Applying Research Skills: Technological Advancements

The healthcare technological environment has experienced rapid advancements, which have seen the application of telehealth and telemedicine, artificial intelligence (AI), and wearable technologies, among others, in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring processes. This paper discusses the relevance of technological advancements in the nursing profession, personal experiences, and the process of article selection and assessment of credibility for articles related to the technology. It also presents an annotated bibliography and a reflection on what has been learned from developing the annotated bibliography: Applying Research Skills: Technological Advancements.

Professional Relevance and Professional Experience

The technological advancements in healthcare will support the achievement of efficiency in the delivery of high-quality care. From personal experience, using advanced systems such as electronic health records (EHRs) and big data analytics has improved multidisciplinary collaborations in patient care and reduced workload during shifts. However, such technologies also pose significant risks to patient safety, data security, cybersecurity issues, and healthcare disparities. Therefore, it is important for nurses to understand the opportunities and challenges that come with technological advancements and how to make the best out of these technologies.

Article Selection Process and Assessing Credibility of Articles

A cross-database search was conducted in PubMed and CINAHL to compile relevant literature on technological advancements in healthcare. Some key search terms used include “healthcare technological advancements,” “healthcare technology best practices,” and “healthcare technology concerns.” To improve the relevance of results, Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT were used, and all search results were filtered to articles published between 2020 and 2024. Articles were assessed for credibility based on the author’s authority in the subject, a journal article published on, clarity of methodology, and presentation of conclusions. Four articles were selected for the annotated bibliography.

Annotated Bibliography

Alowais, S. A., Alghamdi, S. S., Alsuhebany, N., Alqahtani, T., Alshaya, A. I., Almohareb, S. N., Aldairem, A., Alrashed, M., Bin Saleh, K., Badreldin, H. A., Al Yami, M. S., Al Harbi, S., & Albekairy, A. M. (2023). Revolutionizing healthcare: the role of artificial intelligence in clinical practice. BMC Medical Education 2023 23:1, 23(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1186/S12909-023-04698-Z

This article provides a comprehensive review and up-to-date overview of artificial intelligence (AI), its current status in development and application in clinical settings, and associated challenges. The authors, through a review of multiple articles covering AI, show how integrating AI tools into healthcare can enhance disease diagnosis, decisions on treatment selection, and clinical laboratory testing. They also show that AI tools can reduce human errors, improve accuracy, reduce costs, and improve workflows. At the same time, the article also discusses challenges with the use of AI, such as data privacy, legal and ethical concerns, and the need for human expertise.

The article concludes that AI can potentially enhance patient care across healthcare settings, but the identified challenges must first be addressed. This article was included as it provides a deeper overview of AI in healthcare and highlights challenges to address to fully exploit the potential benefits of AI in healthcare.

Feijt, M., De Kort, Y., Bongers, I., Bierbooms, J., Westerink, J., & Ijsselsteijn, W. (2020). Mental Health Care Goes Online: Practitioners’ Experiences of Providing Mental Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 23(12), 860–864. https://doi.org/10.1089/CYBER.2020.0370

Using an online qualitative survey, this article examines the implications of drastic change in mental healthcare and how to improve the delivery of care online based on the experiences of mental health practitioners in delivering online care during COVID-19. The article highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic forced radical and sudden changes in the delivery of mental healthcare and how practitioners were forced to adopt online means over face-to-face care practice as social distancing was mandated. The authors found that although practitioners were well-adapted to the shift, technological and usability problems were significant challenges.

They also experienced difficulties in establishing rapport with clients. The article concludes that there is a need for improved technological, organizational, and logistical support to improve the use of e-mental health technologies. This article was selected and included as it provides clear insights into concerns, challenges, and opportunities to improve e-mental health and overall delivery of remote care using advanced technologies.

Papa, A., Mital, M., Pisano, P., & Del Giudice, M. (2020). E-health and wellbeing monitoring using smart healthcare devices: An empirical investigation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 153, 119226. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TECHFORE.2018.02.018

This article presents an empirical investigation into the use of smart healthcare devices in e-health and well-being monitoring. It also discusses how trust and comfort related to the handling of user-sensitive data can be afforded with the use of these technologies. The investigation focuses on smart wearable healthcare (SWH) devices and IoT-based systems and their potential to improve patient monitoring. The authors note that these devices support and enable data-driven healthcare decisions and the implications of data security concerns and user trust and engagement.

The article concludes that although research in the area of SWH is still in its nascent stage, SWH Internet Of Things devices have the potential to revolutionize the healthcare industry. This article was selected and included because it discusses the future of healthcare technologies, especially the wearable, and highlights their adoption and impact in the near future.

Senbekov, M., Saliev, T., Bukeyeva, Z., Almabayeva, A., Zhanaliyeva, M., Aitenova, N., Toishibekov, Y., & Fakhradiyev, I. (2020). The Recent Progress and Applications of Digital Technologies in Healthcare: A Review. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, 2020(1), 8830200. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8830200

This review article discusses and analyzes the recent and current progress achieved in the application of big data, artificial intelligence, telemedicine, blockchain platforms, smart devices in healthcare, and medical education. The article discusses the delivery of healthcare services through the systems of hospitals and outpatient clinics and how digital technologies have improved accessibility while optimizing service delivery and facilitating remote monitoring.

The article also highlights the challenges of the lack of official regulations and recommendations to overcome such challenges. The review article concludes that digital technologies can modernize health systems to improve service delivery. This article was selected as it provides a better understanding of digital technologies in healthcare and how to address existing concerns.

