Nursing informatics combines nursing science, computer science, and information science to support nursing practice, education, administration, research, and knowledge development. It involves the management and processing of nursing data and information through technologies like electronic health records and decision support systems. While technology offers benefits like reducing errors and improving data-driven decisions, it also faces challenges regarding usability issues, security concerns, and ensuring the humanistic aspects of care are not lost.
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What is nursing informatics?
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Medical Informatics
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Nursing informatics
What is nursing informatics?
Evolution of nursing informatics
Role of the Nurse as knowledge worker
Medical Informatics
Consumer Informatics
This is a PowerPoint that helps the students understand what is Nursing Informatics at a very basic level..Everyone who reads this will understand what is Nursing informatics
Evidence-based practice in nursing involves providing holistic, quality care based on the most up-to-date research and knowledge rather than traditional methods, advice from colleagues, or personal beliefs.
Nurses can expand their knowledge and improve their clinical practice experience by collecting, processing, and implementing research findings. Evidence-based practice focuses on what's at the heart of nursing — your patient. Learn what evidence-based practice in nursing is, why it's essential, and how to incorporate it into your daily patient care.
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This is a PowerPoint that helps the students understand what is Nursing Informatics at a very basic level..Everyone who reads this will understand what is Nursing informatics
Evidence-based practice in nursing involves providing holistic, quality care based on the most up-to-date research and knowledge rather than traditional methods, advice from colleagues, or personal beliefs.
Nurses can expand their knowledge and improve their clinical practice experience by collecting, processing, and implementing research findings. Evidence-based practice focuses on what's at the heart of nursing — your patient. Learn what evidence-based practice in nursing is, why it's essential, and how to incorporate it into your daily patient care.
- American Nurses Association
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Telenursing: A seminar presentation by Amu Justina. telenursing in nigeria, challenges of telenursing, components of telenursing. telenursing as a current trend in nursing practice. telemedicine, telenursing.
Technology And Nursing: Past, Present and Future PerspectivesKaren V. Duhamel
This powerpoint presentation contains key concepts and historical innovations involving technological advancements in nursing care delivery and nursing education
Workflow and Clinical Informatics Assessment (CIA)Edward Stern
This 3 hour workshop held at TEPR was designed to give a very basic understanding of the clinical workflow assessment process needed when considering an EHR or EMR solution
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Informatics
in Professional
Nursing Practice
Chapter 12
Nursing Informatics (NI)
• NI a specialty that integrates nursing science,
computer science, and information science to
manage and communicate data, information,
and knowledge in nursing practice
• NI facilitates the integration of data,
information, knowledge, and wisdom to
support patients, nurses, and other providers in
their decision making in all roles and settings
Clinical Informatics
• Includes nursing as well as other medical and
health specialties and addresses the use of
information systems in patient care
• Domains of clinical informatics include the 3
areas of health systems, clinical care, and
information and communication technologies
Informatics Versus Health Informatics
• Health informatics encompasses the
interdisciplinary study of the design,
development, adoption, and application of IT-
based innovations in healthcare services
delivery, management, and planning
• Informatics is the science of collecting,
managing, and retrieving information
The Impact of Legislation on
Health Informatics
• The Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Health Information Technology for Economic
and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
• The Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (PPACA)
Nursing Informatics Competencies
• AACN Essentials
• QSEN Competencies
• Nurse of the Future: Nursing Core Competencies
• TIGER Competencies
Basic Computer Competencies (1 of 2)
• Basic computer competencies include
understanding the concepts of information and
communication technology, possessing skill in
the use of a computer and managing files,
word processing, working with spreadsheets,
using databases, creating presentations, web
browsing, and communicating
Basic Computer Competencies (2 of 2)
• Web browsing
• Communication
– Email
– Listserv groups and mailing lists
– Social media
– Telehealth
ANA Principles for Social Networking
(1 of 2)
• Nurses must not transmit or place online
individually identifiable patient information
• Nurses must observe ethically prescribed
professional patient−nurse boundaries
• Nurses should understand that patients,
colleagues, institutions, and employers may
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ANA Principles for Social Networking
(2 of 2)
• Nurses should take advantage of privacy
settings and seek to separate personal and
professional information online
• Nurses should bring content that could harm a
patient’s privacy, rights, or welfare to the
attention of appropriate authorities
• Nurses should participate in developing
institutional policies governing online contact
The National Council of State Boards
of Nursing’s Social Media Guidelines
for Nurses Video
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Information Literacy:
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• CINAHL
• MEDLINE
• ERIC
• PsycINFO
• Cochrane Library
• Health Source ...
