ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES
Reflect on the role of the APRN as it relates to collaboration between your role as a Family Nurse Practitioner and the nursing informatics specialist.
nurse practitioner (NP), clinical nurse specialist (CNS), nurse anesthetist (CRNA), or nurse midwife (CNM). APRNs hold at least a master’s degree in addition to their initial nursing education and licensing as Registered Nurses (RNs). Their expertise contributes significantly to improving health outcomes and enhancing patient care. Beyond these four APRN roles, specialized knowledge in one of six population can be obtained, specialized areas include: Family/Individual Across Lifespan, Adult-Gerontology, Neonatal, Pediatrics, Women's Health/Gender-Related, and Psychiatric-Mental Health.
Each role has a different scope of practice and certification requirements, as well as differ from state to state.
NURSING INFORMATICS
What is Nursing Informatics????
Nursing informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in the nursing practice. Nursing informatics bridges the gap between health care's clinical and technological perspectives. Informatics nurses are registered nurses (RNs) who operate at the intersection of technology and nursing. They combine their clinical expertise with knowledge in communications, computer science, and information science. Their role involves analyzing and developing health systems used by nurses in clinical settings. Nurses should advocate for the innovative use of nursing informatics while always keeping sight of their focus on patient safety and privacy. Examples of nursing informatics applications include electronic health records (EHRs), Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs), and Telehealth and Telemedicine
REFLECTION 🤔🤔🤔🤔
How does this relate to me????
Collaboration between the nurse practitioner and the informatics nurse specialist allows for an understanding of the entire workflow, such as the ordering process for streamlining efforts that benefit all clinicians involved, it boosts clinical practice, engagement, and overall digital experience. Traditionally, informatics specialists operate within their respective disciplines, however, joint efforts between NPs and nursing informatics can yield significant benefits. By aligning education, role definitions, and armed with practical clinical experience and formalized technical education, bridges the gap between technology solutions and patient care. The overall impact, can enhance patient care. The collaboration between my role as a family nurse practitioner and the nursing informatics specialist go hand in hand. Striving to provide the best quality care, patient satisfaction, and patient education available in a timely manner, I will need to rely heavily on computer technology. Being able to mix my advanced practice nursing skills/science with informatics technology, information and communication, will allow me to provide effective and efficient care. Mixing nursing science with computer technology will also provide me with limitless opportunities and resources as a provider to continue and keep my nursing education and practices current.
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
Believe that you can.... it won't be easy, but it will be worth it 💖💖✌✌
Sabrina. You have a good start... be sure to check the links and avoid linking to articles or videos. If you wish to include a video... then EMBED the video in the blog. The two hyperlinks should be to sources other than videos or articles. The blog is not graded until the end of the course, so you can go back and fix this if you wish.
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