NR 512 Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics week 5

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NR 512 Week 5 TD In one of the reading assignments this week you reviewed advance nurse practitioner (APN) roles and the application of project management concepts, one of the major elements of NI,... but new to most nurses. Does this have an application to your practice? Why or why not? Nursing care involves the components of the nursing process, which includes assessment, plan, implementation, and evaluation (Sengstack, 2012). Nursing informatics specialists include these four elements into projects that benefit the clinicians and the patients. It takes a team of people to design healthcare informatics systems, from vendors who focus on infrastructure to advanced practice nurses (APNs) who specialize in informatics to the end user being the clinical nurse (Sengstack, 2012). APNs who specialize in informatics and take on project management can function as an important connection between the informatics team and the medical staff or nurses. These APNs have an expansive knowledge of informatics as well as the nursing process, they are able to bridge communications between their departments and the clinical settings [Show More]

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