NUR-514 The Evolution of Nursing Informatics Presentation (2024)

NUR-514 The Evolution of Nursing Informatics Presentation (2024) • Nursing Informatics is defined as the field of study integrating nursing science with a manifold “of information and analytical sciences in ways to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice” (American Nurses Association, 2015, as cited by Sensmeier & Anderson, 2020). History and Evolution of Nursing Informatics Electronic Health Record (EHR) Initially theorized in 1968 by Dr. Lawrence Weed Mainstreamed nationally within last decade (Kelley, 2019) History and Evolution of Nursing Informatics Continued HITECH Act through ARRA of 2009 Only a few EHRs active in late 1960s 96% use in hospitals 60% use in office-based providers (Kelley, 2019) Effect of Nursing Informatics