Assessment 3 Instructions: Annotated Bibliography on Technology in Nursing

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• Write a 4-6 page annotated bibliography where you identify
  peer-reviewed publications that promote the use of a selected technology
  to enhance quality and safety standards in nursing.
  Before you begin to develop the assessment you are encouraged to
  complete the Annotated Bibliography Formative Assessment. Completing
  this activity will help you succeed with the assessment and counts
  towards course engagement.
  Rapid changes in information technology go hand-in-hand with
  progress in quality health care delivery, nursing practice, and
  interdisciplinary team collaboration. The following are only a few
  examples of how the health care field uses technology to provide care to
  patients across multiple settings:
  • Patient monitoring devices.
  • Robotics.
  • Electronic medical records.
  • Data management resources.
  • Ready access to current science.

  Technology is essential to the advancement of the nursing
  profession, maintaining quality care outcomes, patient safety, and
  research.
  This assessment will give you the opportunity to deepen your
  knowledge of how technology can enhance quality and safety standards in
  nursing. You will prepare an annotated bibliography on technology in
  nursing. A well-prepared annotated bibliography is a comprehensive
  commentary on the content of scholarly publications and other sources of
  evidence about a selected nursing-related technology. A bibliography of
  this type provides a vehicle for workplace discussion to address gaps
  in nursing practice and to improve patient care outcomes. As nurses
  become more accountable in their practice, they are being called upon to
  expand their role of caregiver and advocate to include fostering
  research and scholarship to advance nursing practice. An annotated
  bibliography stimulates innovative thinking to find solutions and
  approaches to effectively and efficiently address these issues.

  Demonstration of Proficiency

  By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate
  your proficiency in the course competencies through the following
  assessment scoring guide criteria:

  • Competency 3: Evaluate the impact of patient care technologies on desired outcomes.
    • Analyze current evidence on the impact of a selected patient
      care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the
      interdisciplinary team.
    • Integrate current evidence about the impact of a selected
      patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the
      interdisciplinary team into a recommendation.
  • Competency 4: Recommend the use of a technology to enhance quality and safety standards for patients.
    • Describe organizational factors influencing the selection of a technology in the health care setting.
    • Justify the implementation and use of a selected technology in a health care setting.
  • Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication to
    facilitate use of health information and patient care technologies.
    • Create a clear, well-organized, and professional annotated
      bibliography that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation,
      and spelling.
    • Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for all bibliographic entries.

  Preparation

  To successfully complete this assessment, perform the following preparatory activities:

  • Select a single direct or indirect patient care technology that is relevant to your current practice or of interest to you. Direct patient
    care technologies require an interaction, or direct contact, between
    the nurse and patient. Nurses use direct patient care technologies every
    day when delivering care to patients. Electronic thermometers or pulse
    oximeters are examples of direct patient care technologies. Indirect
    patient care technologies, on the other hand, are those employed on
    behalf of the patient. They do not require interaction, or direct
    contact, between the nurse and patient. A handheld device for patient
    documentation is an example of an indirect patient care technology.
    Examples of topics to consider for your annotated bibliography include:
    • Delivery robots.
    • Electronic medication administration with barcoding.
    • Electronic clinical documentation with clinical decision support.
    • Patient sensor devices/wireless communication solutions.
    • Real-time location systems.
    • Telehealth.
    • Workflow management systems.
  • Conduct a library search using the various electronic databases available through the Capella University Library.
    • Consult the BSN Program Library Research Guide for help in identifying scholarly and/or authoritative sources.
    • Access the NHS Learner Success Lab, linked in the courseroom navigation menu, for additional resources.
  • Scan the search results related to your chosen technology.
  • Select four peer-reviewed publications focused on your selected topic that are the most interesting to you.
  • Evaluate the impact of patient care technologies on desired outcomes.
    • Analyze current evidence on the impact of a selected patient
      care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the
      interdisciplinary team.
    • Integrate current evidence about the impact of a selected
      patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the
      interdisciplinary team into a recommendation.

  Notes

  • Publications may be research studies or review articles from a
    professional source. Newspapers, magazines, and blogs are not considered
    professional sources.
  • Your selections need to be current—within the last five years.

  Annotated Bibliography

  Prepare a 4–6 page annotated bibliography in which you identify and
  describe peer-reviewed publications that promote the use of your
  selected technology to enhance quality and safety standards in nursing.
  Be sure that your annotated bibliography includes all of the following
  elements:

  • Introduction to the Selected Technology Topic
    • What is your rationale for selecting this particular technology topic? Why are you interested in this?
    • What research process did you employ?
      • Which databases did you use?
      • Which search terms did you use?
      • Note: In this section of your bibliography,
        you may use first person since you are asked to describe your rationale
        for selecting the topic and the research strategies you employed. Use
        third person in the rest of the bibliography, however.
  • Annotation Elements
    • For each resource, include the full reference followed by the annotation.
    • Explain the focus of the research or review article you chose.
    • Provide a summary overview of the publication.
      • According to this source, what is the impact of this technology on patient safety and quality of care?
      • According to this source, what is the relevance of this
        technology to nursing practice and the work of the interdisciplinary
        health care team?
      • Why did you select this publication to write about out of the
        many possible options? In other words, make the case as to why this
        resource is important for health care practitioners to read.
  • Conclusion/Recommendation
    • How would you tie together the key learnings from each of the four publications you examined?
    • What organizational factors influence the selection of a
      technology in a health care setting? Consider such factors as
      organizational policies, resources, culture/social norms, commitment,
      training programs, and/or employee empowerment.
    • How would you justify the implementation and use of the
      technology in a health care setting? Consider the impact of the
      technology on the health care organization, patient care/satisfaction,
      and interdisciplinary team productivity, satisfaction, and retention.