Difference between revisions of "HIT plants SEEDS in healthcare education"

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The following is a review of the article, “HIT plants SEEDS in healthcare education" ^[1] and how it addresses the impact of teaching EHR to nursing students.

Abstract

Nursing students learn how to properly document their patient's assessments when they are in school. The authors of the article propose adding a curriculum for undergraduate nursing students that teaches the students how to navigate the clinical information system (CIS).

Methods

The curriculum was named Simulated E-health Delivery System (SEEDS). The students were using a modified version of Cerner's electronic health record known as PowerChart. The students were taught how to document on PowerChart during their skills laboratory course. During their skills laboratory course, they learned physical examination techniques and clinical procedures. According to Connors, Warren, and Weaver (2007), nursing curriculums that incorporated the use of EHRs will develop the students' informatic skills (p. 132).

Results

An evaluation of the SEEDS curriculum from the nursing students showed that there were "increased satisfaction with learning skills useful for practice and improved critical thinking ability" (Connors et al., 2007, p. 132). The electronic health record (EHR) helped the students by providing cues to what needed to be documented. Also, the EHR helped the students ask more thorough questions when assessing their patients because the EHR's structured data entry screens helped them to determine what was relevant and what was not relevant. The authors encourage more health sciences schools to incorporate clinical information system into their curriculum to enhance their students' understanding of CIS.

Comments

This article serves as a good guidance in teaching the importance of documenting on an EHR. Student nurses rarely understand how to properly work the CPOE when looking up physician orders. A majority of a student nurse’s training with CPOE’s are developed when he/she begin working. Although there exists different EHR companies that offer different formats, it is essential for the nursing student to have a basic understanding of how to navigate and become aware of how CPOE can affect the care of their patients.

References

1. ↑ Connors, H., Warren, J., & Weaver, C. (2007). HIT plants SEEDS in healthcare education. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 31(2), 129-133