What is one way you could become involved in designing, selecting, evaluating, or implementing an information system in your workplace?
Actually, I am involved in selecting and designing one now with the goal of implementing it in early spring. One of my teaching assignments is the pre-licensure final semester nursing class, and I'm sure we can all appreciate the pressure of preparing nursing students for the NCLEX-RN exam. It's a LOT of pressure, and a course that, in the case of Western Governors University, has the attention of nearly every state board of nursing in the United States.
I have a pretty good idea of the design for the course; that is, the format and outline for each module. However, the challenge is to find a test bank that contains thousands of questions that are closely aligned with the 2010 NCLEX platform. I attended the NCLEX Invitational in Atlanta a couple of weeks ago, and it was a great opportunity to meet and speak with other nursing educators from throughout the U.S. Has anyone heard of the Hurst Reveiew?
So, the next step will be evaluating the products that I find. Hopefully, it all works out well so that the implementation piece will be easy....although, actually I'm expecting that it may not be easy to work out all the bugs. I hope I'm wrong about that.
How wonderful Carma, it seems you are getting an excellent experience. You as the end user are very critical to the process of system development, implementation, and evaluation. Now as for NCLEX I must say I am allergic, I am glad that time has passed.
ReplyDeleteCarma - check out the text pages 410-412. There is a bit of information with regard to the NCLEX and lists some criteria for NCLEX prep programs. Thought it might be helpful.
ReplyDeleteCarma,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are one busy woman! What an interesting experience you are having with your current job. I too am very glad that NCLEX is in the past.