NURSING INFORMATICS
• A field that combines nursing and computers
The definition stated that nursing informatics was the use of computer
technology in all nursing endeavors: services, education and research.
Scholes and Barber. (1980)
PRESENTED BY
MRS. NAYANTHARA M
DEFINITION
Nursing informatics combines nursing, information and computer sciences to
manage and communicate information to support nurses and health care
provider in decision making.
-ANA (2001).
COMPUTER IN NURSING EDUCATION
• Computers are used extensively in nursing education
• Libraries are computerized
• Nursing educationalists use computers in classroom teaching and for
academic record keeping.
USE OF COMPUTERS IN NURSING EDUCATION
TEACHING AND
LEARNING
TESTING
STUDENT AND COURSE
RECORD MANAGEMENT
1. TEACHING AND LEARNING
Computers enhance academic performance for both students and
faculty through facilitating
Access to literature
Computer-assisted instruction
Classroom technologies
Distance learning.
A) LITERATURE ACCESS AND RETRIEVAL:
In a fraction of time, continuously
updated cumulative indexes of
subjects can be searched
electronically.
• Once a list of search matches is
displayed on screen, the user can
select all or certain citations and
either print them or store them on
the hard disk.
B) Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
• Many software programmer help
students and nurses learn and
demonstrate learning.
• Examples of tutorials include ECG
interpretation, drug interactions, and
legal aspects of nursing.
• Completion of CAI programs may be
an acceptable means of
demonstrating continuing education
activities.
C) Classroom Technology
• New educational buildings are
wired to accommodate technology.
This includes electric outlets and
wireless technology for network or
Internet access.
• For nursing faculty, liquid crystal
display (LCD) panels allow
computer screens to be displayed
to the entire classroom.
2. Testing
• This is the second use of
computer in nursing
education.
• Surveys, questionnaires, can
be completed online.
• Students' answers can also
be scored electronically and
the exam results analyzed
quickly
3. Student and Course Record Management
• Computers are useful for maintaining results of students' grades or
attendance.
• The computer programme can calculate percentages, sort student
scores in order, and print results for both students and faculty.
• Students are frequently asked to evaluate faculty and courses. These
data are also scanned into the computer so that cumulative results can
be calculated and stored.
• Many schools have now all student records on computer.
• From application through graduation, the registrar's office keeps track
of names, addresses, courses taken, grades, and all other important
data.
COMPUTERS IN NURSING PRACTICE
• Use information & communication technology to document &
evaluate patient care, advance patient education
• Use appropriate technology to assess & monitor patients
NURSING SKILLS
• Adapt the use of technologies to
meet patient needs
• Protect the safety & privacy of
patients in relation to the use of
health care & information
technologies
• Use information technologies to
enhance one's own knowledge base
INFORMATICS & TECHNOLOGY IN CLIENT CARE
• Handheld monitors (e.g., pulse
oximetry & peripheral blood
glucose monitors, Infusion
pumps...)
• Wireless technology with
automatic nurse paging
capability when client
measurements fall outside of
normal parameters
• Nurse personal digital
assistants
• Care-planning software
programs
• Intravenous pumps for
medication delivery
CURRENT USES OF INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS IN
HEALTHCARE
• Admission, discharge, &
transfer
• Patient Access Record
• Financial parameters
• Physician order entry
• Documentation
INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS IN
HEALTH CARE
• Scheduling
• Pharmacy preparation
• Specialty practice
• Decision support
• Communication
• Critical pathways
USE OF COMPUTERS IN NURSING
ADMINISTRATION
• Human Resources
• Quality Assurance
• Medical Records
• Facilities management
• Nursing station system
• Budget and Finance
• Accreditation
HUMAN RESOURCE
• Employers must maintain a
database, for each employee
• Data's include demographic
salary, life support
certification, health
requirement, performance
appraisal.
MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM
Computerization of medical records is utilized for:
• Monthly demographic data analysis
• Hospital mortality and morbidity rate
• Monthly and annual report
• Reference
NURSES STATION SYSTEM
It is located in each ward for patient
care management
• Test requisition
• Dietary requirement
• Drug administration schedule
• Other services
Personnel Management:
• Nursing audit
• Performance record
• Leave record
• Salary
• Promotion
• Career development
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Managing building and non nursing services
• Control heating
• Air conditioning
• Ventilation
• Alarm system
• Readers (scanning ID cards)
• Barcodes
Budget and finance:
• Billing
• Salary
Accreditation
USE OF COMPUTERS IN NURSING
RESEARCH
• Problem identification
• Literature Search
• Research design
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Research Dissemination
ISSUES RELATED TO COMPUTERS IN NURSING
• Legal/Ethical Issues
• Privacy/confidentiality
• Access to data for research and other purposes
• Informed consent
• License issues with tele-nursing
• Copy right of materials on the Web