Build Your Own EHR: A Hands-On Workshop [$]

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Location: 551B

Lead Author(s)

Valorie A. MacKenna, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE

Director, Simulation-Based Education
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT, United States

Co-Author(s)

Dawn Sarage, MSN, RN, CNL, CMSRN, CHSE

Clinical Instructor
The University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT, United States
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Leslie LaPointe, MSN, APRN, CPNP, CHSE, HSMI

Clinical Instructor Simulation Lab
University Of Connecticut
Baltic, CT, United States
Roston Kirk

Simulation Operations Coordinator
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT, United States
Dan Roggi

SIM Tech
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT, United States
Amanda Moreau, MSN, RN (she/her/hers)

Clinical Coordinator and Clinical Instructor
University of Connecticut
Manchester, CT, United States

Disclosure(s):

Valorie A. MacKenna, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE: No financial relationships to disclose

Dawn Sarage, MSN, RN, CNL, CMSRN, CHSE: No financial relationships to disclose

Leslie LaPointe, MSN, APRN, CPNP, CHSE, HSMI: No financial relationships to disclose

Roston Kirk: No financial relationships to disclose

Dan Roggi: No financial relationships to disclose

Amanda Moreau, MSN, RN: No financial relationships to disclose

A gap in knowledge exists for nursing educators’ ability to provide Electronic Health Records (EHRs) training to nursing students. The updated Essentials for Nursing Education (AACN, 2021) recommend graduates of nursing programs develop competence with informatics and healthcare technologies. Limited access to EHRs in the clinical environment forces educators to find alternative solutions. Through active participation and following along with the step-by-step tutorial, all learners will be able to create and save a Google Sheets file as a reusable EHR chart element. First-time attendees will receive foundational design information, and returning participants will build on previously acquired skills and enhance their projects with new features, such as barcode scanning.

$: this session requires pre-registration and additional fee

Learning Objectives:

Describe the style features of Borders, Fill Color, and Merge for giving the appearance of an electronic healthcare record document within a Google Sheet spreadsheet.
Manipulate selected editing features, such as Data Validation, to produce interactive areas within the charting document.
Create a simple EHR charting document using Google Sheets with at least 3 items for learner interaction.