Upcoming Events
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
12:00 -
13:00
NSNIG teleconference
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
12:00 -
13:00
NSNIG teleconference
Monday, 25 October 2010
08:00 - Tuesday, 26 October 2010
16:00
Atlantic Nursing Informatics Conference
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
12:00 -
13:00
NSNIG teleconference
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
10:00 -
11:00
NSNIG teleconference
Bulletin Board
Share your Informatics StoryEveryone has a story. What is your informatics story? How do you manage the information you collect so that it is available in a meaningful way to enhance quality patient care ... READMORE |
Frontline Informatics presents HITSFrontline Informatics, the Canadian Nurses Association and COACH (Canada's Health Informatics Association) are pleased to present HITS (Health Informatics Training System). HITS is the premier training tool for healthcare professionals ... READMORE |
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Nursing Informatics
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What is Nursing Informatics?Nursing Informatics is about how all nurses manage the information they collect so that it is meaningful and contributes to quality patient care. (NSNIG 1999) Why is Nursing Informatics important to nursing and health care?
The information managed and collected by nurses is nursing. The perspective, beliefs and values are nursing. Nursing Informatics ensures that nursing data, information and knowledge are represented. (ANA Expert Panel 2001) "The core product of nursing is patient care and nursing informatics, like the other practice areas of nursing research, education and administration, exists to support the highest possible quality of care." (http://www.spyglasshill.com/ni/NiRt.htm) Goal of Nursing Informatics is to get the.... |

