By: Shefali Kapila

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Nursing Informatics Needs Assessment Distance
Programs

• By Shefali Kapila
• Tuesday, June 08, 2004

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Nursing Informatics

• What is Nursing Informatics?
• A specialty that integrates nursing science,
  computer science, and information science in
  identifying, collecting, processing, and managing
  data and information to support nursing practice,
  administration, education, and research, and to
  expand nursing knowledge.
• What is Nursing Information System?
• A computer system that collects, stores,
  processes, retrieves, displays, and communicates
  in timely fashion as information is needed.

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Why do we need Nursing Informatics?

• Considering that nurses spend up to 50 of their
  time documenting patient information, the
  computerization of these tasks is essential.
• Advantages of Nursing Informatics towards the
  provision of best possible care, given limited
  resources.
• Efficiency
• Speed
• Cost Containment
• Versatility
• Accuracy

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Education

• Increased reliance on information systems has
  created new challenges and opportunities for
  nursing education.
• The ANA role in education.
• How to get education in Nursing Informatics.

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Designing a distance based Nursing Informatics
program.

• What should be including in the Curricular?
• Understanding different tools that were used in
  the past and what do we want to change.
• Designing pre-requites.
• Giving information about what to expect after one
  graduates.
• Surveying the market and professional trends.

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Designing a distance based Nursing Informatics
program Cont.

• Research Age, Work Location and Title.
• Computer Proficiency.
• Importance of Curriculum Topics.
• Factor Influencing Enrollment.
• Issues with computer Education.
• Tracking likelihood of Enrollment.

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Resolve factoring issues

• Enrollment issues and Benefits of Online
  training.
• By making enrollment easier, Web based admission
  and class enrollment.
• Pointing Benefits of online education system i.e.
  Time flexibility, Self paced training.
• Secure access.
• Email and chat integration.
• Help Desk System.

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Summary

• Based on the results of this study, creating
  distance-based graduate programs in informatics
  appears to be a worthwhile endeavor, which can
  benefit students, provide career enhancement
  opportunities, and further promote the nursing
  profession.

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Thank you

• Question and Answers

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