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Nursing Informatics
Annotated bibliography: Nursing informatics
Shaw, Ryan & Jeffrey Ferranti. (2011). Patient-provided internet portals: Patient outcomes and use. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 29 (12): 714 -- 718.
Keeping accurate electronic records on patients has become an important goal of our nation's health system. Electronic records encourage the free flow of information between providers, enhancing accuracy and efficiency of medical care. However, the Internet can also be used to improve patient care by enhancing the flow of information between patients and healthcare providers. This article studies patient-provider Internet portals, interactive Web sites where patients can transmit information to healthcare providers as well as access their own records and services. The article specifically studies the impact of the use of such a portal on patients with diabetes. Portal use was a statistically significant predictor of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (P...
However, portal use was not a significant predictor of LDL and total cholesterol levels. Still, the article's authors believe that these portals deserve further research in terms of how they can improve the dissemination of information on patient care and enable patients to be more proactively involved in monitoring their health.
Rantz, Marilyn, Gregg Alexander, Collen Galambos, Marcia K. Flesner, Amy Vogelsmeier,
Lanis Hicks, Jill Scott-Caweizell, Mary Zygart-Stauffacher, Leslie Greenwald. (2011).
The use of bedside electronic medical record to improve quality of care in nursing
facilities: A qualitative analysis. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 29 (3) 149 -- 156.
Nursing homes historically have been criticized for providing substandard care to patients who are often not able to act as advocates for themselves. Ensuring accuracy of information can be substantially enhanced by having electronic bedside medical records. This…
Cooke, Catherine E., Brian J. Isetts, Thomas E. Sullivan, Maren Fustgaard, & Daniel A Belletti.
(2010). Potential value of electronic prescribing in health. economic and outcomes research. Patient outcome measures.
eRx (electronic prescribing) is the most commonly used feature of general practice computing systems. Through eRx systems, physicians have full access to patients' histories, including previous prescriptions and allergies. E-prescribing eliminates the problems deciphering physician's handwriting, which has frequently been a challenge for many pharmacists. eRx has a high rate of accuracy, is consistent with paper records 80% -- 95% of the time and also features additional forms of surveillance, such as tracking if the patient failed to fill his or her first prescription. It is also hoped that the use of eRx could make a contribution to research about the efficacy of various drugs when used by certain patient populations, so long as the HIPPA guidelines regarded confidentiality are respected.
Nursing Informatics: Computerized Management Systems Could Increase Quality of Care A computerized management system refers to the use of hardware and soft ware in the managing process within an organization. Computerized management systems in a community-based health institution can be used in management of the organization and treatment of the patients. The management can use the computerized systems to manage the financials of the patients. Improved financial management will enable the
Nursing Informatics NEW COMPETENCIES Nursing informatics or NI is a field specialty that blends and integrates the nursing, computer and information sciences in managing and transferring information and insights in nursing (Anderson, 2008; Coleman et al., 2010). It is aimed at assisting in the decision-making function of patients, nurses and other participants in patient care through information structures, processes and technology. Nurses who integrate this specialty into their regular practice are called
Nursing informatics has been defined as, "a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice" (Shuler, 2011). The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is a conceptual model used in project management that describes the stages involved in the information system development, from a feasibility study to the maintenance of the completed system (Rouse, 2009). With these
Nursing Informatics Pioneers According to the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), nursing informatics has been classified 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" (2013), and this emerging field has the potential to dramatically improve the delivery of healthcare services across the board. Just as the intrepid Florence Nightingale paved
Nursing Health information technology is information technology that is used in the health care setting. Technological advances and government regulation have combined to create a dramatic increase in the use of information technology across all fields, and health care is starting to come on board now as well. So important is health informatics that a new C-suite position is emerging, the Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, or CNIO (Murphy, 2011). This paper
Nursing Informatics Imagine learning within one's organization that medical records are becoming electronic and additional training is needed. Will one react in a positive or negative manner? How long does it take to implement technology? What current statistics are available in this matter? Nursing-informatics is a growing field of study that deals with ethics, effects of implementation, shaping medical performance, nurse patient communication as well as the advantages and disadvantages in