The Informatics Discipline
Author Additions to Chapter 17
Websites That Expand on Chapter 17's Knowledge
- Careers in Nursing Informatics
- Certification in Nursing Informatics (off site)
- Ergonomics
- Informatics Organizations
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Informatics Theories
(May be on the informatics certification exam)
- Adult Learning Theory (Knowles Theory)
- Change Theories
- Chaos Theory
- Cognitive Science &Theory
- Content Change Object Managment (CCOW)
- Context Managment
- General Systems Theory
- Informatics Overview
- Nursing Informatics Definitions (Chapter 1)
- Nursing Informatics from Chapter 1
- Roles in Nursing Informatics
- Usability in Informatics
- Usability in Web Pages (Chapter 4)
Careers in Nursing Informatics
Core Content for the Subspecialty of Clinical Informatics (2009). A White paper from the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
www.amia.org/sites/amia.org/files/AMIA-Clinical-Informatics-Core-Content.pdf
2011 HIMSS Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey (URL updated 8/20/13)
http://himss.files.cms-plus.com/HIMSSorg/content/files/2011HIMSSNursingInformaticsWorkforceSurvey.pdf
Ergonomics
Guidelines for arranging a Computer Workstation - 10 steps for users. Just as the title says, this site has 10 steps with links to more information on some of the topics.
http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/ergoguide.html
Workplace Ergonomics Tools. Links to great information such as tips for using laptops, tips for alleviating pain when using a computer, and many evaluation tools for items such as keyboards and mouse.. In short, a handbook for ergonomics for computers and other items.
http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/cutools.html
Canon, James. How To Adjust Your Office Chair | 6 Easy Steps. 2014. Illustrations and descriptions of ways to make your office chair more ergonical.
http://www.comfyofficechair.com/how-to-adjust-office-chair/
Informatics Organizations
ANI (Alliance for Nursing Informatics). This organization is composed of members of many different nursing informatics groups. Go to their page to find a local group.
http://www.allianceni.org/
American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA) (Merged with CARING (Capital Area Round Table in Nursing Informatics).
https://www.ania.org/
AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association)
http://www.amia.org/
HIMSS (Health Information Management Systems Society) page on nursing informatics.
http://himss.org/ASP/topics_nursingInformatics.asp
IMIA (International Medical Informatics Association.
http://www.imia.org/
Nursing Informatics Working Group (NWIG) of the American Medical Informatics Association.
http://www.amia.org/programs/working-groups/nursing-informatics
Informatics Theories
Understanding and Performance. An excellent description of the data, information, knowledge, wisdom theory behind informatics.
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/performance/understanding.html
Adult Learning Theory
Andragogy and Technology: Integrating Adult Learning Theory As We Teach With Technology. A discussion of the principles of adult learning theory which can be used in the design of technology-based instruction to make it more effective.
webpages.marshall.edu/~skeens24/ATE%20628%20Reflections/Unit%208/
Andragogy%20and%20Technology.pdf
Change Theories
Kaminski, June. (2011). Theory applied to informatics – Lewin’s Change Theory. Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics (6)1.
http://cjni.net/journal/?p=1210
Kritsonis, Alicia. (2004-5).Comparison of Change Theories. International Journal of Scholarly academic Intellectual Diversity 8(1).
http://www.nationalforum.com/Electronic%20Journal%20Volumes/Kritsonis,%20Alicia%
20Comparison%20of%20Change%20Theories%20IJMBA%20V8%20N1%202005.pdf
Lippit's Change Theory. Emphasizes that this theory builds on Lewin's theory.
http://pptnonnsgtheory.wikispaces.com/file/view/Lippits+Change+Theory.ppt
Roger's Theory of Diffusion and Innovation. An important part of the change process.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations
Chaos Theory
Chaos Theory. Although somewhat complex, this article does explain chaos theory.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/75423529/Chaos-Theory-Wikipedia
Chaos Theory from Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory
Lorenz, Edward N. (1972). Predictability: Does the Flap of a Butterfly's Wings in Brazil set off a Tornado in Texas. Address tothe American Association for the Advancement of Science, December 29, 1972 that gave the name "Butterfly Theory" to Chaos Theory. Reprinted here in full.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/130949814/Predictability-Does-the-Flap-of-a-Butterfly%E2%80%99s-Wings-in-Brazil-Set-Off-a-Tornado-in-Texas
Cognitive Science & Theories
Keep in mind that how a person processes information will affect how they interact with a system. Asking a user to remember vital facts between screens is a recipe for errors.
