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Nursing Informatics in Healthcare

In a healthcare organization nursing staff holds major importance and all the flow of work depends on them. Therefore, there is a need for an information system that can provide all sorts of information and knowledge to the nursing staff (Reid et al., 2022). 

Nursing informatics is a paramount information technology tool in healthcare organizations that helps in providing better patient care with enhanced healthcare results. It maintains the medical record of patients and helps in effective communication between different departments digitally. 

Additionally, it improves the implementation of evidence-based practices and innovative technologies. The prime rationale of nursing informatics is to maintain a digital repository, improve healthcare, and application of effective interventions. To obtain a digital record of patients, “Electronic Health Records” is an excellent electronic tool. 

This assessment focuses on providing insight into nursing informatics and its beneficial role for healthcare organizations. Also, the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and evidence-based practices in maintaining patients’ confidentiality will be highlighted.

Role of Nurse Informaticist

Healthcare informatics is an interdisciplinary approach to inculcating IT-based tools in healthcare practices and interventions for better planning, management, and delivery. 

Nursing informatics is a subset of healthcare informatics which is an electronic tool that assists healthcare nurses to communicate patient records for effective healthcare intervention and outcome (Farzandipour et al., 2021). 

Nurse Informaticists are trained and specialized nurses who are equipped with knowledge of using information technology. They are trained through a variety of skills, education programs, and liberal arts. 

Nurse informaticist

The role of the nurse informaticist which is needed to be focused on by human resource managers (HR) and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) are as follows. 

Their major responsibility is to develop an efficient information system for the healthcare organization which will work through Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS), Electronic Health Record (HER), telemedicine, and telehealth digital tools. 

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Nursing informaticist guarantees that the system is accessible, efficient, and easy to operate for the nurses. The sensible implementation of these systems can improve the provision of healthcare services.

Nursing Informaticist (NI) competencies can be defined as a bundle of knowledge, skillsets, and abilities that help NI to accomplish successful healthcare goals. Nurses are an important part of a healthcare system, and their success will be dependent on their competencies. These NI competencies are divided into three categories i.e., informatics knowledge, computer abilities, and informatics skills (Khezri & Abdekhoda, 2019).

A NI also maintains good coordination and collaboration with other healthcare teams (administrative and management) i.e., doctors, physicians, IT department, and pharmacists for better execution and management of the information system.

Furthermore, NI also works to improve the current quality of patient care by conducting different research with nursing tools and information systems. 

Healthcare information systems

Also, they provide useful education and training to other nursing personnel on healthcare information systems for a better outcome. As information system deals with all kinds of patient information, therefore a nurse informaticist needs to follow all confidentiality laws, security protocols, and safety regulations. 

Farzandipour et al., 2021 provide valuable literature on the importance of nursing informaticists, competencies, roles, and impact on healthcare system productivity. It helps in taking well-informed decisions and improves patient care.

Their studies show that nursing informaticists play a vital role in the successful running of a healthcare organization. It is really important for them to be proficient at all three competencies which are necessary for quality healthcare provision. 

Healthcare organization

In this way, serious and complex issues can be avoided at a healthcare organization. The productivity of NI depends on individual efficiency and time investment in learning healthcare information systems (Farzandipour et al., 2021). 

Nursing informaticist is an important job role that is admired by all other healthcare organizations for enhancing intervention provision, improving efficacy, and strengthening coordin