This document contains discussions and assignments for an NR 512 nursing informatics course across 8 weeks. It includes discussions on integrating informatics skills in practice, the difference between wisdom and judgment, reflecting on learning experiences in Second Life virtual environment, developing informatics skills, identifying topics from health IT publications, generating knowledge through informatics, safeguarding health information and systems, and reflecting on how the course supported meeting learning outcomes. Assignments include a scavenger hunt in Second Life, analyzing a code of ethics, creating a narrated PowerPoint on a selected health IT topic, and weekly discussions.

1. NR 512 Week 1 Discussion Integration of Nursing
Informatics Skills and Competencies
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NR 512 Week 1 Discussion Integration of Nursing Informatics Skills
and Competencies
Integration of Nursing Informatics Skills and Competencies
Reflect on your own practice. Discuss how informatics is used in your
practice. What is your primary area where you would use informatics?
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NR 512 Week 2 Discussion Wisdom Versus Judgment
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NR 512 Week 2 Discussion Wisdom Versus Judgment

2. Wisdom Versus Judgment
How does the concept of wisdom in nursing informatics compare to
the concept of professional nursing judgment? What is DIKW and
how do you “use” it in your practice?
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NR 512 Week 3 Discussion Reflections on Second Life
Experiences
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NR 512 Week 3 Discussion Reflections on Second Life Experiences
Reflections on Second Life Experiences
You are working in Second Life now completing a number of
activities. What do you see as a benefit to augmenting course
assignments through the use of a virtual learning environment (VLE)?
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NR 512 Week 4 Discussion Informatics Skills
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NR 512 Week 4 Discussion Informatics Skills
Informatics Skills
How do the informatics skills you are now developing/expanding
upon and validating help you meet current informatics skills levels?
Did the TANIC self-assessment change your impression of your
current informatics skill levels?
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NR 512 Week 4 Scavenger Hunt
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NR 512 Week 4 Scavenger Hunt
W4_NR512 Second Life (SL) Scavenger Hunt Work Sheet
Student Name: Dorinda Ezell Avatar Name: Dvezellnr512

4. INSTRUCTIONS
Instructions:
1. As you complete the Scavenger Hunt, please write your answers to
the questions on this worksheet.
2. Save it as a MS Word document in the following format:
YourName_NR512_ScavengerHunt
3. Upload the worksheet to the Drop Box in your course page by the
end on Week 4 on Sunday at 11:59 pm MT.
Remember if you need assistance when you are in Second Life, please
contact the Support Specialist
in-world or email.com”>vle@whitemouseproductions.com
Support Assistance in Second Life
4:00 am – 12:00 pm eastern time, Monday-Friday
10:00 am – 2:00 pm eastern time, Saturday-Sunday
Phone Support:1-855-623-7013
9:00 am – 1:00 pm eastern Monday-Friday
3:00 pm – 9:00 pm eastern Monday-Friday
STATION 1 — Points Possible = 20
Find the ANA Code of Ethics book in the Medical Library; click and
get the web link towww.nursingworld.org. Select from Provision 1, 2,
or 3. Bring content from the Provision you selected – discuss and
report on the Provision you selected here. Reference the Provision
you will discuss here; cite in proper APA format.

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NR 512 Week 5 HealthIT Hot Topic of the Week Assignment
(EHR)
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NR 512 Week 5 Discussion Knowledge Generation Through Nursing
Informatics
Knowledge Generation Through Nursing Informatics
In one of the reading assignments this week you reviewed advance
nurse practitioner (APN) roles and the application of project
management concepts, one of the major elements of NI, but new to
most nurses. Does this have an application to your practice? Why or
why not?
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NR 512 Week 5 HealthIT Hot Topic of the Week Assignment
How Informatics Can Prevent Patient Identification Errors

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NR 512 Week 5 Discussion Knowledge Generation Through Nursing
Informatics
Knowledge Generation Through Nursing Informatics
In one of the reading assignments this week you reviewed advance
nurse practitioner (APN) roles and the application of project
management concepts, one of the major elements of NI, but new to
most nurses. Does this have an application to your practice? Why or
why not?
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NR 512 Week 6 Discussion Health IT Hot Topic of the Week
and Impact on Practice
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7. NR 512 Week 6 Discussion Health IT Hot Topic of the Week and
Impact on Practice
HealthIT Hot Topic of the Week and Impact on Practice
What was the HealthIT Hot Topic you selected related to your
specialty? Why did you select it? How will this impact your practice?
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NR 512 Week 6 Narrated PowerPoint Presentation
Assignment EHR and the Role of Family Nurse Practitioner
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NR 512 Week 6 Narrated PowerPoint Presentation Assignment
PowerPoint Presentation (PPT) Assignment
Guidelineswith Scoring Rubric
Purpose
This assignment is designed to help students
Develop an appreciation for informatics, basic skills and knowledge
required in practice settings.Students selected a popular topic of

