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Objectives
• Define nursing informatics (NI) and key terminology
• Explore NI metastructures, concepts and tools
• Reflect on the sciences underpinning NI
• Describe phenomena of nursing
Key Terms Defined• Decision Support System• Ergonomics • Expert System • Human-Computer Interaction• Informatics Nurse Specialist
Key Terms Defined
• Informatics Nurse• Informatics Solution • Information • Information Literacy • Knowledge
Metastructures
• What are metastructures?• The processing of data• What concerns all nurses, no matter their area
of practice?• Explain the difference between knowledge
and wisdom
Metastructures
• The full range of the study of Nursing Informatics
• Using knowledge appropriately• An example of applied wisdom • What is now the concern of NI?
Sciences Underpinning Nursing Informatics
• NI - A combination of sciences• A unique whole, greater than the sum of the
parts• The importance of the application of data
Structured Language as a Tool for Nursing Informatics
• How is nursing knowledge gained? • Different ways to approach data collection
and analysis• The ANA specifications
Structured Language as a Tool for Nursing Informatics
• Promoting interoperability• The importance of understanding languages
and terminologies• The INS must bridge a gap to envision
emerging functions
Concepts and Tools from Information Science and Computer Science
• Fundamental elements of NI• Information technology• Information structures• Information management• The use of information technology
Human Computer Interaction and Related Concepts
• Human–computer interaction • Elemental roots of HCI• Addressing usability issues • Usability and ergonomics of HCI
Human Computer Interaction and Related Concepts
• Optimal task completion • HCI and usability assessments • The number of HCI and usability publications
on the rise• Vendors installing usability laboratories
Phenomena of Nursing
• Four key concepts of the metaparadigm of nursing
• Basis of nursing actions • Nurse’s decisions• The process of decision-making
Phenomena of Nursing
• Critical thinking• Wisdom in informatics • Describing nurse’s decision-making
Phenomena of Nursing
• Decision making and potential problems• The environment of decision making • Decision support systems • What is an expert system?
Phenomena of Nursing
• The future of Nursing Informatics• Informatics solutions as common nursing tools• How will the future evolve?