Cognitive Science. Excellent, down to earth description.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_science
Patel, Vimia L. & Kaufman, David R. (1998). Medical Informatics and the Science of Cognition. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 5(6): 493–502. You may want to click on the arrow at the end of the black surrounding a heading that says other sections and go to Cognitive Science and Medical Informatics. Forget that this is medicine oriented, you could easily substitute nursing anyplace it says medicine.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC61330/
Fritscher, Lisa. Cognitive Theory. A definition with links to many of the different cognitive theories.
http://phobias.about.com/od/glossary/g/cognitivethedef.htm
Cognitive learning theories. A brief description with links to different ones. Take the time to investigate accommodation/assimilation and constructivism.
http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/cognitive.htm
Content Change Object Managment (CCOW)
A discussion of CCOW in healthcare informatics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCOW
Context Managment
Discussion of context management with refereces to CCOW.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context_Management
General Systems Theory
General Systems Theory can apply to many areas in nursing, but is very evident in informatics.
General Systems Theory from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_theory
General Systems Theory. A table listing many of the characteristics of the theory.
http://www.istheory.yorku.ca/generalsystemstheory.htm
O'Rouke, Victor (date uncertain, after 2005).GST: A SIMPLIFIED PARADIGM FOR BUSINESS. Don't let the word "business" put you off, this is a good article that starts with the history of systems theory and has some excellent points applicable to healthcare agencies and any EHR.
http://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings55th/article/viewFile/1661/591
Informatics Overview
Informatics Core: Science of Informatics. Page has link to definitions of the various types of informatics.
http://www.amia.org/about-amia/science-informatics
Hersh, William (2009, May 15). A stimulus to define informatics and health information technology. BioMed Central. Excellent definition of informatics.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/9/24
Roles in Nursing Informatics
See Table 17-4 on page 309 in the textbook.
2010 ANCC Role Delineation Study: Informatics Nurses. From a study released in March 2011.
http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Certification/NurseSpecialties/Informatics/RELATED-LINKS/Informatics-RDS2012.pdf
AONE's (American Organization of Nurse Executives) position paper on the Nursing Informatics Executive Leader.
http://www.aone.org/resources/leadership%20tools/PDFs/AONE_Technology_
Committee_CNIO_Position_Paper.pdf
Usability in Informatics
There is a great deal of overlap with usability and the design process in the system life cycle. Check out that section.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released guidance on NISTIR 7804 "Technical Evaluation, Testing and Validation of the Usability of Electronic Health Records". It is a 112 page document that provides guidance for this topic which is becoming of greater importance as unintended consequences of EMRs surface. The link below provides links to the above report, as well as links to an NIST EHR Usability Wiki (called TWicki) on which anyone can register, read and contribute to this ever important topic.
http://www.nist.gov/healthcare/usability/index.cfm
Ambler, S. (2000). User Interface Design: Tips and Techniques. This 16 page introduces the economics of a good user interface. Details 20 items that should be considered in design. Discusses prototyping and interface flow diagrams. The summary presents bulleted points for general guidelines, screen design, and prototyping. These principles never change.
http://www.fiit.stuba.sk/~bielik/courses/silos/material/unsnapped
Head, A. J. (2003). Personas: Setting the Stage for Building Usable Information Sites. This article describes how to create a persona, or composite person, to use when designing Web sites. This same approach could be used in designing user interfaces in information systems.
http://workstations/online/jul03/diastema
Middleton B, Bloomrosen M, Dente MA, et al. Enhancing patient safety and quality of care by improving the usability of electronic health record systems: recommendations from AMIA. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. Jun 2013;20(e1):e2-8. Article developed by a task force from academic settings and EHR vendors. Great information.
