Evaluate the extent to which the INS functions as member, leader, and/or decision-maker of an Interdisciplinary and/or interprofessional team.
Week 2 Assignment:
Interview with NI Practitioner
Guideline and Rubric
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is for you to do the following:
• Evaluate the extent to which the INS functions as member, leader, and/or decision-maker of an Interdisciplinary and/or interprofessional team.
• Compare interviewee practice areas against NI practice areas identified within the current scope and standards of informatics practice statement for the INS.
• Examine three nursing-informatics (NI) practice areas that the INS demonstrates in clinical practice.
• Summarize the link between nursing theory and nursing informatics practice.
• Summarize insights gained from the interview in relationship to the INS practice.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Through this assignment, you will address the following course learning outcomes:
CO 4: Apply critical inquiry and judgment to nursing informatics concepts models, supporting sciences, and information-technology applications. (PO5)
DUE DATE: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 2
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 175 POINTS
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
You will interview a practicing informatics nurse and then compare their practice against what they have learned in the lessons and from the scope and standards of informatics practice and literature for similarities and differences, providing their insights from completing the assignment and linkage between nursing theory and nursing informatics practice.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Interview (by telephone, in person, or by virtual meeting) a master or doctorally prepared informatics nurse specialist. Summarize the interview in a four-page report, including the following:
1. Identify the method of the interview.
2. Identify the degree of interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration the INS has.
3. Identify the interviewee’s predominant areas of practice and how these compare with NI practice areas defined in the American Nurses Association’s 2022 Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice (3rd ed.).
4. Compare what you learned in the interview to what you have read.
5. Identify theory(ies) that support(s) the interviewee’s practice.
REVISION PROCESS
If you do not receive at least a proficient rating in any content category, you can re-submit your assignment with revision to that content category to improve the points earned within that specific section. Please note the following guidelines:
• After receiving your assignment grade, you have one opportunity to resubmit.
• In order to resubmit, your initial submission must have been a complete assignment. Rough drafts will not be graded or allowed for resubmission.
• Only content sections that did not receive at least a proficient rating with the first submission may be revised to earn a better score in that content category. APA format and writing style will not be re-graded.
• Points possible for revised and resubmitted work will not exceed the “proficient” rubric category (84%).
• Any revision must be submitted for re-evaluation within 7 days after the assignment grade is posted. For example, if your assignment grade is posted on Friday at 12 noon MT, you have until the following Friday at 12 noon MT to resubmit any content area that did not earn a proficient rating.
• Within 7 days from your resubmission, the class instructor will post your score for the resubmitted work.
Steps to follow for resubmission of a content section within an assignment that did not earn a proficient rating on the rubric:
• Contact your class instructor privately via email, phone, or Canvas private message to inform him/her that you plan to resubmit a content section of the assignment that did not receive a proficient rating on the rubric.
• Submit the assignment in its entirety (including the rewritten content section) within 7 days of the original assignment grade being posted.
ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA
Assessment Criteria Points % Description
Introduction 40 23% In this section you will present, the following:
• The topic of the scope and standards of informatics practice inclusive of practice areas
• The key sections of the paper
• The interviewee without disclosing either their name or the name of their organization
Interview 40 23% In this section you will:
• Summarize key elements of the interview.
• Provide exemplars of interdisciplinary/interprofessional collaboration as an MSN level leader and decision-maker.
• Provide scholarly support.
Analysis 40 23% In this section you will:
• Note differences and/or similarities between published descriptions of NI practice areas and practice areas for the interviewee with explanations.
• Support analysis with scholarly sources that include the American Nurses Association’s 2022 Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice (3rd ed.) but use your own words.
• Note theory(ies) supporting the interviewee’s practice using scholarly sources and explanations.
Conclusion 40 23% In this section you will:
• Identify what you learned about informatics practice/practice areas.
• State what you learned from doing the assignment.
Graduate-Level Writing Style 15 8% For full credit in this section, the following criteria must be met:
• Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence, and paragraph structure
• Clarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writing
• Ideas and information from other sources are cited and are cited correctly (zero to three errors)
• The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) does not exceed four pages.
• Required texts are used as references in addition to evidence-based, scholarly sources no older than three years.
Total 175 100% A quality assignment will meet or exceed the above requirements.
GRADING RUBRIC
Assessment
Criteria Distinguished
(100%) Exceeds
(92%)
Proficient
(84%) Needs Improvement
(0%)
Introduction 40 Points 37 Points 34 Points 0 Points
Introduction clearly introduces the topic of NI practice areas, identifies the interviewee by role (not name) and type of organization, and names the key sections of the paper. Introduction clearly presents only two of the required sections.
Introduction present but lacks some clarity No introduction is present.
Interview 40 Points 37 Points 34 Points 0 Points
Key elements of the interview are summarized with the three primary NI practice areas of INS practice described clearly.
Exemplars of interdisciplinary/interprofessional collaboration as an MSN-level leader and decision-maker are included.
Scholarly support is present and relevant.
Key elements of the interview are summarized. The NI practice areas in which the interviewee practices are mentioned but not clearly described.
Interdisciplinary/ interprofessional collaboration as an MSN-level leader and decision-maker is mentioned but not elaborated.
Scholarly sources are provided but support is not clearly stated.
Practice areas are not addressed.
OR
There is no mention of Interdisciplinary/ interprofessional role or collaboration.
OR
Scholarly support is not well-established.
OR
Clarity is lacking Interview results are not present.
Analysis 40 Points 37 Points 34 Points 0 Points
Differences and/or similarities between published descriptions of NI practice areas and actual practice areas are clearly analyzed in-depth.
The analysis is supported by scholarly sources.
Theory(ies) supporting the interviewee’s practice and their context noted.
Differences and/or similarities between published descriptions of NI practice areas and actual practice of interviewee are analyzed superficially. Analysis is supported by scholarly sources.
Theory(ies) supporting practice identified with limited discussion.
Differences and/or similarities between published descriptions of NI practice areas and actual practice are presented but not analyzed. Scholarly support is present. Theory/theories identified without elaboration.
An analysis is not present.
Conclusion 40 Points 37 Points 34 Points 0 Points
Concluding statements clearly include the writer’s unique insights about NI practice areas and the practice of nursing informatics gained from completing this assignment Concluding statements include statements about NI practice areas and the practice of nursing informatics but lack clear presentation of the writer’s unique insights gained from completing this assignment.
Conclusion partially addresses either practice areas or writer’s insights.
Conclusion is present but does not address either practice areas or writer’s insights.
OR
No conclusion is present.
Graduate-Level Writing Style 15 Points 13 Points 12 Points 0 Points
No grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation, or APA errors 1 total grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation, or APA error 2 total grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation, or APA errors 3 or more total grammar, spelling, punctuation, reference, citation, or APA errors
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