Nursing Informatics Practice
The standards of nursing informatics practice include two components: the standards of practice and the standards of professional performance. Each standard includes accompanying measurement criteria that provide more detail about the expected knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to meet that standard. Some standards include additional measurement criteria specific to informatics nurse specialists and their role and practice.
Three overarching principles are inherent in every aspect of nursing informatics practice and should be considered by informatics nurses and informatics nurse specialists when addressing the standards of practice , ANA (2007). The informatics nurse:
Incorporates theories, principles, and concepts from appropriate
sciences into informatics practice. Examples of theories could include information, systems, and change theories. Principles and concepts could include project management, implementation methods, workflow analyses, with process redesigns, organizational culture, or database structures.
Integrates ergonomics and human–computer interaction (HCI) principles into informatics solution design, development, selection, implementation, and evaluation.
Systematically determines the social, legal, regulatory and ethical impact of an informatics solution within nursing and health care.
Three overarching principles are inherent in every aspect of nursing informatics practice and should be considered by informatics nurses and informatics nurse specialists when addressing the standards of practice , ANA (2007). The informatics nurse:
Incorporates theories, principles, and concepts from appropriate
sciences into informatics practice. Examples of theories could include information, systems, and change theories. Principles and concepts could include project management, implementation methods, workflow analyses, with process redesigns, organizational culture, or database structures.
Integrates ergonomics and human–computer interaction (HCI) principles into informatics solution design, development, selection, implementation, and evaluation.
Systematically determines the social, legal, regulatory and ethical impact of an informatics solution within nursing and health care.