McGonigle and Mastrian (2013) defines data mining as a process of utilizing software to sort through data so as to discover patterns and ascertain or establish relationships. They also state this process may help to discover or uncover previously unidentified relationships among the data in a database. Data mining is very important to healthcare organizations. It can help in ways such as to determine treatment effectiveness, identify problems, decrease costs for the organization, and can even detect possible fraudulent activity. Not only is data mining used in healthcare, but it is also used in other businesses as well. Although data mining is a great asset to healthcare, an informatics nurse has to be very careful due to the lack of a standardized …show more content…
Another responsibility of our RRT is that they do “computer rounding”. During their computer rounding, they look at each unit to see how many patients are on the unit, check to see if patients are on the correct precautions, and also to identify any acute changes that the primary nurse has missed or has not addressed. One way they are notified of an acute change is by an assigned Rapid Response Number. Anytime a patient has a low, high, or any type of critical value vital sign, lab result, or radiology result, the system alerts the RRT and if a patient is assigned a number 5 or higher, rapid response has to immediately contact the primary nurse. As a floor nurse, sometimes it can become hectic caring for a heavy patient load and sometimes things can be missed, vital signs can be incorrectly entered, or it is possible a nurse is not aware of situation. I know personally I was recently contacted because a multi-care tech (MCT) documented a patient’s oxygen saturation as 79%. RRT immediately contacted me and questioned me about the result. At the time, I did not know of oxygen saturation level because I was still doing my medication pass and was not notified by the MCT. Thankfully after re-checking the patient and speaking with the MCT, we actually realized the MCT charted 79% instead of 99%. However, if it was correct, hopefully the swift and immediate action taken …show more content…
With research, we can improve nursing practice, improve patient outcomes, and reform nursing education to inform nursing students at the beginning of their nursing education about the importance of nursing informatics. Also, research allows us to reform the workforce to be sure that practicing nurses are fully engaged in the development, implementation, and use of informatics solutions. Without research, we are unable to expand the specialty of nursing informatics. With the use of data mining, nurse researchers are able to use data to gain insight into patterns and trends that can contribute to knowledge development. By looking at the results, researchers are able to determine which findings are meaningful and which ones have no
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Like many facilities, nurses are utilizing judgment, and this means making a decision. Nurses are often placed in a so called “hot box” by RRT leads on justifying the call, so in turn, they become skidtish of calling or stretch themselves out on their own scope of practice. With the availability of RRTs, nurses and ancillary staff shouldn’t over analyze themselves or the situation, if there’s a concern, make the call, a life is potentially at
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Research is an essential tool in nursing practice; it is an important link in providing excellent nursing care since the days of Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale participated in nursing research by comparing patient outcomes when receiving care provided by trained nurses as opposed to untrained nurses (Brady & Lewin, 2007). While nursing research occurred as early as the days of Florence; there is a large gap between the start of nursing research and research guiding best practice. Historically, most nursing knowledge came from many sources. Often best practice and other knowledge was either handed down, taken upon medical authority, and/or developed through simple trial and error (Nieswiadomy, 2011). Historically, nursing as a profession was often affiliated with medicine, hence nursing research evolved from medical research, and much of the research was quantitative in nature.
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As nurses we need to continually expand our skill levels, gain new knowledge and expand our technological and scientific practice potentials. Nurses need to be willing to commit time to research, seeking out evidence based practices and become change agents within their communities, organizations, local, state and federal governments. I believe it is a nurse’s responsibility to inform and educate patients. In my opinion, this is an example of translating research into practice, which I believe to be an important nursing role, in healthcare
Knowledge is documented in the form of assessments that translate into concepts of nursing informatics. Nurses advocate for patients by doing what is medically necessary within their scope of practice. Many life or death situations among patients directly influence nursing judgements that are imperative for survival. According to Online Journal Of Nursing Informatics, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to nursing informatics theory: using the Data-Knowledge-Information-Wisdom framework to guide informatics research, often times nursing judgements are taken from patient situations, including data, information, and knowledge that transpire into wisdom throughout nursing (Topaz, 2013). Specifically, Hitchhiker’s Guide to nursing informatics theory focuses on “data (naming and collecting), information (organizing), knowledge (interpreting and understanding), and wisdom (ethical & compassionate application of the knowledge in practice)” each directly imply to patient situations individually (Topaz, 2013). Professional nursing judgments need to be documented accurately and precisely for nursing informatics to enable the patient to receive the best quality of
Having data leads to an increase in education for staff because the data will show the training needs. Data will also “reflect the quality of care, Sauls, K (2013); showing quality both in nursing but also within the entire health service allowing for direction in determinations for guidelines, procedures and policy
The IOM report warned that the nursing profession must change, or it would not be able to meet the growing demands that are emerging as a result of health reform, new technologies and an aging population. (George Washington University, 2013) Nurse face with the new opportunities and challenges in reforming future health system. Nurses play an increasingly important role in leadership Nursing health care field is in the process of developing advance information and management systems for the goal of patient center care. And collaborate with all health care team That explicates that nurses will require advance information skills in order to uses this
For nursing, research has played a major role in the way clinical practice is done. Research has allowed nurses to provide appropriate care to patients. It allows them to perform their job by providing them the tools and information they need in order to make the decisions on the concerns for caring the patient (Polit & Beck, 2006). Moreover, research can also take focus on the workers themselves in order to improve the practice both on a professional and personal level. An example of a study conducted by King, Vidourek, and Schweibert of University of Cincinnati created a study to determine if there is a correlation between ...
According to Parahoo (2014), Nursing research is a systematic inquiry designed to come up with knowledge about several issues of the importance to the nursing profession including education, nursing practice, informatics and administration Nieswiadomy, and Bailey (2017) on the other hand define nursing research as a scientific process adopted by hospitals and health care professionals that refines and validates existing knowledge and generates new knowledge that indirectly and directly influences nursing practice. from this two definition, education and nursing research can be defined as the objective and systematic process of analyzing phenomena of importance to nursing .
Information Systems/Technology and patient care technology for the improvement and transformation of health care is an important part of the DNP. Technology has transformed every aspect of human life in positive ways. Technology brought efficiency and improved healthcare deliverance system. Healthcare technologies enabled practitioners to better understand disease process and how to implement best treatment plan. DNP programs across the country embrace information systems and technology in their nursing curriculum because, it prepares nursing students to be innovative and deliver best care (AACN, 2006). DNP graduates must have the ability to use technology to analyze and disseminate critical information to find solutions that
Research is a pivotal tool necessary in order to expand knowledge. It provides the basis of evidence that leads to discoveries. This is especially crucial in nursing and health care. Nursing research allows nurses to further understand illness, prevention of disease, and effective ways to provide optimal health care (National Institute of Nursing Research, 2003).
According to Blais and Hayes (2011) “New technologies, particularly information systems, are changing and improving nursing practice, education, research, and administration” (p. 290). However, although the use of technology and informatics can be very beneficial for nursing education and practice, nurses and student nurses have to be aware of the challenges of these technological changes to maintain nursing care quality. Currently, technologies and informatics are used in computerized patient records, evidence-based practice, or telehealth among other things. Moreover, “Several issues related to the increased use of technology in nursing include ethics, confidentiality, data integrity and caring” (Blais & Hayes, 2011, p.