Portfolio Assignment: The Role of the Nurse Informaticist in Systems Development and Implementation.

Module 5 Assignment   Portfolio Assignment: The Role of the Nurse Informaticist in Systems Development and Implementation Assume you are a nurse manager on a unit where a new nursing documentation system is to be implemented. You want to ensure that the system will be usable and acceptable for the nurses impacted. You realize a nurse leader must be on the implementation team. To Prepare: ·         Review the steps of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and reflect on the scenario presented. ·         Consider the benefits and challenges associated with involving a nurse leader on an implementation team for health information technology. The Assignment: (2-3 pages) In preparation of filling this role, develop a 2- to 3-page role description for a graduate-level nurse to guide his/her participation on the implementation team. The role description should be based on the SDLC stages and tasks and should clearly define how this individual will participate in and impact each of the following steps: ·         Planning and requirements definition ·         Analysis ·         Design of the new system ·         Implementation ·         Post-implementation support   Rubric Develop a 2- to 3-page role description for a graduate-level nurse to guide his/her participation on the implementation team. The role description should be based on the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) stages and tasks and should clearly define how this individual will participate in and impact each of the following steps: ·   Planning and requirements definition ·   Analysis ·   Design of the new system ·   Implementation ·   Post-implementation support An accurate and fully developed role description is provided for the Assignment and fully supports the guidance of a graduate-level nurse’s participation in the steps of the SDLC. The responses accurately and thoroughly define in detail a graduate-level nurse’s participation in the steps of the SDLC. The responses accurately and thoroughly explain in detail the impacts of a graduate-level nurse’s participation in the steps of the SDLC.