As stated in this week’s lecture transcript (Chamberlain College of Nursing, 2015) “it is not unusual for patients and families to inform us of new developments before we have a chance to read about them in professional journals.” My experiences with Healthcare Information Systems dated back to 2005 when my place of employment used a computerized system that was so old, I cannot remember the name. In a nutshell, it was not user friendly and many of my co-workers were not happy while the older healthcare workers, especially nurses were adamant about the change. By the year 2012 we had a new CEO, and to my surprise we were going to have the EPIC computerized systems. All healthcare workers had to be evaluated on how knowledgeable they were
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114), “Clinicians use these systems to access clients data that are used plan, implement and evaluate care.” There are many healthcare information systems that are used throughout the hospital but the ones that are significant to me are the clinical, nursing, monitoring, order entry, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy and other ancillary systems. My experience with these systems helps me to collect pertinent information very quickly; relay communication effectively, expedite medication orders and minimize medication errors. Additionally, (Hebda and Czar (2015), claimed that nursing information system “accomplish supports the use and documentation of nursing processes and activities, and provides tools for managing the delivery of nursing care.” Using the Epic system at work started out on a negative note but eventually it has turned out to be a wonderful experience overall. It enabled me to communicate with all departments throughout the organization. It is with this experience that I became interesting in surfing the internet, and the world wide web which led me to start taking classes online. Health information systems or clinical information system offers me a wealth of knowledge to make critical decisions in the way that I deliver care to my
114), “Clinicians use these systems to access clients data that are used plan, implement and evaluate care.” There are many healthcare information systems that are used throughout the hospital but the ones that are significant to me are the clinical, nursing, monitoring, order entry, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy and other ancillary systems. My experience with these systems helps me to collect pertinent information very quickly; relay communication effectively, expedite medication orders and minimize medication errors. Additionally, (Hebda and Czar (2015), claimed that nursing information system “accomplish supports the use and documentation of nursing processes and activities, and provides tools for managing the delivery of nursing care.” Using the Epic system at work started out on a negative note but eventually it has turned out to be a wonderful experience overall. It enabled me to communicate with all departments throughout the organization. It is with this experience that I became interesting in surfing the internet, and the world wide web which led me to start taking classes online. Health information systems or clinical information system offers me a wealth of knowledge to make critical decisions in the way that I deliver care to my