Introduction to Informatics

Decision-support software programs organize information to aid in ______ making for client care or administrative issues

Extensive financial information can be collected and analyzed for ______

Data related to treatment such as inpatient length of stay can be used to decrease ______

Nursing Informatics Specialists (NIS) have formal education, certification, and practical experience in using computers in ______ care settings

Historical perspectives of nursing and computers include the use of punch cards and ______

In the 1960s, the use of computers in healthcare was ______

_________ is a combination of computer science, information science, and nursing science designed to assist in the management and processing of nursing data, information, and knowledge.

The framework for nursing informatics relies on the central concepts of ______, information, and knowledge.

A data is defined as discrete entities that are described objectively without interpretation, while an information is data that is ______, organized, or structured.

Knowledge is information that has been synthesized so that interrelationships are identified and formalized, resulting in ______ that guide practice.

Nursing informatics encompasses areas like nursing practice, nursing education, nursing research, nursing administration, and nursing clinical practice, which includes point-of-care systems and clinical information systems like electronic medical records (EMR) and Computer-Based Patient Record (CPR). One example is monitoring devices that record vital signs and other measurements directly into the client record, which is part of the electronic medical record, making it a ______.

Computer-generated nursing care plans and critical pathways, along with automatic billing for supplies or procedures with nursing documentation, are examples of the advantages of utilizing ______________ in nursing.

Informatics is defined as computer science + information science. Used in conjunction with the name of a discipline, it denotes an application of computer science and information science to the management and processing of data, information, and knowledge in the named discipline. Information Science → Computer Software Program Computer Science → ______, System Configuration, Network Nursing Science → Nursing Practice, Theoretical, Knowledge Base

Hebda (1998 p. 3), defines nursing informatics as: “The use of computers technology to support nursing, including clinical practice, administration, education, and research.” American Nurses Association (ANA) (1994), has defined nursing informatics as: “The development and evaluation of applications, tools, processes, and structures which assist nurses with the management of data in taking care of patients or supporting the practice of nursing.” Graves, J.R., & Corcoran, S.(1989).The Study of Nursing Informatics. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 27, 227-231.

Graves, J.R., & Corcoran, S.(1989).The Study of Nursing Informatics. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 27, 227-231.

“Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid. Human beings are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant. Together they are powerful beyond imagination” – Albert Einstein What is informatics?- Informatics comes from the French word informatique which means computer science. Informatics is defined as computer science + information science. Used in conjunction with the name of a discipline, it denotes an application of ______ science and information science to the management and processing of data, information, and knowledge in the named discipline.

Hebda (1998 p. 3), defines nursing informatics as: “The use of computers technology to support nursing, including clinical practice, administration, education, and research.” American Nurses Association (ANA) (1994), has defined nursing informatics as: “The development and evaluation of applications, tools, processes, and structures which assist nurses with the management of data in taking care of patients or supporting the practice of nursing.” Graves, J.R., & Corcoran, S.(1989).The Study of Nursing ______. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 27, 227-231.

Hebda (1998 p. 3), defines nursing informatics as: “The use of computers technology to support nursing, including clinical practice, administration, education, and research.” American Nurses Association (ANA) (1994), has defined nursing informatics as: “The development and evaluation of applications, tools, processes, and structures which assist nurses with the management of data in taking care of patients or supporting the practice of nursing.” Graves, J.R., & Corcoran, S.(1989).The Study of Nursing Informatics. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 27, 227-231.