Nursing Informatics
Integration of nursing, computer, and information sciences.
What is nursing informatics?
Computer literacy, information literacy, information management.
What are the TIGER Competencies
Technology-related factors influencing health.
What is the definition of digital determinants of health?
Patient privacy and health information.
What does HIPAA protect?
Nurse Informaticist.
What is a nursing informatics role.
IT = hardware/software; Informatics = information management.
What is the difference between IT and informatics?
Ability to use computers and software effectively.
What is computer literacy?
Access to internet, devices, literacy, privacy.
What is an example of a DDOH?
Obtain consent, follow HIPAA and policy.
What should a nurse do before sharing patient information?
Leads IT strategy for safe, efficient care.
What is the role of the Chief Nursing Informatics Officer?
Nursing, computer, and information sciences.
What are the three sciences integrated in nursing informatics?
Knowing when and how to locate, evaluate, and use info.
What is information literacy?
Inability for telehealth, delayed care, poor communication.
How can limited internet access affect care?
Medication errors, data breaches, misinformation.
What are some potential risks of incorrect technology use?
ANA, HIMSS, or AMIA.
What are organizations that support informatics nurses?
DIKW
What is the Data Information Knowledge Wisdom Framework?
Collecting, processing, and communicating data.
What is information management?
Advocate for broadband access, teach digital literacy.
What a nurses can do to reduce digital inequity?
Alerts, barcoding, real-time data.
How can technology support patient safety?
Improves accuracy and safety in med administration.
What is a benefit of informatics?
Enhances safety, quality, and communication.
What is the purpose of informatics?
Uses the EHR to document and access patient data.
How does a nurse uses the TIGER competencies?
Tech access affects safety, privacy, and person-centered care.
How do DDOH relate to fundamentals of care?
Unauthorized chart access, social media misuse.
What are ethical dilemmas involving EHR access?
Analyze EHR data for quality improvement.
How nurses use data to improve outcomes?