BRENT HOSPITAL AND COLLEGES INCORPORATED

R.T. LIM BOULEVARD , ZAMBOANGA CITY

COLLEGE OF NURSING

NURSING INFORMATICS
MODULE
 MESSAGE TO THE STUDENTS

Greetings of Peace to Everyone!

I would like to welcome you all to our Nursing Informatics Class this second semester. Another
exciting and new chapter of your nursing journey has begun. Since we will still be adapting the new
normal online class, I have prepared this module which will served as a guide, will help you expand
your knowledge and to know more about the subject matter.

Online classroom provide a different way to study and place different skills from students. You
will find that, as an online learner, self motivation and discipline are paramount. This means that you
are completely responsible for establishing and maintaining a regular study system. In addition, some
students anticipate that online courses will be easier than face-to-face courses. This course will have
regular weekly assignments due, weekly online discussions forums, as well as readings and course
materials. This is not a self-paced course--it's important that you keep on top of the weekly reading
and assignments! Each of you must manage your own time each week to know when assignments,
and any other weekly course obligations, are due. You will be responsible for the same course
materials and the same standards of excellence that are required in the face to face courses. While
the E-learning system and platform will provide you with support during the course but you should be
aware of the self-discipline required to successfully complete this subject.

Together, we will join hands in achieving your goals and aspirations in grasping the needed
knowledge and skills to sustain learning at this time of pandemic. God bless everyone..

Truly Yours,

Mark Steven A. Hernando

Contact Number: 0936-676-0968
Email Address: [email protected]
Facebook Account: Mark Araneta Hernando
 NURSING INFORMATICS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course deals with concepts, principles, theories and techniques on nursing
informatics in clinical practice, education and research. The Learners are expected to use the system of
informatics to support the delivery of healthcare.

COURSE CREDIT: Theory: 2 units, Lab: 1 unit

CONTACT HOURS: 36 hours lecture, 54 hours lab

COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the course, the students shall be able to:

1. Integrate relevant principles of social, physical, natural and health sciences and humanities in nursing
informatics.
2. Explain the evolution of computer technologies.
3. Determine the use of computers in nursing.
4. Classify the functions of computers in the field.
5. Explain the functions of a nursing information system.
6. Provide evidence-based nursing care using nursing informatics and technology system.
7. Adhere to protocols and principles of confidentiality in safe keeping and releasing of information about the
client.
8. Adhere to ethico-legal considerations when using information technology in providing safe, quality, and
professional nursing care.
9. Ensure completeness, integrity, safety, accessibility and security of client data using information technology
system.
10. Determine the application of health informatics to different aspects of nursing.

11. Apply entrepreneurial skills in the use of information technology in the delivery of nursing care.
 CONTENT

MODULE 1: Concepts, Principles, and Theories in Nursing Informatics

Informatics Theory
a. Theory
b. Models
c. Frameworks

MODULE 2: Computer System

a. Computer Hardware
b. Computer Software System
c. Open Source & Free Software
d. Data Assessment
e. Personal, Professional, and Educational Informatics

MODULE 3: Information Technology System Applicable in Nursing Practice:

a. Hospital/ Critical Care Application
b. Community Health Application
c. Ambulatory Care System
d. Emergency Preparedness and Response
e. Assistive Devices and Workplace Technologies
f. TeleHealth

MODULE 4: Informatics Applications in Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

a. Computer Generated Nursing Care Plans
b. Clinical Pathways
c. Clinical Guidelines
d. E-Journals

MODULE 5: Policies, Guidelines and Laws in Nursing Informatics

a. Intellectual Property Law
b. Copyright Law
c. Privacy of Personal and Public Domains
d. Netiquette Rules and Guideline

MODULE 6: Nursing Information System

a. Internet Applications
b. Web 2.0, blogs, wikis
MODULE 7: Leadership Role of the Nurse in the Management of Nursing
Information System.