http://jamia.oxfordjournals.org/content/jaminfo/20/e1/e2.full.pdf
Usability Testing. Wikipedia page on this - some really good information here including goals, what it is, and what it is not. What is missing from this otherwise excellent description is that the tester of anyone else must NOT communicate with the testee in any way during the test. Remember, the developer will not be there under real conditions. It is always puzzling that there is never money or time for user testing, but always money and time to fix the mistakes caused by skipping this vital step.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usability_testing
Nielsen, Jakob, Ten Usability Heuristics. Ten general rules of thumb for usability in computer interfaces.
http://www.useit.com/papers/heuristic/heuristic_list.html
Websites from the Text in Chapter 17
From Peters, L. A. (2004, August). Web site usability. http://www.da.ks.gov/itab/was/usability.htm (No longer available at this URL)
Alliance for Nursing Informatics http://www.allianceni.org/
Websites from the Reference List in Chapter 17
Alliance for Nursing Informatics. (2010). About ANI. Retrieved August 3, 2010, from http://www.allianceni.org/about.asp
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2008). The
essentials of baccalaureate education for professional nursing
practice. Retrieved August 3, 2010, from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/pdf/BaccEssentials08.pdf
American Health Information Management Association. (2010). AHIMA facts. Retrieved August 3, 2010, from http://www.ahima.org/about/facts.aspx
American Nurses Credentialing Center. (2010). Informatics nursing certification eligibility. Retrieved August 1, 2010, from http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Eligibility/InformaticsNurseEligibility.aspx (No longer available at this URL)Instead see http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Informatics-Eligibility.aspx
Bass, A. (2003, June 1). Health-care IT: A big rollout bust. CIO. Retrieved from http://www.cio.com/article/29736/Health_Care_IT_A_Big_Rollout_Bust
British Computer Society. (2010). About BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT. Retrieved August 3, 2010, from http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=nav.5651
Clark, D. (2009, May 6). Understanding and performance. Retrieved August 1, 2010, from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/performance/understanding.html
European Federation for Medical Informatics. (2007). EFMI WG NURSIE nursing informatics in Europe. Retrieved August 3, 2010, from http://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/ibmi/efmi/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=121 (No longer available at this URL)
Gray, R. M. (2009). Entropy and information theory. New York, NY: Springer Verlag. Retrieved from http://www-ee.stanford.edu/~gray/it.pdf
(No longer available at this URL)Instead go to
http://www-ee.stanford.edu/%7Egray/it.pdf
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. (2010). About HIMSS. Retrieved August 3, 2010, from http://www.himss.org/ASP/aboutHimssHome.asp
Kauffman, S. A. (1991). Antichaos and adaptation. Scientific American, 265(2), 78–84. Retrieved from
http://itee.uq.edu.au/~comp4006/CxSys%20Readings/Antichaos/Antichaos%20
and%20Adaptation.htm
National League for Nursing. (2008, May 29). NLN Board of Governors urges better preparation of nursing workforce to practice in 21st century, technology-rich health care environment. Retrieved August 3, 2010, from http://www.nln.org/newsreleases/informatics_release_052908.htm (No longer available at this URL)
Nightingale, F., & Goldie, S. M. (1997). Letters from the Crimea, 1854–1856. Retrieved from http://preview.tinyurl.com/2auahra
Schneider, T. D. (2010, January 8). Information theory primer. Retrieved August 1, 2010, from http://www.ccrnp.ncifcrf.gov/~toms/paper/primer/primer.pdf (No longer available at this URL)
School of Mathematics and Statistics, St. Andrews University of Scotland. (2003). Florence Nightingale. Retrieved July 31,
2010, from http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Nightingale.html
Smith, M. K. (2009, November 4). Kurt Lewin: Groups, experiential learning and action research. Retrieved August 1, 2010, from http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-lewin.htm
Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform. (2009). The TIGER initiative: Collaborating to integrate evidence and informatics into nursing practice and education: An executive summary. Retrieved January 24, 2011, from http://www.tigersummit.com/uploads/TIGER_Collaborative_Exec_Summary_040509.pdf
Thagard, P. (2010, June 9). Cognitive science – The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Retrieved from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/cognitive-science/
Wade, M., & Schneberger, S. (2005, October 13). Theories used in research: Socio-technical theory. Retrieved August 1, 2010, from http://www.istheory.yorku.ca/sociotechnicaltheory.htm
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