Nursing informatics

Draw on your own career to identify a current information technology problem or improvement opportunity, build the case with anecdotal and evidentiary information, propose a solution, and explain how the change benefits nursing and patient outcomes, written as the advanced-practice informatics nurse leading the project.

One scenario has to carry all four DIKW levels, which is harder than defining them. The third question is a business case: justify a post that never touches a patient.

It is a request for permission, not a proposal — so the persuasion is that the problem is real, and the solution stays out of the letter.

A four to five page literature review synthesising five peer-reviewed articles published within the last five years on one type of clinical system, citing each in APA format and summarising the improvement to outcomes, efficiencies and lessons learned from each application.

Interview a registered nurse who works as an information expert using the NR361 Interview Form, covering the importance of quality information in nursing practice, the roles and responsibilities of a nursing information expert, and how nurses use data to improve outcomes.

Discuss one way your organisation is integrating smart technology and medical devices, describe how smart technology enhances quality of patient care and safety there, and analyse the nurse manager's role in supporting that integration.

Two prompts are hiding in one discussion: a claim about awareness you are expected to argue with, and a Simple Rule you have to find still running in a real organisation — and the second one needs a workplace example before you can write a word.

A two-part discussion question for advanced practice nurses: identify the quality standards or performance measures that govern your own role or specialty, then use those specific standards to discuss how informatics can be used to improve quality of care.

A discussion post comparing the concept of wisdom in nursing informatics with the concept of professional nursing judgment, explaining what DIKW is and how it is used in your own practice.

It is a role description, not an essay — five SDLC phases, each needing a different verb, and the challenges belong inside the document.