NR599 Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice

NR599 Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice Week 1 and 2 Discussion

Question

NR599 Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice

Week 1 Discussion

Online courses can seem impersonal. One way to build community is to get to know one another. We are going to use an introduction discussion forum to start building our course community.

Course Outcomes

This assignment is guided by the following Course Outcome (CO):

CO4 Exemplify professional values and scholarship to support professional and personal development.

Purpose

Online courses can seem impersonal. One way to build community is to get to know one another. We are going to use an introduction forum to start building our course community.

Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this reflection, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

Introduce yourself to your peers and faculty (CO4)

Establish a personal baseline assessment of your informatics knowledge and goals (CO4)

Requirements:

Post a written response in the forum to EACH question. Each response should be substantive and provide enough detail to answer the question comprehensively. This assignment DOES NOT require citation or references.

During what month were you born?

What does informatics mean to you? Provide one detailed example.

What specifically about informatics do you want to learn in this course?

Select one personal photograph which has significant meaning to you. Attach the photograph in JPEG or PDF format to the discussion forum AND provide a caption. The following hyperlink includes instructions for uploading an image: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10700-4212190965 (Links to an external site.)

NOTE: Cross-posting to peers or faculty are not required for this discussion post.

NR599 Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice

Week 2 Discussion

Pre TANIC Self-Assessment and Reflection Post

Purpose

The self-assessment is completed using the TIGER-based Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies (TANIC) tool. TIGER refers to the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform Initiative which identified a list of the minimum informatics competencies for all nurses and students graduating from pre- and post-licensure programs. The graded self-evaluation of your informatics competencies is required in order to increase one’s own

understanding of competencies in nursing informatics which will enable the planning of strategies to enhance knowledge and skills.

Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

Apply knowledge of nursing informatics and non-nursing science (CO 1 and 2)

Assess nursing informatics competencies (CO2)

Evaluate progress in enhancing nursing informatics competencies (CO4)

Foster professional and personal development with planning strategies to enhance these competencies (CO4)

Examine ethical decision making in relation to these competencies (CO3)

Requirements:

In order to prepare for this assignment, read the lessons as well as the assigned readings BEFORE attempting the self-assessment.

Please use the following hyperlink to access and complete the survey: Week 2 Pre-TANIC Self-Assessment Survey (Links to an external site.)

FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY WILL RESULT IN A GRADE OF ZERO (0) FOR THE ASSIGNMENT.

After completing the survey, navigate to the Week 2 Module in Canvas and respond to EACH of the q uestion s for your Reflection Post.

The Reflection Posts DOES NOT require cross-posting to a peer or faculty .

ATTENTION: Students will not receive results following completion of this survey. For the reflection questions, please recall how you rated your proficiency/competency with the skills on the survey.

*IMPORTANT* Upon completing the TANIC self-assessment survey, please TAKE A SCREENSHOT of the last page of the survey using a program such as Snipping Tool and save as a PDF or JPG and for your records. If you are unable to take a screenshot, please inform your faculty.

Reflection Questions:

Reflect upon your current or most recent clinical practice and answer the following:

How is informatics used?

Regarding the Pre-TANIC Self-Assessment for this week, how did your perceived competency level prior to the self-assessment compared to after the self-assessment? Explain in detail.

What TWO competencies do you use in your current clinical role? Provide examples.

Identify TWO resources to develop a strategic plan to enhance your competency skills.

Which resources are suited to your needs and why?

How do you intend to enact this improvement plan?