Nursing Informatics Midterm Review Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the key concepts, historical background, and frameworks of Nursing Informatics Modules 1 through 6.

Nursing Informatics

The integration of nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice.

Florence Nightingale

Considered the first nursing informatician for using statistics during the Crimean War ($1853-1856$) to identify patterns in soldier mortality.

eHealth

The application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to health care, including electronic health records, telehealth, and mobile health applications.

Data

Raw facts with no context, such as a patient’s blood pressure reading of $140/90\,mmHg$.

Information

Data that has been processed and contextualized, such as interpreting a blood pressure of $140/90\,mmHg$ as being high.

Knowledge

The understanding of patterns and relationships, such as recognizing trends over time that indicate hypertension.

Wisdom

The application of knowledge with judgment to make patient-centered decisions, such as adjusting a care plan based on clinical trends and patient preferences.

Health Technology

Devices and applications, such as wearable heart monitors or smart infusion pumps, used to collect, store, and transmit health-related data electronically.

Socio-Technical Perspective

An approach recognizing that technology success depends on the interdependence of social (human) and technical elements.

Clinical Workflow

The sequence of tasks, actions, and decisions nurses perform to provide care, which must align with technical systems for efficiency.

Informatics Systems

Integrated platforms like Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) that support documentation and communication.

Patient-Centric Informatics

Systems designed to prioritize patient engagement and accessibility, such as patient portals and mobile health apps.

Knowledge Translation

The process of converting data and information into actionable knowledge, such as using clinical dashboards to highlight abnormal labs.

Innovation Bias

The potentially incorrect assumption that all technology adoption automatically leads to better patient outcomes.

Change Management

Strategies used to facilitate the adoption of new technologies, including the use of champions, training sessions, and phased implementation.

Telehealth

The delivery of health-related services via secure electronic communication, such as video consultations or remote monitoring.

Patient-Generated Health Data (PGHD)

Health information collected by patients outside of clinical settings, including step counts from wearables or home blood pressure logs.

Clinical Judgment

Interpretive processes used to make care decisions based on nursing experience, education, evidence, and patient context.

Personal Health Information (PHI)

Specific, identifiable patient information, such as lab results and diagnoses, protected by privacy legislation.

PHIPA

The Personal Health Information Protection Act ($2004$), which governs the collection, use, and disclosure of PHI in Ontario.

Health Literacy

A patient's ability to access, understand, evaluate, and apply health information to make informed decisions.

Circle of Care

The group of healthcare providers involved in a patient's care who are authorized to access PHI without explicit patient consent.

Canada Health Infoway (Infoway)

A national organization involved in the evolution of informatics and eHealth in Canada.

CASN

The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, which established entry-to-practice informatics competencies for BScN students in $2015$.