Nursing Informatics Pros And Cons

Idea A
(The benefits of Informatics when providing nursing care) High quality information is provided which permits easy accessibility,improved accuracy, timeliness, completeness, cost effectiveness, flexibility, reliability, relevance, simplicity, verifiability, and security, This criterion allow nurses the ability to make an informed decision for patient-care. Correct documentation improves accuracy through reduction of omission and medication errors which leads to safe and efficient care. Informatics is a precursor for patient safety through evidence based research. Proper allocation of staff verified by management through self-scheduling systems lead to increased care time for patients. New IT tools are available to provide co-disease
Information can become obsolete, altered and confidentiality may be compromised. Due to the use of depreciative hardware and vulnerable software information may become deleted or lost. Information accessible via a network may encounter unauthorized transmission and use. Use of decision support systems can deter critical thinking skills. Nurses may be deficient in necessary skills required to use technology for providing care. Computers can only simplify nursing care but cannot perform nurses’ function. Assumptions that patient will understand and comply with virtual medical instruction and intervention are not guaranteed. Patient privacy may be compromised. Nurses are unable to keep up with the vast and ever changing world of
Informatics can help other health care workers to monitor patients virtually via Electronic Health Records. Integrated Hospital Information Systems reduce duplicate information and medical errors. With the implementation of Healthcare IT patients can now play an active rather than a passive role and are involved in the decision making process with their doctors regarding their care. Introduction of Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) enables physician to write orders electronically rather than on paper; which eliminates inaccurate transcription and medication