Student Learning Objective: Assess the costs and benefits of a selected new health technology with application to current or future advanced nursing practice.
Assignment Instructions: Students assess the monetary and non-monetary benefits of a selected new technology applicable to current or future advanced nursing practice. Examples of technology include EHRs, telemedicine/telehealth, Point-of-Care technologies, remote
monitoring tools, and sensors or wearable technology. To complete this assessment, students Assess the costs and benefits of a chosen new health technology with application to current or future advanced nursing practice.
Assignment Students evaluate the monetary and non-monetary benefits of a chosen new technology that is applicable to current or future advanced nursing practice. EHRs, telemedicine/telehealth, point-of-care technologies, remote monitoring tools, and other technologies are examples of technology.
may pair with a member from their assigned group (must be assigned to the same faculty
member).
 Outline
o Introduction of technology
 1 paragraph
 Should be supported with evidence
 Example from Ch. 10: Robots to disinfect patient rooms
o What is the existing method(s)or technology(ies) being used? What are the
disadvantages of the existing method(s) or technology(ies)? The selected new
technology will replace the existing methods.
 1 paragraph
 Should be supported with evidence
 Example: Current method is housekeeping staff cleans patient rooms. The
disadvantage is high infection rates related to poor disinfection.
o Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
 What are the costs of the new proposed technology?
 What are the benefits or savings related to this new technology
(advantages)?
 What is the economic impact on consumers? If there is no economic
impact, please explain.
 2-3 paragraphs
 Should be supported with evidence
 Numerical data and statistics are required to support the CBA.
o Recommendations for the implementation of current/ future practice related
to the new technology
 2 recommendations with rationales for implementation; must clearly state
and label each
 Use creativity to develop, support with evidence from the literature
 1-2 paragraphs
o Conclusion
 Synthesize key points, no new information
 1 paragraph
 Writing Guidelines
o Help write my thesis – APA 7 th edition
 Title and reference page required; no abstract needed
 The Help write my thesis – APA manual 7 th Ed. will be used for grading
o You may only use journal articles or the textbook as sources. Sources must be
< 5 years old. o 600-800 words  Penalty for going under or over the word count  Times New Roman; 12 fonts; double-spaced  1-inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right)  Headers required; no introduction header required; the title of the paper goes before the Introduction section o Reference Requirements (Peer-Reviewed Only)  3-5 journal articles  1 textbook  For the purpose of this assignment and rubric: o Having clear statements is defined as a) the reader can clearly understand the message the writer is attempting to convey b) the writing is precise to the topic being addressed and c) the message is explicit and absolute. o Concise writing is defined as a) using as few words as possible to convey an idea and b) avoiding wordiness.

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