1. Response to A discussion post
Respond to at least two of your colleagues* on two different days, offering one or more
additional interaction strategies in support of the examples/observations shared or by
offering further insight to the thoughts shared about the future of these interactions.At least
2 peer reviewed citations. Ms SA.The growing use of electronic health records (EHRs) to
document care now offers the opportunity to use the data captured in practice for
discovering knowledge to transform health care. The documentation entered by nurses into
EHRs is a potential source for discovering the impact of nursing care on patient outcomes
and using the knowledge to improve care (NCBI, 2017). Nursing informatics is important to
nursing and health care because it focuses on representing data, information, and
knowledge. Nursing informatics in an ever-evolving specialty (McGonigle & Garver
Mastrian, 2018). Informatics is used in direct patient care by supplying physicians, nurses,
physical therapists, aides, and other caregivers with information that can be used in
collaborating patient care.I currently work at a correctional facility where information is
shared through our electronic health records. Our information specialists are responsible
for supplying data based on patient information from electronic health records. Our
information specialists have recently compiled data that reflects our compliance with
patient appointments. The data captured has allowed medical staff to evaluate the areas in
which patient appointments have been delayed. With this data, we have been able to
communicate with facility Wardens to address the concerns for patients transported to
clinic areas.Improvements can be made by educating our staff on the advantages of utilizing
informatics to enhances our medical services. Competency in nursing informatics
strengthens our clinical decision-making skills. The informatics competency helps nurses
use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and
support decision-making at the point of care (Practice Matters, 2017). The nursing
profession is rapidly changing to keep up with advancements and new challenges in the
healthcare field. Informatics is being used to address the challenges of the day, significantly
impacting the way nurses function in inpatient care settings. One of the primary ways that
informatics has changed nursing practice is through documentation. Informatics improves
the coordination of this information, allowing nurses to give their patients all the
information they need, improving both outcomes and satisfaction with
care.ReferencesNCBI. 2017. Evidence of Progress in Making Nursing Practice Visible Using
Standardized Nursing Data: A Systematic Review. Retrieved June 15, 2020, from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5977718/McGonigle, D., & Garver
2. Mastrian, K. (2018). Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge (4th ed.).
Burlington: Jones & Barlett Learning.Practice Matters. 2017. Using data in nursing practice.
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