What Is Informatics
What is Informatics?
Chris Curran, PhD, RN
M8120
September 4, 2001
The modern age has a false sense of superiority because it relies on the mass of knowledge that it can use, but what is important is the extent to which knowledge is organized and mastered.
Goethe, 1810
Terms
Medical Informatics
Healthcare Informatics
Nursing Informatics
Goal of Nursing Informatics
“The goal of nursing informatics is to improve the health of populations, communities, families and individuals by optimizing information management and communication. This includes the use of technology in the direct provision of care, in establishing effective administrative systems managing and delivering educational experiences, supporting life-long learning and supporting nursing research.”
Source: ANA. (2001, proposed). The Scope of Practice of Nursing Informatics and the Standards of
Practice and Professional Performance for the Informatics Nurse Specialist
First Definition:
Nursing Informatics
“The application of computer technology to all fields of nursing— nursing service, nurse education, and nursing research.”
(Scholes and Barber, 1980, p. 70)
Definition: Nursing
Informatics
Nursing informatics is a combination of nursing science, information science, and computer science to manage and process nursing data, information and knowledge to facilitate the delivery of health care. (Graves & Corcoran, 1989)
Definition: Nursing
Informatics
Nursing Informatics is a specialty that
integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice. Nursing informatics facilitates the integration of data, information and knowledge to support patients, nurses and other providers in their decision-making in all roles and settings. This support is accomplished through the use of information structures and information technology.
Source: ANA. (2001, proposed). The Scope of Practice of Nursing Informatics and the
Chris Curran, PhD, RN
M8120
September 4, 2001
The modern age has a false sense of superiority because it relies on the mass of knowledge that it can use, but what is important is the extent to which knowledge is organized and mastered.
Goethe, 1810
Terms
Medical Informatics
Healthcare Informatics
Nursing Informatics
Goal of Nursing Informatics
“The goal of nursing informatics is to improve the health of populations, communities, families and individuals by optimizing information management and communication. This includes the use of technology in the direct provision of care, in establishing effective administrative systems managing and delivering educational experiences, supporting life-long learning and supporting nursing research.”
Source: ANA. (2001, proposed). The Scope of Practice of Nursing Informatics and the Standards of
Practice and Professional Performance for the Informatics Nurse Specialist
First Definition:
Nursing Informatics
“The application of computer technology to all fields of nursing— nursing service, nurse education, and nursing research.”
(Scholes and Barber, 1980, p. 70)
Definition: Nursing
Informatics
Nursing informatics is a combination of nursing science, information science, and computer science to manage and process nursing data, information and knowledge to facilitate the delivery of health care. (Graves & Corcoran, 1989)
Definition: Nursing
Informatics
Nursing Informatics is a specialty that
integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice. Nursing informatics facilitates the integration of data, information and knowledge to support patients, nurses and other providers in their decision-making in all roles and settings. This support is accomplished through the use of information structures and information technology.
Source: ANA. (2001, proposed). The Scope of Practice of Nursing Informatics and the