Julia A Greenawalt
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA
Title: The infusion of meaningful use into a nursing course and its relevance to palliative care
Biography
Biography: Julia A Greenawalt
Abstract
Teaching documentation skills and concepts to the emerging professional is a new challenge for nurse educators as the infusion of meaningful use is implemented within nursing’s affiliating agencies. Discipline mandates and accreditation requirements expect the emerging professional to be current in technology and communication as one prepares to care for patients in contemporary times. The purpose of this instructional opportunity was to examine issues contributing to the successful learning of electronic documentation within an undergraduate nursing course in western Pennsylvania. This presentation will address one approach to infusing documentation skills into an obstetrical clinical experience, share lessons learned, and discuss gaps that have been revealed in the teaching learning of meaningful use into higher education. Current inquiry and future research into evidence-based practice is needed as preparation gears toward workforce ready graduates who will be skilled and adept at documentation using current technologies. Teaching skills for information systems, particularly the electronic health record requires identification of challenges and obstacles which can be surmounted if academy and corporate culture work in tandem.