Question

How do you use informatics (not technology; not data entry into electronic health records) in your nursing practice? What ethical issues have arisen or might arise from use of informatics in professional nursing?

Answer 1

The use of informatics in nursing practice are

• It can improve the communication between the team at any time , even in the physical absence
• Helps nurses to gain knowledge and practice in advanced manner to provide a quality care
• The errors cam be reduced using the informatics
• The work can be made quicker and easier
• They can be protected in case of any legal issues arises in the future due to adequate documentation and storage for a longer time.
• It can improve the functional ability of the nurses by minimizing time spent in others

The main ethical issues which can arise out of informatics ise in nursing are

• There is always a problem when it comes to privacy and confidentiality issue if the nurse leaves the device access to others y accidental forgetting to log out after usage
• Security is an issue because of the high end cyber crime rate
• Content import technology can be an ethical issue
• Needs training, time adjustment to use it efficiently or else errors can occur
• Use in research purposes