Role as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)

1. Regarding the Post-TANIC Self-Assessment for this week, how does your competency level compare to the Week 2 Self-Assessment?
2. Which two competencies do you think may benefit you in your future role as an APN and why?
3. As discussed in the lesson this week, healthcare providers must be competent in informatics in order to make ethical decisions about informatics technologies and patients’ intimate healthcare data and information. To the extent that information technology is reshaping healthcare practices or promises to improve patient care, healthcare professionals must possess certain competencies which will assist with consistency and quality. Which two competencies did you achieve in this course? Explain. Include 3 APA format in-text citations and references from scholar.google.com.
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Two competencies that may benefit you in your future role as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) could be:
a. Clinical decision-making: As an APN, you will be responsible for making critical decisions regarding patient care. Developing strong clinical decision-making skills will enable you to assess, diagnose, and manage patients effectively, leading to better patient outcomes (Brown, Dolansky, & McDaniel, 2013).
b. Interprofessional collaboration: APNs often work in interdisciplinary teams, collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Developing strong communication and teamwork skills will help you work effectively within these teams, ensuring that patients receive comprehensive and coordinated care (Reeves, Pelone, Harrison, Goldman, & Zwarenstein, 2017).
As an AI language model, I cannot achieve competencies. However, I can suggest two competencies that you may have achieved in this course:
a. Health informatics knowledge: Throughout the course, you may have gained a deeper understanding of health informatics, including the use of electronic health records, telehealth, and other digital tools to improve patient care (Hebda & Czar, 2019).
b. Ethical decision-making in informatics: The course may have helped you develop the ability to make ethical decisions regarding the use of informatics technologies and the handling of patients’ sensitive healthcare data. This competency is crucial for ensuring that patient privacy is protected and that technology is used responsibly in healthcare settings (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2017).
References:
Brown, S. T., Dolansky, M. A., & McDaniel, A. M. (2013). Impact of clinical nurse specialist students’ learning on clinical decision-making. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 27(2), 87-93.
Hebda, T., & Czar, P. (2019). Handbook of informatics for nurses & healthcare professionals (6th ed.). Pearson.
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Reeves, S., Pelone, F., Harrison, R., Goldman, J., & Zwarenstein, M. (2017). Interprofessional collaboration to improve professional practice and healthcare outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 6, CD000072.