Scenario: A healthcare provider ordered an increase in a patients IV insulin drip. You use a new app on your phone to help you calculate the pump setting. Even though you entered everything correctly, the calculation was wrong, and the patient got too much insulin. While the patient survived, they required three additional days in the hospital. A medication error has harmed a client.
Instructions: Include the following sections:
a. Introduction – 40 points/17%
Catches attention of the reader
States purpose of the paper
Provides a narrative outline of the paper (i.e., the assignment criteria)
b. HIPAA, Legal, and Regulatory Discussion – 40 points/17%
Presents evidence from recent scholarly publications to address the impact of technology on nursing care related to:
Patient privacy and HIPAA standards
Healthcare regulations
Legal guidelines on appropriate use of technology
c. Scenario Ending and Recommendations – 50 points/21%
Selects and presents one scenario ending as the focus of the assignment.
Evaluates the actions taken by healthcare providers as the situation evolved.
Recommends actions that could have been taken to mitigate the circumstances presented in the selected scenario ending.
Supports recommendations with evidence from recent scholarly publications.
d. Advantages and Disadvantages – 50 points/21%
Presents evidence from recent scholarly publications to address the impact of technology on nursing care related to:
The advantages of appropriately using technology in healthcare
Risks of technology use in healthcare
Describe professional and ethical principles guiding the appropriate use of technology in healthcare.
