Nursing is seen as a science much more often than it is an art. Nursing is considered a science because you have to know the disease process‚ how medications work and which ones to give‚ and be knowledgeable about new policies and new technological equipment. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor states that the science of nursing is applying theory to the practice. (p.5) One science of nursing would be the use of evidence-based practice. Evidence-based practice is when nurses use the practice that
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Informatics Utilizing Informatics The use of informatics has become an essential component of providing quality healthcare. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has elected the use of informatics as its fifth and final core competency for healthcare providers. The utilization of informatics has become the main stream approach for nursing care today. This fifth core competency is directly intertwined with the four previous competencies that have been outlined by the IOM. Patient centered care is
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Concept of Nursing Ethics and Social Media Nurses face many decisions each day that do not have simple black or white answers. These ethical dilemmas are not limited to the decisions we make when directly interacting with patients or other medical professionals. With the use and accessibility of social media growing every day‚ the internet is becoming a more and more popular forum for fun‚ education‚ politics‚ and even retrieving medical information. I chose the article The Ethical Use of Social
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Be Allowed to Use Work Computers for Personal Use? Using Work Computers for Personal Use Introduction 1. Briefly discuss topics Body 1. Computers have changed the workplace 2. Importance of computer use policy 3. Disciplinary action for misuse Conclusion Give a summary of the topics‚ reiterating the importance of knowing the employers’ computer use policy and stressing that a little common sense goes a long way. The widespread use of Internet and
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Role of the Chief Nurse Officer (CNO) have in promoting innovative changes in nursing informatics The role of Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is very important in nursing with a healthcare environment that is being altered by technological innovation. It will be essential for CNO’s to find ways to advance nursing practice through innovate changes that comes from nursing informatics. Simpson’s (2013) article explains that Chief Nurse Executives (CNEs) find themselves ill prepared to debate with their
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we need health informatics to make sure our patients are taken care of now and in the distant future. we can use the information from their current treatment or even from their inputs. Health Informatics is important because it is used to measure aspects of medical information from medical facilities. These measurements are important because they help shape what the future will hold for the healthcare industry. The main reason this is used is to make sure that medical professionals give better treatment
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Informatics Proposal Javon Thomas‚ Elizabeth Dominick‚ Margie Barut HSN/375 August 5‚ 2015 Marc Magill Informatics Proposal As a group‚ we are encouraging the physicians to use the technology provided for the benefit of our patients and for this organization. We will identify that electronic medical records (EMRs) and electronic health records (EHRs) is a valuable tool‚ provide the rationale for why EMRs and EHRs are important‚ and the legal and ethical aspects. We also will talk about
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Technology has advanced the field of Public Health Informatics PHI‚ over the past twenty years. Practitioners can now retrieve‚ analyze‚ share‚ and distribute information to other users‚ such as health organizations‚ non-profits‚ and CBOs (Community Based Organizations) (Narain & Ofrin‚ 2012). For example‚ early warning systems regarding diseases and natural disasters speed up the time for first responders thus decreasing the chance of disease by moving people away from ground zero to shelters. The
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The health informatics will help me with my career goals by allowing me to push further within my passion for health and my dreams of one day having a successful career. Being able to attend grad school‚ I have always been in aspired to learn the right way to balance my lifestyle as a college student to advance more into continuing my education. During my undergraduate studies of Health Administration at Eastern Michigan University has provided me with a strong and comprehensive background in Health
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Health Informatics or Medical Informatics is the intersection of information science‚ computer science‚ and health care. Health Informatics offers resources‚ devices‚ and methods required to optimize the acquisition‚ storage‚ retrieval‚ and use of information in health and biomedicine. The applicable areas would be nursing‚ clinical care‚ dentistry‚ pharmacy‚ public health‚ and bio medical research. Electronic health information systems are the science that addresses how to use information
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