Nursing Informatics NUR 155

What is it anyway?

Nursing Informatics §A field that combines nursing and computers §Informatics is computer science plus information science

A model of Nursing Informatics

Nursing Informatics §management and processing of nursing data, information, and knowledge to support the practice of nursing and the delivery of nursing care. §Data-objective entry without interpretation §Information- data that is interpreted organized, or structured §Knowledge- information that has been synthesized so that interrelationships are identified and formalized.

Example §Data= 9:00 am -100, 4:00 am 180 §Information= §Knowledge= My clients glucose level rises in the late afternoon. His insulin dose needs to be adjusted

NUR 155 Course Outline §Course (Catalog) Description: §This course introduces the knowledge and skills necessary for the use of information technology by nurses in relation to patient care, health care facility administration, and the education of nurses and clients. It is designed to make students aware of legal and ethical issues associated with the use of nursing informatics. The course explores information technology related to clinical bedside practice, inpatient and outpatient monitoring,documentation, accessing research findings, education, health promotion, patient teaching and ergonomics.

Course Objectives §Upon completion, the student is prepared to: §1.Describe the role of information and information technology in the nursing profession. §2.Discuss the distinction between data, information, and knowledge. §3.Identify the importance of ergonomics in the prevention of health care problems using computers. §4. Describe the ethical and legal responsibilities of the nurse in relation to information systems. §5. Employ healthcare informatics applications designed for clinical practice of nursing in simulated patient care projects. §6. Demonstrate the ability to use technology of the Internet/Web for health care information access, communication and interactivity

§Outline of Topics §Methods of Evaluation §6 quizzes (open-book based on study guides) §6 projects (computer applications) §1 presentation (using computer applications) § See Guidelines for Computer Enhanced Student Presentations §Class Schedule § (note one day is at St. Francis Hospital)

Careers In Nursing Informatics §Health Care Institutions §User liason- between nurses, vendors & Information Technology §Manages nursing applications §Head of Computer Committee §Manage Data Systems §Training users

Vendors §Product Development §Marketing §Training §Consulting

Education §Teaching §Research §Consulting

Standards of Practice §Nursing Informatics is a specialty in ANA with its own Standards of Practice

Use of Computers in Nursing Education §Literature Access and Retrieval §Computer Assisted Instruction §Classroom Technology §Distance Learning §Testing §Student and Course Record Management

Use of Computers in Nursing Practice §Bedside Data Entry (medication record etc) §Computer-Based Patient Records §Client Monitoring- Local and Distant §Telenursing §Practice Management §(scheduling)

Use of Computers in Nursing Administration §Human Resources §Medical Records §Quality Assurance §Accreditation §Budget and Finance

Use of Computers in Nursing Research §Literature Search §Data Collection §Data Analysis §Research Dissemination

Issues Related to Computers in Nursing §Legal/Ethical Issues §privacy/confidentiality §access to data for research and other purposes §informed consent §License issues with telenursing §Copy right of materials on the Web

Ergonomics- Most common injuries- muscle and eye strain

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