NURS 6051 – Discussion Week 9 – Replies

**DEADLINE: FRIDAY 4/30/2021 BY 08:00 PM EST**

To prepare Week 9 Discussion

Post a description of what you believe to be the consequences of a healthcare organization not involving nurses in each stage of the SDLC when purchasing and implementing a new health information technology system. Provide specific examples of potential issues at each stage of the SDLC and explain how the inclusion of nurses may help address these issues. Then, explain whether you had any input in the selection and planning of new health information technology systems in your nursing practice or healthcare organization and explain potential impacts of being included or not in the decision-making process. Be specific and provide examples.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Respond to your colleague, by offering additional thoughts regarding the examples shared, SDLC-related issues, and ideas on how the inclusion of nurses might have impacted the example described by your colleagues.
**At least 2 references per reply, and they need to support information in the reply**

Justin Scantling 

RE: Discussion – Week 9

 
            Technology is ever-changing. Maintaining the most appropriate software ensures that the workflow is smooth and catalyzes quality care. The system development life cycle (SDLC) is a platform that new integrations follow. One specific SDLC model is the Waterfall method which includes feasibility, analysis, design, implement, test, and maintain as the steps of the life cycle (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2017, p. 178). This particular model respectfully represents all stages of creativity and installment. Ensuring nurses are part of each stage of the model will promote realistic patient advocacy. The administration does not always have the most practical conceptual evaluation of feasibility.
            The development of software is crucial to patient care. The selection of an SDLC model is critical to software development (Agarwa, Singhal, & Garg, 2017). The software development is orchestrated in the process defined by the SDLC model (Agarwa, Singhal, & Garg, 2017). The waterfall method is the most novice as one step flows into the next. The first stage of development, which is feasibility, should include consults with nursing leaders to ensure practicality. Factors such as caseload, time management, and ease of use should be considered when developing software. Continuing to implement and testing is where nursing representation holds a substantial presence. Nurses who work and understand both the software and workflow are invaluable to new software introduction. Closing the gap and transitioning the staff into utilization is a significant step. The steps of analysis, test, and maintain additionally would require nursing presence. Who would know better about how the new software or implementation works than those who utilize it each day? The imperative aspect of SDLC is maintaining usability. New technology is evolving, and studies are being conducted on handheld devices to enhance bedside care (Ehrler, Lovis, & Blondon, 2019). Nurses spend more time at computers as technology advances, and it is essential to make the devices more mobile and user-friendly (Ehrler, Lovis, & Blondon, 2019).
            A more prominent health provider bought the hospital I work at in 2013.  The healthcare ministry incorporated all aspects of the facility with the purchase and updated the software rapidly. The employees at the facility were instructed that the change would take place one month in advance of the finalization of the facility purchase. Maintaining the older system was not efficient. The current ministry software was utilized and communicated from state to state. I believe not having input in the change was beneficial for the facility. The new software required all new computers, new monitors, new computer lines, new wifi upgrades, new mobile computers, new printers, and badge entry doors. The system was being utilized in several states, so the testing phase of SDLC was already completed. The implementation did bring forth the retirement of one doctor. The ministry now incorporated many hospitals in this region. The ability to share data throughout the EPIC system allows continuity of care.  
 
References
Agarwa, P., Singhal, A., & Garg, A. (2017, August). SDLC Model Selection Tool and Risk Incorporation. International Journal of Computer Applications, 172(10).
Ehrler, F., Lovis, C., & Blondon, K. (2019). A mobile phone App for bedside nursing care: design and development using an adapted software development life cycle model. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 7(4). doi:10.2196/12551
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017).  informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4 ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
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**DEADLINE:

FRIDAY

4/

30

/2021

BY

08:00

PM

EST**

To

prepare

Week

9

Discussion

Post a d

escription of what you believe to be the consequences of a healthcare

organization not involving nurses in each stage of the SDLC when purchasing and

implementing a new health information technology system. Provide specific

examples of potential issues at each stage of the SDLC and explain how the

inclusion of nurses may help address these issues. Then, explain whether you had

any input in the selection

and planning of new health information technology

systems in your nursing practice or healthcare organization and explain potential

impacts of being included or not in the decision

–

making process. Be specific and

provide examples.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Respond

to your colleague, by offering additional thoughts regarding the examples

shared, SDLC

–

related issues, and ideas on how the inclusion of nurses might have

impacted the example described by your colleagues.

