After reviewing the Functional Areas of Nursing Informatics in the Resources this week, you may have a clearer concept of how you, as a professional, might envision yourself in a nurse informaticist role. In this Discussion, you identify a functional area that appeals to you and then research to learn more about that role in practice.
Research in the Walden Library to find one peer-reviewed article related to an ANA functional area that you would like to further develop as a nurse informaticist.
Use the Annotated Biobibliography template in the Resources to write an annotated bibliography entry, focusing on how the chosen article applies to developing your functional area as a nurse informaticist.
Your article analysis should focus on how the chosen article applies to further developing your functional area as a nurse informaticist. Then, explain how learning from the article might influence your questions for your Module Assignment interview. Be specific.
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Nurse informaticists usually have an adequate understanding of computer knowledge and the workflow in various clinical settings. Among other roles, one of the key functional areas for nurse informaticists listed by the American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Practice is Development. ANA recognizes the nurse informaticist’s role in translating user requirements into solutions (American Nurses Association, n.d.). However, little is known regarding the contribution of informatics nurses in development.
Risling, T. L., & Risling, D. E. (2020). Advancing nursing participation in user-centred design. Journal of Research in Nursing: JRN, 25(3), 226–238. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987120913590.
The purpose of this article is to explore the foundational tools that the nurse informaticist requires to effectively participate in a user-centered design of digital health transformations that are taking place in the 21st century. The researchers used a mixed methods design in two different projects to collect the data. Findings from the study indicate that software development skills enable nurses to develop user-centered digital designs. Using an analytical framework, nurses can integrate a set of functional and non-functional requirements while at the same time engaging in interpretive analysis to enhance technology innovation in health care.
This article specifically addressed the developmental function of a nurse informaticist. Precisely, the nurse informaticist plays a role in designing a technological platform that properly translates patient and clinician requirements into solutions (Risling & Risling, 2020). Learning from the article will positively influence my questions for the Module Assignment interview. Based on the knowledge gained from the article, the interview questions will be designed in a manner that facilitates the evaluation of the interviewee’s level of understanding of digital technology design.
References
American Nurses Association. (n.d.). Scope of practice. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/scope-of-practice/
Risling, T. L., & Risling, D. E. (2020). Advancing nursing participation in user-centred design. Journal of Research in Nursing: JRN, 25(3), 226–238. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987120913590.