NURS 8210 Week 10: Information Systems and Changing Organizational Culture

NURS 8210 Week 10 Discussion

Information Systems and Changing Organizational Culture

The Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine (2011) notes that “the nursing profession is the largest segment of the nation’s health care workforce.” Nursing’s three million–plus members are known for their ability to react quickly and efficiently on the front lines of patient care. This agility is lost, however, when the nursing profession fails to evolve with the field of information technology. Have you witnessed any unintentional barriers that have excluded nurses from quickly adopting and accepting informatics systems?

Those nurses who apply strategies developed by change management experts can help expedite the adoption process by positively addressing staff concerns and implementation challenges. In this Discussion, you explore change leadership strategies through a role playing activity.

Reference:
Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine. (2011). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health [Consensus report]. Retrieved from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies website:

To prepare:

• Review the Learning Resources, focusing on the findings of the TIGER Leadership Collaborative.
• Consider the TIGER Nursing Informatics Competencies model from a leadership standpoint.
• Engage in the following role play: Your practice setting has appointed you to lead the implementation of a new information technology initiative. As you plan for this undertaking, you consider the various challenges that this implementation may bring to your practice.
• • Select an information technology initiative that your practice could benefit from (i.e., a new information system, point-of-care service, robotics machinery, mobile devices, etc.).
  • What change management strategies might you utilize to facilitate a quick and successful implementation?
  • What potential barriers might the initiative bring to the practice? What leadership strategies could shift the culture toward a smooth transition?

By Day 3 post a cohesive response that addresses the following:

• Briefly identify your practice setting and the information technology initiative you selected. Provide a rationale for your selection.
• Evaluate the potential barriers to implementing your hypothetical initiative.
• Identify the change management strategies that you would use to facilitate a successful implementation. Identify key resources that you would need to promptly overcome potential barriers.
• Appraise the leadership strategies that you would employ to establish a culture that supports the new information technology initiative. Reference the TIGER Informatics Competencies where appropriate.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.

By Day 6 respond to at least two of your colleagues in one or more of the following ways:

• Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, evidence, or research.
• Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.
• Offer and support an alternative perspective using readings from the classroom or from your own research in the Walden Library.
• Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.
• Make a suggestion based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings.
• Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you learned and/or any insights you gained as a result of the comments made by your colleagues.

Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and any additional sources.

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Required Readings

Course Text: Ball, M. J., Douglas, J. V., Hinton Walker, P., DuLong, D., Gugerty, B., Hannah, K. J., . . . Troseth, M. R. (Eds.) (2011). Nursing informatics: Where technology and caring meet (4th ed.). London, England: Springer-Verlag.

• Chapter 2, “Strategies for Culture Change”
• Chapter 9, “Leadership Collaborative”
• Chapter 10, “Challenging Leadership Status Quo”
• Chapters 2 and 10 discuss the theories, models, and trends of technology. Chapter 9 details TIGER’s strides in the realms of education and basic competency requirements to better prepare nurses in informatics principles.

Caballero Muñoz, E., & Hullin Lucay Cossio, C. M. (2010). Engaging clinicians in health informatics projects. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 151,195-206.

• The authors of this article break down the implementation, planning, and design phases of informatics projects into specific management categories. Each category consists of factors that can help to integrate clinician’s work flow needs.

Liaw, S. T., & Gray, K. (2010). Clinical health informatics education for a 21st century world. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 151, 479-491.

• This article examines the educational and competency requirements put into place by the American Medical Informatics Association.

T.I.G.E.R. Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform. (2011). Informatics competencies collaborative team. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20150910131244/http://www.thetigerinitiative.org/docs/tigerreport_informaticscompetencies.pdf

• Use this website to acquire the informatics competencies as outlined by the TIGER collaborative. Useful links, resources, and learning objectives can be easily located, as they are categorized into the competencies of basic computer, information literacy, and information management.

Required Media

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Transforming nursing and healthcare through technology: Information systems and changing culture. Baltimore, MD: Author.

• Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 7 minutes.
• This week’s media presentation provides real-world examples of doctors, nurses, and general staff changing their standard methods and procedures to reap the benefits of new technology systems.

Optional Resources

Simpson, R. L. (2009). Innovations in transforming organizations. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 33(3), 268-272.

Stanton, M. P., & Barnett Lammon, C. A. (2008). The “wins” of change: Evaluating the impact of predicted changes on case management practice. Professional Case Management, 13(3), 161-168.

Szydlowski, S., & Smith, C. (2009). Perspectives from nurse leaders and chief information officers on health information technology implementation. Hospital Topics, 87(1), 3-9.Bottom of Form

NURS 8210 Week 10 Discussion: Information Systems and Changing Organizational Culture

Information Systems and Changing Organizational Culture

The nursing profession members are key actors in patient care by reacting quickly and efficiently. However, if the agility is lost, the nursing profession fails to change with the field of information technology. There are unintentional barriers that prevent nurses from quickly adopting and accepting informatics systems as expected. However, the nurses who apply the strategies developed by change management experts to expedite the adoption process can address staff concerns and implementation challenges effectively (Ball et al., 2011). This discussion is an exploration of change leadership strategies through a role-playing activity.

Practice Setting and the Information Technology Initiative Selected

As a leader of the implementation of a new information technology initiative, it is important to consider the challenges of implementing it in practice.  The choice of information technology initiative that my practice could benefit from is an integrated computerized patient records system. Since my practice is a family health practitioner, it is crucial to have a system that captures patient data electronically for enhanced disease management. The access to detailed patient data would have a positive impact on the health outcomes of the care delivery process. The choice of the IT system is due to increased cases of loss of patient data and complaints of data mix-up resulting in misdiagnosis and medication errors.

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Post your responses to the Discussion based on the course requirements.

Your Discussion postings should be written in standard edited English and follow APA guidelines as closely as possible given the constraints of the online platform. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct. Initial postings must be 250–350 words (not including references).

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