Quality Improvement (QI) Task Force

Then choose and post a scholarly response to two peer postings. • Each response should be supported by two references. References should be peer-reviewed, scholarly and professional. References should not be older than 5 years. Responses in the Discussion Board should be in APA format. • Responses should be free from spelling, grammar, and sentence structure errors, and explanation of abbreviations provided. Question 1: 1. A staff nurse has been assigned to lead a Quality Improvement (QI) Task Force to develop a one-page fact sheet for patient education about the proper use of the Internet to obtain health information. Who should be a member of the QI Task Force? Identify five teaching points that should be included on the fact sheet. Question 2: 2. Describe healthcare information technology issues related to confidentiality, security and ethics. Include one example for each issue identified Question 3: 3. Research the topic of “Patient Portals” associated with Electronic Health Records (EHR). Perhaps the EHR at your facility has an attached or integrated Patient Portal where patients can communicate back and forth with their provider (physician or mid-level or physician’s office personnel). Discuss quality and safety advantages, disadvantages and potential problems which may be associated with Patient Portal use and what can be done proactively to avoid those problems. Question 4: 4. The director of a nursing program is asking the chief nursing officer (CNO) of a large hospital if students can bring their electronic devices to the hospital to do their nursing care plans. The CNO has requested that you attend the meeting with her/him to visit with the nursing program director. Identify five questions and/or concerns that you will bring to the meeting, and why? Question 5: 5. Healthcare information technology is identified as an essential tool for advancing improvement in patient outcomes. Nurses, physicians, inter professional teams, patients and families rely increasingly on HIT to communicate, manage information, mitigate error potential, and make informed decisions. Describe how HIT can be used to improve patient outcomes. (Do not choose as your topics the following: smart pumps, bar-coded medication administration or monitors interfaced to automatically document in the EHR. Be more creative in your topic choice.)