Interview with a Nursing Information Expert: Guidelines

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to:

• communicate your understanding of the importance of quality information in everyday nursing practice;
• discuss the roles and responsibilities of a Nursing Information Expert; and
• articulate how the professional nurse uses information/data in every day practice to improve outcomes.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.

CO#1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO#1)

CO#4: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers.

CO#8: Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO#8)

Directions

1. See the attached interview form, which will be used to complete this assignment.
2. Select your interviewee. This individual must be a Registered Nurse. Job titles of RNs who may be considered include, but are not limited to, Nursing Clinical Information Manager; Super User, Director/Manger Clinical Education; Chief Information Officer; Quality Assurance or Performance Improvement Nurse; Nurse Informaticist; Telenursing Specialist; Nurse Abstractor; Case Manager; Compliance Nurse.
3. Review all questions (areas of inquiry) on the Interview Form PRIOR to conducting the interview. Note there are five required questions to ask the RN.
4. Note there are four optional questions. You need to select only one of these to ask the RN.
5. Note there are two follow-up questions that must be answered by you.

Prior to conducting your interview, review two scholarly resources. These resources should guide your understanding of the RN’s role and responsibilities or make you more knowledgeable about GIGO, Interprofessional Communication, or other key concepts in the questions that you may not fully understand. For example, if your interviewee is a telenurse, you would want to review information on this specialty. If you do not know what GIGO means, look it up.

1. Conduct your interview. The length of your interview will vary but should not exceed one hour.
2. Submit the completed interview form prior to the deadline outlined above.