NAME: CHUKWUDI CHIAMAKA C.

INFORMATICS LAB ASSIGNMENT

1.DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF NURSING INFORMATICS?

Nursing informatics (NI) is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information
science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. NI
supports consumers, patients, nurses, and other providers in their decision- making in all roles and
settings. This support is accomplished through the use of information structures, information processes,
and information technology.

From the beginning of modern nursing, data from standardized patient records were seen as a
potentially powerful resource for assessing and improving the quality of care. As nursing informatics
began to evolve in the second half of the 20th century, the lack of standards for language and data
limited the functionality and usefulness of early applications. In response, nurses developed
standardized languages, but until the turn of the century, neither they nor anyone else understood the
attributes required to achieve computability and semantic interoperability. Informatics is modeled after
the French word informatique and was first used as medical informatics in the late 1970s, followed by
use in nursing in the 1980s. The ANA designated nursing informatics as a specialty practice in 1992,
although nurses had earlier incorporated informatics concepts.

The standards of practice created by the ANA in 1995 reflect professional performance common to
informatics nurses. For example, the informatics nurse contributes to the professional development of
peers, colleagues and others.3 In 1995, a certification examination was created at the generalist
practitioner level and since that time more than 400 nurses have been certified in nursing informatics.

2.DISCUSS THE USES OF NURSING INFORMATICS.

>Shared data;

>Centralized control;

>Disadvantages of redundancy control;

>Improved data integrity;

>Improved data security, and database systems; and,

>Flexible conceptual design.

. In summary, nursing informatics supports

the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, communication

and use of information to help nurses:

• CARE for patients to the highest quality,

• SHARE data, information and knowledge,

and

• COMPARE theory and practice to advance

nursing knowledge and practice.

3.DISCUSS THE EXAMPLES OF NURSING INFORMATICS?

a. Bedside physiologic Monitoring Equipment • Basic components – Sensors (e.g., pressure transducer,
ECG electrode) – Signal conditioners to amplify or filter the display device (e.g., amplifier, oscilloscope,
paper recorder) – File to rank and order information (e.g., storage file, alarm signal) – Computer
processor to analyze data and direct reports (e.g., paper reports, storage for graphic files, summary
reports) – Evaluation or controlling component to regulate the equipment or alert the nurse (e.g., a
notice on the display screen, alarm signal)

b. Hemodynamic Monitors • Can be used to – Measure hemodynamic parameters – Closely examine

cardiovascular functions – Evaluate cardiac pump output and volume status – Recognize patterns
(arrhythmia analysis) and extract features – Assess vascular system integrity – Evaluate the patient’s
physiologic response to stimuli – Continuously evaluate blood gases and electrolytes – Estimate cellular
oxygenation – Continuously evaluate glucose levels – Store waveforms – Automatically transmit selected
data to a computerized patient database

c. Arrhythmia Monitor • Computerized monitoring and analysis of cardiac rhythm • Basic Components –
Sensor – Signal conditioner – Cardiograph – Pattern recognition – Rhythm analysis – Diagnosis – Written
report

d. Critical Care Information System (CCIS) • Designed to collect, store, organize, retrieve, and manipulate
all data related to care of the critically ill patient. • Primary purpose is to organize patient’s current and
historical data for use by all care providers in patient care • Should include data and information from
bedside devices and comprehensive plans of care to guide patient care

e. Others includes tympanic digital thermometer, electric medication refill, and IV pump