Merging Ethics and Information Technology
You are a nursing manager of the education and innovations department at a large nonprofit academic medical center. You work at the flagship hospital and there are three additional campuses and several affiliated facilities throughout three additional states. Therefore, technology is heavily relied upon for consistent and reliable communication for interdisciplinary care. Recently, the CNO sent you a patient satisfaction survey highlighting how impressed this patient was with their nurse’s timeliness of answering their questions. The patient continued to share that the nurse used their personal cell phone to reach out to the patient’s provider to get clarification of the patient’s discharge instructions. The patient loved their quick response and wanted to highlight this as a best practice for all healthcare professionals.
You have just completed a technology usage assessment of the healthcare staff across departments and it has come to your attention that several nurses occasionally communicate with medical providers through text on their personal cell phones, using their phone’s messaging service. The nurses found that they are able to meet their patient needs more quickly. Your assessment also discovered that a nurse used their personal cell phone to take a picture of a patient’s foot ulcer. The picture was posted on social media as a reminder to diabetics the importance of managing their blood sugars. As the nursing education manager, it is your responsibility to ensure staff are following the hospital polices and your technology assessment has highlighted that the staff is in urgent need of HIPAA training and Smart Phone use.
Instructions
Use the scenario above to create a mandatory training for all staff using PowerPoint with voice over including the following:
· Examine personal Smart Phone use and its implications in Healthcare
· Identify and explain a minimum of 3 unethical uses of Smartphones in healthcare (including text messaging and pictures)
· Discuss potential benefits to appropriate Smartphone use in healthcare
· Examine judicious use of Social Media and its implications in Healthcare
· Potential benefits to appropriate use of Social Media in healthcare
· Identify a minimum of 3 unethical uses of Social Media (as reviewed by NCSBN)
· Describe regulatory bodies and Ethical Frameworks used to protect Personal Health Information (PHI)
· Investigate the role of HIPAA, HITECH, and Nursing Code of Ethics
· Present possible legal consequences associated with unethical or illegal Smart Phone and Social Media use.
Resources
· For assistance on creating a PowerPoint presentation using Screencast-O-Matic, please visit the Rasmussen Answers page .
· For assistance on the Ethical Model of Decision Making, please visit the Rasmussen Answers page .
· Need assistance with research? Ask a Librarian!
· For additional APA assistance, please visit the Rasmussen APA Guide .
· For additional readings, please check the following articles:
· American Nurses Association. (2017, June 13). Evolution or revolution? Smartphone use in nursing practice .
· Fowler, M. M., & American Nurses, A. (2015). Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements: Development, Interpretation, and Application . Silver Spring, Maryland: American Nurses Association.
· Kornusky, J. M., & Caple, C. M. (2018). Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): Nursing Practice . CINAHL Nursing Guide.
· Levy, N. L. (2018). Legal Issues…Maintaining Confidentiality: an Overview . CINAHL Nursing Guide.
· National Council State Boards of Nursing. (2018, June). A Nurse’s Guide to the Use of Social Media .
· Pillar, B. (1992). Bioethical Issues in the Use of Technology . Nursing Economic$, 10(6), 419-422.
· Westrick, S. J. (2016). Nursing Students’ Use of Electronic and Social Media: Law, Ethics, and E-Professionalism . Nursing Education Perspectives (National League For Nursing), 37(1), 16-22.
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Rubric
· Criterion 1
0% of total grade
A – 4 – Mastery
Clearly stated, detailed description of personal Smart Phone use and its implications in Healthcare, including: explanation on at least 3 unethical uses of Smartphones in healthcare; and discussing benefits to appropriate Smartphone use in healthcare.
0
B – 3 – Proficiency
Thorough description of personal Smart Phone use and its implications in Healthcare, including: explanation on at least 3 unethical uses of Smartphones in healthcare; and discussing benefits to appropriate Smartphone use in healthcare.
0
C – 2 – Competence
Basic description of personal Smart Phone use and its implications in Healthcare, including: explanation on at least 3 unethical uses of Smartphones in healthcare; and discussing benefits to appropriate Smartphone use in healthcare.
0
F – 1 – No Pass
No clear description of personal Smart Phone use and its implications in Healthcare, including: explanation on at least 3 unethical uses of Smartphones in healthcare; and discussing benefits to appropriate Smartphone use in healthcare.
0
· Criterion 2
0% of total grade
A – 4 – Mastery
Clearly stated, detailed explanation of judicious uses of Social Media and its implications in Healthcare, including: Potential benefits to appropriate use of Social Media in healthcare and Identifying a minimum of 3 unethical uses of Social Media.
0
B – 3 – Proficiency
Thorough explanation of judicious uses of Social Media and its implications in Healthcare, including: Potential benefits to appropriate use of Social Media in healthcare and Identifying a minimum of 3 unethical uses of Social Media.
0
C – 2 – Competence
Basic explanation of judicious uses of Social Media and its implications in Healthcare, including: Potential benefits to appropriate use of Social Media in healthcare and Identifying a minimum of 3 unethical uses of Social Media.
0
F – 1 – No Pass
No clear explanation of judicious uses of Social Media and its implications in Healthcare, including: Potential benefits to appropriate use of Social Media in healthcare and Identifying a minimum of 3 unethical uses of Social Media.
0
· Criterion 3
0% of total grade
A – 4 – Mastery
Clearly stated, detailed description of regulatory bodies and Ethical Frameworks used to protect Personal Health Information (PHI), including identifying the role of HIPAA, HITECH, and Nursing Code of Ethics and discussing the legal consequences associated with unethical or illegal Smart Phone and Social Media use.
0
B – 3 – Proficiency
Thorough description of regulatory bodies and Ethical Frameworks used to protect Personal Health Information (PHI), including identifying the role of HIPAA, HITECH, and Nursing Code of Ethics and discussing the legal consequences associated with unethical or illegal Smart Phone and Social Media use.
0
C – 2 – Competence
Basic description of regulatory bodies and Ethical Frameworks used to protect Personal Health Information (PHI), including identifying the role of HIPAA, HITECH, and Nursing Code of Ethics and discussing the legal consequences associated with unethical or illegal Smart Phone and Social Media use.
0
F – 1 – No Pass
No clear description of regulatory bodies and Ethical Frameworks used to protect Personal Health Information (PHI), including identifying the role of HIPAA, HITECH, and Nursing Code of Ethics and discussing the legal consequences associated with unethical or illegal Smart Phone and Social Media use.
0
· Criterion 4
0% of total grade
A – 4 – Mastery
Formal style reflected throughout the document, including no spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present.
0
B – 3 – Proficiency
Formal style reflected throughout majority of the document, with minor spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present.
0
C – 2 – Competence
Formal style reflected in some parts of the document, but not maintained throughout. Some spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present.
0
F – 1 – No Pass
Lack of formal style in document, numerous spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present.
0
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