NCM 110 FINALS

• Nursing Research


  • Type of study conducted by nurses
  • Gain evidence on effectiveness of different treatments
  • Can be used to demonstrate worthiness of new methods
• Literature Searches


  • CINAHL Plus
  • EMBASE
  • HERDIN Plus
  • Nursing Reference Center
  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar
  • PJHRD
  • Philippine eLib
• CINAHL Plus


  • Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health
  • Covers literature related to nursing and allied health
  • Provides authoritative coverage of the literature
• EMBASE


  • Excerpta Medica Database
  • 1974 - present
  • Coverage of pharmaceutical research
• HERDIN Plus


  • Health Research and Development Information Network
  • 1986
  • Health research info management system
  • Collaboration platform for Higher Education and Research and Development Institutions
  • Collect, organize, and disseminate research info
  • Established by DOST-PCHRD in partnership with UP Manila
• Nursing Reference Center


  • Features various resources for nurses
  • Care sheets
  • Treatment options
  • Drug information
  • Info on treating diverse cultural backgrounds
  • Patient handouts
  • Lessons about diseases conditions
• PubMed


  • Searchable database operated by the US National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health
  • Provides abstracts and full-text articles from journals, books, others
• Google Scholar


  Peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research
• PJHRD


  • Philippine Journal of Health Research and Development
  • Formerly UP Manila Journal
  • Peer-reviewed journal
  • Aims to publish researches with a broad scope covering all aspects of environment and human health
• Philippine eLib


  • Collective project of the National Library of the Philippines (NLP), UP, DOST, DA, and CHED
  • Funded through the e-Government Fund of the Philippine Government
  • Aims to provide for the info needs of all sectors of society in a convenient, affordable, and efficient way of delivery
• Online Questionnaires


  • Allows the collection of data through an electronic set of questions that are posted on the web
  • Participants are invited to submit their answers usually in simple check boxes or drop down menus
  • Text boxes are also used to provide more detailed responses
• Online Questionnaires


  • Smart Survey Application
• Digital Polls


  • SoGoSurvey
  • Survey Monkey
  • Google Forms
• Spreadsheet


  • Data presentation
  • Formulae hand for sales, budgets, and other numeric
  • But also a convenient and powerful tool for analysis of structured data
  • Data visualization
• SPSS


  • Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
  • Vast library of machine-learning algorithms, text analysis, open-source extensibility, integration with big data, and seamless deployment into applications
  • Ease of use, flexibility, and scalability make IBM-SPSS accessible to users with all skill levels
• Clinical Information System


  • Computer-based system
  • Specifically designed for collecting, storing, manipulating, and making clinical information important to the healthcare delivery process
  • Used to manage and organize patient data
  • Medical history
  • Diagnoses
  • Treatments
  • Outcomes
  • Helps make informed decisions, improve patient care, and enhance communication and coordination among healthcare professionals
• Electronic Health Record (EHR)


  • Used to manage the huge volume of information required in contemporary health care
  • Can integrate all pertinent client information into one record
  • Nurses use computers to store the client's database, add new data, create and revise care plans, and document client progress
  • Data stored in the EHR: Patient Profile, Results of medical examination, Medical History, Development of health condition and status, Results of diagnostic tests, Medication History, Records of appointments, Billing Records
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR)


  • Current record
  • Added and is a part of EHR
• Telehealth


  • Use of communications technologies to provide healthcare at a distance
  • Computers, mobile devices
  • Technology that healthcare provider uses to improve or support healthcare services
  • Delivery of healthcare services/activities with time and distance barriers removed
  • Using technology: Telephones, computers, interactive video transmission
• Telemedicine


  • Type of Telehealth
  • Practice of caring for patients remotely when provider and patient are not physically present with each other
  • 3 common types: Interactive Patient Care, Store and Forward, Remote Patient Monitoring
• e-Health


  • Refers to the organization and delivery of health services and information using the web and related technologies
  • Provide opportunities for customized and meaningful communication, enabling patients to receive individually tailored information that can be viewed and responded to at their convenience
• Nurse Managers use computer systems for


  • Nursing Intensity
  • Patient Classification System
  • Staffing and Scheduling Systems
  • Inventory
  • Unit Activity Reports
  • Shift Summary Reports
  • Census
  • Incident Reports
• Benefits of using IT for Nurse Managers


