Evidence based proposal to support the need for a nurse informaticist in an organization who would focus on improving healthcare outcomes

Defines nursing informatics and the role of the nurse informaticist. References current data, evidence, or standards to support and refine definition. Explains how the nurse informaticist collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, including technologists, to improve the quality of patient care. Makes explicit reference to scholarly or professional resources to support explanation. Justifies the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care organization and references relevant and timely scholarly or professional resources to support the justification. Explains evidence-based strategies that the nurse informaticist and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients’ protected health information (privacy, security, and confidentiality), with reference to specific data, evidence, or standards to support the explanation.