Upcoming Events
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
12:00 -
13:00
NSNIG Teleconference
Bulletin Board
Electronic Health Records (EHR)Electronic Health Records (EHR) As you may know, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) - along with partners from across the Country - have launched an education campaign designed to inform Canadians about the benefi... READMORE |
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....
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