1. what is meant by the following concepts and how can information be used in each of these aspects of nursing care?
– communication
– reducing errors
– managing knowledge and information
– making decisions
2. Reflect on your practice as a nurse or clinical experience. select two of the above elements of the IOM competency of informatics and describe examples of how informatics has been used to improve patient care related to the elements you have selected.
3. according to the IOM competency, how might informatics be used to further improve these areas of nursing care.
4. Scenario: you are a staff nurse in the coronary intensive care unit at good samaritan general hospital (GSGH). Good samaritan general hospital currently uses paper documentation for medication administration and identification of patient allergies. Patients wear an identification band that has their name and date of birth printed on it. The amount of medication given is written down next to the time on the patients medication administration record. nurses obtain medications from a medication cart that is accessed with a key. The hospital’s administration is currently looking to reconsider medication administration at GSGH. they would like to use informatics and would like your input since you represent your unit on the hospital’s quality committee. They have asked to attend their next meeting to present your input about what a computerized medication administration system might offer staff and patients at GSGH.
– How can a fully computerized medication administration system to be used at the hospital? what could a computerized medication administration system offer GSGH?
– In what ways can computerized medication administration systems be used to improve patient care and nursing practice?
– what concerns do you have about adopting informatics systems, such as a computerized medication administration system? how might these concerns be addressed?
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