Week 6 Discussion: Examining Nursing Specialties

Week 6 Discussion: Examining Nursing SpecialtiesBeing a skilled professional nurse with over than 10 years of practical experience in different health care environments, I have had an opportunity to use my skills of Nursing/medical software packages in a comprehensive range of clinical functions. My decision to choose nursing informatics program is informed by my experience of the huge difference technology makes in health care.Using Nursing/medical software has made a huge difference in the efficiency of recording and storing patient information, updating health records, scheduling cares, assessing patients’ developmental stages and maintaining electronic patient charts. In coming to this decision, I agonized on its impact on my career direction since I already have over ten years in clinical setting within hospital, home health, and primary care environments. However, I view my experience as a foundation on which to build a career in nursing informatics rather than a departure from clinical roles.The factors that drove my decision to choose nursing informatics program is the big difference that the use of information technology makes in how nurses do their job. Information technology contributes to nursing outcomes by automating routine and low value adding activities hence helping the nurse to improve service in other