Paper Criteria

Write a 4-page Proposal based off of the below scenario.

You are a nurse attending a meeting of your state’s Board of Nursing.  During the meeting, A presentation is given by a nurse informaticist. In her presentation she details her role and its impact on positive patient and organizational outcomes in her workplace. You recognize that a nurse Informaticist would be beneficial to your organization because of the many undergoing technological changes.

You bring this information forward during a town hall meeting with the CNO chief nursing officer and human resources (HR) manager. These individuals ask you to prepare a evidence-based proposal to support the new role. They need your proposal before an upcoming fiscal meeting.

 Paper format and outline

Title I: Nursing Informatics and the Nurse Informaticist

  • What is nursing informatics?
  • What is the role of the nurse informaticist?

Title II: Nurse Informaticists and Other Health Care Organizations

  • What is the experience of other health care organizations with nurse informaticists?
  • How do these nurse informaticists interact with the rest of the nursing staff and the interdisciplinary team?

Title III: Impact of Full Nurse Engagement in Health Care Technology

  • How does fully engaging nurses in health care technology impact:
    • Patient care?
    • Protected health information (security, privacy, and confidentiality)?
    • Workflow?
    • Costs and return on investment?

Title IV: Opportunities and Challenges

  • What are the opportunities and challenges for nurses and the interdisciplinary team with the addition of a nurse informaticist role?
  • How can the interdisciplinary team collaborate to improve quality care outcomes through technology?

Conclusion

  • What are 3–4 key takeaways from your proposal about the recommended nurse informaticist role that you want the CNO and the HR manager to remember?