NI Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is nursing informatics?
Nursing informatics integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice.
It promotes the generation, management, and processing of relevant data to support nursing in all practice domains.
Why is nursing informatics important?
Nurses need to develop competencies in informatics, which include knowledge and skills required to use information and communication technologies to enter, retrieve, and manipulate data.
These competencies are essential for effective nursing practice.
Define information literacy.
Information literacy is the ability to use the tools of automation in the process of accessing, evaluating, and using information.
It is a key competency for nursing informatics.
Define computer literacy.
Computer literacy is the ability to perform computer operations at a skill level high enough to meet the demands of society.
This is crucial for nurses in using technology effectively.
What is the role of the internet in nursing informatics?
The ability to use the internet is essential for both nursing students and nurses to support their development of skills in using increasingly essential tools for professionals.
Internet applications play a major role in nursing informatics.
What are internet applications?
Internet applications are types of applications that use the internet for operating successfully, fetching, sharing, and displaying information from respective server systems.
They can be classified into various categories, including electronic devices based.
List some examples of internet applications.
- Sending and receiving email
- Searching and browsing information
- Copying files between computers
- Conducting financial transactions
- Navigating
- Playing interactive games
- Video and music streaming
- Chat/direct messaging
- Video conferencing
These applications enhance communication and access to information.
What is a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)?
A PDA, or hand-held PC, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager, capable of accessing the internet and storing large amounts of information.
It is often based on highly capable smartphones.
What is wireless communication?
Wireless communication is the transfer of information or power between two or more points that are not connected by an electrical conductor.
It is becoming more common among nursing students and nurses.
What is electronic mail (E-Mail)?
E-Mail is a method of exchanging messages or mail between people using electronic devices, developed by Ritam Lunson in the 1960s.
Today’s email systems are based on a store-and-forward model.
What is a digital bookmark?
A digital bookmark is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) stored for later retrieval in various storage formats, commonly used in web browsers for organization.
It is also known as ‘Favorites’ in Internet Explorer.
What is two-way video communication?
Two-way video communication allows people to communicate visually over long distances, reducing the need to travel.
It uses digital compression of audio and video streams in real-time.
What is teleconferencing?
Teleconferencing is technology that allows meetings with several correspondents in different locations while seeing and talking to them in real-time.
It differs from simple video calling, which is typically one-to-one.
What is Facetime?
Facetime is a proprietary video telephony product developed by Apple, available on supported iOS devices and Macintosh computers.
It supports any iOS device with a forward-facing camera.
What is text messaging?
Text messaging is the act of composing and sending electronic messages between users of mobile devices or computers.
It includes SMS (alphanumeric text) and MMS (multimedia messages).
What is Twitter?
Twitter is an American microblogging and social networking service where users post and interact with messages known as tweets.
Registered users can post, like, and retweet tweets.
What is Google?
Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in internet-related services and products, including search engines and cloud computing.
It is one of the big four technology companies.
What is Facebook?
Facebook is an American social media and technology company founded by Mark Zuckerberg and others, originally as thefacebook.com.
It is one of the most valuable companies globally.
What is Instagram?
Instagram is an American photo and video sharing social networking service owned by Facebook Inc., created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger.
It was launched in October 2010 exclusively on iOS.
