Instructions
Welcome to Week 9
Hello Class, This week we will be learning about the security and privacy of health records is an integral component of the ethical considerations in nursing; however, there are many examples in which this security and privacy is either compromised or challenged. What might be your role, as a leader in your healthcare organization or nursing practice, to implement strategies that will strengthen and support security and privacy measures?
This week, you will analyze the role of ethics in nursing practice, specifically regarding privacy and security. You will consider how you evaluate ethics, security, and risks in your clinical practice. The learning objectives for this week are the following:
Students will:
• Analyze how ethics, cyber ethics, and security impact clinical practice
• Analyze the application of ethics in clinical practice
• Evaluate implications for security risks in clinical practice
Ethic, Cyber Ethics, and Security
In recent years, hackers have targeted medical records, from hospitals and other healthcare institutions, across the country. These records contain personal information, contact information, and most importantly, for the hackers, information that may prove useful in stealing an identity. Thus, healthcare organizations have made it a priority to protect patient records and privacy. However, with the influx of technological advancements and hacker determination, there is no perfect way to ensure that all records are secure and safe.
In addition to medical records, privacy concerns are relevant with any patient chart in any setting. For example, a chart left open on a computer monitor in a patient room, employee passwords and log-in information, and new employee access and screening all represent other ways in which ethics and security merge in healthcare and nursing practice.
For this Discussion, you will consider the importance of ethics as it relates to security. You will also reflect on how these topics might affect clinical practice and the connection to nursing informatics.
To Prepare
• Review the Learning Resources associated with the topics of ethics, cyber ethics, and security.
• Consider the role of each of these topics for clinical practice, as well as the importance of understanding each of these topics.
Post a cohesive response to the following:
What are the key challenges that healthcare practitioners encounter when balancing patient care with the requirement for stringent data protection?
How can healthcare organizations ensure patient confidentiality while effectively leveraging digital tools to enhance care delivery?
Required Resources
• American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informaticsLinks to an external site.: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.).
o “Ethics in Nursing Informatics” (pp. 49–52)
o “Standard 6: “Evaluation” (p. 78)
o “Standard 7: “Ethics” (pp. 79–80)
o “Standard 11: “Communication” (p. 86)
o “Standard 12: “Leadership” (pp. 87–88)
• Beckmann, M., Dittmer, K., Jaschke, J., Karbach, U., Köberlein-Neu, J., Nocon, M., Rusniok, C., Wurster, F., & Pfaff, H. (2021). Electronic patient record and its effects on social aspects of interprofessional collaboration and clinical workflows in hospitals (eCoCo): A mixed methods study protocolLinks to an external site.. BMC Health Services Research, 21(377). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06377-5
• Goodman K. W. (2020). Ethics in health informaticsLinks to an external site.. Yearbook of Medical Informatics, 29(1), 26–31. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1701966
Required media
• TEDx Talks. (2023, July 7). Navigating the AI future of health care | Benjamin Collins | TEDx Vanderbilt UniversityLinks to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/gsAlpElHyN0?si=wbomeiUQAlRdFeyk