Healthcare Industry
Below you will find prompts and instructions for submitting your first assignment.
About this Assignment
In this course, you learned that rapidly-evolving technology has had and will continue to have a drastic impact on nursing and healthcare. For this assignment, you will be writing a
1,500-2000 word paper that analyzes and evaluates the importance of nursing informatics and its future in healthcare. Be sure address the following questions in your paper:
What is informatics in nursing? What is the significance of informatics in healthcare? How has it changed the healthcare industry?
How has information technology improved or hindered patient care?
How is informatics creating new roles for nurses within the healthcare field? What changes will we see in the role that informatics nurses play?
You may refer to the course material for supporting evidence, but you must also use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed research articles and cite them using APA format. If you use any Study.com lessons as sources, please also cite them in APA (including the lesson title and instructor’s name).
Research Requirement
Please write your paper in the APA format. As part of your research, you must use at least four credible sources from scholarly journals. You may also refer to the course material for supporting evidence, but if you use any Study.com lessons as sources, please also cite them in APA (including the lesson title and instructor’s name).
Please make use of the following resources to conduct your research:
JSTOR – A digital library containing thousands of primary sources and journals for research purposes. You can sign up for a free account that you can use to access up to 6 articles per month.
Google Scholar – A free resource you can use to access peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly resources.
CINAHL Complete – A popular research tool for finding nursing and health articles and information. EBSCOhost offers a free trial account, but this method may require payment to access articles.
MEDLINE Complete – Another popular research tool in the medical and health fields. EBSCOhost offers a free trial account, but this method may require payment to access articles.
Grading Rubric:
Your assignment will be graded based on the following rubric.
Category
Unacceptable (0-1)
Needs Improvement (2-3)
Good (4)
Excellent (5)
Total Possible Points
Introduction (x1)
Does not state the topic of purpose of the paper
Difficult to identify the purpose or topic of the paper
The purpose of the paper is clear and appropriate
Clearly and effectively states the purpose of the paper
5
Significance of Informatics (x2)
No discussion was provided regarding the significance of informatics
A minimal discussion regarding the significance of informatics without support is provided
Examples are given to discuss the significance of informatics, with evidence to support it
A good and original discussion of the significance informatics was provided with evidence
10
Impact on Patient Care (x3)
No discussion was provided on the impact of informatics on patient care
A minimal discussion regarding the impact of informatics on patient care without support is provided
A discussion of the impact of informatics on patient care is provided with sufficient evidence to support it
A thoughtful discussion regarding the impact of informatics on patient care is provided with robust and compelling support
15
Future Roles for Nurses (x2)
No discussion was provided regarding the future roles for nurses in the field of informatics
A minimal discussion regarding future roles for nurses was provided, or simply stated, with no or few supporting details provided
A discussion regarding the future roles for nurses was provided with sufficient evidence to support it
A thoughtful discussion regarding future roles for nurses in informatics was provided with robust and compelling support
10
Research (x2)
No or inappropriate external references are cited
Analysis provides only one scholarly reference, or references are only somewhat relevant to the topic
Analysis is supported by at least two relevant and appropriate scholarly articles
Analysis is supported by at least four relevant and appropriate scholarly articles that clearly support the provided analysis
10
For more information on Healthcare Industry read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_industry
