Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.

This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

#1

You are explaining to new staff nurses how they will have to ensure patient privacy and confidentiality of the use of patient information
from the health care information system.

Describe a situation in which you have had to make an ethical decision or invoke a regulation when deciding how to ensure patient privacy and confidentiality in the use of information from an information system in a health care setting.

Describe the ethical dilemma.

Describe what you did and your rationale for your action(s).

Did the situation involve others from the heath care team (i.e., physician, aide, therapists, etc.), and how did your decision and action affect the others on the team?

#2

You, your nursing manager, and your peers are looking for reliable Web sites to help educate your patients and staff.

1. Decide if you want to research sites for patients or staff education.

2. Choose 1 topic about which you want to educate your patients or staff.

3. Identify and cite 3­4 Web sites that have relevant information for your patients or staff.

4. For each Web site you identified, provide a 2-3 sentence evaluation of each of the following:
Its main purpose
Its credibility (who created the site)
Reliability (peer­reviewed or contributed by experts)
Quality
Timeliness of information (its currency)

5. How would you suggest sharing the information with your selected group? Why?

#3

Develop an outline for a plan for implementing and evaluating a technological resource or health information system to improve patient care delivery or improve patient safety in a clinical setting. Explain the regulatory and ethical practices needed to ensure the integrity of the use of the planned information system in the health care setting.

#4

Review and reflect on the informatics knowledge you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, write at least
3 paragraphs on the following:

What were the most compelling topics related to informatics learned in this course?

How did participating in discussions help your understanding of the subject matter? Is anything still unclear that could be
clarified?

What approaches could have yielded additional valuable information?

Provide an example of how this course will change your future nursing practice as it relates to informatics or technology.

The main post should include at least 1 reference to research sources, and all sources should be cited using APA format.