Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361 Information Systems in Healthcare Interview with a Nursing Information Expert Interviewer Form Your Name:Date: Your Instructor’s Name: Directions: After completing your interview, you must use this form to submit your assignment to the Dropbox. You may use the form to capture information as you conduct your interview, or fill it in later. The form is expandable and will enlarge the textbox to accommodate your answers. Do not rely only on this form for everything you must include! Please look in Doc Sharing for specific instructions in the Guidelines for this assignment. Criteria Fill in the answers in this column. Demographics: Provide initials of the RN, official job title of interviewee, and the date the interview was conducted. Required Questions (answer EVERY question in this section) 1. Describe your career path to your current position. Include information about education and experiences. 2. Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force in delivery of nursing care at your facility. 3. What safeguards and decision-making support tools are embedded in patient care technologies and information systems that support safe practice at your facility? 4. Tell me about patient care technologies that have improved patient care at your facility. 5. What groups of healthcare workers rely on you to collect high quality information/data and how is that information utilized? Optional Questions (answer only ONE question from the choices below) 1. Please tell me what challenges you have faced in dealing with other disciplines who may not “understand the needs of nurses/nursing?” 2. Please share an example of how garbage in/garbage out (GIGO) impacted a decision related to your information/data collection. 3. Please give me an example of how the lack of interprofessional collaboration impacted your role. 4. Please describe what a typical day on the job is like for you? Follow-up Questions (Answer all of these. Please do not ask them during the interview. Instead, reflect and answer them afterwards.) 1. How will completing this interview impact your practice as a BSN-prepared nurse? Give specific examples. 2. Resources (scholarly articles or texts). Indicate two scholarly resources or texts used prior to the interview to familiarize yourself with the individual’s organization, role, or any of the questions you asked to make you a more knowledgeable interviewer. Resource #1: Resource # 2: NR361 Interview Form.docx 05/2015 LMD 1 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361 Information Systems in Healthcare NR361 Interview Form.docx 05/2015 LMD 1 Interview with a Nursing Information Expert I nterviewer Form Your Name: Date : Your Instructor’s Name : Directions: After completing your interview, you must use this form to submit your assignment to the Dropbox . You may use the form to c ...

1. Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361 Information
Systems in Healthcare
Interview with a Nursing Information Expert
Interviewer Form
Your Name:Date:
Your Instructor’s Name:
Directions: After completing your interview, you must use this
form to submit your assignment to the Dropbox. You may use
the form to capture information as you conduct your interview,
or fill it in later. The form is expandable and will enlarge the
textbox to accommodate your answers. Do not rely only on this
form for everything you must include! Please look in Doc
Sharing for specific instructions in the Guidelines for this
assignment.
Criteria
Fill in the answers in this column.
Demographics: Provide initials of the RN, official job title of
interviewee, and the date the interview was conducted.
Required Questions
(answer EVERY question in this section)
1. Describe your career path to your current position. Include
information about education and experiences.
2. Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force in
delivery of nursing care at your facility.
3. What safeguards and decision-making support tools are
embedded in patient care technologies and information systems
that support safe practice at your facility?

2. 4. Tell me about patient care technologies that have improved
patient care at your facility.
5. What groups of healthcare workers rely on you to collect
high quality information/data and how is that information
utilized?
Optional Questions
(answer only ONE question from the choices below)
1. Please tell me what challenges you have faced in dealing with
other disciplines who may not “understand the needs of
nurses/nursing?”
2. Please share an example of how garbage in/garbage out
(GIGO) impacted a decision related to your information/data
collection.
3. Please give me an example of how the lack of
interprofessional collaboration impacted your role.
4. Please describe what a typical day on the job is like for you?
Follow-up Questions
(Answer all of these. Please do not ask them during the
interview.
Instead, reflect and answer them afterwards.)
1. How will completing this interview impact your practice as a
BSN-prepared nurse? Give specific examples.
2. Resources (scholarly articles or texts). Indicate two scholarly
resources or texts used prior to the interview to familiarize
yourself with the individual’s organization, role, or any of the
questions you asked to make you a more knowledgeable
interviewer.
Resource #1:

3. Resource # 2:
NR361 Interview Form.docx 05/2015
LMD
1
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR361
Information Systems
in Healthcare
NR361
Interview
Form.docx
05/2015
LMD
1
Interview with
a
Nursing Information Expert
I
nterviewer

4. Form
Your Name:
Date
:
Your Instructor’s Name
:
Directions:
After completing your interview, you
must
use this form to submit
your
assignment
to the Dropbox
.
You may use
the form to capture information as you conduct your interview,
or
fill it in later
.
The form is expandable and will enlarge the textbox to
accommodate your
answers.
Do not rely only on this form
for
everything yo
u must include!

