Computerized Physician Order Entry
A. Impact on healthcare and nursing
i. Impact on professional nursing practice.
ii. Patient safety impact (including statistical justification)
iii. Impact on patient care delivery, quality care measures/monitoring, and risk
management (privacy, confidentiality, and security) as applicable.
1. Ethical & legal considerations.
2. Infrastructure/operational consequences (e.g., budget, costs, etc.)
3. Impact on a population and/or geographic region
4. Provide examples & statically significant data to support examples.
B. Three advantages and disadvantages
i. Patient’s vantage point or perspective (e.g., patient outcomes, safety,
patient/family satisfaction).
ii. Nurse’s vantage point (improves/hinders job efficiency/safety)
iii. Healthcare organization’s vantage point (regulatory compliance, financial, etc.)
