Nursing Informatics

            
             Nursing Informatics can be said to be a science and practice that integrates science with numerous management and analytical sciences that defines manage and communicates information, data wisdom and knowledge in nursing. The role of empowering for all healthcare practitioners with the aim of achieving patient-centered care one of the applications of nursing informatics. The principal areas work of Nursing Informatics includes definition of health care policy so as to advance the public health, presentation and retrieval approaches of information so as to support patient-centered care. Also, communication and data standards are that aid in building and interoperable national data infrastructure. It also provides research methodologies that aid in the dissemination of new knowledge into practice. It also offers management and vision for the design, development and implementation of information technology and education. It also helps develop standards and concept representation so as to support research, evidence-based practice and education (Gerdin, Tallberg, and Wainwright, 1997).
             One of the long-standing expectations has been potential for nursing informatics to improve nursing practice, examine clinical problem solving and ultimately to enhance the quality of health care. It has been established that, unlike the other diverse information intensive industries, health care has been sluggish in adopting information technology. Promotion of the use of information technology as a culture is yet to be developed by nurses, as it has been shown by U.S National Advisory Council, as a tool for information management and exchange. I feel that in Nursing, Health Information Technology (HIT) should be further explored. This is because it makes it easier and possible for health care providers to improve and manage patient care in the best way through sharing and secure use of health information.