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E-Folio: Essential IV
Margaret Anyiam
Frostburg State University













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E-Folio: Essential IV
While following Essential IV: Information Management and Application of Patient Care
Technology, it is important to note that the nurses should focus on developing their technical
skills and competency in order to respond to the modern trends in nursing. It is stated in the
Standard that the nurses technical skills and developed computer and information literacy are
the important factors to guarantee the provision of the high-quality patient care. According to
Essential IV, nurses must have competence in using both patient care technologies and
information management systems to provide quality patient care (American Association of
Colleges of Nursing, 2008, p. 18).
Exemplar
During the Informatics course, the discussion and analysis of the five-sensor motion
detection wireless systems effectiveness to prevent patient falls in hospitals were completed.
The discussion of the 5-sensor, motion detection system was based on the analysis of the
technologys effectiveness to improving patient care while focusing on the workflow before
implementing the technology innovation and after the technology implementation in hospitals
(American Nurses Association, 2008; American Psychological Association, 2010). This
exemplar was selected because the analysis demonstrates that the use of such technologies as the
5-sensor, motion detection system can improve the quality of patient care in hospitals (Bell,
2001, p. 69; McGonigle & Mastrian, 2009, p. 112; Meister, Heath, Andrews, & Tingen, 2002, p.
177; Oermann, 2002, p. 73).
Reflection
The analysis of the 5-sensor, motion detection systems effectiveness for preventing
patient falls in hospitals is directly associated with the standards provided in Essential IV. Thus,
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the assignment demonstrates which technologies can be used to improve the quality of patient
care and what skills and competency should be acquired in order to contribute to the
implementation of the technology in hospitals. According to the Standard, nurses must have
competency in using computer technologies and systems and this competency is necessary while
working with the 5-sensor, motion detection system.


















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References
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2008). The essentials of baccalaureate education
for professional nursing practice. Retrieved from
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American Nurses Association. (2008). Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice.
Silver Spring, MD: Author.
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological
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Bell, S. (2001). Professional nurses portfolio. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 25(2), 69-73.
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (2009). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge.
Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Meister, L., Heath, J., Andrews, J., & Tingen, M. S. (2002). Professional nursing portfolios: A
global perspective. MEDSURG Nursing, 11(4), 177-182.
Oermann, M. (2002). Developing a professional portfolio in nursing. Orthopaedic Nursing,
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