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Patient Safety and Informatics
where the technology cares
Digital technologies have revolutionized healthcare, making it safer and more efficient. As a result, health informatics has evolved, including nursing informatics, which integrates nursing, information and communication technologies and professional knowledge.
What is Nursing Informatics? Nursing informatics is defined as a science and practice that integrates nursing information and knowledge with information and communication technologies in order to improve the health of individuals, families, and communities worldwide.
A nurse informatics specialist's competency was evaluated based on three categories:
Other areas, where informatics enhances safety?
Conclusion
Using information and communication technology to enhance nursing domain outcomes is becoming increasingly possible in today's world, since nurses have the most communication with patients and interact with technology more frequently. Technology should help nurses cultivate a positive attitude towards productivity. In order to prevent errors of commission and omission, informatics-based approaches play an imperative role in patient safety. Informatics-competent healthcare professionals contribute significantly to a safer healthcare environment for all patients, including those from traditionally underserved populations.
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