NURSING INFORMATICS

Reflection Questions:

Reflect and respond to EACH of the following questions.

Regarding the Post-TANIC Self-Assessment for this week, how does your competency level compare to the Week 2 PRE- TANIC Self-Assessment?
Which two competencies do you think may benefit you in your future role as an APN and why?
As discussed in the lesson this week, healthcare providers must be competent in informatics in order to make ethical decisions about informatics technologies and patients’ intimate healthcare data and information. To the extent that information technology is reshaping healthcare practices or promises to improve patient care, healthcare professionals must possess certain competencies which will assist with consistency and quality. Which two competencies did you achieve in this course? Explain.

ASSIGNMENT CONTENT

Category

Points

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Description

Application of Course Knowledge

40

53

This category is evaluated on the quality of the student’s ability to: Compare their competency results to that of the ir Week 2 assessment; identify competencies that may be useful as an APN and why ; discuss how information technology is reshaping healthcare ; and explain which competencies were achieved in this course.

Scholarliness and Scholarly Resources

20

27

This category is evaluated on the quality of the student’s ability to: Support writing with appropriate, scholarly sources ; p rovide relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating how the evidence informed or changed professional or academic decisions; evaluate literature resources to develop a comprehensive analysis or synthesis ; use s ources published within the last 5 years; match reference list and in-text citations match , and minimize or appropriately format direct quotations.

60

Total CONTENT Points=60 pts

ASSIGNMENT FORMAT

Category

Points

%

Description

Grammar, Spelling, Syntax, Mechanics and APA Format

15

20

Reflection post has minimal grammar, spelling, syntax, punctuation and APA* errors. Direct quotes (if used) is limited to 1 short statement** which adds substantively to the post.

* APA style references and in text citations are required; however, there are no deductions for errors in indentation or spacing of references. All elements of the reference otherwise must be included.

**Direct quote should not to exceed 15 words & must add substantively to the discussion

Total FORMAT Points= 15pts

75

100%

ASSIGNMENT TOTAL= 75pts