Chapter 6 by Nancy Staggers and Ramona Nelson

Chapter 6 by Nancy Staggers and Ramona Nelson Overview of Nursing Informatics

Objectives • Define nursing informatics (NI) and key terminology • Explore NI metastructures, concepts and tools • Reflect on the sciences underpinning NI • Describe phenomena of nursing

Key Terms Defined • • • Decision Support System Ergonomics Expert System Human-Computer Interaction Informatics Nurse Specialist

Key Terms Defined • • • Informatics Nurse Informatics Solution Information Literacy Knowledge

Key Terms Defined • • Nanotechnology Nursing Informatics Usability Wisdom

Metastructures • What are metastructures? • The processing of data • What concerns all nurses, no matter their area of practice? • Explain the difference between knowledge and wisdom

Metastructures • The full range of the study of Nursing Informatics • Using knowledge appropriately • An example of applied wisdom • What is now the concern of NI?

Sciences Underpinning Nursing Informatics • NI - A combination of sciences • A unique whole, greater than the sum of the parts • The importance of the application of data

Structured Language as a Tool for Nursing Informatics • How is nursing knowledge gained? • Different ways to approach data collection and analysis • The ANA specifications

Structured Language as a Tool for Nursing Informatics • Promoting interoperability • The importance of understanding languages and terminologies • The INS must bridge a gap to envision emerging functions

Concepts and Tools from Information Science and Computer Science • Fundamental elements of NI • Information technology • Information structures • Information management • The use of information technology

Human Computer Interaction and Related Concepts • • Human–computer interaction Elemental roots of HCI Addressing usability issues Usability and ergonomics of HCI

Human Computer Interaction and Related Concepts • Optimal task completion • HCI and usability assessments • The number of HCI and usability publications on the rise • Vendors installing usability laboratories

Phenomena of Nursing • Four key concepts of the metaparadigm of nursing • Basis of nursing actions • Nurse’s decisions • The process of decision-making

Phenomena of Nursing • Critical thinking • Wisdom in informatics • Describing nurse’s decision-making

Phenomena of Nursing • • Decision making and potential problems The environment of decision making Decision support systems What is an expert system?

Phenomena of Nursing • The future of Nursing Informatics • Informatics solutions as common nursing tools • How will the future evolve?

Thought Provoking Questions 1. How is the concept of wisdom in nursing informatics like or unlike professional nursing judgment? 2. Think of a futuristic technology and explain its impact on nursing.