Nursing Informatics Course: Knowledge Application in Practice

This discussion post reflects on the student's understanding of nursing informatics and its impact on nursing practice. Prior to the course, the student perceived nursing informatics as technology integrating care processes with information management. Through the course, the student gained awareness of its broader influence, emphasizing the importance of understanding the system's operations, strengths, and limitations for effective implementation. The acquired knowledge is expected to enhance the student's capabilities in managing patient information, improving decision-making skills, and protecting patient data, ultimately leading to competent and effective healthcare service delivery. The post references McGonigle and Mastrian, highlighting the role of informatics in complex health environments.

Running head: NURSING ASSIGNMENT
NURSING INFORMATIC RESPONSE
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author note

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‘Nursing informatics is the technology which integrates the care process with information
management strategies to identify and manage patient data’, this was my perception and
knowledge about nursing informatics I had prior to this course. However, through this course I
became aware of the influence this system had on nursing practice. As per McGonigle, Hunter,
Sipes and Hebda (2014, p. 325), it is important for each nursing professional to understand the
operations and strengths as well as limitations of the system so that implementation of the system
becomes easier in the care process. This course and the detailed information about the use of
informatics in this complex health environment have helped me to advance my knowledge
rapidly. Therefore, this knowledge will further enhance my capability to manage patient
information, decision making skills, ability to protect patient information so that delivery of
competent and effective healthcare service could be achieved (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015, p.
17).

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References
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (Vol. 1, 3rd Eds.). (2015). Nursing informatics and the
foundation of knowledge. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. https://books.google.co.in/books?
hl=en&lr=&id=I4GHCgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR1&dq=nursing+informatics&ots=7ol
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McGonigle, D., Hunter, K., Sipes, C., & Hebda, T. (2014). Why nurses need to understand
nursing informatics. AORN journal, 100(3), 324-327. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aorn.2014.06.012