Is your program one of the 90 percent of nursing programs looking to incorporate an electronic health records (EHR) learning system into the curriculum? If so, will your students be able to demonstrate competency in utilizing EHRs to help provide safe and effective care for patients?
Today’s nursing students are under pressure to be ready for practice once they graduate and pass the licensure exam. Yet clinical time is not always available, which means that realistic learning experiences throughout the curriculum are more important than ever. That is why we are so excited to announce our partnership with Cerner Corporation, one of the world’s leaders in health care technology, to create RealEHRPrep with Cerner. This partnership has resulted in an electronic health records learning system that moves students “beyond the clicks” and helps them to learn how EHRs can be used to provide safer and more effective patient care – making its users even more ready for practice upon graduation.
Combining Pearson’s proven learning technology with Cerner’s Academic Education Solution will help create an authentic EHR learning experience that features a guided learning path that prepares students to demonstrate competency. RealEHRPrep can provide students with a realistic learning experience, starting with basic simulations and electronic documentation, to help them develop clinical judgment and become more practice ready.
The Health Information Technology for Economic Clinical Health Act has accelerated automation in healthcare, which has created a growing demand for nursing programs to graduate students who can demonstrate competency in electronic documentation. RealEHRPrep with Cerner’s Academic Education Solution reflects the sophistication of EHR systems used in today’s health care facilities, offering a defined pedagogy, alerts and comprehensive data needed for clinical decision-making. More than 9,000 facilities worldwide currently use Cerner’s powerful EHR systems to advance patient care, increase efficiencies and improve access to critical patient information.
“Automation brings a tremendous number of benefits to patient care and hospital operations. However, these benefits are lost if the nurses and clinicians are not able to fully embrace the technology and use it effectively,” says Rob Campbell, VP and chief learning officer at Cerner. “Through our collaboration with Pearson, we have a real-world learning solution that will ensure nursing students and educators fully understand how to leverage the technology used in practice. This will help eliminate the need to get acquainted with the technology on the floor and support better patient care.”
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