ICNP® R&D Centre Ireland: Defining Requirements for an Intersectoral Digital Landscape

Autor: Pamela Hussey, Melissa Corbally, Daragh Rodger, Anne Kirwan, Elizabeth Adams, Paula Kavanagh, Anne Matthews
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Informatics, Vol 4, Iss 2, p 7 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-9709
DOI: 10.3390/informatics4020007
Popis: The apparent speed and impact of creating a global digital landscape for health and social care tells us that the health workforce is playing catch-up with eHealth national programmes. Locating how and where the profession of nursing fits with future models of health service delivery is critical to provide focused engagement for the populations they serve. In 2016, Dublin City University (DCU) School of Nursing and Human Sciences (SNHS) created a research and development centre for International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®) in Ireland. This paper provides a summary of the first year of the centre’s research, describing how the initial activities link to the development of global eHealth policy. A key aspect of service delivery relates to defining care requirements, specifically to support sustainable intersectoral healthcare. Considering how nursing-sensitive language (clinical terminology) is best mapped is necessary to articulate the care requirements and processes to achieve optimal patient outcome. The World Health Organisational Framework for Integrated Care provides a pathway for crystallising the steep learning curve that the profession has currently found itself situated in, to deliver on contemporary digital healthcare.
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