Reflections on Developing the Annotated Bibliography

This exercise of developing an annotated bibliography has further improved my knowledge on advancements made in healthcare technologies. I have gained new and deeper insights into emerging technologies such as robotics and AI in healthcare settings. At the same time, I have understood the opportunities and the unavoidable challenges and how to balance the two to gain the benefits of the technological advancements in healthcare.

The main points learned from the research include:

• Benefits of advancing healthcare technologies
• Concerns with the use of advanced health technologies
• Use of Boolen operators and other database provided functions such as filtering by type of document or year to improve returned results

References

Alowais, S. A., Alghamdi, S. S., Alsuhebany, N., Alqahtani, T., Alshaya, A. I., Almohareb, S. N., Aldairem, A., Alrashed, M., Bin Saleh, K., Badreldin, H. A., Al Yami, M. S., Al Harbi, S., & Albekairy, A. M. (2023). Revolutionizing healthcare: the role of artificial intelligence in clinical practice. BMC Medical Education 2023 23:1, 23(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1186/S12909-023-04698-Z

Feijt, M., De Kort, Y., Bongers, I., Bierbooms, J., Westerink, J., & Ijsselsteijn, W. (2020). Mental Health Care Goes Online: Practitioners’ Experiences of Providing Mental Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 23(12), 860–864. https://doi.org/10.1089/CYBER.2020.0370

Papa, A., Mital, M., Pisano, P., & Del Giudice, M. (2020). E-health and wellbeing monitoring using smart healthcare devices: An empirical investigation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 153, 119226. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TECHFORE.2018.02.018

Senbekov, M., Saliev, T., Bukeyeva, Z., Almabayeva, A., Zhanaliyeva, M., Aitenova, N., Toishibekov, Y., & Fakhradiyev, I. (2020). The Recent Progress and Applications of Digital Technologies in Healthcare: A Review. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, 2020(1), 8830200. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8830200

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Create a 3-5 page annotated bibliography and summary based on your research related to best practices addressing a current health care problem or issue.

Introduction
In your professional life, you will need to find credible evidence to support your decisions and your plans of action. You will want to keep abreast of best practices to help your organization adapt to the ever-changing health care environment. Being adept at research will help you find the information you need. For this assessment, you will research a health care problem or issue faced by current health care organizations.

Instructions
Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. At a minimum, be sure to address each point. In addition, you are encouraged to review the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

For this assessment, research best practices related to a current health care problem. Your selected problem or issue will be utilized again in Assessment 4. To explore your chosen topic, you should use the first two steps of the Socratic Problem-Solving Approach to aid your critical thinking.

1. Select one of the health care problems or issues presented in the Assessment 02 Supplement: Applying Research Skills [PDF] resource. Write a brief overview of the selected health care problem or issue. In your overview:
   • Summarize the health care problem or issue.
   • Describe the professional relevance of this topic.
   • Describe any professional experience you have with this topic.
2. Identify peer-reviewed articles relevant to this health care issue or problem.
   • Conduct a search for scholarly or academic peer-reviewed literature related to the topic and describe the criteria you used to search for articles, including the names of the databases you used. You will select four current scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles published during the past 3–5 years that relate to your topic.
   • Refer to the NHS-FPX4000: Developing a Health Care Perspective Library Guide to help you locate appropriate references.
   • Use keywords related to the health care problem or issue you are researching to select relevant articles.
3. Assess the credibility and explain relevance of the information sources you find.
   • Determine if the source is from an academic peer-reviewed journal.
   • Determine if the publication is current.
   • Determine if information in the academic peer-reviewed journal article is still relevant.
4. Analyze academic peer-reviewed journal articles using the annotated bibliography organizational format. Provide a rationale for inclusion of each selected article. The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to document a list of references along with key information about each one. The detail about the reference is the annotation. Developing this annotated bibliography will create a foundation of knowledge about the selected topic. In your annotated bibliography:
   • Identify the purpose of the article.
   • Summarize the information.
   • Provide rationale for inclusion of each article.
   • Include the conclusions and findings of the article.
   • Write your annotated bibliography in a paragraph form. The annotated bibliography should be approximately 150 words (1–3 paragraphs) in length.
   • List the full reference for the source in APA format (author, date, title, publisher, et cetera) and use APA format for the annotated bibliography.
   • Make sure the references are listed in alphabetical order, are double-spaced, and use hanging indents.
5. Summarize what you have learned while developing an annotated bibliography.
   • Summarize what you learned from your research in a separate paragraph or two at the end of the paper.
   • List the main points you learned from your research.
   • Summarize the main contributions of the sources you chose and how they enhanced your knowledge about the topic.

Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like:

• Assessment 2 Example [PDF]
  

  Applying Research Skills: Technological Advancements

Additional Requirements
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:

• Length: 3–5 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
• APA tutorial: Use the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] for guidance.
• Written communication: Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
• Content: Provide a title page and reference page following APA style.
• References: Use at least four scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles.
• APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text citation of outside sources in the body of your paper and also on the reference page.

Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 2: Apply scholarly information through critical thinking to solve problems in the field of health care.
  • Assess the credibility and relevance of information sources.
  • Analyze academic peer-reviewed journal articles using the annotated bibliography organizational format.
  • Summarize what was learned from developing an annotated bibliography.
• Competency 4: Write for a specific audience, in appropriate tone and style, in accordance with Capella’s writing standards.
  • Apply academic peer reviewed journal articles relevant to the health care problem or issue being researched.
  • Produce text with minimal grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
  • Integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.