EHR: Improving Patient Preferences

1) Yes, the EHR has made patient preferences more visible because one of the uses of the EHR involves engaging patients as well as their families in the decision making for the care the client receives at the institution. (Bates & Gawande, 2003) Therefore, if patients and their families are included in their management they are able to voice their preferences and dislikes so that the plan of care is constructed in a way that the patients preferences are taken into consideration in an attempt to enhance the quality of healthcare the patient receives, consequently improving outcomes. Another use of the EHR that assists patient’s preferences to be visible is the ability for the system to store and maintain the patient’s active medication list.

This should be done instead of reorienting the student when they attend each new clinical environment. This should be avoided because it does not allow them the opportunity to master a critical aspect of the healthcare system. An IS can be described as a catalyst to patient care as patients depend on their medical record when they seek medical attention. (McNeil, Elfrink, Piere, Beyea, Averill & Klappenbach, 2003) Hence, these records should be accessed in a timely fashion in order to assess, diagnose and treat the patient effectively. Additionally, Mastering the IS in a clinical environment is essential for a student inorder for them to be able to access, understand and apply evidence base practise throughout their career. (Staggers, Gassert, Curran,

Subjective data is gained from patients verbal output. As we may know Subjective output is very necessary in order to assess, diagnose and treat a patient, as pain is describes as whatever that patient says it is (subjective). Consequently, the criteria that systems should be constructed in a way that valid and reliable data is collected in an efficient and effective manner will be compromised. (HIMSS, 2007) On the other hand, statistics has shown that most of a nurse’s time is spent on documentation and direct patient care lacks. (Hagland, 2015) Therefore if a nurse does not have to document it allows a higher success rate in terms of patient’s progress and out comes to be recorded. Additionally, more accurate diagnostic test such as vital signs will be gained since error is more likely to occur when a nurse is monitoring and recording rather than an information