INTERNET TOOLS FOR

ADVANCED NURSING
PRACTICE
•BASIC AND ADVANCED INTERNET SEARCH METHODS

SEARCH METHOD STRATEGIES

 Name precisely the information being sought.
Use a search string rather than a single word to increase preciseness of
search.
Use Boolean or natural language methods.
 AND
 OR
 NOT

4 domains
Gov
Edu
Org
Com
ASSESSMENT
 http://www.hospital

soup.com/public/nursingasses2001.pdf
 http://www.niaaa.nih.gov

 http://www.state.vp.us/help/abuse.htm
 http://www.ctclearing house.org
 http://www.medicine .iupui.edu/flockhart/table.htm
DIAGNOSIS
 Knowledge base classifications systems
 Medical classification of diseases e.g International
Classification of Disease
 Nursing classifications of human responses to illness and heal

e.g NANDA Classification of Nursing Diagnosis

 Functional health e.g the International Classification of

Functioning in health and Disability

 New threats to health
 Mass trauma preparedness and response

 Bioterrorism agents/diseases

 Chemical agents

 Recent outbreaks and incidents

 Bioterrorism information available through academic

health science centers

TREATMENT
 Nursing treatment
 Calculators

 Drug management
 Evidence base practice guidelines
OUTCOMES
 Patient safety
 Nursing outcomes
 Nursing home and home healthcare setting outcomes
 Health plan outcomes
 Office tools: Online Healthcare Record Audit and

Patient satisfaction forms

 Short form health survey
 Outcomes measurement: Internet-available

biostastistical and analytical tools

 Part of
eCLINICALOG
an educational strategy, initially designed to build
data entry,analysis, and synthesis skills in nurse
practitioner students
 Started out as paper and pencil format

 Useful pedagogic tool it guides students through

informatics skill building and refinement process and

assist professional development
 3 Categories:

 Patient

 Nursing

 Medical

 Pharmacy

 Economic variables
 eCLINICALOG
 Program

 Date of service
 Preceptor
 Clinical site

 Patient Encounter
 Length
 Extent of supervision
 eCLINICALOG
 Demographic
 Limited to HIPAA approved fields and source of payment
(insurance)