Point-of-care (PoC) health technology

Order Instructions

Introduction

Point-of-care (PoC) health technology can be beneficial to both patients and care providers. As healthcare providers, we must remain cognizant of the patient perspective. McNicol et al. (2018) found that participants indicated that the nurses’ approach to using PoC technology could interfere with the nurse’s ability to “interact and engage with them” (p. 86). Furthermore, patients perceived the nurses’ use of PoC technology to be fragmented. This fragmentation and lack of patient participation in PoC technology could lead to feelings of frustration.

Scenario

As a DNP leader, you are to add a new PoC technology for the unit you identified in Week 1 Discussion 1.1. Choose a NEW point-of-care technology (Links to an external site.) for your unit and evaluate it. Ideally, this PoC technology will integrate with your EHR. It would seem that the units best suited to this assignment are acute care; but as you learn more, you will see that most areas have PoC technology possibilities. Create a written proposal to present your evaluation and recommendation to your unit. Please be forward thinking in this activity, because I expect recently developed and potentially innovative tech.

Assignment Guidelines

Your written proposal should:

Not only be a description of the PoC technology; it should be an evaluation.

Provide an analysis of the criteria compared to the literature and standards.

Include the following talking points:

How might this technology impact the patient’s plan of care? Provide specific examples.

What barriers do you anticipate with the initiation of this technology? Please fully explore at least three barriers.

You may also need to address:

Pertinent legal and ethical considerations

Please support your choice and evaluation with multiple recent references (at least five years or newer), including texts and professional journals.

Formatting and Mechanics

Utilize APA formatting and style.

Submit your paper as a Word document that includes the content for the proposal.