1. NURSING Informatics for senior nurses

2. Topics to be covered Benefits Informatics would have on senior nurses
Definition of Computer Information
What is Nursing Informatics?
Forces that drive the grater use of informatics
Benefits Informatics would have on senior nurses
Draw backs of informatics
Graphs
Conclusion
Questions
References

3. Definition of computer information
Computer Information is the use of computer, networks, and computer languages
It is also used to solve real database problems within an organization

4. What is Nursing Informatics?
Nursing Informatics is the use of computer technology in all nursing endeavours
It is used to identify, manage, communicate data information, and gain wisdom in nursing practice.

5. Forces that drive the grater use of informatics
Provide Higher health care quality for individuals
Cost- efficient care using electronic information among health care providers, and patients
Promote nationwide adoption of EHRs and personal health records
Protecting privacy and security of patients information
It enables health care providers to organize patients information on a daily basis and will be easy to access

6. Benefits Informatics would have on senior nurses
Manage responsibilities
Less man power used on a daily
Senior nurses would spend less time demonstrating health care practices
New RNs can revise senior nurses documentations to gain knowledge
To better coordinate care across the continuum

7. Drawbacks of Informatics
Expenses
Generating more income to pay for health care system, cost of living would be higher
Requires time to adapt fast
Hospital staff has to keep up with such changes due to technology constantly evolving
Over dependency on technology
When a Department is down others are affected, it will cause a delay in hospital procedures
Susceptibility to Network hackers
It is easy for hackers to obtain health care information therefore it is vulnerable

8. Graph

9. Conclusion
Nursing informatics provides the solution to many of the challenges that health care is facing, from easing the strain from nursing shortage to improving patient safety. Nurses of all ages (Senior nurses) must embrace technology and integrate it into their nursing practice therefore senior nurses should take up the challenge to use computer technology which would lead to informatics.

10. Would you take the challenge up?
YES!

11. references Advantages of Informatics RG (July 17, 2009)
New uses of wireless technology.
Newbold, S.K. (2003) Nursing management 34(10 suppl.), 22-23, 32.
Office of National coordinator of Health Information technology (2012)
Type of e-health tools retrieved from implementation-steps-5-achieve-meaningful-use
The key to unlocking contemporary nursing practice. AACN Clinical Issues, 14(3),