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1. The SDLC is crucial to the outcomes of the software and systems
The SDLC is crucial to the outcomes of the software and systemsThe SDLC is crucial to the
outcomes of the software and systemsThe SDLC is crucial to the outcomes of the software
and systems in use in a health care facility. The use of the software is dependent on its users
and their preparedness, as well as their capabilities. Failing to involve nurses in the SDLC,
yet they are the target end-users of the system amounts to a design and project
management failure (McMurtrey, 2013). It leads to an increased level of user frustration,
possible resistance in the adoption of the new system, and limited functionality due to the
resulting distress.Nurses are experts in the field of patient care, and if a technology is to
have positive effects on patient care, then the technologists implementing it must involve
nurses in the process of developing it (Kaipio et al., 2020). The reason for involving the
nurses is to facilitate a smooth transition from the deployment to the training of users and
eventually to the transformation of the organization because of the new system. Apart from
increasing the buy-in for the new development, the approach will also allow nurses to have
input into the development process. As with many projects, change requests that come early
before the commencement of tasks that are critical to the project might be easier to
incorporate. Failing to involve nurses would mean that the developers lack insights into the
types of routines the nurses have in their patient, caring jobs (Restuccia et al., 2012). These
routines and the philosophy behind them affect the manner of working with technology, the
need for information, and the collaboration demands and opportunities in the
workplace.ORDER NOW FOR ORIGINAL, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSIt is vital to map the
work processes of the nurse in the legacy system and the technology-enhanced system. The
mapping must happen in tandem with the designing process. The leading manager in the
SDLC should ensure that the details of all users are the ones used for the design process
(McLean et al., 2015). Getting firsthand information and possible trials in the real world
make better data for decision making than projects that might rely on wrong assumptions.
The involvement of nurses should improve organization learning during the
implementation and when using the new program or system.A specific example showing
nurse involvement in the SDLC was in the introduction of the bar-code system in a midsized
hospital where I worked. The first part of the implementation was to offer an overview of
the system and its benefits to the organization. After that, the organization organized
forums and allocated times for attendance for all staff, away from regular work. The forums
worked like tutorials and question and answer sessions as well as discussion avenues about
the new system. The implementing team learned of people’s fears, the problems with the

2. current system, and the challenges users expected. They also learned of new concerns
arising because of the design and the management expectations of the bar-coding
infrastructure.Being involved in the process to offer suggestions and to vote of features to
include or leave out, as well as when to include them in the system, was an essential step in
staff involvement. Most of the staff members ended up anticipating the completion of the
project, and they were eager to try new features when they became live. The increased
communication also leads to a faster turnaround for the challenges that emerged and were
reported by the participating employees. It was also easy to prioritize the changes and the
raised issues based on the earlier voted order of priority of user issues in the
project.ReferencesKaipio, J., Kuusisto, A., Hyppönen, H., Heponiemi, T., & Lääveri, T. (2020).
Physicians’ and nurses’ experiences on EHR usability: Comparison between the professional
groups by the employment sector and system brand. International Journal of Medical
Informatics, 134, 104018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.104018McLean, A.,
Frisch, N., & Roudsari, A. (2015). Nursing’s voice in healthcare IT acquisition decisions.
Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics, 10(3).
http://cjni.net/journal/?p=4248McMurtrey, M. (2013). A case study of the application of
the systems development life cycle (SDLC) in 21st-century health care: Something old,
something new? Journal of the Southern Association for Information Systems, 1(1).
https://doi.org/10.3998/jsais.11880084.0001.103Restuccia, J. D., Cohen, A. B., Horwitt, J.
N., & Shwartz, M. (2012). Hospital implementation of health information technology and
quality of care: are they related? BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 12(1), 101–
109. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-12-109The SDLC is crucial to the outcomes of the
software and systems