Adopting healthcare technology requires the input of all involved stakeholders. Essential members of the team are nurses. Nurses have intimate knowledge of the shortcomings of paper records and numerous time spent on clinical documentation. The providers are involved in patient intake, information management efforts, and understand that well-designed IT systems make workflows efficient (Akhu‐Zaheya et al., 2019). The current organization intends to adopt a new nursing documentation system. To make the system usable and acceptable to nurses, a nurse leader has to be part of the implementation team. The purpose of this paper is to articulate the role of the nurse leader in line with the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) stages.
The system development life cycle is a model that outlines the various stages that must be completed to bring a project from start to finish. It is critical to follow the stages when implementing a nursing documentation system in order to maximize its effectiveness. Planning and requirement definition are followed by analysis, new system design, implementation, and post-implementation support. Because requirements are converted into design and design aids in the creation of code, the results of each stage guide the implementation of the next stage (Lalband & Kavitha, 2019). The results of the implementation stage are then authenticated in the final stage. According to AkhuZaheya et al. (2019), it is critical to include nurses in the development of a clinical documentation system that improves interprofessional communication, clinical outcomes, and patient care. The participation necessitates a clear definition of nurse roles at each stage of the SDLC.
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