Posted: May 1st, 2025

Benchmark – Information and Communication Technologies in Nursing

The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate the various information and communication technology tools that can be used when caring for patients, communities, and populations.

For this assignment, use two to three scholarly sources to write an essay. Based on your current practice, clinical experience, course materials, and review of outside resources, include the following:

Discuss the history of health information technologies and the evolution of nursing informatics.

Based on the various areas of practice discussed on the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) website, describe the one that is most relevant to day-to-day nursing practices.

• Explain two to three information and communication technologies and the components used on a daily basis to provide care to patients, communities, and populations.
• Describe the appropriate use of multimedia applications in health care.
• Evaluate how technology impacts the way you modify the plan of care to meet the needs of your patients. Provide two examples.
• Explain the importance of nursing engagement in the planning and selection of health care technologies.
• Cite a minimum of two sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.