Nr 500 Nursing Research Paper

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MSN SPECIALTY
TRACK: INFORMATICS

Chamberlain College of
Nursing
NR 500: Foundational
Concepts and Application

INTRODUCTION
Clinical Informatics Registered Nurse (CI RN):
 “the application of informatics and information technology to deliver healthcare services” (AMIA, 2015).

An Informatics Nurse is an advanced practice nurse who:
 Must be an RN
 Understands clinical workflows

ROLES
Support Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
Introduce new knowledge into nursing practice
Support patient safety
Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration

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ROLES
Focus on patient safety
Develop practices based on evidence
Evaluate technology
Educate nurses,
2000s: “able to design and implement clinically driven systems rather than information [IT] projects” (Thede, 2012).

CREDENTIALING
RN-BC (Registered Nurse-Board Certified)
 Current, active RN Licence
 BSN or higher
 2 years of full-time practice as a RN
 30 CEUs in informatics in the last 3 years
 Practiced at least 2,000 hours in informatics in the last 3 years
 Completed a graduate degree program with a minimum of 200 practicum hours

CREDENTIALING,
CONTINUED
CPHIMS Certification
 Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems
 Baccalaureate degree and 5 years of information and management systems experience (3 years in a healthcare setting)
OR

 Graduate degree and 3 years of information and management systems experience (2 years in a healthcare setting)

AACN ESSENTIALS
Essential V: Informatics and
Essential IX: Master’s-Level Nursing Practice
(AACN, 2011).
The CI RN uses nursing knowledge and skill to:  provide broader care that affects populations, not individuals
Develop education and professional development over the entire career
Builds upon the baccalaureate practice by mastering a higher level of nursing theory, science, and practice

The CI RN will track patient outcomes, find data trends, and assess workload and interventions
(McGonigle, Hunter, Sipes, & Hebda, 2014).
The CI RN will develop technologies to help healthcare workers improve patient outcomes through the use of applications and improvement of workflows (McGonigle, Hunter, Sipes, & Hebda,
2014).
The CI RN will use Evidence Based Practice (EBP) to support standardizing care for quality and safety
(McGonigle, Hunter, Sipes, & Hebda, 2014).

The CI RN will recover and interpret data into a meaningful clinical summary (Yost, 2014).
The CI RN will have both a clinical knowledge and analytical knowledge. (Yost, 2014).
The CI RN will contribute to improving patient outcomes through technology, data collection, and reporting (Yost, 2014).