The American Nurses Credentialing Center Test Content
Outline includes four phases in the systems life cycle:
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Planning and analysis
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Designing and building
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Implementing and testing
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Monitoring, maintaining, supporting, and evaluating
How does an informatics nurse contribute to the success of
each phase of the systems life cycle? For each phase, breakdown the role and
responsibilities of the informatics nurse.
Under the planning and analysis phase section of your
paper, present what the informatics nurse needs to develop for a project plan
incorporating each phase of the systems life cycle. Remember to include a
timeline and resources.
Under the designing and building phase section of your
paper, construct examples of how an informatics nurse can utilize workflow
analysis in assessing the current and future state.
For the implementation and testing phase section of your
paper, defend the importance of each phase of testing (functional, integrated,
and usability/validation testing) for a system implementation and for upgrades
and enhancements. Include the role of the informatics nurse in developing
testing scripts, checklists, and evaluating outputs, such as reports and
dashboards.
Also included in the implementation and testing phase is
education.
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What is the importance of planning, scheduling, and
delivering education?
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Differentiate between the training for “super users” and
end users. What kinds of support do end users need during a system go-live?
In the monitoring, maintaining, supporting, and evaluating
phase section of your paper, end users will need to stay engaged to provide
input into system optimization; justify the importance of this continued
support. What kind of monitoring and evaluation can an informatics nurse plan
for? For example, how can an informatics nurse monitor and report on the
accuracy and completeness of charting?
Your paper should be 1000 to 1250 words, (6 to 7 pages),
not including the title page or references list. The paper should contain a
minimum of six scholarly references, with a minimum of three references from
scholarly sources that are outside of the required course readings. References
should have been published within the past five (5) years, unless the reference
is a seminal publication. The paper must be written following APA Style
guidelines.
Course Textbook:
Saba, V. K., & McCormick, K. A. (Eds.). (2021). Essentials of nursing informatics (7th ed.).
McGraw-Hill Education.
ISBN: 978-1260456783
