NURS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Health Informatics, Electronic Prescribing, Clinical Pathway
29 Mar 2019
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1 short answer question: based on readings from week 13. Trends in computing combined with an ability to use them effectively ) Will affect the work of professional nurses. Research advances, new devices, monitoring equipment, sensors, and smart body pulses . Every nurse must be computer literate ( having a knowledge and understanding of computers. Increases risks due to not checking medications and depending on barcode scanners. Makes patients feel like an item being scanned rather than a patient. Flk: funny looking kid, indicates an unknown cause to an ill pediatric patient. Nursing informatics: science and practice that integrates nursing, its information and knowledge, and their management with information and communication technologies to promote health of people, families, and communities worldwide. Emerging field in the intersection of medical informatics, public health, and business. Refers to health services and information delivered. Enhanced through the internet and related technologies.
