Nursing Informatic Analysis

The objective of this synthesis paper is to present my readers what I have achieved during my graduate program at American Sentinel University (ASU). It assimilates all my course work, clinical experience, and nursing practice during this time, which presents a complete picture of how I accomplished my Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) consequences and Nursing Informatics track competencies. This paper will pinpoint my personal philosophy of nursing informatics and give a concise summary of my professional achievements, competencies developed during program of studies, and goals for life-long learning as an informatics nurse. The occupation of nursing is considered as both an art and science. Development of nursing comprises evidence‐based practice and fast integration of advances in technology. It is a field that has extensive uses in healthcare, as well as specialty practice. Educational curriculum and degree/certification are choices for nurses to pursue in this exciting field.

The video presentation by Gail Lattimer and Roy Simpson. Lattimer present the Theories and Conceptual Frameworks, which demonstrates ways nurses can use theories and concepts to engage informatics. Implementation of the Electronic Health Record (EHRs) provides a means where the nurses learn to adopt and engage technology. Technology allows the nurse to discover ways finding valid, dependable and reliable information to manage the care of the patients. Lattimer suggests nurses review the shared governance of Magnet hospitals.

Informatics is a specialty in the nursing field that is combined with certain science. As stated by ANA (2008) “nursing informatics (NI) is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice” (p. 65). ANA further focus on the functional areas rather than the role that guides the scope of practice within NI. These functional areas include: “administration, leadership, and management; analysis; compliance and integrity management; consultation; coordination, facilitation, and integration; development; educational and professional development; research and evaluation; policy development and advocacy; and telehealth” (CCN, 2015, para. 1). With these functional areas in mind, a nursing informatics specialist can perform proficiently, depending on the specific task. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to summarize the result of an interview with a NI specialist and analyze the differences and similarities between the interviewee’s functional areas with that of scholarly ones.

The use of informatics and technology have been really helpful in eliminating the use of paper in documenting care, however; it also came with its own challenges. At the nursing facility where I work we still use paper for medication administration record (MAR) but we use point click care (PCC) for all other documentations like the nursing notes, skin assessment and SBAR. The impact that these changes has on my practice is the fact it makes charting easier as oppose to writing, it also makes the information immediately available for the health care team.

After reading this paper, you will be able to understand the role of Nursing Informatics and how bias could affect the outcome of patient care, personal bias against different cultures, gender, weight, religion, and lastly, any strategies that can be used to reduce your own personal bias.

This journal entry assignment is based on questions that were geared toward nursing informatics and how they pertained to our guest speaker Vicki Brantly, along with my own impression about the information discussed in class and from interactions with others on the subject.

This exercise has affected my knowledge because it has made me realize the little things we learn in nursing school, such as knocking on someone’s door and introducing ourselves are really big things that make big differences in patients’ lives. This exercise made me realize that this is their home for now and we should treat their home with respect. It has affected my skills because it made me more conscious when it comes to disclosing patients’ health information. Informatics is described by QSEN as the “use of information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making” (QSEN, 2014). The patient’s electronic health records allows health care professional easy access to patient information. This exercise has changed my attitude because although this is a great system we still have to protect patient information that means when we leave the computer unattended we should log out of the patient record so that their information is not shared with

The international Medical informatics Association (IMIA) defines nursing as 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." The application of nursing informatics knowledge is empowering for all healthcare practitioners in achieving patient centered care. (Explorehealthcareers.org, 2015). Nurse informaticists work as

Technology in our age today has been emerging, and as the years advance it is certain that it will continue to facilitate the world that we live in on many different scales. In relation to medical care and advancement, technology can be used in many ways to enhance healthcare delivery and patient care. Through technology communication within the interdisciplinary teams of a patient which sometimes involves various specialties, is highly facilitated. Medical records are now easily shared within the team of specialist. For example, records such as specialty doctor's recommendations and laboratory records arrive faster at the primary care physician fingertip. This helps immensely in the providers decision making process for sometimes very time sensitive, lifesaving treatments preferences. Technology also helps to improve health care delivery and patient care because it has played a major role in decreasing the rates of preventable medical errors that are sometimes costly to patient lives. In an article published by the Internatinal Journal of Health

During the first week, we were tasked with a self-assessment of nursing informatics (NI) competencies. Based on The Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) Initiative, Flood, Gasiewicz, and Delpier (2010) stated that the purpose of the TIGER initiative is to identify information and knowledge management best practices and effective technology capabilities for nurses. Thus, it will enable nurses to create and distribute action plans that can be replicated within nursing and other multidisciplinary healthcare training and workplace settings. Both experienced nurses and student nurses will be involved in this technological era. In addition, the TIGER initiatives consist of clinical information management, information literacy,

Health informatics has successfully captured the attention of clinical and public health leaders around the nation as they realize its potential to solve problems, cut cost and enhance patient experience. As discussed in class, The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009 initiated a program designed to equip hospitals and medical practices around the country with electronic health record systems. Known as the Meaningful Use program, it has provided financial encouragements to health care organizations to install these computerized systems. This act has resulted in a huge increase of electronic health records (EHR) companies and has generated countless jobs for healthcare data analysts and related IT positions.

Technology developments in healthcare continue to have great impact on the profession of nursing. This includes nursing informatics. While these advances in healthcare technology began over a decade ago, they will continue to develop. Thus, influencing nursing for several decades to come, and with increasing speed. As technology continues to develop and shape the path of healthcare, more emphasis is placed on patient centered care and involvement, as well as promotion of wellness and prevention of illness and disease. Healthcare informatics opens the doors for collaboration between multiple providers and patients. With the use of informatics, patients’ needs are more

Although I am taking online classes, and am considered an expert nurse in the CICU, unfortunately, according to our lesson as noted in the Tiger Initiative segment, I am classified as a “digital immigrants” because back then, we did not grew up in the computer world, or used computers in the medical industry for nursing necessities. However, I feel very privileged to empowered myself with modern technology. The AACN Essentials Self-Assessment grand total score is 17.

My understanding and definition of healthcare informatics (HI) developed gradually from the very basic to a more integrated concept of HI. In the 1990’s when I started nursing, I associated nursing informatics solely with the use of the computer for order entry by the unit clerk. However, through the years, the concept of nursing informatics dawned on me in “bits and pieces” (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015, p. 7). I had worked in three hospitals that utilized different programs; some were more advanced or had the capability to interphase with the other programs utilized in the same hospital. While others, had very limited functionality or were not maximized as intended. In the first two hospitals I worked, the physicians were very adamant

Sir, can you please step up to the glass, put your palm on the screen and follow the directions from the computer? This is where our future lies…in biometrics, computers, and science. Soon there will be no need to fill out tedious paperwork, to try to remember medications or past medical history. I know it exists in hospitals across America, I have seen it in action many times. Are we as nurses changing with the times? What is nursing informatics? Why is it important to me? How do I rate on the nursing informatics knowledge scale? What is my plan to increase my knowledge base? These questions should be at the forefront of every nurse’s thoughts. The information age has come crashing down on us from every possible angle in our lives, it