Nursing Informatics

How can IT and Clinical Languages be Synchronized Effectively in Nursing Informatics Software Production?
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Abstract
Nursing Informatics is a dimension of nursing application which combines the nursing science, information and technology and computer science in order to enhance the collection, recording and manipulation of data in either educational or workplaces. The use of these disciplines helps in the interactions between four important segments of data analysis and decision-making processes which are Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom. These parts are mutually dependent, and the achievement of successive measures requires the application of more intellectual willpower. These processes substantially ease the nursing operations and become a dominant model in nursing activities. Among its chief benefits is allowing individuals to process patient information faster and therefore detecting changes rapidly and act effectively. This reduces times and potentially saves a life. While it may be resisted because of perceived complexity and risks associated with breaching patient’s privacy, Nursing Informatics is a vital field that every individual nurse must get familiarized with. For this reason, it is essential to come up with coding languages that synchronize clinical and IT language for an easier user interface. This paper thus analyzes the possibility of using local databases to improve informatics efficiently through jargon synchronization.

Rapid technological changes across the globe have led to a rise in the utilization of ICT in workplaces. In nursing, the integration of technology to manage information and communicate it referred to as nursing informatics (NI). In this field, four aspects of data, information, knowledge, and Wisdom are combined accurately to improve nursing education and work experience. (Darvish, Bahramnezhad, Keyhanian, & Navidhamidi, 2014) A successful application of NI is multi-dimension, it requires that educational trainers enhance their programs through the introduction of relevant fields. The interactions are primarily between nursing, computer science as well as information and communication. Both IT and Nursing fields have specific jargon that can be an impediment towards successful implementation of the informatics. For example, when data is input into a computer system, it is likely to be done using computer information technology. Translating it into relevant information needs to be done through clinical language to be integrated with other clinical information and produce relevant knowledge on a topic. Besides, part of the resistance that is observed in nurses with concerning integration of NI regards the inability to comprehend the systems and utilize them effectively. The complexity of studying ICT and other related fields leads to the resistance in accepting such new technologies which are perceived as unnecessary interruptions to normal workflow. (McGonigle, Hunter, Sipes, & Hebda, 2014)
Understanding how to synchronize language in nursing informatics is thus essential in developing the field to the next level. This can be achieved through two steps. On the one hand, it can be done through the incorporation of IT jargon engaged in informatics into the nursing curriculum. On the other hand, it can be done by incorporating more clinical language in software creation to enhance coding and interpretation of data in the field. It is thus essential that current programs inculcate the study of information technology within their programs. Additionally, the active application of this tool will require the introduction of both long-term and short-term courses to educate nurses on NI. This is because the field is extensively dynamic and at the same times holds substantial potential for the improvement of the nursing career. Language is essential in the transformation of information from data to wisdom. Any breakdown due to failure to decipher the language used will discontinue the informatics continuum.
Essential databases that would be essential in expanding knowledge in this sphere would be in both IT and clinical journals. The starting point would be on databases that detail the software coding languages. These codes need to be structured in a way that they generated output in clinical language. This would enhance the software user interface even when the user is a nurse with no background in informatics. It would also allow the conversion of language from clinical language to computer language and back efficiently. For example, whenever data is entered in clinical language, it can be appropriately converted to IT language for analysis and the results displayed back to the nurse in the clinical language effectively reducing the cumbersome nature memorizing instructions in two languages. This will help greatly in transitioning across the full continuum.
The data segment involves the collection of data, its naming, and organization. This may include the information collected at the reception about the general history of a patient. It may also be information gathered in the form of research for the sake of educational endeavors. The information segment then involves the organization and interpretation of data. While in the ‘Data’ step the individual is only feeding information as is given, in information, the practitioner has to think about what the data presents and interpret it. (Lee, 2014) For example, the recorded symptoms of an infection can be construed into a possible infection. After this step, knowledge come in which is the concept of interpreting, integrating and understanding the information. Here, the interpretation of conclusions reached after interpretation of the data can be used together with broader information for more coherent analysis. Eventually, wisdom is the application of the identified details is used in generating a solution. Wisdom applies the mechanism of the right procedure to use in solving the problem as well as the exact time when to apply the intervention.
There are many benefits to NI. The main advantage is improved efficacy in administering services to patients. First of all due to improved efficiency in data analysis, a change in a patient’s status can be identified easily and the appropriate measures are taken to prevent further deterioration. The technology also enhances enables easier standardization of the language and codes used in health records. (Darvish, Bahramnezhad, Keyhanian, & Navidhamidi, 2014) This allows communication of knowledge through wider circles as it is more easily comprehended be everyone is the same field.
Wisdom must have a personal aptitude. Mechanization of decision-making processes can have dire consequences for health sciences where humane service provision produces a significant difference in the efficacy if helping a patient. However, the efficiency brought by NI can help in increasing Wisdom by availing more time to research, time with patients and more concern for real clinical work. Technology is projected to continue evolving. As it does, the dynamics of nursing operations will change over time. Recording and reporting techniques will change as well as the interactions with clients. (McGonigle, Hunter, Sipes, & Hebda, 2014) The field of Nursing Informatics is, therefore, essential and progressive, mapping the face of futuristic trends in nursing. Practitioners should therefore not relegate it to, and ‘AOB’ status nut should treat it as a core discipline in catering for patients. Besides, the sector allows for faster and efficient treatment of patients regardless of the possible limitations. Future educational programs should, therefore, integrate it into the curriculum as a way of effectively introducing nurses to their work environment.
References
Darvish, A., Bahramnezhad, F., Keyhanian, S., & Navidhamidi, M. (2014). The Role of Nursing Informatics on Promoting Quality of Health Care and the Need for Appropriate Education. Global Journal Of Health Science, 6(6). http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v6n6p11
Lee, A. (2014). The role of informatics in nursing. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, 12(4), 55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.nme.0000450294.60987.00
McGonigle, D., Hunter, K., Sipes, C., & Hebda, T. (2014). Why Nurses Need to Understand Nursing Informatics. AORN Journal, 100(3), 324-327. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aorn.2014.06.012