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PubMed1995

Expert system for management of urinary incontinence in women.

The purpose of this nursing informatics and outcomes research study was to determine the effectiveness of an expert system for disseminating knowledge to ambulatory women health care consumers with urinary incontinence. Clinical knowledge from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) patient guideline for urinary incontinence and research literature for behavioral treatments provided the knowledge base for the expert system. Two experimental groups (booklet and expert system) and one control group were utilized. Study results suggest the use of an expert system as one effective communication means for disseminating clinical information in an advisory capacity to ambulatory women with urinary incontinence.

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PubMed1994

Informatics issues for nursing's future.

Automated clinical databases are crucial to the future of nursing but presently are not meeting the needs of clinicians, administrators, educators, or researchers. This article examines theoretical, empirical, and practical issues relating to the development of automated nursing clinical databases that will foster safe, effective practice and further nursing's knowledgebase. A series of key questions are identified relevant to each issue. These issues must be resolved if nurses are to take full advantage of the possibilities inherent in the evolving information technology.

Costs and Cost Analysis↗
PubMed2000

Critical social theory as a model for the informatics curriculum for nursing.

It is widely acknowledged that the education and training of nurses in information management and technology is problematic. Drawing from recent research this paper presents a theoretical framework within which the nature of the problems faced by nurses in the use of information may be analyzed. This framework, based on the critical social theory of Habermas, also provides a model for the informatics curriculum. The advantages of problem based learning and multi-media web-based technologies for the delivery of learning materials within this area are also discussed.

Education, Nursing↗
PubMed1997

E-discourse and continuing professional education: the fusion of nursing knowledge and informatics to close the theory-practice gap.

Several modes of electronic discourse (e-discourse) are currently used by nurses, and have potential for meeting their formal and informal continuing professional education (CPE) needs. After defining e-discourse in relation to computer-mediated communications (CMC), the author outlines some recent examples of it use. There follows discussion of the argument that, through e-discourse, nurses can reflect on their practice, incorporating and developing theory and meet their CPE needs. Some important constraining issues are presented, and the author suggests that, for many nurses, e-discourse will have more educational application than multimedia in the foreseeable future. The paper is set within the context of UK requirements, but the issues raised are pertinent to nurses around the world, particularly where CPE is incorporated within the re-registration cycle.

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RN, CIO: an executive informatics career.

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) position is a viable new career track for clinical informaticists. Nurses, especially informatics nurses, are uniquely positioned for the CIO role because of their operational knowledge of clinical processes, communication skills, systems thinking abilities, and knowledge about information structures and processes. This article describes essential knowledge and skills for the CIO executive position. Competencies not typical to nurses can be learned and developed, particularly strategic visioning and organizational finesse. This article concludes by describing career development steps toward the CIO position: leadership and management; healthcare operations; organizational finesse; and informatics knowledge, processes, methods, and structures.

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PubMed2006

Sharing intellectual and social capital: A partnership to advance informatics and foster consumer centric care.

The need to educate the nursing workforce about using informatics tools to provide safe, quality consumer centric care is of utmost importance. A unique and strategic partnership was established to address this challenge. The informatics specialty option at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center School of Nursing has joined forces with McKesson Corporation. The overall goal of this partnership is to provide leadership in the field of nursing informatics and the further development of nursing informatics as a discipline. This paper describes the converging forces that serve as a foundation for the partnership. There are also descriptions of the two partners and their shared goals. This partnership was designed to share intellectual and social capital to advance nursing informatics through educational and research opportunities. The partnership also allows for the use of intellectual capital to brainstorm new developments, designs and to test the usability of new products. This paper reports on the various projects underway in the area of education, scholarship, research and development.

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PubMed2004

Preparing student nurses, faculty and clinicians for 21st century informatics practice: findings from a national survey of nursing education programs in the United States.

Because healthcare delivery increasingly mandates data-driven decision-making, it is imperative that informatics knowledge and skills are integrated into nursing education curricula for all future nurse clinicians and educators. A national online survey of deans/directors of 266 baccalaureate and higher nursing education programs in the U.S. identified perceived informatics competencies and knowledge of under-graduate and graduate nursing students; determined the preparedness of nurse faculty to teach and use informatics tools; and elicited perceptions of informatics requirements of local practicing nurses. Frequency data and qualitative responses were analyzed. Approximately half of the programs reported requiring word processing and email skills upon entry into the nursing major. The use of standardized languages and the nurse's role in the life cycle of an information system were the least visible informatics content at all levels. Half of program faculty, rated as "novice" or "advanced beginners", are teaching information literacy skills. Findings have major implications for nurse educators, staff developers, and program administrators who are planning faculty/staff development opportunities and designing nursing education curricula that prepare nurses for professional practice.

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PubMed2006

Meeting the informatics needs of today's nursing students.

Today's nurses must be well prepared with informatics skills in order to work more efficiently and safely in this world of evidence-based practice and consumer health. Competency based education provides the mechanism to measure selected skills at various levels and provides a standardized framework from which educators can plan appropriate learning activities. Informatics competencies have been developed for various levels of nursing, but none have been developed that level the educational preparation of the students or are designed to meet a cluster of identified courses. This paper will describe informatics competencies for nursing students across academic levels. The proposed integration plan can be used to identify informatics competencies for faculty and contemporary strategies to meet the informatics needs of today's nurses.

Education, Nursing↗
PubMed2006

The Western New York regional electronic health record initiative: Healthcare informatics use from the registered nurse perspective.

This paper describes a select population of Western New York (WNY) Registered Nurses' (RN) perspectives on the use of healthcare informatics and the adoption of a regional electronic health record (EHR). A three part class assignment on healthcare informatics used a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) Analysis, and a Healthcare Informatics Schemata: A paradigm shift over time(c) timeline to determine RN perspectives about healthcare informatics use at their place of employment. Qualitative analysis of 41 RNs who completed the SWOT analysis provided positive and negative themes related to perceptions about healthcare informatics and EHR use at their place of employment. 29 healthcare organizations were aggregated by year on the timeline from 1950 through 2000. Information suggests that, RNs have the capacity to positively drive the adoption of EHRs and healthcare informatics in WNY.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
PubMed2006

Role of the radiation oncology nurse.

OBJECTIVES: To discuss the role of the radiation oncology nurse as changes in technology and treatment impact care delivery. DATA SOURCES: Published articles and texts, professional organizations, and the authors' experience. CONCLUSION: Patients receiving cancer treatment today face a myriad of treatment options that can be delivered over days, weeks, and months. As treatments become more complex and standard chemotherapy regimens are combined with new agents and targeted agents, radiation oncology nurses need to have the knowledge and skills to accurately assess and intervene. The radiation oncology nurse is the cornerstone of patient advocacy, care, and education. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Changes in treatment and technology continue to drive cancer care. Radiation oncology nurses need to collaborate with colleagues and incorporate evidence into practice.

Clinical Competence↗