Introduction
Is patient Confidentiality compromised with the electronic health record?
Students in a graduate nursing class will look at an article about patient confidentiality and the electronic health record. Students will take a postion about whether or not they think patient condidentiality is compromised with the electronic health record.
To present your position you will create a WebQuest
Why create a WebQuest for this week's computer class? A WebQuest assists students to transform information into something else: a cluster that maps out the main issues, a comparison, a hypothesis, a solution, etc.
Each group's Webquest will have the following components
1. Introduction
2. Task
3. Process
4. Evaluation
5. Conclusion
6. Credits
7. Teacher's page
Task
The Task block in a WebQuest is a description of what the learner will produce by the end of the exercise.
It could be a product, PowerPoint presentation, a written report, or an oral presentation. In the case of this webQuest your team will produce a webQuest!
You and your team will work together to gather information for an Issue Report.
Use the following article to generate ideas about the advantages and disagvantages of the use of electronic health records
Wallice, I.M. (2015). Is patient confidentiality compromised with the electronic health record? CIN: Computers, Informatics Nursing & February 2015.
Process
Step 1.
Take a moment to fill out your idea worksheet.
Step 2.
Gather facts to support your team's position- develop expertise on a particular aspect or perspective of the topic for examples see if you agree with the following:
Step 3.
Create a web quest with your team
Evaluation
Was each team able to create a webQuest?
Did the webquest lead the reader to learn more about patient confidentiality with the electronic health record?
Conclusion
Confidentialtiy refers to the duty of individuals to protect the information that has been provided to them.
The ANA code of ethics draws specific attention to confidentiality.
WebQuests are a way to proved an authentic task, increase student motivation and participation
Teacher Page
Karen Koziol RNC, MS teaches NURS 502 DFA at Mercy College