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If EHRs are not configured and utilized correctly, errors and omissions may occur that threaten patient safety. Nursing students are exposed to a variety of clinical settings and EHR products. This webinar will present findings from a study that evaluated nursing students’ awareness of safe EHR practices utilizing the SAFER guide checklists.

Contact hours: 1.00
1.0 CE hour to meet the HIMSS requirement
Contact hours available until 6/23/17

This webinar will provide the latest information on how telehealth is changing the face of healthcare, impacts on nursing roles across the health care continuum, expected growth of telehealth, opportunities and challenges, and initiatives to expand adoption.

Requirements for successful completion:

Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation.

Disclosures:
Faculty, Planners, Author, and Speaker have no disclosures to declare.

Commercial support and sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.

Accreditation Statement:
This educational activity is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and ANIA.

Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number, CEP 5387.

This program has been approved for continuing education (CE) hours for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) and Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS).

Purpose:
The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to discuss findings from a research study of graduate and undergraduate nursing students who utilized the SAFER guide checklists to evaluate EHR features.

Objectives:

Discuss the importance of utilizing the SAFER guide CPOE and clinician communication checklists to evaluate EHR features
Evaluate common EHR features that were rates as "not implemented" or "partially implemented," as well as nursing students' experiences utilizing the SAFER guides
Identify implications and how the SAFER guides can be used by clinicians in clinical practice to assess EHR safety

Katreena Collette Merrill PhD, RN

Brigham Young University

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