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Introduction

and
Terminology
Outlines:
 Introduction
 Operational terminology

 Elements of informatics.

 Importance of nursing informatics

 Advantage of nursing informatics in health care

 Barriers of nursing informatics

 Role of Informatics
Introduction:
Nursing Informatics is an interdisciplinary field that
integrates nursing science with information
management and analytical sciences to improve
healthcare outcomes. It focuses on how nurses use data,
information, and technology to enhance patient care,
optimize healthcare delivery, and support clinical
decision-making.
Introduction:
Nursing informatics is about leveraging technology to
ensure that nurses can access, share, and analyze
patient information effectively. This field emerged in
response to the growing complexity of healthcare
systems and the increasing volume of patient data. As
the healthcare industry continues to evolve, nursing
informatics has become crucial in ensuring that nurses
are equipped with the tools and knowledge to provide
safe, efficient, and high-quality care.
Nursing informatics play a vital
role in the development of
information systems:
 Improving communication
 Reducing errors
 Supporting evidence-based practice
 Support decision support systems.
Operational terminology:
 Computer: is an electronic device that collects,
stores, processes and retrieves data.

 Data: collection of numbers, characters, or facts


that are gathered according to some perceived need
for analysis, as vital sings.

 Information: is data that has been interpreted, as


pt temperature when they are plotted into graph.

 Informatics: is the science and art of turning data


into information.
 Nursing informatics as “a specialty that
integrates nursing science with multiple
information management and analytical sciences
to identify, define, manage, and communicate data,
information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing
practice

 Nursing Informatics (NI): it is the use of


information and computer technology to support all
aspects of nursing practice.
A hospital information system (HIS) is an
integrated system used in health care settings to
manage patient information. Originally, the HIS was
an add-on to the hospital accounting system. Today the
HIS is a patient- centered collaborative care delivery
framework. Electronic Health Record (EHR)*: A digital
version of a patient's paper chart, containing
comprehensive health information that can be shared
across different healthcare settings.
Electronic Medical Record (EMR): A digital record
of a patient’s medical history maintained by a single
healthcare provider or organization, typically for use
within that organization.

Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS): A


health information technology system designed to assist
clinicians in making clinical decisions by providing
evidence-based knowledge in the context of patient-
specific data.
 Health Information Exchange (HIE): The
electronic sharing of health-related information
among different healthcare organizations to facilitate
coordinated care.
 Interoperability: The ability of different
information systems, devices, or applications to
connect and communicate in a coordinated manner
within and across organizational boundaries.
 Telehealth: The use of digital communication
technologies to deliver healthcare services and
information remotely, including telemedicine, remote
monitoring, and patient education.
Nursing Informatics Specialist: A healthcare
professional who integrates nursing science, computer
science, and information science to manage and
communicate data, information, and knowledge in
nursing practice.
Patient Portal: An online platform that gives patients
access to their personal health information and allows
them to communicate with their healthcare providers.
Health Informatics: A broader field encompassing the
management of health information across all aspects of
healthcare, including nursing informatics, medical
informatics, and public health informatics.
Usability: The effectiveness, efficiency, and
satisfaction with which specific users can achieve a
particular set of tasks in a given environment, often
related to the design of healthcare technologies.
Data Standardization: The process of converting data
from different sources into a common format that
allows for comparison, sharing, and analysis across
systems.
Clinical Workflow: The sequence of processes through
which healthcare is delivered to patients, which can be
optimized through the integration of informatics
systems.
Health Information Management (HIM): The
practice of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting
digital and traditional medical information vital to
providing quality patient care.

Interdisciplinary Teamwork: Collaboration


among healthcare professionals from different
disciplines to achieve better patient outcomes,
supported by shared access to information through
informatics.
Information Governance: The policies and
procedures that ensure the accurate and secure
handling of health information throughout its
lifecycle.

Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI):


The process of improving healthcare records to
ensure accurate representation of a patient's clinical
status, which can then be translated into accurate
coding and billing.
Elements of nursing informatics:
1. Data (collection, management and analysis)

2. Information (creation, dissemination and utilization)

3. Knowledge (development, application and


dissemination)

4. Technology

5. Processes

6. People

7. Policy

8. Communication

9. Education and Training


Importance of nursing informatics
1. Enhancing patient care (improved accuracy,
personalized care, continuity of care)

2. Supporting clinical decision-making

3. Improving efficiency and productivity

4. Facilitating communication and collaboration

5. Ensuring data security and compliance


6. Driving innovation in healthcare

7. Supporting education and professional


development

8. Contributing to public health (epidemiological


surveillance and population health management)

9. Supporting research and quality improvement

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