Nursing Informatics CIS Case Study 2022

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INTRODUCTION
Nursing Informatics can be referred to as a field of specialization in nursing, which combines
computer and information science together with nursing science to aid in data communication
management, nursing work and knowledge. It also aims in improving patient care outcomes.
Nursing Informatics has quite a number of benefits as well as flaws. One of the benefits is,
access to patient information in order to care for patients safely. Another benefit of nursing
informatics is that health practitioners play a vital role in the improvement and development of
health technology. In as much as nursing informatics has benefits it also has flaws. Example of a
challenge faced in nursing informatics arises where Evidence-based practice (EBP) is employed.
Let us take a case where a physician keys in an order for medication, it is automatically set to be
administered at a specific time. If the patient feels like taking the medication later the nurse has
to work around to administer the medication at a different time. Such a work around may be
charting down that the medication was given but then administer it at a later time. (Cook &
Carmichael, 2014)
The other challenge that arises is reliability of the technology. An example here is a
laboratory test ordered with the specimen labelled with the patient’s identification and order data
printed on the unit. However, if the printer has a problem no label is produced. Here the nurse
will be forced to make a generic label with the patient’s details. This too have implications in
automated systems, the nurse will be required to process the specimen manually. Thus
proliferation of automated systems go hand in hand with high levels of technological reliance. If
the two cannot be implemented to work together, work arounds will be inevitable. (NICOLL,
2011)

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RECOMMENDATION OF MRI BY THE CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
Computer information systems (CIS) are systems that give quick access to recent
information pertaining to medication history, clinical notes, laboratory reports, images and
reports directly or through data networks. They are sections of a hospital’s information system,
which promote direct patient care. CIS is made up of a wide array of electronic medical records,
clinical databases, networking technology in conjunction with other clinical research evidence
systems. Clinical information systems present great chances that minimize clinical errors such as
medication errors and diagnostic errors and to support healthcare professionals by offering up-to-
date patient information. CIS pledges to enhance progress and efficiency of protection, thereby
raising universal standard of healthcare. CIS has a major role of capturing, storing, processing,
and transferring timely data to clinical decision makers for accurate and quick decision.
(Choromanski, 2011)
A good example is that a CIS can obtain information with ease from different machines
such as ventilators, crucial sign monitors and infusion devices, keep it safe, and show it in
distinct formats. A benefit of this type of systems is that they interact with various subsystems in
the hospitals for example pharmacy, radiology and so on. CIS also reduces paper work hence
saving time. In the case of Mrs. Jones, the CIS was able to “know” that an MRI of the brain was
appropriate through the medical history of Mrs. Jones in the hospital’s various databases. The
CIS must have compiled vital information on the health of Mrs. Jones and analyzed the
information then reached the final solution which was to suggest an MRI on her. If the CIS did