Nurs 6051 Module 5 Wk 9 Discussion:the Inclusion Of Nurses In The Systems Development Life Cycle

The Inclusion of Nurses in the Systems Development Life CycleNurses play a critical role in the normal functioning of a healthcare facility. Absence of nurses results in chaos and dysfunctional healthcare system as seen in when nurses participate in industrial action. Therefore, it is highly vital for the healthcare organizations to involve nurses at every stage of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) when obtaining/purchasing and implementing a new health information system(Shylesh, 2017). Nurses understand every aspect of a hospital facility, which makes them crucial in the implementation process of a new system(Castner et al., 2016). First, in the planning and requirement definition stage, lack of involving nurses may lead to insufficient information concerning the requirements of the new system(Verma &Gupta, 2017). Second, nurses spend most their time at the hospital. Therefore, they are conversant with the workings of the current system; hence are in good position of identifying deficiencies in the current system. During the analysis stage, the team will be unable to get detailed information concerning deficiencies of existing system(Verma &Gupta, 2017). Third, lack of involvement of nurses in the designing stage will make the new system vulnerable and unworkable. Nurses will in most cases utilize the