Nursing informatics

NURSING INFORMATICS
Are you into IT??
Jhessie L. Abella RN.RM.MAN

Course Description:
This course deals with the use of information technology system and data standards based on nursing informatics principles/theories. It further deals with the utilization of clinical information systems in the management and decision-making of patient care.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course and given relevant actual or simulated situations/conditions, the student will be able to:
1. Apply concepts, theories and principles of informatics in nursing and health care
2. Discuss issues and trends in informatics relevant to nursing and health

A. Computers and nursing
1. Computers and nursing
2. Historical perspectives of nursing and the computer
3. Electronic health record from a historical perspective

B. Computer system
1. Computer hardware
2. Computer software and systems
3. Open source and free software
4. Data processing
5. The internet: a nursing resource
6. PDA and wireless devices
7. Incorporating evidence: use of computer-based clinical
decision support system for health professionals

C. Issues in informatics
1. Nursing informatics and healthcare policy
2. The role of technology in the medication-use process
3. Healthcare data standards
4. Electronic health record systems: U.S. federal initiatives and public/private partnerships
5. Dependable systems for quality care
6. Nursing minimum data set systems

D. Informatics theory
1. Theories, models and frameworks
2. Advanced terminology systems
3. Implementing and upgrading clinical information systems

E. Practice application
1. Practice application
2. Critical care applications
3. Community health applications
4. Ambulatory care systems
5. Internet tools for advanced nursing practice
6. Informatics solutions for emergency preparedness and response
7. Vendor applications

F. Consumer’s use of informatics
1. Consumer and patient use of computers for health
2. Decision support for consumers

G. International perspectives
1. Nursing informatics in Canada
2. Nursing informatics in Europe
3. Pacific Rim
4. Nursing informatics in Asia
5. Nursing informatics in South America

H. The future of informatics
1. Future directions

Course Requirement:
To pass the course the students are expected to;
Post their own reaction/s posted on the NURSING INFORMATICS page created by the students themselves.
Individualized/Group Reporting
Video presentation

“Computersare incredibly fast , accurate and stupid.
Human beings are incredibly slow , inaccurate and brilliant .
Together they are powerful beyond imagination”
Albert Einstein

Why do we NEED to study N.I?
In the 21st Century, information is
doubling every 5yrs , if not tripling in quantity and quality.
Information is POWER
Technology also facilitates the creative process in nurses, affording amazing vehicles for
patient education , teaching and learning , and providing general health promotion and prevention information on a global scale.

“THE HIGH TECH AND THE HIGH TOUCH”
This can only become a common reality if nurses are comfortable working with computers and advanced technology while providing evidence based care for their clients .
The healthcare of our clients is largely dependent on information.
Every action taken depends on previous information and knowledge.

Definition:
American Nurses Association's Scope and Standards for Nursing Informatics Practice (2008) :
“ Nursing Informatics is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in nursing practice.”

Standard Areas of NURSING:
Nursing Practice
Nursing Education
Nursing R esearch
Nursing Administration.

COMPUTERS IN NURSING EDUCATIONS
COMPUTER Assisted Education
PDA (Personal Digital Assistants)
LCD Projectors
Wireless Routers
Desktops
Laptops
Smartphone
VIDEOS/ANIMATIONS
Distance learning
Testing (NCLEX)
Student and course record management

COMPUTERS IN NURSING PRACTICE
Functions
Records client information
Provides access to other departments
Used to manage client scheduling
DOCUMENTAION OF CLIENT STATUS
AND MEDICAL RECORDS KEEPING
Provides access to standardized forms, policies and procedures
Access data about client that may be somewhere in the medical record or elsewhere in health care agency.

BEDSIDE DATA ENTRY
records clients assessments, medication administration, progress notes, care plan updating, client acuity and accrued charges
COMPUTER BASED CLIENT RECORD
EMRs/CPRs
Provides easy retrieval of specific data such as trends in vital signs, immunization records, current problems
It can be designed to work providers about conflicting medications or client parameters that indicate dangerous conditions
ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO CLIENTS
Used extensively in health care to assess and monitor clients conditions
Data accumulated from various electronic devices are stored for research purposes
Can monitor client
Computerized diagnosis
Telemedicine
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Used to order supplies, tests, meals, and services, from other departments
Allows nursing service to determine the most costly items used by a particular nursing unit.
May provide information or decisions to modify budget, provide different staffing, move supplies to different locations, or make other changes for more efficient and higher quality care

A. Human resources
All employers must maintain a data a database on each employee
Administrators can use this database to communicate with employees, examine staffing patterns, and create budget programs
B. Medical records management
Allow client records to be searched for trends, number of cases, most expensive cases, and client outcomes.
Nurse informat
icistcan assist administrators with the design and implementation of systems that allow such searches to be generated, analyzed, printed, and distributed.

C. Facilities management
heating, air conditioning, ventilation, alarm systems are computer controlled.
D. Budget and finance
claims are transmitted much more quickly
Can also effect cost-savings by reducing the desired services time needed for accounts payable and receivables.

1. problem identification
Useful in locating current literature about the problem and related concepts
Helps in searching for existing documents, and e-mail to colleagues.
2. literature review
Software facilitate searches, contains thesauruses so that the most appropriate terms can be selected.

3. research design
Search literature for instruments that have already been established or to design and test instruments that need to be developed for past study.
4. Data collection and analysis
Helps create form for the collection of data such as informed consent, demographic data, and recording forms.
Commonly used software for quantitative data analysis: SPSS ( statistical package for social sciences), SAS ( statistical analysis system), Sys STAT, MYSTAT
5. Research dissemination
computer word processing programs are used to author the final reports of research and send research to various readerships.
Help speeds completion or research projects

WHAT DO WE NEED TO ACHIEVE NURSING INFORMATICS?

“Nursing practice will be revolutionized and we will truly be a profession of nurses with our own classification systems, bibliographic systems, and payment systems .”

We need to think outside the box?

We need to use the Internet to enhance our practice and provide tele-nursing care . We need to become wireless and conduct our services using all the newer IT tools.
“ We have a long way to go, but if we utilize information technology effectively, informatics will become an integral part of our profession and the health care industry. I do believe we have the knowledge and perseverance and I am convinced it will come to pass.”-Dr. Virginia Saba

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