Explain why information and technology skills are essential for safe patient care. Identify the baccalaureate nurse’s role in championing the use of information and technology to improve safety and patient outcomes.

Information and technology skills are essential for all nurses to have, but especially for nurse informaticists. This assignment requires you to consider how information and technology directly impact patient care outcomes and a safe care environment.

Create a 12- to 15-slide presentation with detailed speaker notes of 50-200 words EACH slide in which you:

Explain why information and technology skills are essential for safe patient care.
Identify the baccalaureate nurse’s role in championing the use of information and technology to improve safety and patient outcomes.
Provide examples of how nurses use technology to make healthcare-related decisions.
Analyze the relationship between the quality and integrity of data entered into a database and the effect on the quality of patient care.
Include a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed sources.

Cite your sources according to APA guidelines.

Rubric Details

Safe patient care
25% of total grade
Baccalaureate nurse’s role
20% of total grade
Technology and healthcare-related decision-making
25% of total grade
Data quality and integrity
25% of total grade
Written Communication
3% of total grade
APA guidelines
2% of total grade

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