Nursing Informatics brings together nursing science, information science, and computer science and analytical science to support safer decisions, efficient workflows, and better patient outcomes.
- Improves patient safety
- Supports patient involvement
- Stronger interdisciplinary involvement
- Increases access to care
- Better patient education
Barcode medication administration combines patient identification data, medication information, and clinical nursing judgment to support medication safety.
- Allergy warnings
- Drug interaction alerts
- Reduces medication errors
- Improves documentation
- Increases accountability