Module 1- N6600

By now readers will know that I am a nurse and  what trajectory my career has taken. I provide primary care to a busy family practice clinic in Ogden. I love being a part of the health care decisions that my patients make. I have found my NP practice very challenging and rewarding.  In addition to my practice I am completing the MSN to DNP program at the University of Utah this semester. It has been a tremendously fast-paced, knowledge driven program and I hope I can finish it with the same enthusiasm that I started one year ago! Finally, there will be a few in this class that I have the opportunity to teach in one of their specialty courses. This rounds out my very busy schedule at this time.
Our clinic has a very active Informational Technology department. We are using Electronic Medical Records and have been since 2004. We are connected to both hospitals via internet and are able to access ER records, labs and xrays. What a tremendous aid in treating patients. Our clinic accesses Up-to Date service that allows us to instantaneously search for medical problems and focus on treatment that has evidence-based information for us. Patients can access our clinic website. All providers and employees can access the clinic intranet and find electronic information from insurance to OSHA regulations, policy etc. All providers must carry tablets into exam rooms which allow us to directly access their files.
I feel that technology has produced time-saving technics that directly impact in a very positive way how we provide care to our patients.
As we all struggle to understand the intricacies of Blackboard, I am trying to learn how to interface with technology in the class that I am instructing. This process is much slower as it requires interactions at every level. I am a novice at designing the classroom but hope to tackle it with success as the semester continues.