Nursing Informatics has
been around for the past few decades yet it still evolving and making its
footprint in healthcare. In 1992, it
became a recognized specialty by the American Nurses Association (ANA).
Informatics is the study
of science and computer science. By integrating the study of healthcare, a
further subset called health informatics was created. Nursing informatics (NI) is a subset of
health informatics. Healthcare Informatics is
defined as "the integration of health-care sciences, computer science,
information science, and cognitive science to assist in the management of
healthcare information" (Saba & McCormick, 2015, p. 232).
The ANA identifies
NI as a specialty nursing profession integrating computer science, data
sharing, and nursing practice (Sweeney, 2017). The usage of NI extends
throughout health care making an impact on everyone who uses any technology
within the system. It is important because it provides end users improved
workflows to provide more efficient patient care. Improved processes for
workflows help nurses and providers using the equipment as well as patients
accessing their records online from home.
Nurses can
become certified within this specialty.
A certification indicates that the nurse committed to excellence and the
promotion of quality patient care. The
American Nurses Credentials Center (ANCC) recognizes a competency-based board
certification that is valid for 5 years upon successful examination (McCormick
et al., 2017).
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