Nurses must be part of the Systems Development Life Cycle as they understand the clinical flow and patient care processes better. By including nurses at every stage, the nurses’ commitment to the new system will have an overall stimulation through engagement (Assal et al., 2018). When nurses do not have autonomy in the design process, the implementation and utilization of a new system may take longer because the providers are distanced from the outcomes of the process. In the analysis stage, there may be a lack of identification of the patients’ problems when there is no involvement of nurses in the process. Nurses know their patients well, and they play a major role in identifying the specific issues that patients have (Scott et al., 2018). In the design phase, there may be a lack of the necessary feedback from the system developers. The nurse’s involvement will ensure that there is the provision of feedback in the time since they have direct communication with patients (Palmer et al., 2018). A problem that may be encountered at the development phase is; budget constraints. The involvement of a nurse in the phase will ensure the provision of an adequate budget concerning the needs of the patients (Scott et al., 2018). In the implementation phase, a problem may arise with the lack of enough time allocated for the testing of the system. The nurse’s involvement will ensure that they provide an estimate of the time necessary since they understand the needs of the patients at a particular time.
My current healthcare facility is changing its EHR system. They have selected a specific team of nurses that are part of their healthcare team to design and adapt the new program that will meet the institution’s requirements. As a nurse, I’m excited to be part of the team to develop the new system. The involvement in the process ensured that we addressed the common problems encountered while developing the system. We also ensured that the system did not take up too much money, hence ensuring that there is a better utilization of resources for healthcare.
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