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Project Two Guidelines and Rubric Competencies In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies: Analyze the ethical, legal, and regulatory standards related to informatic technologies within healthcare Analyze information and communication technologies in healthcare Overview Technology has made an incredible impact on healthcare. It has provided repositories for patient information, has allowed providers to reach patients in rural areas, and has given consumers the ability to make informed decisions about their healthcare. It is important for nurses to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of information and communication technologies. There are many factors that need to be considered when reviewing the applicability of technology in healthcare, such as the information that the technology collects; the regulations that impact its use; the interoperability, privacy, and confidentiality concerns; and potential security problems. In this project, you will get to choose a type of technology that is used in healthcare and analyze the multiple components that determine its usability. It is an expectation that nurses embrace lifelong learning and continue to expand their knowledge. One of the best ways to grow as a nurse is to attend nursing conferences. Most conferences provide an opportunity for nurses to share their skills, programs, and research through presentations. This is an excellent way to combine knowledge and presentation skills. You will get to practice some of those skills in this project, which you will be able to carry with you into your nursing practice. Scenario Your local nursing association is preparing for its annual conference. The association sent out a call for nurses to submit abstracts for presentations. One of the specialty topics for the conference is Information and Communication Technologies in Healthcare. You have been involved in the process of evaluating various healthcare information and communication technologies for your organization. As part of your work, you have been able to analyze the many aspects of the respective technologies. You submitted an abstract to present one of the technologies and were selected to present at the conference. Before presenting at the conference, you are required to submit your presentation for review by the conference organizers. They have requested that your presentation is formatted using PowerPoint, following APA guidelines, and that detailed speaker notes are included with your presentation. Directions Using the Project Two Template found in the What to Submit section, create a presentation of your analysis. You may customize the template. It may be helpful to review the PowerPoint Speaker Notes Tutorial linked in the Supporting Materials section. Use at least five scholarly, current (published within the last five years) resources to provide evidence-based support for your work. The technology chosen cannot be electronic health records (EHRs). You will need to address all of the topics associated with the technology that you choose to review in your presentation: Technology Use: Describe the use of an information and communication technology in healthcare.Consider the following guiding questions: What is a type or piece of technology used in healthcare that interests you? How does the chosen technology work? What are the special features of the technology? How is the technology used in healthcare? Advantages and Disadvantages: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the chosen information and communication technology. Consider the following guiding questions: Is there sufficient evidence and research available to support the use of the chosen technology? What are the evidence-based advantages and benefits of using the chosen technology in healthcare? What are the evidence-based disadvantages and limitations of using the chosen technology in healthcare? Impact of Technology: Explain the impact of the chosen information and communication technology on professional collaboration. Consider the following guiding questions: How does the chosen technology impact interprofessional collaboration? Are there concerns that integrating the chosen technology will prevent healthcare providers from sharing information among themselves? How does the chosen technology help with care coordination among providers? How does the chosen technology help with communication between patient and provider? Safe Use: Describe the safe use of the technology within a healthcare setting. Consider the following guiding questions: Are there security concerns with the use of the chosen technology? What are the safety precautions that need to be implemented when using the chosen technology in healthcare? Will cybersecurity personnel need to be involved in the implementation of the chosen technology? Ethical Standards: Evaluate ethical standards related to the chosen healthcare technology. Consider the following guiding questions: Which ethical principles are affected by the chosen information and communication technology? Which provisions from the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements are impacted by the chosen technology? Privacy and Confidentiality: Analyze methods of maintaining privacy and confidentiality while using the chosen healthcare technology. Consider the following guiding questions: How is privacy and confidentiality secured with the chosen technology? Does the technology store data that is considered protected health information? Do specific privacy and confidentiality policies that pertain to the chosen technology need to be created for the organization? Legal and Regulatory Standards: Discuss the legal and regulatory standards concerning the chosen healthcare technology. Consider the following guiding questions: Are there organizations that must be considered when using the chosen technology in healthcare? What regulations and laws govern the use of the chosen technology in healthcare? Are there special permissions that are needed to use the chosen healthcare technology?Are there reporting standards that must be considered as part of the chosen healthcare technology? What to Submit To complete this project, you must submit the following: Submit your completed Project Two Template with speaker notes submitted as an additional Word document. Submission should include 7 slides that follow APA Style standards. The title and reference pages are not included in the slide count. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Use the PowerPoint Speaker Notes Template in Supporting Materials to submit your speaker notes. Supporting Materials The following resource supports your work on the project: Template: PowerPoint Speaker Notes Template Use this template for your PowerPoint Speaker Notes and submit the completed template with your PowerPoint presentation. Project Two Rubric Criteria Exceeds Expectations (100%) Meets Expectations (85%) Partially Meets Expectations (55%) Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) Value Technology Use Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes the use of an information and communication technology in healthcare Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 10 Advantages and Disadvantages Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the chosen information and communication technology Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 13 Impact of Technology Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Explains the impact of the chosen information and communication technology on professional collaboration Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 12 Safe Use Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes the safe use of the technology within a healthcare setting Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 12 Ethical Standards Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Evaluates ethical standards related to the chosen healthcare technology Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 10 Privacy and Confidentiality Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Analyzes methods of maintaining privacy and confidentiality while using the chosen healthcare technology Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 9 Legal and Regulatory Standards Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Discusses the legal and regulatory standards concerning the chosen healthcare technology Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 9 Clear Communication Exceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication 10 Scholarly Sources Incorporates more than five scholarly, current (within the last five years) sources, or use of sources is exceptionally insightful Incorporates five scholarly, current (within the last five years) sources that support claims Incorporates fewer than five scholarly, current (within the last five years) sources, or not all sources support claims Does not incorporate sources 10 APA Style Formats in-text citations and reference list according to APA style with no errors Formats in-text citations and reference list according to APA style with fewer than five errors Formats in-text citations and reference list according to APA style with five or more errors Does not format in-text citations and reference list according to APA style 5 Total: 100%

