C 468 OA, informatics PRACTICE assesment, C468

Informatics - The science and art of turning data into information. Nursing Informatics * - -The use of information and technology to support all aspects of nursing practice -Including direct delivery of care, administration, education, and research. Information Literacy - -The ability to recognize when info is needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate and use effectively. Explain the effect of socioeconomic factors on the use of telehealth. - Access to care, to remove geographical barriers... serving rural areas as well. Continuity of care—patient lives far away and needs follow up or are disabled and can't make... could send them home with a mobile monitoring device. Or could video conference. Ratio of patients as there are available providers—teleconsultants can help. Increase in chronic disease condition. non clinical - telehealth nurse is doing research with online database. Administrative team is holding meeting with live video conference... not using for patient purposes. Clinical - Transmitting a chest x-ray to be read, mobile device to monitor patient, live video conferencing to check in with patient or caregiver to make sure dressing change is correct or administering medication. Information - -Data that has been interpreted Information Science - -Focus on how to gather, process and transform info into knowledge. -Includes 5 Sciences;