NURS 6401: The Roles of Nurse Informaticists
Discussion: The Roles of Nurse Informaticists
Just as the Internet and other technological innovations have radically changed the world, the constant evolution of informatics continues to transform nursing and
health care. The nurse is at the forefront of this transformation, serving as a knowledgeable leader in system development, implementation, and management. As new
technologies become integrated into health care settings, the nurse informaticist areas will continue to become more critical.
For this Discussion, you examine the informatics areas that have evolved to facilitate this transformation. You consider different functional areas and
responsibilities that nurse informaticists may fulfill and how they contribute to technological progress throughout the health care field.
Note: There are many different terms used to refer to “nurse informaticist,” including informatics nurse, nurse informatician, and informatics specialist. In this
specialization, the term “nurse informaticist” is applied, adhering to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) terminology.
To prepare:
Review this week’s media presentation, The Role of Nurse Informaticists, reflecting on the impact that informaticists have on health care settings.
Using the American Medical Informatics Association web resource in this week’s Learning Resources, investigate the various working groups associated with nursing
informatics.
Identify a nursing informatics role that is of particular interest to you. Conduct further research to find out how this specific role might contribute to patient
safety, quality of care, nurse efficiency, the implementation of new informatics initiatives, and/or electronic health records.
By Day 3
Post a description of a nursing informatics role that that is of interest to you and why. In your posting, explain how the nurse informaticist in this role impacts one
or more of the following: patient safety, quality of care, nurse efficiency, the implementation of new informatics initiatives, and/or electronic health records.
Justify your reasoning by citing authentic examples and references to the research literature.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
By Day 6
Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days using one or more of the following approaches:
Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, evidence or research.
Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.
Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings
Use of an Action Verb for Affective/Attitude Categories
Here are affective or attitude categories with some verbs and examples: Receiving Phenomena: Awareness, willingness to hear, selected attention. Listen to others with
respect. Listen for and remember the name of newly introduced people.
Responding to Phenomena: Active participation on the part of the learners. Attends and reacts to a particular phenomenon. Participates in class discussions. Gives a
presentation. Questions new ideals.
Valuing: The worth or value a person attaches to a particular object, phenomenon, or behavior : Demonstrates belief, is sensitive towards
Organization: Organizes values into priorities by contrasting different values, resolving conflicts between them, and creating a unique value system. The emphasis is
on comparing, relating, and synthesizing values.
Internalizing values (characterization): Has a value system that controls behavior. The behavior is pervasive, consistent, predictable, and most importantly,
characteristic of the learner. Instructional objectives are concerned with the student’s general patterns of adjustment (personal, social, emotional). discriminates,
displays, influences, listens, modifies, performs, practices, proposes, qualifies, questions, revises, serves, solves, verifies.
Use of an Action Verb for Psychomotor Categories
Here are some psychomotor (skill) categories and examples: Imitation: Observing and patterning behavior after someone else. Performance may be of low quality. Example:
Copying a work of art.
Manipulation: Being able to perform certain actions by following instructions and practicing. Example: Creating work on one’s own, after taking lessons, or reading
about it.
Precision: Refining, becoming more exact. Few errors are apparent. Example: Working and reworking something, so it will be “just right.”
Articulation:
Coordinating a series of actions, achieving harmony and internal consistency. Example: Producing a video that involves music, drama, color, sound, etc.
Naturalization: Having high level performance become natural, without needing to think much about it Examples: Michael Jordan playing basketball, Nancy Lopez hitting a
golf ball, etc. ning Objectives.” How do health providers design educational programs to clearly articulate objectives to engage both patients as well as families?
