NURSING INFORMATION
SYSTEM TEAM
M3
LEARNING Collaborate with other members of the health team in the
implementation of programs and services.
OUTCOME
CONTENTS
Nursing Information System Team
A. Health Care Team
B. IT Team
C. Listserv and Newsgroups
Nursing Information System (NIS)
is a part of a health care information system that deals with nursing aspects,
particularly the maintenance of the nursing record.
The several objectives that a Nursing Information system should meet in order
to succeed its aims, cover the users' needs and operate properly are described.
The functions of such systems, which combine with the basic tasks of the
nursing care process, are examined.
Health Care Team/IT Team
• Information technology is a team sport.
• Working as an IT team allows brilliant individuals to create remarkable
systems, processes, solutions and results.
• IT teams are typically small groups of practitioners who are able to
develop, deploy and maintain large-scale systems to keep modern
businesses running.
• Health IT is another way to describe the management of healthcare
information between clinicians, patients, healthcare administrators,
insurance companies and government entities.
IT Team
• Interprofessional Team is the new buzzword for success
• In terms of information technology in health care, the trend in this
role is also increasing over time.
IT Team
An interprofessional team is comprised of team members from two or more different
professions (e.g., nurses and physicians, physicians and community health workers, social
workers and psychologists, pharmacists and respiratory therapists) who learn with, from,
and about each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes.
INTERPROFESSI Today’s health care environment includes numerous discussions of the
ONAL TEAMS need to implement interprofessional teams as one of the solutions
WORKING that will help improve access, increase quality, and reduce the cost of
health care services.
TOGETHER
Listserv and Newsgroups
Newsgroups and listservs are effective research tools.
Researchers can find out trends, tap public opinion, contact experts
and make contacts.
What is a Newsgroup?
• A topic-based discussion forum & repository
• Still part of the usenet news system, with hierarchies based on topic
• Accessed/received via email, website (often requiring login), or a
newsreader
• Topics can be almost anything
• Often includes spam, trolling, & flaming
How Newsgroups
Work?
Where can I find Newsgroups?
• Goggle Groups search: http://groups-beta.google.com/
• Newzbot: http://www.newzbot.com/
• FAQ on usenet newsgroups: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgroup/
• Brief intro to newsgroups with a selection of newsgroups:
http://www.geocities.com/findnewsgroup/
Listserv
is a method of communicating
with a group of people via
email. You send one email
message to the “reflector”
email address, and the software
sends the email to all of the
group’s subscribers.
What is a Listserv?
• An electronic mailing list for discussion
• often topic based
• A public forum or community
• Requires a subscription (usually easy to obtain by sending
an email to the listserv email address)
• Messages sent to all members
• Available: email sent to inbox, digest form, online
• Often has less spam than newsgroups due to the
subscription and possible monitoring
Listserv
• are discussion groups of like-minded
people or people joined together by
their shared interest in a particular
topic who use the Internet to
communicate with each other.
• The term “listserv” is a kind of brand
name become generic name for what
are also called mailing lists.
How a Listserv works
Image from Tri-Service Toxicology Consortium
What’s a Listserv?
• E-conference (discussion group)
• Topical in nature
• Questions and Answer (problem solving)
• One address for many people
• Two-way communication
• Delivery by e-mail
Listserv
http://listserv.dpw.state.pa.us/Scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1706A&
L=nursing-home-transition-prvdrs&D=0&P=1472
http://www.4nursing.com/nursing.listservs.nurse.listserv.e.m
ail.discussion.group.htm
Listservs or electronic discussion groups are the most popular means of communication on the Internet. You
can exchange ideas via e-mail about topics in the health sciences. Leave the subject area blank when you e-
mail your subscription, and when you get the initial subscription message from the listserv, save it because it
will contain important information.
CNS-L: - CNS-L is a discussion list that focuses on clinical nursing issues and topics.
To join, send an e-mail message to [email protected]
Text: sub CNS-L yourfirstname yourlastname. For example: sub CNS-L jane smith.
GERINET: - GERINET is a discussion list for geriatric health care professionals.
To join, send an e-mail message to
[email protected] Text: subscribe GERINET yourfirstname yourlastname. For example: subscribe GERINET jane smith.
GLOBALRN: - GLOBALRN is a discussion group for nurses, in general, and other interested health care
professionals.
To join, send an e-mail message to [email protected]
Text: sub GLOBALRN yourfirstname yourlastname. For example: subscribe GLOBALRN jane smith.
HOMEHLTH: - HOMEHLTH is a discussion list for topics in the area of management, operation and other issues
of Home Healthcare.
To join, send an e-mail message to [email protected]
Text: subscribe HOMEHLTH yourfirstname yourlastname.
NPINFO: - Nurse Practitioner Information is a listserv intended for nurse practitioners in various specialties, nurse
midwives and nurse anesthetists.
To join, send an e-mail message to [email protected]
Text: subscribe yourfirstname yourlastname.
NRSINGED: English (USA):"The NRSINGED Discussion List is open to nurse educators and interested others. The intent
of the list is to provide a forum for the discussion of topics and issues in nursing education. Discussion is meant to be
wide ranging from teaching methodologies to philosophical issues, in order to meet the diverse needs of nurse
educators."
To subscribe to the NRSINGED discussion list, please visit the URL:
http://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/nrsinged
NurseRes: - NurseRes is a moderated discussion group for nurse researchers. NurseRes can also serve as a resource to
get in touch with individuals in your area of interest for collaborative research.
To join NurseRes, send an e-mail message to [email protected]
Text: subscribe NurseRes.
• Listserv
• Distribute by e-mail
• Subscribe to
• Topical in nature
• Problem Solving
• Not real-time
• Stays in mailbox until deleted
Listserv vs.
Newsgroups • Newsgroup
• Posted to central site
• Don’t need to subscribe - called register
• Topical in nature
• Problem Solving
• not real-time
• Posted for fixed time period
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