NURSING INFORMATICS LECTURE:

NOTES ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SYSTEM APPLICABLE IN NURSING
PRACTICE

SUBMITTED BY:
PRADO, CATHERINE A.
BSN II - B
 NURSING INFORMATICS: CRITICAL CARE APPLICATION

WHAT IS CRITICAL CARE NURSING?

- an area of nursing that focuses on patients with ill-threatening health problem

NURSING INFORMATICS IN CRITICAL CARE APPLICATION

- it helps the nurses to be more effective and efficient in their work. The patients who are
under critical care are those that have ill-threatening problem therefore, as a critical care
nurse their responsibility is to make sure that patients are conditioned and in optimal
health.

- critical care information system Province-wide information on access to critical care,

quality of care, and outcomes for critically ill patients. The system will benefit both the
patient and health care providers because it allows real-time resource utilization of data,
collecting, processing and managing the information of the patient also, it produces
speed, accuracy, convenience and less errors.

- therefore, the use of nursing informatics in critical care will be successful in providing
high-quality & cost-effective care and will have a positive effect on the critical care
environment and on the critical care patient outcomes.

NURSING INFORMATICS: AMBULATORY CARE SYSTEM

Ambulatory care:
Medical care provided on an outpatient basis, including diagnosis, observation, treatment,
and rehabilitation services.

NURSING INFORMATICS IN AMBULATORY CARE SYSTEM

- The ambulatory care nurse focuses on patient’s safety and the quality of nursing care by
applying appropriate nursing interventions, such as:
 identifying and clarifying patient needs
 performing procedures
 conducting health education
 promoting patient advocacy
 coordinating nursing and other health services
 assisting the patient to navigate the health care system
 and evaluating patient outcomes.
 - The ambulatory care covers a wide range of services that can be offered to patients that
needs medical attention.
- By integrating the ambulatory care information system in the nursing practice will really
help in making the work easy like the processing of data and information and the billing
& charges and etc.

ADVANTAGES OF THE AMBULATORY CARE

 the access of medical records of patients to health care providers
 the nurses will be able to give quality care and improve workflow, reduce
medical errors
 the management and monitoring of the billing, doctor’s fees, prescriptions and
many more.

NURSING INFORMATICS: COMMUNITY HEALTH APPLICATION

NURSING INFORMATICS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE

- helps to provide support and improve collaboration among the doctors, community health
provider and patients.

- useful in monitoring and tracking the health status of the community.

- It also helps community health worker in making updates of the patient’s profile.

GOAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATICS

” Effective and timely assessment that involves monitoring and tracking the health status
of populations including identifying and controlling disease outbreaks and epidemics.”

ADVANTAGES
 tracking and detection of the disease in the community will be easy (because we can
easily track the spread of it).
 communication among the nurses and other health care provider will be strong.
 INFORMATICS SOLUTION FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND
RESPONSE

INFORMATICS IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

- not only used in hospital but also in disaster response.
- it can be used in tacking victims, Electronic health records, supply inventory and
surveillance of threat detection. also,
- it helps in informing the volunteers about the plans and reports.
- helps in giving status and reports to the people that can warn them of an upcoming
typhoon or other disaster.

ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR

NURSING MANAGERS

Nurse Manager
- nurses who hold an administrative position at the nurse manager level are responsible for:
Implementing the philosophy, goals, and standards. Implementing clinical nursing services,
planning, organizing, implementing and controlling care.

THREE MAJOR ISSUES:

1. nursing shortage
2. increased demand for patient safety
3. need for visibility

HOW WILL THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATION OF NURSING INFORMATICS FOR

NURSE MANAGERS HELP?
- this could to save time that could help in giving the care and safety that patient’s needs.
- the nurse managers can use the system in collecting the data needed in planning, reporting and
budgeting.

TELEHEALTH

TELEHEALTH
 - assists healthcare systems, organizations, and providers expand access to and improve the quality
of rural healthcare.
- using this in rural areas to deliver and assist with the delivery of healthcare services can reduce or
minimize challenges and burdens patients encounter, such as transportation issues related to
traveling for specialty care.
- It can also improve monitoring, timeliness, and communications within the healthcare system.
- uses telecommunications technology and other electronic data to assist with clinical healthcare
services provided at a distance, which can also include providing education, administrative
functions, and peer meetings.

EXAMPLE:
While one of the most common images of telehealth is that of a patient speaking by
videoconference with a healthcare provider who is located remotely, telehealth can take other
forms, including:
 Remote patient monitoring (RPM)
 Store and forward transmission of medical information
 Mobile health communication (mHealth)

TELEHEALTH
- allows specialists and subspecialists to visit rural patients virtually, improving access as well as
making a wider range of healthcare services available to rural communities via telemedicine,
including:
 Radiology
 Psychiatry
 Ophthalmology
 Dermatology
 Dentistry
 Audiology
 Cardiology
 Oncology
 Obstetrics

Effective healthcare services and programs administered through telehealth technology in rural
communities include:
 Chronic care management interventions using telehealth to provide patients with access to
integrated care during their primary care visits.
 Access to emergency care providers in real time for evaluations and consults to local
providers. Avera eCARE Emergency provides emergency consultations and a variety of
emergency services via telehealth to rural emergency rooms.
 Home monitoring can engage patients in their homes between medical visits by helping them
effectively manage their conditions. Bridges to Care Transitions-Remote Home Monitoring
and Chronic Disease Self-Management is an example of a telehealth remote monitoring
program that assists patients with chronic disease management and behavioral health
conditions in their homes.
 Intensive care units (ICUs) provide around-the-clock critical care patient monitoring by a
team of subspecialists and critical care nurses. Avera eCARE ICU provides 24/7 intensive
care monitoring of critically ill patients via telehealth.
 Long-term care services offered through telehealth can bring specialized care to elderly
populations who reside in long-term care facilities in rural areas. Telehealth technology,
implemented in the SD eResidential Facilities Healthcare Services Access Project, allows
specialists located in urban areas to connect with residents in rural long-term care facilities
with chronic health problems.
 Online therapy and remote counseling link rural residents with urban behavioral health and
mental health counseling services. In Texas, the Madison Outreach and Services through
Telehealth (MOST) Network offers counseling services by video and phone to Spanish-
speaking residents.
 Telepharmacy extends access to pharmacy services, including medications and medication
counseling, at rural healthcare facilities and community pharmacies.
 Electronic communications connect providers working in isolated areas to create virtual
professional communities that can assist with patient care.
 Healthcare providers' use of mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones, can improve
communications with patients and other providers.
 Interpreter services can be transmitted on-demand through audio and/or visual technology for
patients who speak limited or no English.