Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Paper HCS/482 Diane Delucia Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Paper Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Healthcare informatics refers to the use of information technology in the healthcare field. Several software applications are used in healthcare informatics. There is a variety of healthcare informatics uses including, but not limited to, electronic record keeping, information distribution, data observation, data investigation
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Design Considerations and Workarounds Tamara Stratford Walden University Nurs 6401, Section 3, Informatics in Nursing and Healthcare April 10, 2016 Introduction Healthcare organizations are drawing near the period of innovation by utilizing electronic health records (EHR) inside centers and clinics. In healthcare, technology has caused therapeutic improvements to happen at a bewildering rate. The legislature has heaved initiatives to move the spread of health information technology
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Nursing: Benefits and Challenges of Electronic Health Records Abstract The Informatics Nurse plays a vital role in training and educating healthcare professionals as they move from paper charting to employing an electronic health record system. According to Zandieh et al., (2008, p. 758) research demonstrates that one of the biggest challenges for moving from paper-based systems to EHR is the perceived skills of staff and their comfort level with a new computer system. The utilization of
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Kevin Besse, RN, MSN, CNE The use of technology in the clinical practice has rapidly increased in delivering quality patient-centered care. Technological advances in the last decade have transformed the manner in which healthcare is delivered. “Nursing is a complex profession which utilizes the integration of knowledge, skills and competencies to provide patient care and improve outcomes. Nurses are knowledge workers who are responsible for the delivery of patient care. Accessing online evidence-based
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Informatics and Emerging Technology in Healthcare Judi A. Gentes Franklin Pierce College Health informatics is relatively new with increased interest during the 1980’s and has expanded rapidly over the past couple years (Dalrymple,2011). It is a multidisciplinary field that uses health information technology to improve healthcare with the combination of higher quality, higher efficiency and new opportunities. All of which are designed to improve the overall effectiveness of patient care. Health
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that describe health conditions, labs, and medications further allow for the transfer of data. At my organization we transmit continuity of care documents or CCD that allows for our data to flow into our community physicians EHR. There are also nursing
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Analysis of the Clinical Informatics Job Description Ann Miller American Sentinel University Analysis of the Clinical Informatics Job Description What is an Informatics Nurse, an Nurse Informaticist? When people ask me what job that I do and I reply “Informatics”, they get an interesting look on their face. The look is of concern and of that is not what a nurse does. The public is not educated in what this position’s importance really is and that is too bad. What is a typical day like
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South University Online In partial fulfillment of the requirements of NSG5000: The Role of the Advanced Practice Nursing Dr. Cheryl Williams September 19, 2014 Introduction The advanced nursing practice is the highest level of practice in the nursing field. Due to the diversity of this profession, the advanced nurse can play the role of nurse administrator, nurse informatics, nurse practitioner or nurse educator. These high level roles require more advanced education and experience to attain
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Abstract Nursing career is one of the few fastest growing fields in the health care industry not only in the United States but also in the world. Nurse practice has drastically changed in the last decade and as a result the need for changes in nursing practice is becoming more and more important. The Institute of Medicine report discusses so many aspects in nursing but this paper requires detailing the impacts on Nursing Practice (Transforming Practice), Nursing Education (Transforming Education)
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medical record (EHR) system. Quality, safety, and efficiency need to be maintained during implementation. The case study reviewed: Impact of electronic health record implementation on patient flow metrics in a pediatric emergency department (Kennebeck, Timm, Farrell, Sooner, 2012) attempted to quantify the effects of offloading low acuity patients and its impact on length of stay. Length of stay and volume of patients in an emergency department are correlated. The study was conducted in
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