Table 1. Pros and cons of EHR systems.
With healthcare providers adopting EHRs, the successful implementation of health information technology depends on the ability of care managers (nurses) to integrate informally and apply patient data into treatment (Table 1). The ability to apply course knowledge and scholarliness play a crucial role in developing a scholarly nursing practice and maintaining high clinical standards for an advanced practice nurse (APN). A review of 15 studies involving 3,855 nurses showed that research productivity and career development as APN significantly improve with increased research leadership or the ability to independently perform scholarly inquiry (Hafsteinsdóttir et al., 2017). Moreover, the ability to construe subjective values from objective data within clinical and academic settings and apply them in accommodating different patient populations is a cornerstone of evidence-based healthcare practice (Holly et al., 2021). Essentially, scholarliness and the ability to apply learned principles in real-time practice not only inform both the academic and practical skills to deliver quality care to patients but also allows to manage challenging situations strategically.
References
Hafsteinsdóttir, T. B., van der Zwaag, A. M., & Schuurmans, M. J. (2017). Leadership mentoring in nursing research, career development and scholarly productivity: A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 75, 21-34.
Holly, C., Salmond, S., & Saimbert, M. (Eds.). (2021). Comprehensive systematic review for advanced practice nursing.