  • Expanded use of nursing staff resources
  • Improved quality of patient care monitoring, documentation, communication, planning, evaluation of care provided
  • Increased standardization of nursing practice
  • Ability to define nursing practice and associated issues, methods to track patient care delivered, outcomes achieved, and revenue generated
  • Enhanced recruitment and retention
  • Support for the dynamic organization capable of change
• Applications for Nurse Executives


  • Forecasting and Planning
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Evidence-based Nursing
  • Costing Nursing Care
  • Quality Assurance
• 4 Phases of Information Technology System

  • Acquisition
  • Implementation
  • Oversight of day-to-day Operations
  • Evaluation
• Administrative Information System


  • Provides support and management for the business aspects of healthcare
  • Demographics, insurance, and other administrative information added on admission
  • Professional views for info re: client's history
  • Examples: Training and Education, Financial planning, Hospital expansion, Personnel files, Quality assurance
• Clinical and Hospital Information System


  • Handle patient info processing and registration
  • Manage and organize clinical and hospital info effectively
• Learning Environments on Web-Enhanced Courses


  • Learner - Content
  • Learner - Learner
  • Learner - Instructor
  • Learner - Interface
• e-Learning

  • Delivery of learning and training through digital resources
  • Provided via devices: Computers, Tablets, Cellular phones
• Teleconferencing


  • Live audio and/or audiovisual meeting with 2 or more participants
  • Remote teams can collaborate and communicate
  • Involves sophisticated technology
  • Types: Audio Teleconferencing, Video Teleconferencing, Web Teleconferencing
• Webinar


  • Online seminar that allows participants from anywhere in the world to come together in a virtual room to share information
  • Via the internet
  • Events, video presentations, workshops, seminars, training sessions, classroom lectures hosted and delivered online
  • Two-way communication where the attendees and presenters give, receive, and share info with each other in real time
• Training and Development in e-Learning and Nursing Informatics

  • Combination of contents and instructional methods delivered via computers to facilitate of a building of knowledge by offline and online technologies
  • Technologies used: Internet, Videos, Interactive TV, CD-ROM
  • Approaches: Online learning, Web-based instruction
• Steps to become an Informatics Nurse

  • Earn a bachelor's degree in nursing from a nationally accredited program
  • Take your licensure exam
  • Consider pursuing a master's degree in Health Informatics
  • Pass the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) certification exam
  • Keep up with your continuing education
• Qualifications of a Nurse Informaticist


  • BSN degree (at minimum)
  • Master's degree and certifications, particularly for executive roles like Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
  • Experience and/or strong understanding of working in a clinical setting
  • Strong technical skills, ability to quickly adapt to emerging technologies and innovation
  • Strong project management skills
  • An affinity for obtaining, analyzing, and strategizing data
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Leadership experience
• Career Opportunities for Nurse Informaticists

  • Developers of Communication and Information Technologies
  • Educators
  • Researchers
  • Chief Nursing Officers
  • Chief Information Officers
  • Software Engineers
  • Implementation consultants
  • Policy developers
  • Healthcare business
• Nurse Entrepreneur


  • Nursing professionals who use their knowledge, training, medical expertise, and experience to create and advance their own business within the healthcare industry
  • Play crucial roles in the development and advancement of new medical applications, information systems, medical record tracking software, home health products
  • Don't work under a specific employer, ability to work more independently and autonomously
  • Individuals must be: Creative, Hardworking, Business-savvy, Willing to take risks financially, professionally, personally
• Nurse Entrepreneur Duties


  • Utilize nursing education and experience to start business ventures within the healthcare industry
  • Securing financing
  • Taking care of accounting, payroll, and taxes
  • Hiring and managing employees
  • Marketing their business in order to attract new customers and retain existing ones
  • Supplying healthcare products
  • Providing nursing services which could include nursing education or consulting services, or direct patient care
• Nurse Entrepreneur Sectors


  • Owning and operating a business
  • Nurse educator
  • Nurse contractor at hospitals and other healthcare clinics
  • Home healthcare
  • Nursing Information Technology
• Key steps of the Vendor Assessment Methodology


  • Strategy
  • Define
  • Identify
  • Evaluate
  • Partner