As you plan, develop, implement and evaluate your nursing practicum .docxcargillfilberto
As you plan, develop, implement and evaluate your nursing practicum project, reflect on how this project and your graduate education have prepared you to meet the growing needs of healthcare and the diverse populations we serve.
This week you will address Essential V: Informatics and Healthcare Technologies.
o Recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse uses patient-care technologies
to deliver and enhance care and uses communication technologies to
integrate and coordinate care.
400 words 2 resources
Rationale
Informatics and healthcare technologies encompass five broad areas:
• Use of patient care and other technologies to deliver and enhance care;
• Communication technologies to integrate and coordinate care;
• Data management to analyze and improve outcomes of care;
• Health information management for evidence-based care and health education;
and
• Facilitation and use of electronic health records to improve patient care.
Knowledge and skills in each of these four broad areas is essential for all master’sprepared
nurses. The extent and focus of each will vary depending upon the nurse’s role,
setting, and practice focus.
Knowledge and skills in information and healthcare technology are critical to the delivery
of quality patient care in a variety of settings (IOM, 2003a). The use of technologies to
deliver, enhance, and document care is changing rapidly. In addition, information
technology systems, including decision-support systems, are essential to gathering
evidence to impact practice. Improvement in cost effectiveness and safety depend on
evidence-based practice, outcomes research, interprofessional care coordination, and
electronic health records, all of which involve information management and technology
(McNeil et al., 2006). As nursing and healthcare practices evolve to better meet patient
needs, the application of these technologies will change as well.
As the use of technology expands, the master’s-prepared nurse must have the knowledge
and skills to use current technologies to deliver and coordinate care across multiple
settings, analyze point of care outcomes, and communicate with individuals and groups,
including the media, policymakers, other healthcare professionals, and the public.
Integral to these skills is an attitude of openness to innovation and continual learning, as
information systems and care technologies are constantly changing, including their use at
the point of care.
Graduates of master’s-level nursing programs will have competence to determine the
appropriate use of technologies and integrate current and emerging technologies into
one’s practice and the practice of others to enhance care outcomes. In addition, the
master’s-prepared nurse will be able to educate other health professionals, staff, patients,
and caregivers using current technologies and about the principles related to the safe and
effective use of care and information technologies.
Graduates ethically ma.
Pulmonary Thromboembolism - etilogy, types, medical- Surgical and nursing man...VarunMahajani
Disruption of blood supply to lung alveoli due to blockage of one or more pulmonary blood vessels is called as Pulmonary thromboembolism. In this presentation we will discuss its causes, types and its management in depth.
Recomendações da OMS sobre cuidados maternos e neonatais para uma experiência pós-natal positiva.
Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
Estas diretrizes visam melhorar a qualidade dos cuidados pós-natais essenciais e de rotina prestados às mulheres e aos recém-nascidos, com o objetivo final de melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar materno e neonatal.
Uma “experiência pós-natal positiva” é um resultado importante para todas as mulheres que dão à luz e para os seus recém-nascidos, estabelecendo as bases para a melhoria da saúde e do bem-estar a curto e longo prazo. Uma experiência pós-natal positiva é definida como aquela em que as mulheres, pessoas que gestam, os recém-nascidos, os casais, os pais, os cuidadores e as famílias recebem informação consistente, garantia e apoio de profissionais de saúde motivados; e onde um sistema de saúde flexível e com recursos reconheça as necessidades das mulheres e dos bebês e respeite o seu contexto cultural.
Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
O estabelecimento da amamentação e o manejo das principais intercorrências é contemplada.
Recomendamos muito.
Vamos discutir essas recomendações no nosso curso de pós-graduação em Aleitamento no Instituto Ciclos.
Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
Prof. Marcus Renato de Carvalho
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The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system
It is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system and is located in front of the rectum and just below the urinary bladder
Function is to store and secrete a clear, slightly alkaline fluid that constitutes 10-30% of the volume of the seminal fluid that along with the spermatozoa, constitutes semen
A healthy human prostate measures (4cm-vertical, by 3cm-horizontal, 2cm ant-post ).
It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder. It has anterior, median, posterior and two lateral lobes
It’s work is regulated by androgens which are responsible for male sex characteristics
Generalised disease of the prostate due to hormonal derangement which leads to non malignant enlargement of the gland (increase in the number of epithelial cells and stromal tissue)to cause compression of the urethra leading to symptoms (LUTS
Lung Cancer: Artificial Intelligence, Synergetics, Complex System Analysis, S...Oleg Kshivets
RESULTS: Overall life span (LS) was 2252.1±1742.5 days and cumulative 5-year survival (5YS) reached 73.2%, 10 years – 64.8%, 20 years – 42.5%. 513 LCP lived more than 5 years (LS=3124.6±1525.6 days), 148 LCP – more than 10 years (LS=5054.4±1504.1 days).199 LCP died because of LC (LS=562.7±374.5 days). 5YS of LCP after bi/lobectomies was significantly superior in comparison with LCP after pneumonectomies (78.1% vs.63.7%, P=0.00001 by log-rank test). AT significantly improved 5YS (66.3% vs. 34.8%) (P=0.00000 by log-rank test) only for LCP with N1-2. Cox modeling displayed that 5YS of LCP significantly depended on: phase transition (PT) early-invasive LC in terms of synergetics, PT N0—N12, cell ratio factors (ratio between cancer cells- CC and blood cells subpopulations), G1-3, histology, glucose, AT, blood cell circuit, prothrombin index, heparin tolerance, recalcification time (P=0.000-0.038). Neural networks, genetic algorithm selection and bootstrap simulation revealed relationships between 5YS and PT early-invasive LC (rank=1), PT N0—N12 (rank=2), thrombocytes/CC (3), erythrocytes/CC (4), eosinophils/CC (5), healthy cells/CC (6), lymphocytes/CC (7), segmented neutrophils/CC (8), stick neutrophils/CC (9), monocytes/CC (10); leucocytes/CC (11). Correct prediction of 5YS was 100% by neural networks computing (area under ROC curve=1.0; error=0.0).
CONCLUSIONS: 5YS of LCP after radical procedures significantly depended on: 1) PT early-invasive cancer; 2) PT N0--N12; 3) cell ratio factors; 4) blood cell circuit; 5) biochemical factors; 6) hemostasis system; 7) AT; 8) LC characteristics; 9) LC cell dynamics; 10) surgery type: lobectomy/pneumonectomy; 11) anthropometric data. Optimal diagnosis and treatment strategies for LC are: 1) screening and early detection of LC; 2) availability of experienced thoracic surgeons because of complexity of radical procedures; 3) aggressive en block surgery and adequate lymph node dissection for completeness; 4) precise prediction; 5) adjuvant chemoimmunoradiotherapy for LCP with unfavorable prognosis.
Prix Galien International 2024 Forum ProgramLevi Shapiro
June 20, 2024, Prix Galien International and Jerusalem Ethics Forum in ROME. Detailed agenda including panels:
- ADVANCES IN CARDIOLOGY: A NEW PARADIGM IS COMING
- WOMEN’S HEALTH: FERTILITY PRESERVATION
- WHAT’S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS,
ONCOLOGICAL AND INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASES?
