Introduction
This assessment will give you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of how technology can enhance quality and safety standards in nursing. You will prepare an annotated bibliography on technology in nursing. A well-prepared annotated bibliography is a comprehensive commentary on the content of scholarly publications and other sources of evidence about a selected nursing-related technology. A bibliography of this type provides a vehicle for workplace discussion to address gaps in nursing practice and to improve patient care outcomes. As nurses become more accountable in their practice, they are being called upon to expand their role of caregiver and advocate to include fostering research and scholarship to advance nursing practice. An annotated bibliography stimulates innovative thinking to find solutions and approaches to effectively and efficiently address these issues.
Professional Context
Rapid changes in information technology go hand-in-hand with progress in quality health care delivery, nursing practice, and interdisciplinary team collaboration. Technology is essential to the advancement of the nursing profession, maintaining quality care outcomes, patient safety, and research.
Preparation
Before you begin to develop the assessment, you are encouraged to complete the Annotated Bibliography Formative Assessment. Completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment and counts towards course engagement.
To successfully complete this assessment, perform the following preparatory activities:
- Review the technologies presented in the Assessment 03 Supplement: Evidence-Based Proposal and Annotated Bib on Tech in Nursing [PDF] Download Assessment 03 Supplement: Evidence-Based Proposal and Annotated Bib on Tech in Nursing [PDF]resource and select one of the options to use as the focus for this assessment.
- Direct patient care technologies require an interaction, or direct contact, between the nurse and patient. Nurses use direct patient care technologies every day when delivering care to patients. Electronic thermometers or pulse oximeters are examples of direct patient care technologies.
- Indirect patient care technologies, on the other hand, are those employed on behalf of the patient. They do not require interaction, or direct contact, between the nurse and patient. A handheld device for patient documentation is an example of an indirect patient care technology
- Select four peer-reviewed publications focused on your selected topic that are the most interesting to you.
- Evaluate the impact of patient care technologies on desired outcomes.
- Analyze current evidence on the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team.
- Integrate current evidence about the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team into a recommendation.
Notes
- Publications may be research studies or review articles from a professional source. Newspapers, magazines, and blogs are not considered professional sources.
- Your selections need to be current—within the last five years.
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Instructions
First, review the technologies presented in the Assessment 03 Supplement: Evidence-Based Proposal and Annotated Bib on Tech in Nursing [PDF] Download Assessment 03 Supplement: Evidence-Based Proposal and Annotated Bib on Tech in Nursing [PDF]resource and select one of the options to use as the focus for this assessment.
Next prepare a 4–6 page paper in which you introduce your selected technology and describe at least four peer-reviewed publications that promote the use of your selected technology to enhance quality and safety standards in nursing. You will conclude your paper by summarizing why you recommend a particular technology by underscoring the evidence-based resources you presented. Be sure that your paper includes all of the following elements:
- Introduction to the Selected Technology Topic
- What is your rationale for selecting this particular technology topic? What is interesting about it?
- What research process did you employ?
- Which databases did you use?
- Which search terms did you use?
- Note: In this section of your bibliography, you may use first-person since you are asked to describe your rationale for selecting the topic and the research strategies you employed. Use third person in the rest of the bibliography, however.
- Annotation Elements
- For each resource, include the full reference followed by the annotation.
- Explain the focus of the research or review article you chose.
- Provide a summary overview of the publication.
- According to this source, what is the impact of this technology on patient safety and quality of care?
- According to this source, what is the relevance of this technology to nursing practice and the work of the interdisciplinary health care team?
- Why did you select this publication to write about out of the many possible options? In other words, make the case as to why this resource is important for health care practitioners to read.
- Summary of Recommendation
- How would you tie together the key learnings from each of the four publications you examined?
- What organizational factors influence the selection of a technology in a health care setting? Consider such factors as organizational policies, resources, culture/social norms, commitment, training programs, and/or employee empowerment.
- How would you justify the implementation and use of the technology in a health care setting? This is the section where you will justify (prove) that the implementation of the
patient care technology is appropriate or not. The evidence should be cited from the literature that was noted in the annotated bibliography.- Consider the impact of the technology on the health care organization, patientcare/satisfaction, and interdisciplinary team productivity, satisfaction, and retention.
Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like:
Additional Requirements
- Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- Length: 4–6-typed, double-spaced pages.
- Number of resources: Cite a minimum of four peer-reviewed publications, not websites.
