Week 6 - Health Informatics Lecture

These flashcards cover key concepts related to Nursing Information Systems and their applications in health informatics.

Nursing Information System (NIS)

The application of computer science and information science to manage operations in the nursing profession.

Passive Systems

NIS components that organize and format data according to preset parameters, providing information as required.

Active Systems

Advanced NIS components that suggest diagnoses based on predefined criteria applied to patient information.

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

A mobile device used as a personal information manager that can connect to the Internet.

Email

A method of exchanging messages between people using electronic devices, developed in the 1960s.

Teleconferencing

Meeting through a telecommunication medium, linking people between multiple locations electronically.

FaceTime

A proprietary videotelephony product developed by Apple Inc. for video communication between iOS devices and Macs.

Text Messaging

The act of sending electronic messages between users of mobile devices or computers.

Web 2.0

Websites that emphasize user-generated content, ease of use, and participatory culture.

Wikis

A website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by users.

Bookmark

A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) stored for later retrieval on the World Wide Web.

Wireless Phones

Devices that help nurses work efficiently and respond quickly to patient needs.

Blogs

Websites consisting of discrete diary-style text entries, often informal.

Two-Way Video Teleconferencing

A live stream conference allowing people in different locations to conduct meetings online.

Social Media

Websites and applications allowing users to create and share content or participate in social networking.

Decision-making in NIS

The process enhanced by NIS features that manage information and improve healthcare outcomes.