Clinical Care

Nurses are in a unique position to combine their knowledge of clinical care with healthcare technology in a way that can benefit healthcare as it continues to move forward. This course is meant to provide an overview of information and communication technology and its use in healthcare. Additionally, the content shows how healthcare informatics can be a specialty for nurses. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) created The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education to guide the education of nursing. We will be focusing on the most prominent competency aligned with this course: Domain 8. There are five entry-level Domain 8 competencies. This journal will allow you to review the information from the course and connect it to Domain 8 of the AACN Essentials. This will supply a foundation for reflecting on your newly developed knowledge. The Entry-Level competencies for the AACN Essentials Domain 8 include the following:

Entry-Level Domain 8 Competencies

8.1 Describe the various information and communication technology tools used in the care of patients, communities, and populations.
8.2 Use information and communication technology to gather data, create information, and generate knowledge.
8.3 Use information and communication technologies and informatics processes to deliver safe nursing care to diverse populations in a variety of settings.
8.4 Use information and communication technology to support documentation of care and communication among providers, patients, and all system levels.
8.5 Use information and communication technologies in accordance with ethical, legal, professional, and regulatory standards, and workplace policies in the delivery of care.
Directions
Write a reflection on the knowledge you have gained in this course. Refer to the Course Infographic, located in the Start Here section of this course, and the AACN Essentials Domain 8 Competencies as resources. An APA-style template can be found in the library guide linked in the Start Here section of the course. Use at least two scholarly resources (published within the last five years) to provide evidence-based support for your reflection.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Importance: Discuss the importance of information and communication technology in healthcare. Include the following in your response:
Impact on nurses
Impact on workflow
Impact on patient outcomes
Connection: Examine at least one of the five Entry-Level Domain 8 Competencies for its connection to healthcare technology.
Technology: Discuss the technology you found most intriguing.
Learning: Describe one knowledge element or skill from the course infographic that you learned that was unexpected.
Impact: Explain how the unexpected thing you learned can impact your nursing practice.
What to Submit
Submit your completed journal. Your submission should be a 3- to 4-page Word document with a separate reference page that is not part of the page count. Follow APA Style standards for formatting and citing your sources.

AI Usage
If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow these AI usage guidelines. You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in this Shapiro Library guide.

Module Eight Journal Rubric
Criteria Exceeds Expectations (100%) Meets Expectations (85%) Partially Meets Expectations (55%) Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) Value
Importance Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Discusses the importance of information and communication technology in healthcare Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 15
Connection Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Examines at least one of the five Entry-Level Domain 8 Competencies for its connection to healthcare technology Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 15
Technology Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Discusses the technology that was found most intriguing Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 15
Learning Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes one knowledge element or skill from the course infographic that was learned and was unexpected Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 15
Impact Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Explains how the unexpected thing that was learned can impact nursing practice Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 15
Clear Communication Exceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication 10
Scholarly Sources  Incorporates more than two scholarly, current (within the last five years) sources, or use of sources is exceptionally insightful  Incorporates two scholarly, current (within the last five years) sources that support claims  Incorporates fewer than two scholarly, current (within the last five years) sources, or not all sources support claims Does not incorporate sources  10
APA Style  Formats in-text citations and reference list according to APA style with no errors  Formats in-text citations and reference list according to APA style with fewer than five errors  Formats in-text citations and reference list according to APA style with five or more errors  Does not format in-text citations and reference list according to APA style  5
Total: 100%