8. particular interest to their practice to discuss in week 5. This week
student will develop a narrated slide PowerPoint (PPT) presentation
of 8-10 slides summarizing the assignment.
Refer to the PowerPoint sample template in Course Resources.
Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the following
ability.
(CO 6) Describe health information systems within healthcare setting
and the profession of nursing in all practice domains and settings
including electronic health records (EHR), their management and
patient-care information technology (IT). (PO 4)
(CO 7)
ExploretrendsandissuesinNIandtheirimpactonnursingpracticeinall
domains.(POs9,11)
Due Date:Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6.
Total Points Possible: 150
Requirements
The FierceEMR and FierceHealthIT topics of the week assignment
for week 5 will be summarized in 8-10 narratedslides for week 6.
Studentswillsummarize the rationale for choosing the topic, how it
will impact practice in a positive or negative manner, including pros
and cons. Include discussion of how informatics skills and knowledge
were applied in the process relevance to developing the assignment.
In the conclusion, provide recommendations for the future. Submit
completed FierceHealthIT Hot Topic narrated PPTassignment to
dropbox by end of Week 6.
Preparing the Presentation

9. 1.TheFierceEMR and FierceHealthIT Topic of the Week is a recap of
the assignment from Wk.5 andmust be a professional, scholarly
prepared PowerPoint narrated presentation of 8-10 Including at least
three scholarly references.
2.You should have at least 8-10 slides. It is important to note that if
you could not give your presentation and someone would have to
stand in for you, he or she would need to know what you were going
to say. Use the speaker-notes section so that someone may step in for
you and not miss a beat.
3.Maintain the 6x6x6 rule for a professional PowerPoint presentation.
No more than 6 lines per slide, 6 words per line, and 6 slides without
a graphic.
4.All aspects of the presentation must be in APA format as expressed
in the 6th edition.
5. Ideas and information from professional sources must be cited
correctly.
6. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and citations are consistent with
formal academic writing.
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NR 512 Week 6 Narrated PowerPoint Presentation
Assignment How Informatics Can Prevent Patient
Identification Errors
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NR 512 Week 6 Narrated PowerPoint Presentation Assignment
PowerPoint Presentation (PPT) Assignment
Guidelineswith Scoring Rubric
Purpose
This assignment is designed to help students
Develop an appreciation for informatics, basic skills and knowledge
required in practice settings.Students selected a popular topic of
particular interest to their practice to discuss in week 5. This week
student will develop a narrated slide PowerPoint (PPT) presentation
of 8-10 slides summarizing the assignment.
Refer to the PowerPoint sample template in Course Resources.
Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the following
ability.
(CO 6) Describe health information systems within healthcare setting
and the profession of nursing in all practice domains and settings
including electronic health records (EHR), their management and
patient-care information technology (IT). (PO 4)
(CO 7)
ExploretrendsandissuesinNIandtheirimpactonnursingpracticeinall
domains.(POs9,11)
Due Date:Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6.
Total Points Possible: 150

11. Requirements
The FierceEMR and FierceHealthIT topics of the week assignment
for week 5 will be summarized in 8-10 narratedslides for week 6.
Studentswillsummarize the rationale for choosing the topic, how it
will impact practice in a positive or negative manner, including pros
and cons. Include discussion of how informatics skills and knowledge
were applied in the process relevance to developing the assignment.
In the conclusion, provide recommendations for the future. Submit
completed FierceHealthIT Hot Topic narrated PPTassignment to
dropbox by end of Week 6.
Preparing the Presentation
1.TheFierceEMR and FierceHealthIT Topic of the Week is a recap of
the assignment from Wk.5 andmust be a professional, scholarly
prepared PowerPoint narrated presentation of 8-10 Including at least
three scholarly references.
2.You should have at least 8-10 slides. It is important to note that if
you could not give your presentation and someone would have to
stand in for you, he or she would need to know what you were going
to say. Use the speaker-notes section so that someone may step in for
you and not miss a beat.
3.Maintain the 6x6x6 rule for a professional PowerPoint presentation.
No more than 6 lines per slide, 6 words per line, and 6 slides without
a graphic.
4.All aspects of the presentation must be in APA format as expressed
in the 6th edition.
5. Ideas and information from professional sources must be cited
correctly.
6. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and citations are consistent with
formal academic writing.

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NR 512 Week 7 Discussion Safeguarding Health Information
and Systems
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NR 512 Week 7 Discussion Safeguarding Health Information and
Systems
Safeguarding Health Information and Systems
A new concept for some organizations is to allow nurses to bring in
their own devices known as bring your own devices (BYOD) to use at
work. What are some of the security issues you might encounter if
this were allowed? How would you address these issues?
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NR 512 Week 8 Discussion Reflection on Second Life
Experiences, Nursing Informatics Skills and Impact on
Speciality

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NR 512 Week 8 Discussion Reflection on Second Life Experiences,
Nursing Informatics Skills and Impact on Speciality
Reflection on Second Life Experiences, Nursing Informatics Skills
and Impact on Speciality
Discuss how Course Outcomes were supported and met by the
activities you have completed in this course.
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