With the new invention of gadgets, computers and machines, the world was fascinated by its features and uses in the different aspects of our lives. The new inventions are being used in the industry e.g., factories. some are for entertainment and communication. In the medical field, informatics has been a big help not just on the nurse's part but also in the integration of data and keeping of records and its confidentiality.
Machines are helpful in a way that it makes us finish our work in less effort and less time. For nurses, it is highly recommended if one is computer literate because he will not just be dealing with his patient but with the information being collected as well.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Advantage and Disadvantage of Nursing Informatics
Nursing informatics integrates nursing science, computer science
and information science to collect, manage and communicate data, information and
knowledge in the nursing practice. It facilitates data collection, information and knowledge to support patients and also in decision-making. However, modernizing or improving the healthcare system has a big difference from what things we are used to in the later days. There are many advantage that we can get from Nursing informatics but there are disadvantage as well.
First, it is an advantage because the data is shared. So there is no worry for those documents to be lost or destroyed. Second, the control is centralized. It also has improved the integrity of the data because it is secured. And it has a conceptual design. On the part of the nurse, it is a big help because it makes the nurse to acquire more knowledge in terms of computer literacy.There is also a difficulty however because the conceptual design is complex. There is a need for multiple external databases because the data being collected is increasing. You also need to hire a database-related employee to manage the information system.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Nursing Informatics Made Easy
As time goes by, people are discovering more of the use of technology for the improvement of life. From the discovery of simple machines to the latest trends of gadgets in the 21st millennium,its been quite a long time for the evolution to take its place. By the time that technology was discovered and machine was invented, modernization take its place on the lives of the society. However, the lives of the people has greatly influenced on how technology play its role in the different aspects of one's life.
Technology has greatly influenced the lifestyle of a person and even on how he/she deals with the things that is happening around her. However, it's not just the lifestyle of a person was influenced but also when it comes to health. Health has been one of the primary concern in the society and the government and healthcare providers are making its way to improve the clinical setting in terms of modernizing the facilities being used. Many hospitals adopt the use of computers in order to lessen time consumption and to have more time providing healthcare. This has been an effective way for the healthcare providers in their field of profession.
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