Nursing Informatics
Nursing Informatics
Nursing Informatics
Nursing Informatics
Nursing Informatics is the "science and
practice (that) integrates nursing, its
information and knowledge, with
management of information and
communication
technologies
to
promote the health of people, families,
and communities worldwide."
NURSING INFORMATICS
Knowledge and
Information in
Nursing
Nursing
Science
Management of
information
Informati
on
Science
Comput
er
Science
Communication
technology
Transformation of Nursing
Key ingredients
CEN/TC 251
Information systems
Clinical information system- CIS
Comprehensive and integrative systems that
manage the administrative, financial, and
clinical aspects of a clinical facility; It should
help to link financial and clinical outcomes.
Example: Electronic health record
(EHR).
Management information
systems (MIS)
Provide
summaries
of
internal
sources of information, such as
information from the transaction
processing system and develops a
series of routine reports for decision
making.
Office system
Facilitates communication and
enhances the productivity of users
needing to process data and
information.
NURSING INFORMATICS
IN
NURSING EDUCATION
DISTANCE LEARNING
Webinars
The
healthcare
simulation
allows
nursing students and those looking to
sharpen their nursing skills the ability to
test their knowledge in real world
trauma scenarios without the danger of
harming or critically injuring any real
life patients.
Virtual reality
Three-dimensional computer generated "world
where a person (with the right equipment) can
move about and interact as if he or she were
actually in the visualized location.
The persons senses are immersed in this
virtual reality world using special gadgetry,
such as head-mounted displays, data gloves,
joysticks, and other hand tools
Nursing Informatics
in
Nursing Service
Telemedicine and
Telehealth
Future technology
"HEALTHSAT , an exclusive
satellite for meeting the
health care needs of the
country at large.
Voice-Activated Communicators
Range of 500 feet,
Communicator will give the user the ability
to dial any number in their phone book just
by speaking their name or by speaking
individual digits.
These technologies will permit nurses and
other healthcare professionals to use
wireless, hands-free devices to communicate
with each other, and to record data.
Nursing Informatics
in
Nursing Research
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complete and optimized
research solution
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databases, e-books and
e-journals