In this written assignment, you will address health-related information on the Internet.

Step 1 Share an example of a time in your practicewhen you have had concerns about information that a patient (or familymember, friend, or you) has obtained from the Internet.

If you have not had such an experience, go to a consumer healthinformation website, such as WebMD, and look up a health condition thatyou typically see in your practice or have seen in your clinicalexperiences. Consider how a patient might use this information as youanswer the questions in Step 2.

Step 2 In a one-page paper, describe safety concernsrelated to people who seek health-related information on the Internetand explain how to evaluate the quality of health-related information onthe Internet. Use the following questions as guidelines for your paper:

• What was the perceived health problem, and how did you or the patient research this problem?
• What health-related information was obtained?
• Was the information accurate?
• How did (or might) the patient interpret the information?
• What did (or might) the patient do with the information obtained?
• What actual or potential harm could have happened as a result of the information?
• How can you evaluate the quality of health-related information on the Internet?

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In this writing assignment, you will write a one- to two-page paperin which you analyze the importance of user-friendly informaticssystems.

Step 1 Reflect on your encounters with healthcareinformatics systems that you have used in the clinical setting (eitheras a practicing nurse or as a student in the clinical setting).

Step 2 Answer the following questions as you write your paper:

• Why is it important that informatics systems be user friendly? Inyour encounters with informatics systems, have the systems been userfriendly? Explain.
• What does learnability refer to and what was your experience with learning this healthcare informatics system?
• What does efficiency refer to and, in your experience, how did the healthcare informatics systems affect your efficiency?
• What does memorability refer to and, in your experience, how easy was it to use the healthcare informatics system after being away from it?
• Did you encounter any errors while using the healthcare informaticssystem? How can errors affect the usability of a healthcare informaticssystem?
• What was your overall satisfaction with the healthcare informatics system?

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In this writing assignment, you will write a one- to two-page paperin which you explain the implementation of an informatics system.

Step 1 Reflect on your encounters with healthcareinformatics systems you may have used in the clinical setting (either asa practicing nurse or as a student in the clinical setting).

Step 2 Address the following questions as you write your paper:

• Explain implementation strategies (name at least three) that couldbe used for successful use and adoption of a new informatics system.
• What barriers might exist during the implementation of a new informatics system?
• Describe types of staff education strategies (name at least two) that would be helpful.
• What support should be offered to users after the implementation of a new informatics system?

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