Informatics in nursing
Note: You need to use 1 internal and 1 external source. I provided you the Hood, which is the internal but you need an external one. Could you please add it in the text and in the references?
Note: A part where answers the question 1, about how you use technology in your practice.INCLUDE THIS BUT WITH BETTER WORDING: I am currently doing home health visits and I do not use technology in my daily practice. I just make visits to patients in their houses and fill all the paper work related to that visit but does not involve technology.
Assignment:
Hood (2014) stated “in professional nursing, informatics plays a critical role in how nurses access, enter, manage, and store key knowledge essential for professional practice and client care” (p. 380). Think about your workplace (Home Health Nurse), the incorporation of information technology and how you use it on a daily basis plus the potential ethical issues surrounding data security and confidentiality. Answer the three questions below with your thoughts supported by the lesson OR assigned readings and a scholarly article. (minimum a full paragraph per question). APA citation and reference required; at least one internal citation/reference and one external.
For internal references and for information to support the discussion, see attached docs named:
Hood, L. J. (2014).docx and EVERYDAY INFORMATICS.pdf
- How do you use informatics and technology in your nursing practice? ( for details regarding my current nursing practice see attached doc named: my current position)
- How do you see that use changing in the future?
- What ethical issues have arisen or might arise from use of technology and informatics in professional nursing?
Solution PreviewI am currently not using technology in my nursing practice. My work involves making personal home visits to the patients, interacting with them and gathering information, I am using paperwork in which I fill in all the information that I have gathered…………………………..