- Font and font size: Use Times New Roman, 12 point.
- APA: Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for all bibliographic entries. Refer to Evidence and APA as needed.
- Introduction to the Selected Technology Topic
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 3: Evaluate the impact of patient care technologies on desired outcomes.
- Analyze current evidence on the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team.
- Integrate current evidence about the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team into a recommendation.
- Competency 4: Recommend the use of a technology to enhance quality and safety standards for patients.
- Describe organizational factors influencing the selection of a technology in the health care setting.
- Justify the implementation and use of a selected technology in a health care setting.
- Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication to facilitate use of health information and patient care technologies.
- Create a clear, well-organized, and professional annotated bibliography that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
- Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for all bibliographic entries.
Note that your annotated bibliography requires all of your references to be “peer-reviewed,” so focus on articles from professional journals—not blogs or websites. Note that this is not a simple “book report,” it is an “annotated bibliography” and must include elements over and above a summary of the article contents.
Criterion #1/Criterion #2 – When the Scoring Guide Rubric refers to “current evidence,” this would indicate any specific data/results from studies showing the impact of the technology on patient safety and quality of care, not just a summary of the contents of the articles.
Criterion #3 – This criterion requires you “Describe organizational factors” that influence the selection of a technology in the healthcare setting. Let this guide your selection of which technology to address. If you focus on a technology used in the patient’s home setting, that will not fully address this requirement. For example, patient use of glucose meters in their home setting does not really meet the requirement. Organizational factors might involve factors such as infrastructure and equipment needed for implementation—will it require new/additional/different computer systems, monitors and/or software packages? Does the organization have the support in place for this from an implementation, educational and troubleshooting standpoint? What about the staff who will actually use/apply the technology? Will new or additional staff be required? What about any space requirements? And, of course, a BIG consideration is always the financial investment. Beyond these factors, you can consider organizational performance and outcomes, such as data related to performance indicators.
Criterion #4 – To JUSTIFY the implementation of a particular technology, address how it will ADD VALUE to the organization. How will it improve patient safety, patient outcomes, workflow and efficiency or compliance with rules and regulations. Consider the financial cost and how it can be recovered or offset. Citing specific research or data to support your justification is always appropriate.
Evidence-Based Proposal and Annotated Bibliography on Technology in Nursing Scoring Guide
| CRITERIA | NON-PERFORMANCE | BASIC | PROFICIENT | DISTINGUISHED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analyze current evidence on the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team. | Does not analyze current evidence on the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team. | Identifies but does not analyze current evidence on the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team. | Analyzes current evidence on the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team. | Provides a rigorous, scholarly, and perceptive analysis of current evidence on the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team. |
| Integrate current evidence about the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team into a recommendation. | Does not integrate current evidence about the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team into a recommendation. | Integrates some evidence about the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team into a recommendation, but the work lacks detail or is missing critical information. | Integrates current evidence about the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team into a recommendation. | Integrates well-researched and current evidence about the impact of a selected innovative patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team into a recommendation. Provides clear insight into the potential implications of the technology on patient safety and quality of care. |
| Describe organizational factors influencing the selection of a technology in the health care setting. | Does not describe organizational factors influencing the selection of a technology in the health care setting. | Identifies but does not fully describe organizational factors influencing the selection of a technology in the health care setting. | Describes organizational factors influencing the selection of a technology in the health care setting. | Provides a scholarly, comprehensive, and well-researched description of organizational factors influencing the selection of a technology in the health care setting. |
| Justify the implementation and use of a selected technology in a health care setting. | Does not justify the implementation and use of a selected technology in a health care setting. | Explains but does not justify the implementation and use of a selected technology in a health care setting. | Justifies the implementation and use of a selected technology in a health care setting. | Justifies the implementation and use of a selected technology in a health care setting. Provides an in-depth and well-researched analysis of the impact of the technology on quality care and patient safety. |
| Create a clear, well-organized, and professional annotated bibliography that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. | Does not create a clear, well-organized, and professional annotated bibliography that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. | Provides an annotated bibliography that has errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling and exhibits a lack of preparation. | Creates a clear, well-organized, and professional annotated bibliography that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. | Creates a clear, well-organized, and professional annotated bibliography that is free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. |
| Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for all bibliographic entries. | Does not follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references. | Partially follows APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references. | Follows APA style and formatting guidelines for all bibliographic entries. | Follows APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references with flawless precision and accuracy. |