Personal Experience As A Nurse Practitioner

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Nursing informatics facilitates the integration of the data to support patients, nurses, and providers in all areas and roles of care to make decisions. The likelihood of success with technological, personal or professional life relies solely on understanding one’s own abilities and limitations. Understanding my own competency will enable me to focus on the area of improvement that leads to success. As far as my technological skills are concerned, I would categorize myself into an intermediate or modifier level. This level describes that I have mastered basics and use technology in inventive ways to my practice. As a Nurse Practitioner I spend most of my professional time with direct patient care and therefore I am in a critical position to

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