Deliverable 1 – The Influences of Technology on Our Decisions

Competency

Explain technologies that lead to enhanced decision-making strategies utilizing the technology life cycle.

Scenario

As a BSN student you are shadowing a Nurse Informaticist to better understand their role and impact in making healthcare decisions. You have one day in this immersion and will be exposed to several Health Information Technologies and their impact on healthcare decision making. As part of the preclinical paperwork, you have been asked to write a professional reflection in preparation for the next day’s shadowing experience.

Instructions

Provide detailed responses to each question on a Word document including:

• Explain one technology you have used in healthcare
  • Explain the impact of the technology using referenced support with in text citation
• Describe how you used this type of technology to support a healthcare decision
  • Describe an example illustrating how use of the technology effected your decision making
• Research the evolution of your identified technology using the technology life cycle
  • How has the technology evolved: past, present, future
  • How has this evolution improved healthcare decision making
  • Grading Rubric
    

    F	F	C	B	A
    0	1	2	3	4
    Did not Submit	No Pass	Competence	Proficiency	Mastery
    Not Submitted	No clear explanation of a type of technology used in a healthcare setting, including the impact of the technology using referenced support with in text citation.	Basic explanation of a type of technology used in a healthcare setting, including the impact of the technology using referenced support with in text citation.	Thorough explanation of a type of technology used in a healthcare setting, including the impact of the technology using referenced support with in text citation.	Clearly stated, detailed explanation of a type of technology used in healthcare, including the impact of the technology using referenced support with in text citation.
    Not Submitted	No clear description of how this type of technology could support a healthcare decision, including an example illustrating how use of the technology effected decision making and described how the building blocks of Nursing Informatics supported their decision making.	Basic description of how this type of technology could support a healthcare decision, including an example illustrating how use of the technology effected decision making and described how the building blocks of Nursing Informatics supported their decision making.	Thorough description of how this type of technology could support a healthcare decision, including an example illustrating how use of the technology effected decision making and described how the building blocks of Nursing Informatics supported their decision making.	Clearly stated, detailed description of how this type of technology could support a healthcare decision, including an example illustrating how use of the technology effected decision making.
    Not Submitted	No clear explanation on the evolution of the selected technology using the technology life cycle including: How the technology evolved regarding the past, present, future; and how this evolution has improved healthcare decision making.	Basic explanation on the evolution of the selected technology using the technology life cycle including: How the technology evolved regarding the past, present, future; and how this evolution has improved healthcare decision making.	Thorough explanation on the evolution of the selected technology using the technology life cycle including: How the technology evolved regarding the past, present, future; and how this evolution has improved healthcare decision making.	Clearly stated, detailed explanation on the evolution of the selected technology using the technology life cycle including: How the technology evolved regarding the past, present, future; and how this evolution has improved healthcare decision making.
    Not Submitted	Lack of formal style in document, numerous spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present.	Formal style reflected in some parts of the document, but not maintained throughout. Some spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present.	Formal style reflected throughout majority of the document, with minor spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present.	Formal style reflected throughout the document, including no spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present.