Nursing informaticist’s provide input and participate as key team members in the process of vendor selection and implementation for various types of regulatory compliant and user-friendly clinical systems and applications. They are a part of all stages in the System Life Cycle (SLC)/System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
The NITP will be the collaborative creation addressing an identified problem in your clinical setting which may be solved with the implementation of a new software system design. This assignment will aid in meeting Course Objective #2: Examine current and future technologies as they relate to the support of patient care, such as electronic health and medical records (EHR/EMR), patient monitoring systems, and medication administration systems.
Ask your facilities nursing informaticist questions; and the internet for reliable peer-reviewed, researched information on nursing informatics IT sources. Using these resources can help you find an already existing resolve to your identified problem which you can build on.
The following topics should be addressed in your NITP:
Background information related to the problem: How did you determine an existing/assumed problem could be addressed or a requirement solved with the development or implementation of an EHR or other system application? What are the benefits of addressing the existing/assumed problem the requirement? Provide scholarly support.
Planning Phase/Project Scope:
The Planning Phase defines the
Problem is stated in a concise statement of 1 real or assumed problem.
Customers or stakeholders
Team members, executive sponsors
Scope of project should state the project purpose and goal(s), should identify the software system design to be reviewed, and should include a timeline graph/table for the project. Through literature research or your work site, provide answers to the Feasibility Study questions
What is the real problem to be solved and/or stated goal to be met?
Where does the project fit into the overall strategic plan of the organization?
What specific outcomes are expected from the project?
What are the measurable criteria for determining project success from the above outcomes?
What research and assumptions support the implementation project?
What are the known limitations and risks to the project?
What is the timing and remaining phase of the project?
Who will be committed to implementing the project?
What are the estimated costs in both dollars and personnel time?
What is the justification for the project, including the relationship between costs and benefits?
