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Informatics
Objectives:
1. Demonstrate understanding of concepts of healthcare
informatics and nursing informatics.
2. Describe some of the forces inside and outside healthcare
that are driving a move toward a greater use of informatics,
with emphasis in the context of Oman.
3. Identify benefits of informatics for the nursing professions
4. Explain the need for all nurses to have basic skills in
informatics.
5. Analyze the effects of informatics on healthcare. Interpret the
need for nurses to be computer fluent and information literate
to todays healthcare environment
What is Informatics?
The modern age has a false
sense of superiority because it
relies on the mass of knowledge
that it can use, but
what is important is the extent to
which knowledge is organized
and mastered.
Goethe, 1810
Terms
Medical Informatics
Healthcare Informatics
Nursing Informatics
Goal of Nursing Informatics
The goal of nursing informatics is to improve
the health of populations, communities,
families and individuals by optimizing
information management and
communication. This includes the use of
technology in the direct provision of care, in
establishing effective administrative systems
managing and delivering educational
experiences, supporting life-long learning and
supporting nursing research.
First Definition:
Nursing Informatics
Relevant
Information
Information
Processed
Project Management
Consultation
Education
Research
System Development
Decision Support/Outcomes Management
Policy Development
Entrepreneur
Information Needs and Tools for Practice