2. INTRODUCTION
โข Health sector is consumer oriented.
โข Advancement of information technology enhances
nursing care.
โข Combination of nursing science, computer science,
communication technology.
3. DEFINITION of NIS
A specialty that integrates nursing, science,
computer science & information science to
manage & communicate data, information &
knowledge in nursing practice.
4. PURPOSE
โข To create pertinent patient data in usable form.
โข To process information to support managerial
functions.
โข To assist in taking the operating decisions.
โข To provide a framework to take patient care
decisions.
โข To formulate nursing care plan for families &
patients.
6. ADVANTAGES
โข Easy accessibility of data.
โข Time saving
โข Quality check.
โข Cost consuming.
โข Aids in policy making.
โข Ensure quality based care.
โข Easy & quick storage.
7. DISADVANTAGES
โข Threat to data security.
โข Over dependency on technology.
โข Special skills.
โข Accidental loss of data.
โข Problems of adjustability.
9. DATA ANALYSIS
โข Analysis refers to the act of computation,
categorization, comparison, manipulation.
โข Depending on ability to measure the attribute &
group them according to certain criteria.
โข Making the conceptual definition to operational
definition.
โข Setting criteria to group data.