To My Future Nursing Students

To my future nursing students,

            Originally, I came from an age that had typewriters. It didn’t take typing class because I was going to become a nurse and we didn’t need typing class to be a nurse. There were a few computers that were old bulky very heavy and not understood or used very much. I took my Bachelors of Science in Nursing Nursing at Roberts Wesleyan College in 2001. I learned how to research databases and research in general and got more familiar with computers. Computers started to be used at work and I learned how to use it without difficulty, but at college, it still was trial and error. I entered my Masters of Nursing Education in 2014 and thankfully my husband picked me out a computer that was easy for me to use and have a lot of space. Which to this day I really don’t know how much space I have. Throughout this past year and this year, I have learned about innovative technology which I find inquisitive and I have found that I am amongst the “gaining more computer literacy “bunch. I have always admitted to being computer illiterate and now I am teaching someone at work (who is more computer illiterate than me), how to use the computer, the easy way. So I guess that means that I’ve become more computer literate than what I previously was, and I would have to thank my instructors at Roberts Wesleyan College especially Dr. Judith T., who pushed us to use the computer and learn how to use new technology that is out there that we never knew about! I actually found some stuff that she didn’t use yet so it’s kind of cool. So in the future, I plan on teaching the way that you want to be taught and holding your attention with innovative technology and a little surprise every now and then. I plan on not being a boring instructor but one that you learn from! My soul desire has always been that you weren’t for me and critically think and that is what I plan to do!

I hope if you’re reading this, you are is computer illiterate as I am and will learn from technology how to be more computer literate like I have! Good luck and I will see you in the future!

         



       This module has provided me with the opportunity to explore the world of health care informatics and to appreciate the need for ensuring that I am getting more prepared to enter the world of technology in health care.
        My obligation as a nurse educator is to develop your own knowledge, skills, and attitudes concerning health care informatics and its’ relation to patient safety and quality of care. My reflection of

my own health care informatics knowledge and competencies was that of pure terror. I always admitted

to being not computer literate. I was always willing to admit that I was not computer literate. This class

is made me more computer literate and actually showing some other students how to use the computer

a little more efficiently. I was a mentor for the Roberts BSN module and one of the first things I told the

students was to get the Dragon for the computer because if you don’t know how to type it makes it

much easier for you and decreases stress. That has done that but just learning how to use the computer

has made it much easier for me to use it. Am very happy to learn new technologies on how to do things

differently to hold people’s interest. Some of the things I found were more difficult and creative and

some I found to be much more user-friendly and creative. I didn’t find anything that didn’t hold my

attention or that I didn’t want to do. I do feel I will always need to advance my knowledge of computer

learning and how to educate the students. I know if someone is standing in front of me and lecturing I

cannot tolerate it less I find it interesting for some reason and that is usually on the job with the

professor to take that under. Some people don’t care to hold students attention but it absolutely shows

and how they teach. I don’t plan on being that type of educator. I don’t believe I am that type of

educator now and I never will be.

"It is important then, for nurses to become critically aware of how and why they are using computers in

nursing care, and that they become knowledgeable and skilled enough to influence the way nursing care

becomes digitized." - June Kaminski, 2007

 

Look at this new way!!!!

           Authentic assessments is a performance-based assessment and basically includes everything we have done in this course of informatics up until now which includes  Jing, Wiki ,Globster, and blogs , this assessment allows students to demonstrate what they are familiar with. Students are asked to complete real world tasks that determine essential knowledge and skills. So far all of our authentic assessments have been on our own in this class except for our final project which is a group project. It is useful for students, and it helps to progress and shape their critical thinking skills which is not an easy task within itself. These assignments allow us to use critical thinking skills and reflection to show what we know. When working in groups we work in partnership with our peers which includes a clever collaboration agreement that we all put into and we will discover this and have discovered this in our real world of nursing. Authentic assessment objective are to assess students' skills in 'real-world' situations.  Students may learn how to relate their skills to reliable tasks and assignments. Authentic assessment does not encourage learning through repetition and passive test-taking.  It focuses on students’ talents; capacity to participate in what they learn; resourcefulness; ability to work as a team; and oral and written expression skills. It ideals the learning development as much as the complete product

         Feed forward refers to: where my going, how am I going, and where to next and how to get there? Feedback is sought out about a particular assignment or received based on criteria for an assignment. Feedback is loaded back into the grade center and this allows for structure. Anything can go in the feedback which is all information discussed and placed on wiki. I would call our feed forward would be our collaborative agreement and everything that we’ve worked on an informatics. I really enjoyed using Jing and after I got used to using move notes I actually enjoyed using not believe it or not but I think the person who is giving the instruction on how to use it is key to making you feel comfortable or not. If it is explained correctly there is less stress involved and less having to do over and over. When we use gene it is reinforcements but it is pretty much positive reinforcement to show the student where grammatical errors or sentence errors were made and it also can be used for projects which I plan to use in the future.

Interdisciplinary education

The AACN position statement on interdisciplinary education is an essential element of a strong work setting. All health care disciplines share a common and main commitment to serving the patient and working toward the ideal health. While each discipline has its own focus, the choice of health care mandates that health professionals work with other related disciplines. Teamwork originates from appreciation and understanding of the roles and contributions that each discipline provide. Such specialized socialization and capability to work together is the result of shared educational and practice experiences.

