Cultural of safety related to health information and technology

For this discussion, you will address the following:

  • Review the attached article, paying particular attention to the case study on p. 13
  • First, identify the two types of IT-related incidents
  • Briefly describe the situation in the case study
  • What type of IT incident is seen in this case study?
  • What were the potential consequences to the patient in this case study?
  • How can nurse leaders establish a culture of safety related to health IT?

Your initial post must be posted before you can view and respond to colleagues, must contain minimum of two (2) references, in addition to examples from your personal experiences to augment the topic. The goal is to make your post interesting and engaging so others will want to read/respond to it. Synthesize and summarize from your resources in order to avoid the use of direct quotes, which can often be dry and boring. No direct quotes are allowed in the discussion board posts.

References:

  • Initial Post: Minimum of two (2) total references: one (1) from required course materials and one (1) from peer-reviewed references.

Words Limits

  • Initial Post: Minimum 200 words excluding references (approximately one (1) page)