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Assessment 1 Instructions: Nursing Informatics in Healthcare

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Capella University

FPX4040: Managing Health Info & Tech

Prof. Donna Weeks

February, 2023
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Nursing Informatics in Healthcare

As healthcare systems continue to evolve and develop, the importance of information

technology in nursing credentials and procedures is becoming increasingly evident.

Consequently, it is essential that nurses receive the appropriate training in informatics to ensure

they can keep up with the rapid advances in technology. In order to optimize health care

outcomes and quality nurses need appropriate information technology training. Nursing

Informatics is the use of information technology to support and improve the performance of

nursing activities such as learning, administration, and training (Egbert et al., 2018). Nurse

leaders with the ability to handle assets and workers are able to control the selection, application,

and utilization of technology (Strudwick et al., 2019).

Role of the Nursing Informaticist

The Veterans Health Administration developed a nursing informatics program in

America and the vital role of nursing informaticists over there is to improve the safety of

administering medications to patients. Nurse informaticists make records of beds related

problems and a web-based system that helps manage patient flow and reduce overcrowding in

the emergency department. The nursing informaticist provides an overview of bed availability,

tracks patient movement, lists anticipated discharges, and shows patients waiting for a bed

(Deckro et al., 2021).

In today's healthcare landscape, nurses are expected to possess the necessary informatics

competency to effectively carry out informatics-related nursing tasks and roles. It is essential that
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all nurses possess nursing informatics competency, which is divided into three main domains:

computer skills, informatics knowledge, and informatics skills. Nursing informatics provide

opportunities for nurses to reshape their place in the healthcare value chain will come through

their proactive rethinking of the nursing role in an age where technology is transitioning from

individual transaction processing and monitoring applications to extensive computing. As the

field of nursing informatics has grown, the need for nurse informaticists has increased. The role

of a nurse informaticist is to objectively measure the extent to which nursing professionals have

adopted digital healthcare systems (Booth et al., 2021).

The nurse informaticists can provide guidance and instruction on the technology best

suited to the project, as well as oversight and quality control measures. They can also offer

training and support to the nurses who will be using the technology throughout the process and

follow up with any issues that may arise after the project has been put into place (Florance,

2020).

Collaboration of Nurses with Interdisciplinary Team

Interdisciplinary collaborations between nursing and engineering have arisen as a result

of the swift development of precision medicine and artificial intelligence. In order to advance

nursing innovation and practice, it is essential that nurses become more involved in the early

stages of problem-solving, including requirement analysis and design. To do so, interprofessional

education must be strengthened, nursing connections with the healthcare engineering industry

must be increased, and more platforms and resources must be provided to foster collaboration

between nursing and engineering disciplines (Zhou et al., 2021).

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Incorporating faculty from diverse disciplines has the ability to enhance nursing

education by offering a breadth of particular knowledge from other fields. Additionally, faculty

role-modeling successful interdisciplinary collaboration can help to prepare nurses for

collaborative patient care, a necessary skill in today's healthcare setting (Smith et al., 2019).

Having various healthcare workers in the same area when caring for a patient can improve the

quality of care they receive. This includes better interaction between the team, more coordinated

care, and the inclusion of the patient's wishes in the decision-making process (Heip et al., 2020).

A team who has people of diverse scientific backgrounds and perspectives is essential for

effectively and efficiently addressing healthcare systems problems. This can be facilitated

through an integrated and interactive team setting. Nursing students, for instance, are well-

positioned to assess the functional health status and technology needs of patients and health

professionals due to their close contact with them. Meanwhile, engineering students possess the

skills and knowledge necessary to develop a fully functioning technology intervention. Through

an interdisciplinary educational setting, students in engineering and healthcare majors are better

equipped to gain a more comprehensive understanding of both the clinical perspective and

technology intervention designs needed to address healthcare systems problems (Kim, 2019).

Need for Nurse Informaticist in a Health Care Settings

The application of information technology in nursing care is crucial. The development of

nursing information systems is geared toward enhancing the quality of care. These systems are

employed in both clinical and community settings and include standards of nursing care,

standard operating procedures, calculation of nurse credit estimates, lists of nursing diagnoses
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and interventions, execution reports, data about reports, and nursing support resumes. Each of

these components provides a comprehensive overview of the advances in information

technology, as well as its effective utilization for delivering quality nursing care (Saputra & Arif,

2019).

The nurse informaticists can provide guidance and instruction on the type of technology

best suited for the project. They can also teach you how to use it, create quality control protocols,

and provide support to nurses who will employ the technology throughout the process. In

addition, they can offer follow-up assistance after the project is launched (Brown et al., 2020).

The national survey of college students reflected that technology improved their overall

academic experience. This lack of incorporation of technology in student learning is also seen in

health care education, where meaningful student learning about health care participation requires

technology/informatics competence. Through nursing informatics, nurses can get a chance to

improve their competencies and learn up-to-date strategies about healthcare systems (Forman et

al., 2019).

Evidence-Based Strategies to Protect Health Information

The use of information technology has been essential in responding to the COVID-19

pandemic, most notably through telemedicine and telehealth services. These services enabled

patients to receive medical advice and care from a distance, providing a safer environment for

all. The COVID-19 pandemic has driven a greater utilization of telemedicine and telehealth to

provide medical care and health services remotely. Evidence suggests telemedicine can improve
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the quality of care for patients, reduce hospital readmissions, and save money for both providers

and patients (Hyder & Razzak, 2020).

It is essential to involve the key stakeholders in order to gain an understanding of their

perspectives, secure their commitment, and ensure the success of the project. These stakeholders

include the nurse manager, Nursing Informatics (NI), Project Manager (PM), Information

Technology (IT) staff, and peers. In some cases, this may also involve patients, the state, and

external accreditation bodies. The best way to get the stakeholders involved, such as through

pilot or focus groups, educational sessions, or protocol and policy development (Ledel Solem et

al., 2020).

It is important to establish a timeline for the completion of the project. Scheduling regular

meetings with the team, such as weekly check-ins to discuss progress and issues, midpoint

reviews to talk about established milestones, and a meeting at the end of the project before its

implementation, is essential. Additionally, communication with the information technology team

is key to getting insight and support (Strudwick et al., 2019).

Conclusion

A nurse informaticist provides valuable expertise in the development and

implementation of technology-based patient care systems. They are able to improve workflow,

reduce errors, and provide a standardized platform for data collection and analysis. This allows

healthcare organizations to effectively improve the quality of care and patient safety.

Additionally, nurse informaticists can provide valuable insights into the use of technology in
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healthcare, allowing organizations to make informed decisions in the implementation of new

technologies. As a result, the need for a nurse informaticist in an organization is evident.

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