5. Please l
ook in Doc
Sharing for
specific
instructions
in the Guidelines for this assignment.
Criteria
Fill in the answers in this column.
Demographics:
Provide i
nitials
of the RN,
official
job title of
interview
ee
, and the
date
the
interview
was
conducted.
Required Q

6. uestions
(answer EVERY question in this section)
1.
Describe your career path
to your current position.
Include information about
education and
experiences.
2.
Discuss the value of best
evidence as a driving for
ce
in
delivery of nursing care
at
your facility.
3.
What safeguards and
decision
-
making support
tools are embedded in
patient care technologies
and information systems
that
support safe

7. practice
at
your facility?
4.
Tell me about patient care
t
echnologies that
have
improved patient care at
your facility
.
5.
What groups of healthcare
workers rely
on you to
collect high quality
information/data and how
is that information utilized?
Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361 Information Systems in
Healthcare
NR361 Interview Form.docx 05/2015
LMD 1
Interview with a Nursing Information Expert

8. Interviewer Form
Your Name: Date:
Your Instructor’s Name:
Directions: After completing your interview, you must use this
form to submit your assignment
to the Dropbox. You may use the form to capture information as
you conduct your interview, or
fill it in later. The form is expandable and will enlarge the
textbox to accommodate your
answers. Do not rely only on this form for everything you must
include! Please look in Doc
Sharing for specific instructions in the Guidelines for this
assignment.
Criteria Fill in the answers in this column.
Demographics: Provide initials
of the RN, official job title of
interviewee, and the date the
interview was conducted.
Required Questions
(answer EVERY question in this section)
1. Describe your career path
to your current position.
Include information about
education and
experiences.
2. Discuss the value of best
evidence as a driving force
in delivery of nursing care
at your facility.
3. What safeguards and
decision-making support
tools are embedded in

9. patient care technologies
and information systems
that support safe practice
at your facility?
4. Tell me about patient care
technologies that have
improved patient care at
your facility.
5. What groups of healthcare
workers rely on you to
collect high quality
information/data and how
is that information utilized?
Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361 Information
Systems in Healthcare
Interview with a Nursing Information Expert:
Guidelines and Grading RubricPurpose
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

10. 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)
Points
This assignment is worth a total of 250 points.
Due Date
This assignment, Interview with a Nursing Information Expert,
is due at the end of Week 6. Submit your completed Interview,
using the Interview Form, to the basket in the Dropbox by
Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT. Post questions to the weekly Q & A
Forum. Contact your instructor if you need additional
assistance. See the Course Policies regarding late assignments.
Failure to submit your paper to the Dropbox on time will result
in a deduction of points.
Directions
1. Download the NR361 Interview Form from Doc Sharing. It is
found under the Week 6 Interview link.
2. Select your interviewee and schedule an interview. 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. If you have any concerns about
whether the RN is suitable for this assignment, contact your
instructor BEFORE you schedule the interview.
3. Review all questions (areas of inquiry) on the Interview Form
located in Doc Sharing PRIOR to conducting the interview. You
may print the form and take it with you to the interview.
4. Note there are five required questions to ask the RN.
5. Note there are four optional questions. You need to select
only one of these to ask the RN.
6. Note there are two follow-up questions that must be answered

11. 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.
7. Conduct your interview. The length of your interview will
vary but should not exceed one hour.
8. Submit the form to the Dropbox prior to the deadline outlined
above.
Grading Criteria
Category
Points
%
Description
Demographics
5
2%
Initials and job title of interviewee and date of interview
provided.
Required Question #1
(Career Path)
30
12%
Provide a paraphrased or summary of the interviewee’s answer.
You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide
a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Required Question #2
(Value of Evidence)
30
12%
Provide a paraphrased or summary of the interviewee’s answer.
You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide

