NURS 6051 THE NURSE LEADER AS KNOWLEDGE WORKER
Nursing Informatics
Nursing informatics is the application of information technology in nursing practice, management, and education. It entails the incorporation of information science, computer science, and nursing science to support nursing practice and knowledge management (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2017). The American Nurses Association (ANA) published the aim and standards of nursing informatics. ANA presented Nursing Informatics as a nursing specialty that incorporates nursing science, computer, and information science to provide data communication management, knowledge, and nursing work (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2017).
Nursing informatics has three major competencies namely, computer skills, informatics knowledge, and informatics skills.
Computer skills: Entail computerized searches and retrieving patient demographics data; the use of telecommunication devices, the use of IT for enhancing nursing care, documentation of patient care, and the use of networks and computer technology safely (Darvish et al., 2015).
Informatics Knowledge: Entails the cognition of the use and importance of nursing data for enhancing practice. Also, the recognition of the fact that the computer can only support nursing care and that there are human functions that cannot be performed by computers (Darvish et al., 2015).
Informatics Skills: Entails the interpretation of information flow within the organization; preparation of process information flow charts for all aspects of clinical systems; and development of standards and database structures to facilitate clinical care, education, administration, or research (Darvish et al., 2015).
References
Darvish, A., Bahramnezhad, F., Keyhanian, S., & Navidhamidi, M. (2015). The role of nursing informatics in promoting the quality of health care and the need for appropriate education. Global journal of health science, 6(6), 11–18. https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v6n6p11
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
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