*

*

At least 2 references p

er reply, and they

need to support information in the reply**

J

ustin

Scantling

RE:

Discussion

–

Week

9

Technology

is

ever

–

changing.

Maintaining

the

most

appropriate

software

ensures

that

the

workflow

is

smooth

and

catalyzes

quality

care.

The

system

development

life

cycle

(SDLC)

is

a

platform

that

new

integrations

follow.

One

specific

SDLC

model

is

the

Waterfall

method

which

includes

feasibility,

analysis,

design,

implement,

test,

and

maintain

as

the

steps

of

the

life

cycle

(McGonigle

&

Mastrian,

2017,

p.

178).

This

particular

model

respectfully

represents

all

stages

of

creativity

and

installment.

Ensuring

nurses

are

part

of

each

stage

of

the

model

will

promote

realistic

patient

advocacy.

The

administration

does

not

always

have

the

most

practical

conceptual

evaluation

of

feasibility

.

The

development

of

software

is

crucial

to

patient

car

e.

The

selection

of

an

SDLC

model

is

critical

to

software

development

(Agarwa,

Singhal,

&

Garg,

2017).

The

software

development

is

orchestrated

in

the

process

defined

by

the

SDLC

model

(Agarwa,

Singhal,

&

Garg,

2017).

The

waterfall

method

is

the

most

novic

e

as

one

step

flows

into

the

next.

The

first

stage

of

development,

which

is

feasibility,

should

include

consults

with

nursing

leaders

to

ensure

practicality.

Factors

such

as

caseload,

time

management,

and

ease

of

use

should

be

considered

when

developing

so

ftware.

Continuing

to

implement

and

testing

is

where

nursing

representation

**DEADLINE: FRIDAY 4/30/2021 BY 08:00 PM EST**
To prepare Week 9 Discussion
Post a description of what you believe to be the consequences of a healthcare
organization not involving nurses in each stage of the SDLC when purchasing and
implementing a new health information technology system. Provide specific
examples of potential issues at each stage of the SDLC and explain how the
inclusion of nurses may help address these issues. Then, explain whether you had
any input in the selection and planning of new health information technology
systems in your nursing practice or healthcare organization and explain potential
impacts of being included or not in the decision-making process. Be specific and
provide examples.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Respond to your colleague, by offering additional thoughts regarding the examples
shared, SDLC-related issues, and ideas on how the inclusion of nurses might have
impacted the example described by your colleagues.
**At least 2 references per reply, and they need to support information in the reply**

Justin Scantling
RE: Discussion – Week 9

Technology is ever-changing. Maintaining the most appropriate software ensures that the
workflow is smooth and catalyzes quality care. The system development life cycle (SDLC) is a
platform that new integrations follow. One specific SDLC model is the Waterfall method which
includes feasibility, analysis, design, implement, test, and maintain as the steps of the life cycle
(McGonigle & Mastrian, 2017, p. 178). This particular model respectfully represents all stages of
creativity and installment. Ensuring nurses are part of each stage of the model will promote
realistic patient advocacy. The administration does not always have the most practical conceptual
evaluation of feasibility.
The development of software is crucial to patient care. The selection of an SDLC model
is critical to software development (Agarwa, Singhal, & Garg, 2017). The software development
is orchestrated in the process defined by the SDLC model (Agarwa, Singhal, & Garg, 2017). The
waterfall method is the most novice as one step flows into the next. The first stage of
development, which is feasibility, should include consults with nursing leaders to ensure
practicality. Factors such as caseload, time management, and ease of use should be considered
when developing software. Continuing to implement and testing is where nursing representation