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Chapter 1
1. In your own words what is nursing
Informatics?
2. Why is nursing informatics important to
nurses?
3. As a student how can nursing informatics
help you?
 Introduction

T E
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 DEFINITION
DEFINITON
A specialty that integrates nursing science,
computer science and information science
to manage and communicate
data, information, and
knowledge in nursing
practice. (ANA, 2001)
 MANUAL HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM
ADVANTAGES
Easy to implement
Low cost
No extra training required
Requires minimum effort
Quick processing
Can be stored anywhere
Cannot be easily corrupted (with proper data
storage)
 MANUAL HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM
ADVANTAGES
Easy to prepare
Data profiling can be processed easily
Readiness of data
 MANUAL HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM
DISADVANTAGES
Problem with maintenance
Volume of data becomes a problem
(storage problem)
Needs lots of paper
Problem with interpretation/transcription
Data is not converted easily to information
 MANUAL HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM
DISADVANTAGES
Readiness of the information (not data)
Accessibility to any health care personnel
and accessibility to any health care
Once the data is burned, it cannot be
reproduced easily
Coordination of data and information is a
problem
 MANUAL HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM
DISADVANTAGES
Integration with the other system such as
laboratory, accounting, etc is a problem
Data handling is a problem
 COMPUTER INFORMATION
SYSTEM
ADVANTAGES
Data maintenance
Low maintenance cost
Volume of data is not an issue
No paper is required
No problem with interpretation/
transcription
Data can be easily converted to
information
 COMPUTER INFORMATION
SYSTEM
ADVANTAGES
Readiness of the information and data
Accessibility to any health care personnel
and accessibility to any health care
institution
 COMPUTER INFORMATION
SYSTEM
ADVANTAGES
Data cannot be corrupted easily (with
proper back-up)
Can be integrated with the other system
such as laboratory, accounting,
management, etc
Data handling is easy
Data integrity is preserved
 COMPUTER INFORMATION
SYSTEM
ADVANTAGES
Data communication is possible
Statistical information system can be
provided
Migration to other system is easy
Can be expanded
Easy data profiling
 COMPUTER INFORMATION
SYSTEM
DISADVANTAGES
Implementation requires severe
justification
High starting cost
Requires training for nurses and health
care giver
Requires additional effort to implement
Additional manpower is necessary
 COMPUTER INFORMATION
SYSTEM
DISADVANTAGES
Special storage is necessary
Data communication system will have an
additional cost
Data can be easily corrupted (if no back-up
is provided)
 COMPUTER INFORMATION
SYSTEM
DISADVANTAGES
Readiness of data and information is
possible when software is provided in the
health information system
Requires extensive planning, designing and
commercial implementation
Information management is essential