Week 2 discussion

DQ1 Review the “General Appraisal Overview for All Studies,” available in Appendix B in the textbook. You should save this tool and use it throughout the development of the PICOT question, problem description, and literature review

Begin the development of your PICOT question, using the following resources:

“Appendix A: Template for Asking Clinical Questions,” available in the textbook appendix

Text readings

Formulate your PICOT question and post it to the main forum. Respond to at least four other statements, providing feedback. Review the statements to see if the clinical issue is clearly defined and that all aspects are identified. Also refer to the “PICOT: Components of an Answerable, Searchable Question” table, located in chapter 2 of the text. If one PICOT statement has at least three feedback posts, move to another statement.

You will be using the feedback to make revisions to your PICOT question before using it in your “Section B: Problem Description” assignment.

DQ2 What strategies will you use in your new practice as an advance practice nurse to review and critique literature pertinent to your practice?

Week 4 discussion

DQ1 Discuss the need for imaging standards in healthcare informatics. Utilize assigned reading and resources from this week to support your post.

DQ2 COLLAPSE

Visit the following website and review the PowerPoint presentation. Then, discuss one of the sections of the CCR presented. Incorporate course resources to enhance your discussion on the topic.

https://www.hl7.org/documentcenter/public_temp_DC462D64-1C23-BA17-0C80B6292410A5DF/calendarofevents/himss/2004/presentations/ContinuityofCareRecord.pdf

Week 5 discussion

DQ1 Visit the following website http://www.nuemd.com/icd-10/codes and search for “diseases” (for example, infection). Discuss what word you searched for and what was returned. Were there challenges you noticed with the specificity of your search keyword? What did you learn and how would you approach a different search or guide a colleague in future searches?

DQ2 Examine the need to switch to ICD-10; explore challenges that healthcare organizations are facing in doing so. What have they done to overcome those challenges? Provide suggestions for future institutions that desire to switch to ICD-10.