Short Term Certificate Courses in Nursing include Nursing Informatics, Nursing Quality Management and related programs.

2. The scope of Nursing Informatics is to :
 Focus on Care of Individuals, families and communities
To maintain &recover optimal quality of life from birth to death
Conduct research and to develop healthcare policies

3. Nursing Informatics is a specialty that integrates nursing
science, computer science, and information science to manage
and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing
practice. It facilitates integration of data, information,
knowledge & wisdom to support patients and nurses. This
support is accomplished through the use of information
structures, information processes, and information
technology.”
(ANA Scope & Standards of Nursing Informatics Practice, 2008)

4.  The framework for nursing informatics relies on the central
concepts of data, information and knowledge:
A DATA is defined as discrete entities that are described
objectively without interpretation
An INFORMATION as data that is interpreted, organized or
structured
A KNOWLEDGE as information that has been synthesized so that
interrelationships are identified and formalized

5. Nursing Informatics can be applied to all areas of
nursing practice, which include; clinical practice,
administration, education, and research.

6. Computers can perform a wide range of activities that save
time and help Nurses provide quality nursing care.
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7. Work lists to remind staff of planned nursing interventions
Computer generated client documentation
Electronic Medical Record &Computer-Based Patient Recording
Computer - generated nursing care plans and critical pathways

8. Automated staff scheduling
E-mail for improved communication
Cost analysis and finding trends for budget purposes
Quality assurance and outcomes analysis
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9. Computerized record-keeping
Computerized-assisted instruction
Interactive video technology
Distance Learning-Web based courses and degree programs
Internet resources-CEU's & formal nursing courses
Presentation software for preparing slides & handouts-PowerPoint
& MS Word

10. BEFORE
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11.  Computerized literature searching-CINAHL, Medline & Web Sources
 Adoption of standardized language related to nursing terms-NANDA
 The ability to find trends in aggregate data, that is data derived from
large population groups-Statistical Software, SPSS

12. Disease DALYs*
(000)
Mortality (000)
Tuberculosis 7577 421
Measles 6471 190
Malaria 577 20

13. Many of the benefits have came about with the
development of the Electronic Medical Record
(EMR), which is the electronic version of the client data
found in the traditional paper record.

14. Improved access to the medical record
The EMR can be accessed from several different locations
Decreased redundancy of data entry
For e.g. allergies & vital signs need to be entered once
Decreased time spent in documentation
Automation allows direct entry from monitoring
equipment
Increased time for client care
More time is available for client care because less time is
required for documentation

15.  The NIS is a nurse who has formal education, certification and
practical experience in using computers in patient care settings
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Theory development : NIS contributes to the base of nursing
informatics
Analysis of information needs
Selection of computer systems
Guidance in making informed decisions related to the purchase
of computer systems

16.  Support for computer systems and networks includes:
 Planning System Upgrades
 Installation of Upgrades for Operating Systems
 Troubleshooting
 User Education & Training

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