Nursing informatics is the intersection of nursing, computer science, and information science. It involves the optimal use of information and technology to improve healthcare. The goal of informatics is to facilitate the creation and use of health data to support evidence-based nursing practice, education, research, and management. Emerging areas include electronic health records, mobile computing, social media, and open educational resources like Supercourse and Merlot.

1. Informatics in
Nursing
Education
Glynda Doyle, RN, MSN
April 15, 2013

2. People
TechnologyInformation
Biomedical Informatics
• the optimal use of information, often aided by
technology, to improve health, healthcare, public
health and biomedical research (Hersh, 2009)
(SUNY Buffalo)

4. Goal of Informatics is:
And not:
The Fundamental Theorem of
Informatics (Friedman, 2009)

6. The Emerging Field…..
“In all types of health care
organizations, nursing is the hub of the
information flow. Developing the science
and technology of nursing informatics will
enhance the information available to nurses
for clinical
practice, management, education, and
research and will facilitate the role of nurses
as communicators." Patricia F. Brennan(1996)
Nursing Informatics

7. “the culture and expectations of
schools of nursing embrace nursing
informatics and appropriate use of
information and communication
technology in teaching and learning”
(p. 30).
Recommendation by CNIA(2003):
Website: http://cnia.ca

8. Nursing Informatics
 The intersection of
nursing science
computer science,
and information
science (also
medicine, dental,
public health,
genomics)
Nursing
Science
Computer
Science
Information-
Communication
Science
 The application of
information
technology to
facilitate the
creation and use of
health related
data, information
and knowledge.
(Infoway)
Other names: Biomedical
Informatics, eHealth, Health
Informatics (Currie, 2012)

12. Scope of the field of informatics
 Information literacy
 Information retrieval
 Electronic health record (EHR)
 decision support
 computerized provider order entry (CPOE)
 nursing documentation
 Telehealth
 Telephone advice lines
 Wound management
 Personal Health Record (PHR)
 Patient portal
 Personalized medicine
 Genomic data

14. CASN Over-Arching Competency
 Students use information and
communication technologies to
support information synthesis in
accordance with professional and
regulatory standards in the delivery
of patient/client care.
http://www.casn.ca/en/Whats_new_at_CASN_108/items/123.html

15. CASN Competencies
 Competency 1: Information and Knowledge
Management
 Uses relevant information and knowledge to support
the delivery of evidence- informed patient care.
 Competency 2: Professional and Regulatory
Accountability
 Uses ICTs in accordance with professional and
regulatory standards and workplace policies.
 Competency 3: Information and Communication
Technologies
 Uses information and communication technologies in
the delivery of patient/ client care.
http://www.casn.ca/en/Whats_new_at_CASN_108/items/123.html

17. Mobile computing has the power
to make nursing practice
safer, more efficient, evidence
informed, and of a higher quality.
(Patillo et al., 2007; Thede &
Sewell, 2010; Thompson, 2005)

18. What type of mobile device are you
using right now?
1 2 3 4 5
20% 20% 20%20%20%
1.Apple
2.Blackberry
3.Android
4.Laptop
5.Other

19. M_B_L_T_?
1 2 3 4
25% 25%25%25%
1.O H O A
2.A H A E
3.Y I O I
4.E J I I

20. Do you have uCentral or Nursing
Central on your mobile device?
1 2
50%50%
1.Yes
2.No

22. Which answer best describes the
social network sites you frequent?
1.Facebook
2.Twitter
3.Linked In
4.Facebook and Twitter
5.Facebook & Linked In
6.Facebook, Twitter &
Linked In
7.None

23. SOCIAL MEDIA:
an opportunity for learning, conversations, sharing
BUT……
• Ensure privacy settings in
place
• Consider everything you
post as permanent and
traceable
• ‘Pause before you post’
(CNA, 2012)
• Maintain professional
boundaries
• Ensure patient
confidentiality
http://www.facebook.com/bcitmhealthtech
http://www.twitter.com/bcitmhealthtech

24. Supercourse
• a repository of lectures on global health
and prevention designed to improve the
teaching of preventative healthcare.
• Uses a network of over 56000 scientists in
174 countries who are sharing for free a
library of 5300 lectures in 31 languages.
http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/

25. • free and open online community of
resources designed primarily for
faculty, staff and students of higher
education from around the world to
share their learning materials and
pedagogy.
• leading edge, user-centered, collection
of peer reviewed higher
education, online learning materialshttp://tinyurl.com/96uz3qp

26. Thank
You