2. What is Nursing Informatics?
• According to
McGonigle and
Mastrian, Nursing
Informatics is
defined as the
combination of
nursing science,
information
science, and
computer science.
3. The Building Blocks of Nursing
Informatics
• Nursing Science
• Information S;cience
• Computer Science
• Cognitive Science
• Ethical Management
of information
4. Nursing Informaticists Jobs:
• Nurse Informaticists
work in a few
different health
system areas such as
business, industry,
and academia.
• Jobs such as Chief
Nursing Informatics
officers and
Informatics Nurse
Specialists.
5. Chief Nursing Informatics Officers
• According to Healthcare
Information and
Management Systems
(HIMSS) organization, Chief
Nursing information
Officer’s strategize,
develop, and implement
Information Technology to
support nursing, nursing
practice, and clinical
applications.
6. Informatics Nurse Specialists
• According to HIMSS, an
informatics Nurse Specialist can
work in a variety of
environments. A Informatics
Specialist can work with
insurance companies,
healthcare device
manufacturers, software
application vendors. Registered
nurses can clinically manage
patient care and activities. This
type of specialty has to had a
graduate degree in Informatics.
7. Nursing Information Applications
• Electronic health
records (EHRs)
• Clinical information
systems
• Telehealth
• Patient safety
• Patient and
community education
• Care management
8. Electronic health records (EHRs)
• Electronic health
records are personal
medical records of
patients on hospital
computer databases
that are accessible by
doctors, nurses, and
the medical team.
When a patient leaves
the hospital, they are
now able to access
their personal health
records from their
home computers.
9. Patient and Community Education
• Health and nursing
informatics allows
patients to receive
education through
multiple media
outlets while they
are in and outside
the hospital through
their televisions,
computers, phones,
and tablets.