Develop a 45 page patient-centered needs assessment to demonstrate how to leverage health care technology to improve patient engagement and outcomes for a specific patient population. This could focus on a disease or a disorder based on the best available evidence that has been individualized to treat your patient’s health, economic, and cultural needs. The bullet points below correspond to the grading criteria in the rubric. Be sure that your paper addresses all of the bullets below, at minimum. If you are having a difficult time choosing a topic, review the Healthy People 2030 topics and try to find a topic that is interesting and relevant to you. Identify the importance of addressing patient engagement in the management of a patient’s specific health, economic, and cultural needs based on the best available evidence. Why is patient engagement necessary to ensure that patients are better able to manage their specific health conditions? What evidence in the current literature (published within the last fiveyears) supports the benefit of patient engagement? Explain the potential use and impact of information and communication technology tools needed to improve consumer health literacy for a specific patient population. Consider what type of health care technology modalities are useful to improve consumer health literacy Are there mobile applications, telehealth features, or other technology that can facilitate improving patient care? Evaluate the value and relevance of the technology modalities that may be used to address the needs identified in the patient population assessment. How does each proposed technology modality encourage patient engagement in an ethical, culturally sensitive, and inclusive way? Ensure that your strategies: Promote honest communications. Facilitate sharing only the information you are required and permitted to share. Enable you to make complex medical terms and concepts understandable to your patient and their family regardless of language, abilities, or educational level. Consider how health information exchange and interoperability of technology modalities contribute to their value. Identify innovative strategies for leveraging technology to support quality, ethical, and efficient patient care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate for the identified patient population. Consider how the selected technology impacts the patient in the most efficient way. Is the selected technology culturally and linguistically appropriate? Explain how the proposed strategies will mitigate the risk of adverse outcomes due to inequity in access to patient personal health data and technology modalities. What are potential risks that could lead to adverse outcomes for certain members of the population? How will those risks be mitigated? How have your proposed strategies been used previously to address inequities and risks? Convey purpose of the assessment narrative in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly communication standards. Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.

