Primary Purpose Of Orientation Process

The primary purpose of my training module is to help orientation of new employees to the Respiratory Department, part of the orientation process involves learning to navigate, document, and be able to retrieve patient clinical data. By being able to access, process, and identify relevant clinical information patient care can be modified to benefit patient care and outcomes.

Cerner is centered around nursing documentation and use; Respiratory therapy is an ancillary service and Cerner’s Respiratory documentation is disconnected and is not a very intuitive or easy to use. By providing a foundation in the understanding of how Cerner manages patient data significantly diminishes therapist frustrations and improves therapist workflow.

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