Week 1: A mother brings her 6-month-old daughter to the HCP for evaluation of possible colic. The mother says the baby has had many episodes of crying after eating and, despite having a good appetite, is not gaining weight. The mother says the baby’s belly “gets all swollen sometimes.” The mother says the baby tastes “salty” when the mother kisses the baby. Further work up reveals a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. The mother relates that her 23-month-old son has had multiple episodes of “chest congestion” and was hospitalized once for pneumonia. The mother wants to know what cystic fibrosis is and she also wants to know if she should have any more children. Week 2 (do not submit before the first day of week 2). Case Study: A 65-year-old obese African American male patient presents to his HCP with crampy left lower quadrant pain, constipation, and fevers to 101˚ F. He has had multiple episodes like this one over the past 15 years and they always responded to bowel rest and oral antibiotics. He has refused to have the recommended colonoscopy even with his history of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (diverticulitis), sedentary lifestyle, and diet lacking in fiber. His paternal grandfather died of colon cancer back in the 1950s as well. He finally underwent colonoscopy after his acute diverticulitis resolved. Colonoscopy revealed multiple polyps that were retrieved, and the pathology was positive for adenocarcinoma of the colon.

Identify a clinical or administrative issue and propose an informatics solution. Informatics Solution Proposal, you will propose an informatics or technologic solution for a problem currently found within your clinical or workplace setting. Throughout the next few weeks you will review the functionality of various products or technology, and select the one product that best meets the needs of a health care setting. Identify an issue/problem in a health care workplace that could be resolved by implementing an informatics or technological solution. The issue/problem can be an administrative or a clinical issue. Draft a 350-word letter or memo to a nursing administrator. In the memo, identify the clinical or administrative problem, address why the problem is an important concern, and, request permission to propose a solution. Support your letter with at least three peer-reviewed resources.