11 Nursing Informatics Flashcards
Informatics
Is a broad academic field encompassing artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science, information science, and social science
Nursing informatics
Is a specialty area of informatics that addresses the use of health information systems to support nursing practice
Data collection
Enables capture, storage, retrieval, organization, processing, and analysis of information.
Timely, and real time charting
Data, information, knowledge, wisdom
Appropriate application of information
Mobile technology use
Prevention of medication errors
Teleheath or telemedicine
Is the use of the internet to link medical experts with other clinicians, allowing remote consultations with clear video images and high fidelity links
Treatment decisions are based on
Information derived from data
Right time, right patient, right data
Patient safety
Bar code medication administration (BCMA) relating to fewer errors
DSS’s decision support systems include safe practice alerts
CPOE computerized provider order entry allows orders to be directly communicated to the appropriate dept.
Record management
EMR documentation of a single episode of care which becomes a part of the EHR
Listserv networking
Is a computer program that automatically sends messaged to multiple e-mail addresses on a mailing list
Standardized nursing terminology
Structured vocabulary between nurses
Nursing minimum ata set
1st attempt to standardize the collection of nursing data
International classification for nursing practice
Developed under the auspices of the ICN, provides description of comparison of nursing practice
HON and the internet healthcare coalition
Promote credible online recourses
Health code of this ensures that
People can fully understand that not everything on the internet is accurate
Beginner skills
Computer, information, and web literacy
Information management
Identify and collect data
Experienced skills
Can see relationships between data
Suggest areas for IT system improvement
Specialist skills
Formation needs for nursing practice
Info science, computer science, and nursing science
Innovator skills
Develop solutions and understanding of data
Conduct research and generate theories
TIGER
initiative identified a set of skills needed by all nurses practicing
Patient education and health literacy
Ask patients where and how they got their info
Explore their user of computers and help
Teach patients
Website eval criteria
Authority Purpose Coverage Currency Objectivity Accuracy Verification
Health code of ethics
To ensure that people worldwide can confidently and with fulll understanding of known risks realize the potential of the internet in managing their care
Candor, honesty, quality, informant consent, privacy, professionalism, responsibility, and accountability of
Clinical informatics
Application of info and communication technology to health care delivery services
