Directions

1. Download the required NR361 Interview Form (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., which will be used to complete this assignment.
2. You are required to complete the form using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx” format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Click on the envelope at the top of the page.
3. Select your interviewee and schedule an interview. This individual must be a Registered Nurse. Job titles of RNs who may be considered include, but are not limited to, nursing clinical information manager, super user, director/manager clinical education, chief information officer, quality assurance or performance improvement nurse, nurse informaticist, telenursing specialist, nurse abstractor, case manager, or compliance nurse. If you have any concerns about whether the RN is suitable for this assignment, contact your instructor before you schedule the interview.
4. Review all questions (areas of inquiry) on the Interview Form prior to conducting the interview. You may print the form and take it with you to the interview.
5. Note that there are five required questions to ask the RN.
6. Note that there are four optional questions. You need to select only one of these to ask the RN.
7. Note that there are two follow-up questions you must answer.
8. Prior to conducting your interview, review two scholarly resources. These resources should guide your understanding of the RN’s role and responsibilities or make you more knowledgeable about GIGO, interprofessional communication, or other key concepts in the questions that you may not fully understand. For example, if your interviewee is a telenurse, you would want to review information on this specialty. If you do not know what GIGO means, look it up.
9. Conduct your interview. The length of your interview will vary but should not exceed 1 hour.
10. Submit the completed interview form prior to the deadline outlined above.

Week 6: Reading

• Due Sunday by 11:59pm
• Points None

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 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.“>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 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.“>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). Computerised 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 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.“>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.“> (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 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.“>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.