Nursing Informatics
Improving Patient Care With IT and Nursing Services
Overview
Health Informatics (Medical, Nursing, Paramedic, Pharmacy....) will be a core competency for all health care professionals in 21st century.
Digitally transformed healthcare system includes a nursing workforce prepared to wield the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), This will aid to achieve quality, cost-effective, patient centric outcome.
It is clear that all aspects of nursing care will be touched by information and technology revolution in process which is evident as we review literature about Nursing Informatics, Nurses as the center point of healthcare delivery, they need to be prepared and supported to gain knowledge & skills in the informatics field and aid nurses to survive in the ICT enabled digital health ecosystem. So GKNM Hospital as part of its Goal of transforming towards Digital Ecosystem thought of initiating a Nursing Informatics team which would systematize the functions of nurses and role clarity with technology.
Digital integration will further motivate nurses in performing their duties diligently which ultimately will impact in achieving better quality of care for the patients. This will also pave a way to get "Nursing Excellence" in the digitally transformed hospital.
Our Vision
GKNMH-Nursing Informatics Self Interested Team (GKNMH-NISIT)
Nursing informatics self- interested team of the GKNM hospital are a group of registered nurses who are willing to contribute their valuable time, knowledge and expertise with a vision to promote and develop Nursing Informatics within the organization.
- AIM
- Objectives
AIM
Our Nursing Informatics self-interested team is a unit of nursing section functioning under the guidance of department of health Informatics, GKNM hospital.
The team will act as a bridge within the organization to share knowledge, skills, and competencies with nurses about the nursing informatics practice and the benefits of enhanced information and communication technology.
In nursing service, it can foster training and education with standards of information and communication technology and informatics processes and events directly relevant to the nurse or midwife's context of practice and appropriate to their scope of practice. The aim is to deliver safe, effective, efficient, and patient-centered technology-integrated nursing care to diverse populations in a variety of settings.
On-going training's to integrate technology into nursing care
| S. NO | CONTENT | TIME PERIOD | TARGET GROUP | FACILITATED BY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Computers- MS Word, Excel and Power Point | 1 hour | Novice Nurses | IT Department |
| 2 | HIMS Module- Patient Demographics, ADT | 1 hour | Novice Nurses | IT Department |
| 3 | Laboratory Information Management System- View and print out of lab results. Blood management system | 1 hour | Novice Nurses | IT Department |
| 4 | EMR- View of PACS, | 1 hour | Novice Nurses | IT Department |
| 5 | IT Common Menu-Indent Module-Ordering medications and other items for patient care Patient List, Medical Formulary, Permission and leave module, Master Investigations, Previous visit care notes (DMR) Laundry management, CSSD, House keeping management, Diet management system, Infection control module, Medical records tracking system, Nursing reporting module, Narcotics management module, OT and Cath lab booking module, Calls register module (Maintenance), Special reporting module (communicable diseases, pressure ulcer, death reporting) | 2 hours | Novice Nurses & Experienced Nurses | IT Department |
| 6 | Browser- Continuing Nursing Education and In-house capacity building programs | 1 hour | Novice Nurses & Experienced Nurses | IT Department |
| 7 | Email- View and Send mail communications | 1 hour | Novice Nurses | IT Department |
| 8 | Pneumatic System-To manage Physician orders | 1 hour | Novice Nurses | IT Department |
| 9 | EMR Training | 2 hours | Novice Nurses & Experienced Nurses | IT Department |
Prospective Approach
- Evolve Nursing informatics Standards of Practice in India.
- Develop Nursing informatics competencies list for Nurses in India.
- Explore Nursing Care pathways and Nursing care Data sets.