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Cultural Article Review Questions and Possible Points:

1. How does cultural knowledge impact patient assessment? (5 points)
2. Define transcultural nursing (5 points)
3. What is the main objective of transcultural nursing? (5 points)
4. Define the culture-related concepts relevant to healthcare and nursing (5 points)
5. Contrast cultural awareness and acculturation (5 points)
6. How does Leininger Sunrise Model help to avoid nurses stereotyping patients? (5 points)
7. Describe the six dimensions of the Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model (10 points)
8. What are the 12 dimensions of the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence (10 points)
9. Describe Purnells third dimension of the model (5 points)
10. Compare health as perceived by cultural groups in the Giger Davidhizar and Purnell models (10 points)
11. How does Campinha-Bacote define cultural competence? (5 points)
12. What are Campinha-Bacotes five components of the Model of Cultural Competence? (5 points)
13. What are some criticisms of Leiningers Sunrise Model? (5 points)
14. How is the individual assessed in the Giger and Davidhizar and Purnell Cultural models? (10 points)
15. What are some recommendations for establishing best practices standards in culturally competent nursing education? (10 points)

Purpose of the Assignment

This assignment helps you build a strong foundation for your theory paper by organizing and formatting your sources correctly using APA Style. Youll practice creating a reference list, learn how to cite scholarly work, and ensure that your sources are ready to support your writing. This is a crucial step in academic research, as it helps you avoid plagiarism, establish credibility, and convey your ideas effectively.

Instructions

You will submit a four-part assignment that includes:

1. One more article or scholarly source related to your nursing theory- Barkers Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery

Locate one final article or scholarly source (such as a book or book chapter) that relates to your chosen nursing theory (Barkers Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery)

For articles, they must have been published in the last 5 years, while books or book chapters may be up to 10 years old.

2. APA-Formatted Cover Page

Create a cover page that follows APA guidelines. It should include:

• Title of your assignment (e.g., Reference List for Theory Paper)
• Your full name
• Course name and number
• Instructors name
• Date of submission

Make sure the title is bolded and centered, and everything is double-spaced.

3. APA Reference List

This is the main part of the assignment. Youll draft a reference list that includes all five sources you have located.

Your reference list should:

• Be titled References (bold, centered, no quotation marks)
• Include at least three scholarly sources (journal articles, books, or reports)
• Be double-spaced throughout
• Use a hanging indent for each entry
• Be in alphabetical order by the first authors last name
• Follow APA formatting rules for each part of the citation:
• Author: Last name, initials (e.g., Smith, J. A.)
• Date: Year only, unless the source requires month/day
• Title: Italicize if its a stand-alone work; use sentence case
• Source: Include journal name, volume, issue, and DOI or URL if available

4. PDFs or Screenshots of Your Sources

Attach a PDF or screenshots of each article or source you included in your reference list. These should be:

• Full-text versions (not just abstracts)
• Clearly labeled with the article title or author name
• If the source cannot be downloaded as a PDF (which is sometimes the case for some ebooks, you MAY still use them. In place of a PDF, please attach a single document containing a screen cap of the title page of the book, the first page of the chapter you want to use, and a permalink to the ebook.
• Name each PDF or Screenshot document with Author Name Year.

This helps your instructor verify the sources you use. And it saves them some time.

Checklist Before You Submit

[ ] Cover page is formatted in APA Style

[ ] Reference list includes all five sources you have located.

[ ] All entries follow APA formatting rules

[ ] Hanging indent and double-spacing are used

[ ] PDFs or screenshots of all sources are attached and readable. Each one is labeled with Author Name Year.

PLEASE ATTACH PDF UTILIZED AS SUBMISSION INCLUDES THIS AS PART OF THE GRADE.

I need 75-100(word) replies to each student discussion response & Professor response ,I’ve attached the initial discussion post for reference also.

Topic: Facilitating a Culture of Change

Healthcare organizations are constantly evolving to improve patient outcomes, enhance safety, and adapt to new technologies and evidence-based practices. Facilitating a culture of change requires strong leadership, effective communication, and collaboration among interdisciplinary teams. Nurses play a critical role in promoting change by modeling professionalism, advocating for best practices, and addressing resistance.

Topic: Budgeting Concept – Clinical Staffing

You are the nurse manager of a busy medical-surgical unit at a regional hospital. The unit has an average daily census of 48 patients. To maintain safe and effective patient care, your staffing model uses a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio. During the 311 shift, you staff 6 nurses.

