Week 1 Assignment: Computer And Information Systems In Healthcare

Week 1 Assignment: Computer And Information Systems In Healthcare: Step 1 Think about your own experience with computer and information systems in healthcare…

Week 1 Assignment: Computer And Information Systems In Healthcare

Step 1 Think about your own experience with computer and information systems in healthcare. This may be a current employer, past employer, or clinical site.

Musculoskeletal, Metabolic, Or Multisystem.

Choose one of the following health dysfunctions: musculoskeletal, metabolic, or multisystem. Describe pathophysiological changes, abnormal findings, and symptoms of the chosen health dysfunction. How does it affect the patient’s functions?  

Week 1 Introduction & Discussion: Informatics And Patient Safety

This discussion forum will help you get to know your instructor and fellow students.

Step 1

Post the following to the discussion board:

• Your name
• Brief background (for example, why did you decide to become a nurse?)
• Your current understanding of health informatics
• What you hope to gain from this course

Step 2

Respond to the following question:

• Based on your experience or understanding, describe two examples of patient safety improvement through the use of health care informatics. Specifically, how did/does health care Informatics improve patient safety in each example?