Interplay of Competing Needs in Virtual Charting Dynamics
To Prepare:
Review the national healthcare issue/stressor you examined in your Assignment for Module 1, and review the analysis of the healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
Identify and review two evidence-based scholarly resources that focus on proposed policies/practices to apply to your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post regarding competing needs.
The Assignment (1-2 pages):
Developing Organizational Policies and Practices
Add a section to the 2-3 page paper you submitted in Module 1. The new section should address the following in 1-2 pages:
Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
Critique the policy for ethical considerations, and explain the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.
Recommend one or more policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients, while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Be specific and provide examples.
Cite evidence that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and/or the policies, and provide two scholarly resources in support of your policy or practice recommendations.
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Interplay of Competing Needs in Virtual Charting Dynamics
Central to the discourse on virtual charting within nursing realms at UPMC is the juxtaposition of two pivotal yet divergent needs: safeguarding patient privacy vis-à-vis the facilitation of information accessibility, alongside the juxtaposition of nursing efficiency against requisite training and adaptation dynamics. The former dichotomy underscores a pivotal healthcare conundrum, wherein facilitating patient access to health records via virtual charting systems necessitates a vigilant approach to maintaining the privacy and safety of sensitive health data (Keshta & Odeh, 2021). This equilibrium necessitates a nuanced approach, delicately balancing accessibility with privacy safeguards. Concurrently, the latter juxtaposition encapsulates a transitional challenge. The introduction of these systems, albeit a stride towards operational efficiency, invokes an interim phase where nursing staff necessitates time and educational resources for proficiency, potentially impinging upon their immediate