NIS

1. NURSING
INFORMATION
SYSTEM

2. INTRODUCTION
• Health sector is consumer oriented.
• Advancement of information technology enhances
nursing care.
• 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
• To create pertinent patient data in usable form.
• To process information to support managerial
functions.
• To assist in taking the operating decisions.
• To provide a framework to take patient care
decisions.
• To formulate nursing care plan for families &
patients.

5. COMPONENTS
NIS
Inform
ation
science
Analyti
cal
science
Compu
ter
science
DATA
INFORMATION
KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM
IDENTIFY
DEFINE
MANAGE
COMMUNICATE

6. ADVANTAGES
• Easy accessibility of data.
• Time saving
• Quality check.
• Cost consuming.
• Aids in policy making.
• Ensure quality based care.
• Easy & quick storage.

7. DISADVANTAGES
• Threat to data security.
• Over dependency on technology.
• Special skills.
• Accidental loss of data.
• Problems of adjustability.

8. TYPES OF DATA
Administrative
data
Electronic
Health
Records
Clinical Data
Insurance
Claim Data
Patient
surveys

9. DATA ANALYSIS
• Analysis refers to the act of computation,
categorization, comparison, manipulation.
• Depending on ability to measure the attribute &
group them according to certain criteria.
• Making the conceptual definition to operational
definition.
• Setting criteria to group data.

10. DATA ANALYSIS
HEALTH
DATA
DATA
COLLECTION
ANALYSIS
OF DATA
OUTCOME

11. EVALUATION OF DATA
• Comparison
• Inference
• Projection
• Conclusion
• Can be presented as narrative, table, graphical
presentation.

12. STEPS
Problem
Identification
Identification
of data
Planning for
analysis
Extracting
& Loading
Data
Checking &
preparation
of data
analysis
Analyzing &
interpreting
data
Dissemin
ation of
new
knowledg
e
Applying
knowledge
in Decision
Making

13. APPLICATION
• Diagnosis & Treatment
• Disease control
• Performance appraisal
• Track on health status of population