1.  What is your role as a nurse in protecting patient healthcare information?
2.  What needs of populations in your region or state could be addressed with the use of telehealth? What ideas can you envision to assist in the access to and delivery of healthcare services where you live or work?
3.  How can you locate online sources for more information on a new treatment or medications for a health condition you discussed in a nursing class or clinical this week?
4.  What is your role as a nurse in the evaluation of information on the Internet?
5.  Discuss issues of the digital divide. Explore resources in your city and county for the general public to have free Internet access and assistance. What other technologic resources are available for underserved populations?
Chapter 11
Informatics
in Professional
Nursing Practice
Nursing Informatics (NI)
• NI is a specialty that integrates nursing science,
computer science, and information science to
manage and communicate data, information,
and knowledge in nursing practice.
• NI facilitates the integration of data, information,
knowledge, and wisdom to support patients,
nurses, and other providers in their decision
making in all roles and settings.
Clinical Informatics
• Includes nursing as well as other medical
and health specialties and addresses the
use of information systems in patient care
• Domains of clinical informatics include the
3 areas of health systems, clinical care,
and information and communication
technologies
Informatics Versus Health Informatics
• Health informatics encompasses the
interdisciplinary study of the design,
development, adoption, and application of
IT-based innovations in healthcare
services delivery, management, and
planning.
• Informatics is the science of collecting,
managing, and retrieving information.
The Impact of Legislation on
Health Informatics
• The Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health Act
(HITECH)
• The Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (PPACA)
Nursing Informatics Competencies
• AACN Essentials
• QSEN Competencies
• Nurse of the Future: Nursing Core
Competencies
• TIGER Competencies
Basic Computer Competencies