12. a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Required Question #3
(Support Tools)
30
12%
Provide a paraphrased or summary of the interviewee’s answer.
You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide
a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Required Question #4
(Pt. Care Technologies)
30
12%
Provide a paraphrased or summary of the interviewee’s answer.
You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide
a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Required Question #5
(Groups and Utilization)
30
12%
Provide a paraphrased or summary of the interviewee’s answer.
You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide
a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Optional Question
30
12%
Type the optional question that you chose to ask. Provide a
paraphrased or summary of the interviewee’s answer. You may
quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a
verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Follow-Up Question #1
(Practice Impact)
30
12%
Summarizes what was learned from interaction with interviewee
answers. Describes how nursing practice will change as a result
of learning about roles and responsibilities of interviewee.

13. Follow-Up Question #2
(Resources Utilized)
30
12%
Names two resources reviewed prior to conducting interview.
Describes how each resource helped student prepare for
interview.
Scholarly Writing
5
2%
Name of student and date of interview appears on Interview
Form. Punctuation and sentence structure are correct. Evidence
of spell and grammar check.
Total
250 pts
100%
A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above
requirements
Grading Rubric
Assignment Criteria
A
Outstanding or Highest Level of Performance
B
Very Good or High Level of Performance
C
Competent or Satisfactory Level of Performance
F
Poor or Failing or Unsatisfactory Level of Performance
Demographics
5 points
Initials, job title, and date of interview are provided.
5 points
Either initials, job title, or date of interview is missing.

14. 4 points
Name is provided instead of initials. Job title or date of
interview is missing.
3 points
Name is provided but no job title or date of interview.
0–2 points
Required Question #1
(Career Path)
30 points
Clearly describes career path including education and
experiences.
28–30 points
Describes career path but education OR experiences are not
provided.
25–27 points
Describes career path but does not include experiences and
educational background.
23–24 points
Briefly describes career path.
0–22 points
Required Question #2
(Value of Evidence)
30 points
Clearly states value of best practice as a driving force.
28–30 points
States value of best practice as a driving force but may have
omitted key elements.
25–27 points
Briefly describes value of best practice as a driving force.
23–24 points
Does not discuss value of best evidence.
0–22 points
Required Question #3
(Support Tools)
30 points
Clearly describes safeguards and decision-making support tools

15. that support safe practices.
28–30 points
Describes safeguards and decision-making support tools that
support safe practices but may have omitted key elements.
25–27 points
Briefly describes safeguards and decision-making support tools
that support safe practice.
23–24 points
Does not describe safeguards and decision-making support tools
that support safe practice.
0–22 points
Required Question #4
(Pt. Care Technologies)
30 points
Names/lists four or more technologies that improved patient
care.
28–30 points
Names/lists three technologies that improved patient care.
25–27 points
Names/lists two technologies that improved patient care.
23–24 points
Names/lists zero to one technologies that improved patient care.
0–22 points
Required Question #5
(Groups & Utilization)
30 points
Names/lists three or more groups that rely on information/data
AND describes how information is utilized.
28–30 points
Names/lists one to two groups that rely on information/data
AND briefly describes how information is utilized.
25–27 points
Names/lists groups but does not describe how information is
utilized.
23–24 points
Does not name/list groups and does not describe how

16. information is utilized.
0–22 points
Optional Question
30 points
Clearly indicates which optional question was asked. Clearly
describes answer to optional question.
28–30 points
Does not indicate which optional question was asked. Briefly
provides answer to optional question.
25–27 points
Indicates which question was asked but does not provide an
answer.
23–24 points
Does not include optional question or answer.
0–22 points
Follow-Up Question #1
(Practice Impact)
30 points
Clearly summarizes what was learned from interaction with
interviewee answers. Clearly describes how personal nursing
practice will change as a result of learning about roles and
responsibilities of interviewee.
28–30 points
Briefly summarizes what was learned from interaction with
interviewee answers.
Briefly describes how personal nursing practice will change.
25–27 points
Includes summary or describes how personal nursing practice
will change. Does not include both.
23–24 points
Fails to summarize what was learned and fails to describe how
personal nursing practice will change.
0–22 points
Follow-Up Question #2
(Scholarly Resources Utilized)
30 points

