Application: Adoption of New Technology Systems

assume the role of a nurse facilitator in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in a small hospital in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in upstate New York. You have been part of a team preparin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing for the implementation of a new electronic health records system. Decisions as to the program that will be used have been fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inalized, and you are now tasked with preparin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the nurses for the new system. There has been an undercurrent of resistance expressed by nurses, and you must respond to their concerns. You have a meetin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing scheduled with the nurses on the new EHR system. Consider how you can use the five qualities outlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ined by Rogers (2003) to assist in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in preparin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the nurses for the upcomin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing implementation.