Assignment: Literature Review: The Use of Clinical System to Improve Outcomes and Efficiencies
Assignment: Literature Review: The Use of Clinical System to Improve Outcomes and Efficiencies
Assignment: Literature Review: The Use of Clinical Systems to Improve
Outcomes and Efficiencies
New technology—and the application of existing technology—only appears in healthcare settings after
careful and significant research. The stakes are high, and new clinical systems need to offer evidence of
positive impact on outcomes or efficiencies.
Nurse informaticists and healthcare leaders formulate clinical system strategies. As these strategies are
often based on technology trends, informaticists and others have then benefited from consulting existing
research to inform their thinking.
In this Assignment, you will review existing research focused on the application of clinical systems. After
reviewing, you will summarize your findings.
To Prepare:
Review the Resources and reflect on the impact of clinical systems on outcomes and efficiencies
within the context of nursing practice and healthcare delivery.
Conduct a search for recent (within the last 5 years) research focused on the application of
clinical systems. The research should provide evidence to support the use of one type of clinical
system to improve outcomes and/or efficiencies, such as “the use of personal health records or
portals to support patients newly diagnosed with diabetes.”
Identify and select 4 peer-reviewed research articles from your research.
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The Assignment: (4-5 pages not including the title and reference page)
In a 4- to 5-page paper, synthesize the peer-reviewed research you reviewed. Format your Assignment as
an Annotated Bibliography. Be sure to address the following:
Identify the 4 peer-reviewed research articles you reviewed, citing each in APA format.
Include an introduction explaining the purpose of the paper.
Summarize each study, explaining the improvement to outcomes, efficiencies, and lessons
learned from the application of the clinical system each peer-reviewed article described. Be
specific and provide examples.
In your conclusion, synthesize the findings from the 4 peer-reviewed research articles.
Use APA format and include a title page.
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Learning Resources
Required Readings
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.).
Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 14, “The Electronic Health Record and Clinical Informatics” (pp. 267–287)
Chapter 15, “Informatics Tools to Promote Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes” (pp. 293–317)
Chapter 16, “Patient Engagement and Connected Health” (pp. 323–338)
Chapter 17, “Using Informatics to Promote Community/Population Health” (pp. 341–355)
Chapter 18, “Telenursing and Remote Access Telehealth” (pp. 359–388)
Dykes, P. C., Rozenblum, R., Dalal, A., Massaro, A., Chang, F., Clements, M., Collins, S. …Bates, D.
W. (2017). Prospective evaluation of a multifaceted intervention to improve outcomes in intensive care:
The Promoting Respect and Ongoing Safety Through Patient Engagement Communication and
Technology Study. Critical Care Medicine, 45(8), e806–e813. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000002449
HealthIT.gov. (2018c). What is an electronic health record (EHR)? Retrieved from
https://www.healthit.gov/faq/what-electronic-health-record-ehr
Rao-Gupta, S., Kruger, D. Leak, L. D., Tieman, L. A., & Manworren, R. C. B. (2018). Leveraging
interactive patient care technology to Improve pain management engagement. Pain Management Nursing,
19(3), 212–221.
Skiba, D. (2017). Evaluation tools to appraise social media and mobile applications. Informatics, 4(3),
32–40.
Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Public Health Informatics [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Accessible player
Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Electronic Records and Managing IT Change [Video file].
Baltimore, MD: Author.
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