Question

Answer the following questions in two to three complete sentences.

What is the role of informatics is the discussion of safety and quality of healthcare?

Explain the relationship between quality and safety and nursing competence in the use of technology.

How can competency with technology in the nursing profession be measured?

Discuss barriers (both workplace and personal) that you face in using technology. Discuss some strategies you can implement to overcome these barriers.

Identify both a personal short term and long term goal regarding your use and/or knowledge of technology in your area of practice. How will you plan for and achieve them?

Technological changes are inevitable. Discuss how you can adapt throughout your career to enhance patient safety.

Answer 1

1. Role of informatics in safety and quality of healthcare are:-

- secure health care data

- deductance of error

- more time on patient care

2. The safety and quality has a inter relation with nursing competence in technology . Informatics is used in nursing by :-

Using management of data, information, knowledge and technology to communicate with others effectively

Using technology and information to provide safe patient care.

Using clinical evidence and research to inform practice decisions.

3. Nursing informatics competencies uses technical, utility, and leadership categories. Leadership competencies address the ethical and management issues related to using IT in nursing practice, education, research, and administration. Specific leadership competencies include the application of accountability, maintenance of privacy and confidentiality, and quality assurance. Technical competencies pertain to the use of computers and other technological equipment and the use of a variety of software programs for word processing, spreadsheet and database development, presentation, referencing, and e-mail. Utility competencies address critical thinking and evidence-based practice applications. Nurses who have a utility competency recognize the relevance of nursing data for improving practice and can access multiple information sources for gathering evidence for clinical decision making.

4. Barriers that are faced in using technology are :-

- lack of resources

- lack of training

- lack of time

- lack of support

- hardware issue