NR 351 Week 7 Discussion Informatics in Professional Nursing (Graded)

Sample Answer

Informatics, or the science of information impacts the management of information and technology with emphasis o security and confidentiality of patient and provider information (Rossel, 2003).
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates confidentiality of client medical records and certain information shared with insurance companies, physicians, hospitals and other health care providers (Hood, 2018).

Being an RN, I take special measures to ensure patient privacy. During my assessment and interview in the pro-operative area I am aware of how loud my voice is and I always pull the privacy curtain. I am diligent in logging out of the computer after my charting as well. If I make any notes for myself, I only use the patient initials as my identifier and make sure my notes are shredded after my care is complete.

During my time as a circulator, I have encountered high-school peers, friends, relatives colleagues and people who I know from my church. If the situation allows, I approach them with the option of me excusing myself from participating in their care. In some cases, I know the patient would not wish for me to be involved so I simply explain to my charge nurse and ask to be re-assigned. As a surgical technologist, there were times that I only realized that I knew the patient after they had entered the surgical suite. As a surgical technologist, I could remain in the “shadows” and under my hat and mask remain anonymous. I would not greet them and make my presence and identity known.

Regarding the use on-line resources for finding credible information, I use the Chamberlain Library as directed and if not searching the library, I try to find web-sites that end in .gov or .edu. There are standard sites that I return to time and again because I feel that they are legitimate sites based on the reference used in their sitings.

This class has expanded my knowledge of how to find credible sources and I find that when I see an article, I am now better informed on how to research further and investigate thoroughly so that my information is credible.

References

• Rossel, C. L. Chart (CHART), 2003 Jan-Feb; 100(1) 11-11.(1p)
  Hood, L. J. (2018). NR351. Leddy and Pepper’s Professional Nursing (9th edition). Philadelphia, PA Wolters Kluwer