GCU NUR690 2021 February Assignment Latest (Full)

NUR690 Nursing Informatics Practicum

Week 1 Assignment  

Benchmark - Business Need and Problem Statement

Each topic in this course requires learners to complete an assignment as part of a larger practicum project. Each assignment corresponds to a step in the project management life cycle. Read "Nursing Informatics Practicum Project Overview," located in Course Materials, for further information.

For this part of the project, you will identify a clinical, technological, or process-related business need affecting the organization for which you currently work or have previously worked. Be sure to identify the need from a Christian worldview using ethical decision making.  Meet with your preceptor and stakeholders to better understand the business need. Write an essay (750–1,000 words) addressing the following:

Identify a business need affecting one or two departments.

Discuss why a change is needed and if it aligns with the organization's strategic and operational intent.

Discuss the business goals and objectives.

Discuss the recommended informatics solutions.

Develop a problem statement.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

MSN Health Informatics

6.1: Apply knowledge of the systems development life cycle (SDLC) to recommend informatics solutions to resolve clinical or health care administrative problems.

 

NUR690 Nursing Informatics Practicum

Week 2 Assignment  

Establish the Project Scope

For this assignment, you will develop a scope document that details the stakeholders understanding of what is "in scope" and "out of scope" for your project. Meet with your mentor and stakeholders to outline the scope of the project. Write an essay (1,000–1,500 words) addressing the following:

State the scope of the project.

Discuss what is out of scope for the project.

List high-level deliverables.

Discuss the completion criteria.

Discuss the success criteria (completed within budget and on schedule).

Refer to "Nursing Informatics Practicum Project Overview," located in Course Materials, for further information.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 

NUR690 Nursing Informatics Practicum

Week 3 Assignment  

Benchmark - Develop the Project Plan

For this part of the project, you will develop a project plan that details the project timeline, activities, and resources. Write an essay (1,000–1,500 words) addressing the following:

Identify the stakeholders and project drivers.

Discuss project milestones, timeline, tasks, activities, and resources.

Discuss project methodologies and processes used in the design and management of the project.

Refer to "Nursing Informatics Practicum Project Overview," located in Course Materials, for further information.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

MSN Health Informatics

6.8: Apply appropriate analytical methods and processes in the design of informatics-related research projects.

 

NUR690 Nursing Informatics Practicum

Week 4 Assignment  

Elicitation of Requirements

For this part of the project, you will elicit requirements and data for the successful implementation of the project solution. Write an essay (500–750 words) addressing the following:

Identify the subject matter experts needed to gather data and determine requirements.

Describe the requirement elicitation process.

Describe the functional requirements that are needed to complete the project solution.

Refer to "Nursing Informatics Practicum Project Overview," located in Course Materials, for further information.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 

NUR690 Nursing Informatics Practicum

Week 5 Assignment  

Develop the Communication Plan

For this part of the project, you will develop a project communication plan that details how decisions will be communicated to the stakeholders (internal and external). Write an essay (500–750 words) addressing the following:

Discuss what project information needs to be communicated to stakeholders.

Describe the resources available for communicating project information.

Discuss the communication requirements for the stakeholders.

Describe how the project information will be communicated to stakeholders.

Discuss the frequency of the communication.

Refer to "Nursing Informatics Practicum Project Overview," located in Course Materials, for further information.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 

NUR690 Nursing Informatics Practicum

Week 6 Assignment  

Develop the Integrated Testing Plan

For this part of the project, you will develop a testing scenario and validate the functionalities of the proposed solution. Write an essay (750–1,000 words) addressing the following:

Discuss the purpose of testing and testing strategy.

Explain how you developed a testing scenario.

Discuss the items that need to be tested.

Discuss how the test results will be documented and mitigated.

Refer to "Nursing Informatics Practicum Project Overview," located in Course Materials, for further information.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 

NUR690 Nursing Informatics Practicum

Week 7 Assignment  

Implementation and Performance Measures

For this part of the project, you will develop performance measures to understand impacts of the project improvement initiative. Write an essay (500–750 words) addressing the following:

Discuss the business impact of implementing the project improvement initiative.

Discuss the value of implementing the project improvement initiative.

Discuss the reasons the project improvement initiative may or may not be meeting organizational objectives.

Discuss the mitigation plan that will be implemented if the organizational objectives are not met.

Refer to "Nursing Informatics Practicum Project Overview," located in Course Materials, for further information.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 

 

 

 

NUR690 Nursing Informatics Practicum

Week 8 Assignment  

Evaluation Phase

For this part of the project, you will create a plan for evaluating the success of the implementation utilizing an industry methodology. Write an essay (500–750 words) addressing the following:

Describe the steps you will take to evaluate the success of the implementation.

Identify the industry tools and methodologies that could be used to evaluate the success of the implementation.

Discuss the rationale for selecting the chosen tools and methodologies.

Refer to "Nursing Informatics Practicum Project Overview," located in Course Materials, for further information.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 

NUR690 Nursing Informatics Practicum

Week 8 Assignment  

Benchmark - Practicum Project PowerPoint

The purpose of this assignment is to reflect and present on the steps taken during the course of your Nursing Informatics Practicum Project.

For this assignment, create a PowerPoint presentation (10-15 slides) including comprehensive speaker's notes which cover all major areas of your Nursing Informatics Practicum Project.

Discuss the following information:

The identified business need and problem statement.

Important aspects of the project's scope.

Important components of the project plan.

Requirements collected and who was involved in the collection.

Important components of the communication plan.

Important components of the integrated testing plan.

Implementation and performance measures planned.

Evaluation and tools/methodologies planned.

Applied project management strategies used to plan, budget, and communicate project plans to organizational stakeholders.

Refer to "Nursing Informatics Practicum Project Overview," located in Course Materials, for further information.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

MSN Health Informatics

6.11: Apply project management strategies to plan, budget, and communicate project plans to organizational stakeholders.