Your Task:

Reflect on the following questions and share your insights:

1. How do staffing decisions impact patient outcomes?
2. Consider safety, quality of care, and patient satisfaction.
3. What effect does staffing have on team dynamics and nurse workload?
4. How might understaffing or overstaffing influence morale and collaboration?
5. How can nurse managers apply change management principles when adjusting staffing models?
6. Think about communication, staff engagement, and resistance to change.
7. Connect your reflection to at least one pillar from South Universitys College of Nursing and Public Health Conceptual Framework:

• CaringHow does adequate staffing demonstrate commitment to patient and staff well-being?
• CommunicationHow do you communicate staffing changes effectively?
• Critical ThinkingHow do you analyze census trends and budget constraints?
• ProfessionalismHow does ethical decision-making guide staffing choices?
• HolismHow does staffing affect the holistic care of patients?

Be sure to include specific examples and personal insights to make your discussion meaningful and relevant to nursing leadership and budgeting.

Initial DP(Me): Staffing decisions are among the most important decisions that a nurse manager will have to make throughout his/her life because it directly influences patient safety, quality of care, and satisfaction. The assignment of six nurses during the 3-11 shift in a highly congested medical-surgical unit with a ratio of 48 to 1:4 nurse/patient indicates a sense of duty to foster maximum safety in holistic care. Nurses are prone to burnout, mistakes reach high rates, and patients receive poor outcomes once staffing is below the right levels. Proper staffing also complies with the pillar of holism as nurses will be able to consider not only physical needs but also the emotional, cultural, and spiritual aspects of the care they provide to every patient. As stressed in the College of Nursing and Public Health of South University, the concept of caring includes the empathy and affinity of the nurse to the patients and it also facilitates the personal and professional health (South University CONPH, 2025).

The dynamics and morale of the team change significantly depending on the staffing pattern. Understaffing generates workloads that are unmanageable to cope with, causing burnout and loss of trust among working colleagues, whereas overstaffing causes role confusion and decreases accountability. The nurse managers need to develop staffing models by analyzing the census trends, the seasonal patterns, and the budget constraints. The literature indicates that proper nurse-to-patient ratios relate to decreased hospital deaths and enhanced nurse retention (Zaranko et al., 2023). Attention to the well-being of the staff members by spreading work evenly cannot go without the effective attention to the patients.

Effective communication of staffing change is very critical in getting resistance in check and in ensuring change culture. In case the staff is aware and made to feel part of the decision making process, then they tend to accept the changes as opposed to it. The trust and anxiety caused by changes may be decreased by holding team meetings, seeking feedback, and providing the rationale that underlies the changes. When nurse managers are linked to the pillars of change management conceptual paradigm to the principles of communication and professionalism, they will become real champions of a healthy and adaptive work environment.

References

Zaranko, B., Sanford, N. J., Kelly, E., Rafferty, A. M., Bird, J., Mercuri, L., … & Propper, C. (2023). Nurse staffing and inpatient mortality in the English National Health Service: a retrospective longitudinal study. BMJ quality & safety, 32(5), 254-263.

South University College of Nursing and Public Health. (2025). RN to BSN and RN to MSN student handbook. South University.

Student Response #1 Dallas White posted Feb 17, 2026 9:10 PM

Staffing is important in healthcare, and must be taken seriously. In this scenario, you can see a higher chance of adverse events since there is improper staffing. Medication errors, patient falls, and you can see higher infection risks. The quality of care also suffers because there is an issue with time. For example, complete assessments take a hit because the nurse is dealing with other patient’s issues. Patient satisfaction goes down, as well. Patients will feel neglected and call lights might not be handled as quick as they like. They also could not get their pain medicine at the rate they would like. These patients expect a certain level of attention and are not happy when they cannot get what they require. Staffing plays a large part in these patient reactions.

Staffing plays a key factor in team dynamics and nurse workload. If you have adequate nursing staff, then you can see a positive work environment. The workload is manageable with enough nursing staff. You can also have time to do important interventions like charting. Understaffing can cause nursing burnout due to working even harder. There is time issues with understaffing since nurses are in other rooms. You also can notice that it is harder to work as a team since your coworkers are trying to handle their business. Overstaffing can lead to decreased stress and help improve teamwork. The more staff you have, then you can notice a positive work environment and happier staff.

Staffing models are needed to meet organization’s different needs. It is important to let the staff know why something is changing. Keep the staff involved with everything that is going on. There is always going to be some that resist the change, so you must address this. Always monitor the outcomes and acknowledge the accomplishments. When you apply the change management principles it can transform the resistance into engaging and helps the overall morale.