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ETHICS
- GENE THERAPY
- BEYOND BORDERS: GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR DEMOCRATIZING LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
- ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN LIFE SCIENCES
- Prix Galien International Awards Ceremony
These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar leads (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
Tom Selleck Health: A Comprehensive Look at the Iconic Actor’s Wellness Journeygreendigital
Tom Selleck, an enduring figure in Hollywood. has captivated audiences for decades with his rugged charm, iconic moustache. and memorable roles in television and film. From his breakout role as Thomas Magnum in Magnum P.I. to his current portrayal of Frank Reagan in Blue Bloods. Selleck's career has spanned over 50 years. But beyond his professional achievements. fans have often been curious about Tom Selleck Health. especially as he has aged in the public eye.
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Introduction
Many have been interested in Tom Selleck health. not only because of his enduring presence on screen but also because of the challenges. and lifestyle choices he has faced and made over the years. This article delves into the various aspects of Tom Selleck health. exploring his fitness regimen, diet, mental health. and the challenges he has encountered as he ages. We'll look at how he maintains his well-being. the health issues he has faced, and his approach to ageing .
Early Life and Career
Childhood and Athletic Beginnings
Tom Selleck was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. From an early age, he was involved in sports, particularly basketball. which played a significant role in his physical development. His athletic pursuits continued into college. where he attended the University of Southern California (USC) on a basketball scholarship. This early involvement in sports laid a strong foundation for his physical health and disciplined lifestyle.
Transition to Acting
Selleck's transition from an athlete to an actor came with its physical demands. His first significant role in "Magnum P.I." required him to perform various stunts and maintain a fit appearance. This role, which he played from 1980 to 1988. necessitated a rigorous fitness routine to meet the show's demands. setting the stage for his long-term commitment to health and wellness.
Fitness Regimen
Workout Routine
Tom Selleck health and fitness regimen has evolved. adapting to his changing roles and age. During his "Magnum, P.I." days. Selleck's workouts were intense and focused on building and maintaining muscle mass. His routine included weightlifting, cardiovascular exercises. and specific training for the stunts he performed on the show.
Selleck adjusted his fitness routine as he aged to suit his body's needs. Today, his workouts focus on maintaining flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular health. He incorporates low-impact exercises such as swimming, walking, and light weightlifting. This balanced approach helps him stay fit without putting undue strain on his joints and muscles.
Importance of Flexibility and Mobility
In recent years, Selleck has emphasized the importance of flexibility and mobility in his fitness regimen. Understanding the natural decline in muscle mass and joint flexibility with age. he includes stretching and yoga in his routine. These practices help prevent injuries, improve posture, and maintain mobilit
Acute scrotum is a general term referring to an emergency condition affecting the contents or the wall of the scrotum.
There are a number of conditions that present acutely, predominantly with pain and/or swelling
A careful and detailed history and examination, and in some cases, investigations allow differentiation between these diagnoses. A prompt diagnosis is essential as the patient may require urgent surgical intervention
Testicular torsion refers to twisting of the spermatic cord, causing ischaemia of the testicle.
Testicular torsion results from inadequate fixation of the testis to the tunica vaginalis producing ischemia from reduced arterial inflow and venous outflow obstruction.
The prevalence of testicular torsion in adult patients hospitalized with acute scrotal pain is approximately 25 to 50 percent
Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
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2. • The term informatics combined the terms
“information” and “automation” to name
automatic information processing.
• The combination of “informat” with the
suffix “ics” broadened the definition to
address the actual science and inherent
theories of information and information
processing.
3. • As information technology began to be applied within
various disciplines and social arenas, the term
“informatics” was linked to the specific field in question,
for instance, medical informatics, health informatics,
business informatics, and so on.
• In 1980, Scholes and Barber applied this new term to
the art and science of nursing, coining the term, “nursing
informatics”, which they defined as “...the application of
computer technology to all fields of nursing-- nursing
services, nurse education, and nursing research” (p 73).
4. Themes
• Antithesis refers to ideas presented in the
literature that purport that the use of computers
and other information technologies in health care
is a threat.