17. Specifically names two scholarly resources reviewed prior to
interview.
Clearly states how each resource helped prepare for interview.
28–30 points
Specifically names two scholarly resources reviewed prior to
interview.
Briefly states how each resource helped prepare for interview.
25–27 points
Specifically names only one scholarly resource reviewed prior
to interview.
Briefly states how the resource helped prepare for interview.
23–24 points
Names scholarly resources but does not indicate how resources
helped prepare for interview.
or
fails to indicate resources.
0–22 points
Scholarly Writing
5 points
Name of student and date of interview appears on Interview
Form. Punctuation and sentence structure are correct. Evidence
of spell and grammar check.
5 points
Name of student and date of interview appears on Interview
Form.
Minimal punctuation, sentence structure errors noted.
No indications of grammar or spelling errors (wavy lines)
noted.
4 points
Name of student or date of interview is missing.
Several punctuation, sentence-structure errors noted.
Several indications of grammar or spelling errors (wavy lines)
noted.
3 points
Name of student or date of interview is missing.
Multiple punctuation or sentence structure errors noted.

18. Spellcheck errors not corrected prior to submission of
assignment.
0–2 points
Total Points Possible = _____/250
NR361 Interview Guidelines 05/2015 LMD
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Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR361
Information Systems in Healthcare
NR361
Interview
Guidelines
05/
2015
LMD
1
Interview with a Nursing Information Expert:

19. Guidelines and Grading Rubric
P
URPOSE
The p
urpose of this assignment is to
·
c
ommunicate your understanding of the importance of quality
inform
ation in everyday
nursing practice
;
·
d
iscuss the roles and responsibilities of a Nursing Information
Expert
; and
·
a
rticulate how the professional nurse uses information/data in
every day practice to
improve outcomes
.
C
OURSE
O
UTCOMES

20. This assignment ena
bles the student to meet the following
C
ourse
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)
P
OINTS
Th
is as
signment is worth a total of 250
points.
D

21. UE
D
ATE
This assignment,
Interview with a Nursing Information Expert
,
is due at the end of Week 6
.
Submit
your completed Interview
,
using the
Interview
Form,
to the
basket in the
Drop
box by
Sunday,
11:59 p
.
m
.
MT
.
Post questions to the weekly Q
&

22. A Forum. Contact your instructor if
you need additional assistance.
See the Course Policies regarding late assignments. Failure
to
submit your
paper to the Dropbox on time
will
r
esult in a deduction of points.
D
IRECTION
S
1.
Download the NR361
Interview
F
orm
from Doc Sharing. It is
found under the
Week
6
Interview link
.
2.

23. Select your interviewee and schedule an interview. 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 Educati
on; Chief
Information Officer; Quality Assurance or Performance
Improvement
Nurse; Nurse
Informaticist; Telenursing Specialist; Nurse Abstractor; Case
Manager; Co
mpliance
Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361 Information Systems
in Healthcare
NR361 Interview Guidelines 05/2015 LMD
1
Interview with a Nursing Information Expert:
Guidelines and Grading Rubric
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to
information in everyday

24. nursing practice;
ies of a Nursing
Information Expert; and
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)
POINTS
This assignment is worth a total of 250 points.
DUE DATE
This assignment, Interview with a Nursing Information Expert,
is due at the end of Week 6.
Submit your completed Interview, using the Interview Form, to
the basket in the Dropbox by
Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT. Post questions to the weekly Q & A
Forum. Contact your instructor if
you need additional assistance. See the Course Policies
regarding late assignments. Failure to
submit your paper to the Dropbox on time will result in a
deduction of points.
DIRECTIONS
1. Download the NR361 Interview Form from Doc Sharing. It is

25. found under the Week 6
Interview link.
2. Select your interviewee and schedule an interview. 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