Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Purpose
The purpose of the graded collaboration café is to engage students with their peers in an interactive dialogue to organize, integrate, apply, and critically appraise knowledge for nurse practitioner (NP) practice. Meaningful dialogue fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This collaboration café supports the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Examine the role of information and communication technologies in promoting information literacy and healthcare outcomes across diverse healthcare settings. (POs 1, 5)
CO 2: Evaluate evidence-based practices related to information use and management, technology selection, communication, and resource allocation. (POs 1, 5)
CO 5: Develop professional competencies in information and communication technologies to advance healthcare outcomes and equity. (PO 5)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by Wednesday at 0600p.m. EST. Peer responses are due by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. EST. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 0600 p.m. EST, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Preparing the Collaboration Café
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the Collaboration Café. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
Electronic health records (EHRs) provide a database for an individual’s healthcare data during healthcare encounters and the ability to exchange health information electronically. Consider an EHR with which you have had experience.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Identify one EHR with which you have experience. Provide the name of the system and the practice environment in which it was used.
Describe three key features of the system that supported positive client or organizational outcomes.
Describe one concern with the system specific to the organization. Discuss the impact of the concern and how it can be addressed.
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the collaboration café topic (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 0600 p.m. EST of each week.
Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic and two to student peers) on two different days during the week.
**To see view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric.
