NR599 WEEK 2

NR599 WEEK 21. How is informatics used? Nursing informatics is such a multifaceted specialty. One of the responsibilities of the informatics nurse-specialist is to interpret or decode clinical and technical languages into standardized terminology. The main focus is to “promote meaningful, user-friendly, and patient-centered innovation while driving improved outcomes for the patients and enhance- clinical workflows for healthcare staff” (HIMSS, 2020, p.1). The informatics nurse specialist also ensures patient safety. Nursing informatics is also used as a support system for the nurse, patient, and other member’s within the interdisciplinary team. 2. Regarding the pre-TANIC self-assessment for this week, how did your perceived competency prior to the self-assessment compared to after the self-assessment? Explain in detail. Prior to the pre-TANIC self-assessment, I felt that my computer competency skills were pretty low. Just the word informatics overwhelmed me, thinking of grids, graphs, and tables. I have taken informatics in the past, so I know that informatics has nothing to do with those components, but for some reason I allow myself to put making a table or graph and nursing informatics into the same category. I am capable of answering emails and searching the internet for quality information. The company I work for recently changed computer documentation systems and I had the opportunity in assisting rolling out this new system. Many of my peers come to with questions when it comes to documentation within the new system.