• Artifact refers to the notion that technology of
all kinds, including the contemporary inclusion of
information technologies in nursing is an
inherent, almost seamless cultural phenomenon,
one that is long-standing and can be taken for
granted as part of nursing evolution
5. • Utility literature presents information
technologies as simple, benign, and useful tools
that nurses control and apply to their practice,
research, studying, and management activities.
• The concept of Technique focuses on the
application of information technologies in nursing
aimed to boost productivity and efficiency,
promote best practices and evidenced-based
practice, and concretely record nursing activities
electronically.
6. • focus on Agency incorporates actor-network
theory, technological agency in its' own right,
and how nurses interact with ICTs in an
interactive and intense, almost reciprocal way.
• The notion of Networks entails an examination
of the application of information technologies in
a collaborative way: in interactions with other
people, such as colleagues, interdisciplinary
team members, clients, and communities of
practice and inquiry, sometimes on a global
scale.
7. • Finally, the theme of Power emanates from a
disciplinary perspective, including the
consequences of prestige, influence, legitimacy,
govern mentality, and social access.
• Together, these seven themes provide a rich,
sometimes discordant yet crucial analysis of the
varied philosophical and active ways that
information technology and informatics are
enacted and applied in the nursing arena.
8.
9.
10. Definition 1
• The use of technology and/or a computer
system to collect, store, process, display,
retrieve, and communicate timely data and
information in and across health care
facilities that administer nursing services
and resources, manage the delivery of
patient and nursing care, link research
resources and findings to nursing practice,
and apply educational resources to
nursing education.
11. Second definition
• The use of information technologies in relation to
those functions within the purview of nursing,
and that are carried out by nurses when
performing their duties.
• Therefore, any use of information technologies
by nurses in relation to the care of their patients,
the administration of health care facilities, or the
educational preparation of individuals to practice
the discipline is considered nursing informatics.
12. Third definition
• A combination of computer science,
information science, and nursing science
designed to assist in the management and
processing of nursing data, information,
and knowledge to support the practice of
nursing and the delivery of nursing care
13. Fourth definition
• A specialty that integrates nursing science,
computer science, and information science in
identifying, collecting, processing, and managing
data and information to support nursing practice,
administration, education, and research and to
expand nursing knowledge.
• The purpose of nursing informatics is to analyze
information requirements; design, implement
and evaluate information systems and data
structures that support nursing; and identify and
apply computer technologies for nursing.
14. • Beyond the definition, the goal of nursing
informatics is to improve the health of
populations, communities, families, and
individuals by optimizing information
management and communication.
• This includes the use of information and
technology in the direct provision of care, in
establishing effective administrative systems, in
managing and delivering educational
experiences, in supporting lifelong learning, and
in supporting nursing research.
15. Essential informatics activities
• needs analysis requirements determination,
• structured system analysis, design, selection,
implementation, and evaluation.
• Reorganizing data presentation in a document
to increase its information content
• developing taxonomies to increase data sharing
across sites
• conducting research related to the nursing data.
16. • To employ informatics theories, concepts,
methods, and tools to analyze information
and information system requirements;
design, select, implement, and evaluate
information systems, data structures, and
decision-support mechanisms that support
patients, nurses, and their human–
computer interactions within health care
contexts; and to facilitate the creation of
new nursing knowledge.
17. • since nursing informatics began, the role of
patients in health care and in informatics has
expanded greatly.
• It is common knowledge now that the Internet
provides patients with an unparalleled amount of
information about health, and the use of
computers by patients in the home is more
ordinary.
• Past definitions were constructed with patients
as implicit rather than explicit players in health
computing.
18. • Technology, and the data it provides, can help nursing
improve care in three ways:
– a) by counteracting human error,
– b) by improving human behavior,
– c) by putting nurses where they can be most effective.
• Technology does this in two ways: with software that
translates data into information and with hardware that
improves the way nurses collect that data.
• Technology can help cultivate caring by providing the
data healthcare organizations need to understand how
and why errors occur to prevent them from doing so”
19. • Harnessing the power of modern
information and communication
technologies (ICTs) to health care entails
such innovative applications as electronic
health records (EHRs), telemedicine,
telehomecare, and Internet-based
information for the health care
professional and consumers alike.