MODULE 8: Computer Applications that Support Nursing Research

a. Literature Searches
b. Data Collection and Statistical Tools

MODULE 9: Application of Health Informatics

a. Clinical Practice
b. Clinical and Administrative Health Information System
c. Education

MODULE 10: Nursing Informatics and the Nurse Entrepreneur

a. Qualifications of a Nurse Informatics
b. Roles and Competencies
c. Career Opportunities
 MODULE 1: Concepts, Principles, and Theories in Nursing Informatics

 INTRODUCTION
 Nursing informatics is an established and growing area of specialization in nursing.
 All nurses employ information technologies in their practice.

 Definition of Nursing Informatics

 The term “nursing informatics” was initially seen in literature in the 1980s, including a definition of
combining nursing, information, and computer sciences for managing and processing data into
knowledge for using in nursing practice (Murphy, 2010). In 1994, The American Nurses Association
(ANA) began developing a statement to describe and define the scope of nursing informatics (Baker,
2012). The meaning of nursing informatics has evolved and been refined, with the American Nurses
Association (2008) definition stated as “a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science,
and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in
nursing practice” (p. 65).
 Another definition of nursing informatics comes from the American Medical Informatics Association
(AMIA), which states “Nursing Informatics science and practice integrates nursing, its information and
knowledge and their management, with information and communication technologies to promote the
health of people, families and communities worldwide” (2009, para. 1).

 Components of Nursing Informatics

 It was identified by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report in 2001 that a transformation in healthcare is
needed. Included in this report was a call for the use of health information technology (IT) to enhance
the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare. This transformation includes improving communication
between providers and patients, automating clinical information, reducing errors, and promoting
evidence-based practice.
 Nursing informatics (NI) supports the decision-making of patients, nurses, and other providers in all
roles and settings. This assistance is achieved through the use of information structures, processes,
and technology.
 Informatics nurses are those who have extensive clinical practice, are considered experts in using the
nursing process, and have additional experience and education with technology (Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society [HIMSS], 2012).

 Informatics and Healthcare Informatics

 What is Informatics?
 1957 – First coined by Karl Steinbuch as “Informatiks”.
 1962 – Phillipe Dreyfus used “Informatique”.
 Walter Bauer – translated it to “Informatics”
 Combined the term “information” and “automation” which means automatic information processing.
 A science that combines a domain science, computer science, information science, and cognitive
science.
 Multidisciplinary science drawing from varied theories and knowledge applications.
 A broad academic field encompassing human-computer interaction, information science, information
technology, algorithms, and social science.
 Computer Science, the study of complex system, information and computation using applied
mathematics, electrical engineering and software engineering techniques.
 Information Science is the study of processing, management and retrieval information.
 In 1980, Sholes and Barber applied this new term to the art of science and nursing, coining the term,
“Nursing Informatics”, which they defined as “…the application of computer technology to all fields of
nursing---nursing services, nurse education and nursing research”.

What is Healthcare Informatics?

 1985 - Kathryn Hannah… Is the use of information technologies in relation to the nursing functions.
 1989 – Graves & Corcoran… Is a combination of computer science, information science and nursing
science designed to assist management and processing nursing data, information, and knowledge to
support the practice of nursing and the delivery of nursing care.
  1994 – ANA… Specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science in
identifying, collecting, processing and managing data and information to support nursing practice,
administration, education, research and the expansion of nursing knowledge.
 2001 – ANA… A specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science and information science to
manage and communicate data, information and knowledge of nursing practice.
 2001- ANA… Facilitates the integration of data, information, and knowledge to support patients, nurses
and other providers in their decision-making in all roles and settings. The support is accomplish through
the use of information structures, information processes , and information technology.

 Nursing Informatics As Specialty

 1992 – ANA established nursing informatics as a distinct specialty in nursing with a distinct body of
knowledge.

 Informatics Nurses As Specialist

 Is a professional with a formal RN graduate degree and passed the credentialing in nursing informatics
in a state.

 Nursing Informatics specialists practice in a wide variety of roles that are ultimately aimed at improving
patient care delivery and the nursing practice experience.

 Watch a video presentation on “History of Nursing Informatics” to be uploaded on Edmodo Group and Email
Address.

Open powerpoint presentation on this link:https://www.slideshare.net/kexonlagod/nursing-informatics-theories-

models-and-frameworks or https://www.slideshare.net/loveobi25/d-informatics-theory

 Video presentation on History of Nursing Informatics in the Philippines in this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=By0oxFQjUak