 Nursing students should be educated in an environment that provides such interdisciplinary educational experiences based on mutual understanding and respect and designed to enhance the practice of each discipline. One vital component of any educational endeavor is evaluation of its success. Thus, educators are responsible for assessing the results of an interdisciplinary approach to assure that collaboration is enhanced, the delivery of care is facilitated, and patient outcomes are improved. EMR Technology can enhance and enrich clinical teaching and learning. Electronic Health Records (EMR) has allowed doctors/providers to have access to medical records and to immunizations records while in one central location. Past records can be viewed by providers were given permission to do so by the patient. This also has decreased paper use, where as in a physician’s office a chart used to be made out of paper and that is no longer the case. This has allowed for safety by providers because medications can be reviewed and checked for any interaction and also past immunizations records can be checked on to see if the patient needs a new immunization. It also allows the patient’s medical history to be written and researched in front of the patient so the provider so can verify it with them. The patient also have total access to their charts through My Chart which they may view all of their records. They also can look back at past lab work and other reports. All lab work and emergency rooms visits go right to the provider via fax and sometimes can go directly into the chart. X-rays can now be reviewed by computer without having to have the patient bring the x-rays to the office or to access the x-rays themselves. This is also decreased use of space by many radiology files and paper charts. Most records are now scanned into a computer or go right into a computer and this saves space, time and it is safer for the patients because access is immediate. Pictures are being taken of patients upon arrival to outpatient clinics and emergency rooms to verify identity with each visit due to the large amount of fraud with ID’s and insurances.Technology can enhance and enrich clinical teaching and learning. Electronic Health Records (EMR) has allowed doctors/providers to have access to medical records and to immunizations records while in one central location. Past records can be viewed by providers were given permission to do so by the patient. This also has decreased paper use, where as in a physician’s office a chart used to be made out of paper and that is no longer the case. This has allowed for safety by providers because medications can be reviewed and checked for any interaction and also past immunizations records can be checked on to see if the patient needs a new immunization. It also allows the patient’s medical history to be written and researched in front of the patient so the provider so can verify it with them. Patients also have total access to their charts through My Chart in which they may view all of their records. They also can look back at past lab work and other reports. All lab work and emergency rooms visits go right to the provider via fax and sometimes can go directly into the chart. X-rays can now be reviewed by computer without having to have the patient bring the x-rays to the office or to access the x-rays themselves. This is also decreased use of space by many radiology files and paper charts. Most records are now scanned into a computer or go right into a computer and this saves space, time and it is safer for the patients because access is immediate. Pictures are being taken of patients upon arrival to outpatient clinics and emergency rooms to verify identity with each visit due to the large amount of fraud with ID’s and insurances.

Technology Enhancements in Nursing

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Technology Enhancements in Nursing

        In the 21^st technology age, the nurse educator has access to a multitude of technological enhancements and strategies to both deliver content and develop creative learning strategies for his or her students. I have found several very interesting ways to grab a student’s attention and get a point across to them while keeping their interest sparked. I find Voki very inquisitive, a way to lighten spirits and keep attention of students, similar to an ice breaker. I have used it several times so far and the only thing I am unable to make it do is speak using my microphone.  I have learned how to text a message to it and it speaks what I have texted just not in my voice, so I find it uniquely useful. Obviously, I find simulation always exciting and unique. However I have usually found simulation on a computer to be challenging for me because I haven’t used computers very well in the past and they found them frightening. So far I have learned many new things since I started the bachelors program at Roberts Wesleyan College and I find this course to be very informative and intriguing. I now know how to download a YouTube video or embed I should say. Even though the whole course is a challenge to me, I look forward to being slightly more technologically advanced. I find Weebly not so much a chore anymore but fun! The other night I had to do a lecture to a radiology group where I spoke in front of 100 people and I made a PowerPoint which is so unlike me! PowerPoint is so much easier for me now than what it used to be. I find it actually fun to make a PowerPoint and look at what I have created. I know by the end of this course I will feel the same way and hopefully not be as stressed.

                I do believe that covers active and authentic learning as well as applied and experiential learning. I have applied the technology to my present learning and have also used it with my experiential learning. I do have to say I am shocked that I have gotten to like technology a little bit more!

Emerging Educator in the 21st Century Age of Technology

 

 

My role as an emerging educator in the 21^st century age of technology will be to act as a facilitator and guide to my students. There are many emerging technologies that will change practice of nursing in the coming decade. Technology is changing our world and this no more evident than in the healthcare setting. I envision many more emerging technologies that will change the practice of nursing. Some that have changed the practice of nursing presently are computerized physician/provider orders; entry (CPOE) and clinical decisions support. These have profoundly changed the ordering process resulting in a reduction of medical errors, lower healthcare costs, and more interventions based on evidence and best practice. Not too long ago, physicians provided hand written orders to nurses on triplicate paper. Nurses and nursing staff tried to interpret the handwriting of the physicians. CPOE has changed the nursing world forever in that respect.

Electronic health care records (EHR) allow healthcare providers access to patient information from multiple providers, allowing for better coordinated care. This process permits for non-duplication of medication and interactions between medications. It also allows the provider to see any upcoming appointments the patient may have with their own personal physician.

Nurse educators are being encouraged to embrace new ideas that have a stronger focus on student-centered learning and rethink traditional teacher-centered curriculum designs. The paradigm change is derived in the request for nursing education to respond to the fluctuating needs of students by providing an educational learning environment that has been presented as evidence for curriculum and educational practice. Education should provide active learning that encourages analysis, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. I believe classrooms will be reshaped to provide a learning environment where students and educators can be seated face-to-face to allow interaction. Presently lecture halls do not allow for that practice. Smart boards are in almost every college and utilized daily.