I can connect this response to caring. Adequate staffing from your nursing manager can show you that they do care. It shows that your manager is trying to help prevent nursing burnout. It is a moral decision that highlights care from your manager. My nursing manager relies on adequate staffing and it creates a positive environment for our floor.

Student Response #2Shani-Qua Bryant posted Feb 19, 2026 9:33 PM

As a charge nurse in a high-acuity environment, I have learned that staffing is never just a numbers game. It is directly tied to patient safety, nurse well-being, and the culture of the unit. When I think about a medical surgical unit with an average daily census of 48 patients and a 1:4 ratio, I immediately calculate risk. If that ratio is not maintained consistently across all shifts, patient outcomes suffer. Delayed medications, missed assessments, and increased falls or pressure injuries are not usually due to lack of caring they are often the result of overload.

I have personally worked shifts where we were short staffed, and even with strong nurses, the emotional tone of the unit shifts. Communication becomes task oriented instead of relational. There is less time for patient education, which affects satisfaction and discharge readiness. When staffing is appropriate, I see the opposite: nurses collaborate more effectively, assist each other without resentment, and engage in proactive rounding instead of reactive crisis management.

From a leadership perspective, adjusting staffing models requires transparency and engagement. Nurses need to understand the why behind budget decisions. When I create schedules, I look at trends seasonal census changes, call outs, and skill mix. Critical thinking must guide those decisions, not just cost containment. In my experience, when staff feel heard and involved in discussions about staffing adjustments, resistance decreases and accountability increases.

This topic strongly connects to the pillar of Caring within South Universitys framework. Adequate staffing demonstrates a commitment to both patient and staff well being. Caring is not only expressed at the bedside; it is reflected in administrative decisions that prevent burnout and moral distress. Ethical professionalism requires that we advocate for safe ratios, even when budgets are tight.

Reflective practice reminds us that examining these decisions with awareness of our values strengthens nursing knowledge and leadership growth (Patel & Metersky, 2021). Staffing is a financial decision, but it is also a moral one. As leaders, we must balance fiscal responsibility with our professional duty to provide safe, holistic care.

Reference

Patel, K. M., & Metersky, K. (2021). Reflective practice in nursing: A concept analysis. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 33(3), 180187.

Professor Reply:

Marie-carole France

yesterday at 9:14 AM

Steven, you provide a strong reflection on how staffing decisions directly shape patient safety, team morale, and the ability to deliver holistic care. As you oted, with emphasis on transparent communication, staff involvement, and datadriven decisionmaking, leaders can have a clearer understanding of what effective change management looks like in a highacuity environment.

What staffing approach can improve both patient outcomes and nurse wellbeing on your unit?

1.Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool Review (SLO 5; AACN Essentials 8.3j)Investigate a real AI-powered healthcare tool (e.g., predictive analytics software, chatbots, imaging analysis) and evaluate its performance, ethics, and practical outcomes

In a Word document include the following:

Date(s) of completion.

Identify which AI-powered healthcare tool you investigated and address the following:

What is the purpose of the healthcare tool?

What were the pros and cons (consider addressing the following: Is it user friendly and easy to navigate? Was the information reliable? Who is the target audience, disease process, etc.?)

Which area(s) of nursing practice or academic setting would the AI tool(s) be most appropriate and why?

one page for the whole thing.

Max hours: 2.Informatics Podcast (SLO 1, 2, 5; AACN Essentials 8 sub-competency varies according to the webinar). You select the sub-competency in Exxat.

Date you viewed the podcast.

Identify a podcast related to informatics

Provide the name of the podcast and date

write two paragraph or one page about your experience

3.Policy Review and Advocacy (SLO 4 & 5; AACN Essentials 8.5k)

Review organizational policies related to data security, HIPAA, or ethical artificial intelligence (AI) use.

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In a Word document include the following:

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Date(s) of completion.

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The name or title of the organizational policy that you reviewed.

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Discuss data security, HIPAA, and/or ethical AI use as applicable.

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Offer suggestions for improvement, 2 page for this

Examples of Acceptable / Approved Practice Hour Activities

• Evaluation of Mobile Apps & Reflection
• Interview a Nurse Informaticist
• Gamification: Using Data Analysis to Solve a Mission
• Policy Review and Advocacy
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool Review
• Vendor Demonstrations
• Informatics Podcast
• Big Data
• Data Analysis