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (5th ed.). Jones & Bartlett. 

Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.

· Chapter 5, “Ethical Applications of Informatics.”

Regulatory and Compliance Considerations

· American Nurses Association. (2015). 


Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice

 (2nd ed.)
.

· “Functional Areas of Nursing Informatics.”

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Compliance and Integrity Management, page 22.

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Quality and Performance Improvement, page 32.

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Safety, Security and Environmental Health, page 34.

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Trends in Regulatory Changes and Quality Standards, page 62.

· McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (2022). 
Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (5th ed.). Jones & Bartlett. 

Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.

· Chapter 8, “Legislative Aspects of Nursing Informatics: HIPAA, HITECH and Beyond.”

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

· Competency 1: Apply theoretical frameworks and models of nursing informatics to professional nursing practice.

· Analyze the practice example using an informatics model.

· Competency 2: Apply standards of practice in nursing informatics to address gaps in practice in a health care organization, practice setting, or community.

· Apply standards of practice to a specific example within the context of safe practice.

· Competency 3: Analyze how regulatory bodies, rules, regulations, and requirements impact the use of health information technology in nursing practice and organizational operations.

· Assess the impacts of regulatory constraints with a specific practice example within the context of applying safe practice.

· Competency 4: Integrate ethical and legal practices into delivering quality health care using technology in various environments.

· Critique the structure for ethical and legal practices when using the science of informatics.

· Competency 5: Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate and efficient transmission of data, information, and plans.

· Demonstrate accurate and efficient transmission of data, information, and plans to key stakeholders.

· Competency 6: Communicate as a practitioner-scholar, consistent with the expectations of a nursing professional.

· Communication is HIPAA compliant and professional, clearly stated, and free of grammar and spelling errors