20. • An electronic medical record (EMR) is
usually a computerized legal medical
record created in an organization that
delivers care, such as a hospital and
doctor's surgery.
• Electronic medical records are a part of a
local stand-alone health information
system that allows storage, retrieval and
manipulation of records
21. Evidence based practice(EBP)
• One of the strongest and most far-
reaching current trends in health care is
the application of evidence - based
practice through the development of
research and information
technology/informatics.
• This trend is visible across all sectors of
nursing, including practice, education,
research, and administration.
22. EBP……..ct
• The rationale behind this trend is to
improve client care by selecting best
practice options grounded in viable
research, and to expand the theoretical
foundations of all health professions.
• The ultimate goal is to shift health care
decisions, choices, and actions to a
“higher”, more scientific, research and
theoretically-based level.
23.
24. • A common conceptual basis for nursing
and health informatics consists of a triad
of data, information, and knowledge where
nursing data gathered manually, or using
computers and other technologies are
combined and categorized into meaningful
information, which when reflected on and
logically analyzed, become nursing
knowledge.
25.
26. • “Data transformed into information and further
transformed into knowledge assists healthcare staff in
making knowledge-based decisions--choices based on
the patient's total healthcare picture.
• Systemwide data provides a means to analyze overall
process effectiveness and to spot areas needing
change.
• This type of information management is instrumental in
analyzing indicators that correlate nursing actions--such
as the percentage of R.N. care hours versus all nursing
care hours--with patient outcomes”
27. • The nurse administrator must help develop the
IS strategic vision to ensure selection of the
hardware and software needed for applications
that can be used in many units or linked with
other facilities.
• These key applications will provide fundamental
systems support for nursing department
operations, such as workforce, financial and
quality management systems.
28. • Systems for patient classification (e.g., analyzing
patient acuity level to determining level of care
needed) are critical to support nursing
administration functions.
• In financial management, linking patient
classification data, staffing requirements, and
evidence-based practice data to a budget
methodology can help justify the nursing
department's annual operating budget and
expedite budget preparation”
29. • Nurses and technologies interact to form actor
networks within the workplace arena.
• New technologies are also used to facilitate
networks between nurses and other health care
professionals.
• These networks manifest as virtual nursing and
interdisciplinary work teams, interest groups,
communities of practice, and other collaborative
configurations.
30. • Networks within health care can manifest
in several different configurations,
including client focused networks such as
in telenursing, e-health, and client support
networks; work related networks including
virtual work and virtual social networks;
and learning and research networks as in
communities of practice.
31. Challenges
• Criticisms of the technology usually center
around three primary concerns:
– a) Criticisms of the actual system such as
time consumption, inconvenient access,
glitches, volume of data;
– b) Security issues i.e. health informatics law.
– c) Nursing issues, such as the notion that
technology distracts nurses from providing
quality individualized client care.
32. • Health informatics law deals with evolving
and sometimes complex legal principles
as they apply to information technology in
health-related fields.
• It addresses the privacy, ethical and
operational issues that invariably arise
when electronic tools, information and
media are used in health care delivery.
33. • Health Informatics Law also applies to all
matters that involve information
technology, health care and the interaction
of information.
• It deals with the circumstances under
which data and records are shared with
other fields or areas that support and
enhance patient care.
34. • Nurses are among many groups who still
adhere to a humanist view of technology
on the nonhuman and nonnatural side of
the human/nonhuman, nature/artifice
divide.
35. • The time has come for healthcare to leave the
manual tools of the past in the past and turn to
the enablers of the 21st century. The nursing
profession is being transformed to meet the
needs of the new world and will be a major
player in the revolution”
• It is up to nurses as a group to choose whether
they will be major players who simply perpetuate
the modernistic workings of the system, or learn
to apply technology to support the provision of
true client-centered and supportive care.
36. • “Technology demands levels of attention,
time and commitment that can be arduous
for a nurse and inappropriate to the needs
of patients and the clinical environment