Define Nursing Informatics And Why Is It Important

1. Define Nursing Informatics and why it is important to us as nurses?

2. Discuss the rapid growth of computer systems, why are there benefits of keeping current trends and developments?

3. Discuss advantages such as error prevention, and challenges of Information Science (IS) such as a breach of confidentiality and hackers.

4. Describe 2 examples of healthcare informatics and implications for nursing.

*5. For this assignment, in addition to your summary, you are to include your personal thoughts about the use of informatics in healthcare, by identifying your experiences with informatics, and what you see as your needs to advance your knowledge of tools available to utilize the concept of informatics in health care delivery.