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  What is Nursing Informatics?  
The Specialty of Nursing Informatics:
Integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science;
encompasses other sciences, such as clinical decision-making, systems cycles, linguistics and ergonomics;
strives to simplify nurses’ interactions with data collection, processing, application and evaluation through analyses, education and technological support; and,
participates actively in forecasting future healthcare trends and establishing mechanisms for nurses to thrive within these changes.

NCNA Advocates Informatics Competencies for All Nurses
  • Computer Literacy:  
    - Use technologies in practice (email, word processing)  
  • Information Literacy:  
    - Locate, evaluate and use information appropriately  
  • Informatics Competency:  
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-		 Identify, collect, record, analyze and interpret nursing information
Use information technologies in practice
Maintain privacy, confidentiality, and security of information		  
 
Informatics Roles		  
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-		 Train new staff on computer systems
Implement systems
System administrator
Project manager/member
Information security officer		  
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-		 Teacher
Researcher
Theorist		  
  • Vendor:  
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-		 Sales
Installation
Development		  
 
Informatics Practice —People Components		  
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• 		Advocate for nursing practice
Change management facilitator
Identify nursing work processes
Support effective user interface
Ergonomic design of work space
Communication with users
Educate users		  
 
Informatics Practice —Technology Components		  
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• 		Requirements definition and system selection
System analysis
System design
Customize software applications
Software maintenance
Testing and evaluating applications
Train users on technology use
System development and innovation		  
     
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