Introduction
My experience in the observation of the ways professionals within the organization interacted with nurse informaticists and data technology specialists allowed me to define several significant conclusions. Firstly, nurse informaticists provided the necessary communication between clinical nurses and IT staff in decrypting the data in patient monitoring and suggesting improvements to patient care. Next, nurse informaticists helped professionals manage electronic health records (EHR) and optimize the documentation to make the data more accurate. Lastly, nurse informaticists educated nurses on different functions and modules of the EHR system, such as how to input patients’ monitoring data automatically instead of entering it manually.
Discussion
Even though nurse informaticists can engage in clinical nursing care, their work mainly focuses on the operation of data and the elimination of errors in the EHR system. Thus, interactions with other professionals do not necessarily require face-to-face communication. The strategy to improve nurse informaticists’ efficiency includes the promotion of more issue-driven interactions through the use of an electronic communication system. The strategy will allow nurse informaticists to work remotely from any location and always be available to assist other professionals.
I believe that the continued evolution of nursing informatics allows for more concise and effective interactions between professionals, eliminating the possibility of the manifestation of any misunderstandings or negative emotions. According to Matney et al. (2021), nursing informaticists draw attention to an overabundance of competencies used to evaluate the skills and knowledge of professionals across the healthcare system. Thus, the more specific goal of nurse informaticists’ practice in being competent to store, organize, and analyze the available data is more applicable to the approach of evident-based practice and care.
Conclusion
Therefore, the interactions with nurse informaticists can guide other professionals in the healthcare organization to higher levels of adherence to evidence-based practice.
Reference
Matney, S. A., Langford, L. H., & Staggers, N. (2021). Are nursing informatics competencies good enough?JBI Evidence Synthesis, 19(4), 747-748. Web.