Our Blog

Social determinants of health can be categorized into five distinct areas: economics, education, healthcare access and quality, environment, and social/community. These five areas can be widely varied resulting in healthcare disparity. These disparities highlight that “healthy choices” are not enough, rather these disparities must be understood and addressed to improve these disparities. How might these […]

 “Technology will change how nurses spend time delivering patient care, but the need for nurses will remain. Nursing experience, knowledge, and skills will transition to learning new ways of thinking about and processing information—the nurse will become the information integrator, health coach, and deliverer of human caring, supported by AI technologies, not replaced by them” […]

Gone are the days in which patients must come to a healthcare facility to monitor and track all follow-up or routine care. Whether it is tracking blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, blood sugar levels, activity levels, or even oxygen levels, technology has advanced the way in which healthcare is delivered, tracked, and monitored. Additionally, patients may […]

Data drives innovations in healthcare. Whether through exploring patient care practices, introducing new care techniques, or providing new lifesaving medicine, data drives the ability to offer these solutions in practice. Data is not compiled, applied, or analyzed using only one approach—therefore, it is important to explore the various strategies used and  consider implications, barriers, and […]

The practice of research requires clear planning, focus, and intention. Additionally, the analysis of potential barriers, gaps, and issues is crucial in ensuring the research is not only effective, but beneficial to solving issues or problems within an organization or practice. Research cannot begin without an analysis and evaluation of how and why the research […]

Healthcare is no longer simply sitting in an office waiting to see a healthcare professional. Technology has transformed nursing practice beyond the brick-and-mortar walls of a healthcare facility. What role might nursing informatics play in assessing the impact of these changes? Why might an assessment of these changes be imperative to ensuring quality of patient […]

How do we determine what impacts nursing informatics and practice? How do we analyze the impact of nursing informatics terminology and concepts for nursing practice? Through your nursing practice and education, you have developed a clear understanding that nursing practice and healthcare is constantly evolving. Whether through the use of new technologies or new research, […]

With roots tracing all the way back to Florence Nightingale, nursing informatics has improved healthcare through the connection of nursing science to multiple sources of information and analytical science to inform nursing practice. Starting with simple data collection, the field has expanded with ever-changing technology and advancements to facilitate ongoing, continuous  improvement, always with a […]

What does it mean to use a mixed method approach in research studies? Why might both qualitative and quantitative methods be necessary to fully explore a research problem or issue in healthcare? A mixed methods approach allows a researcher to utilize the strengths of each study design to develop a more complex understanding of the […]

 “As qualitative research methods achieve ever-wider currency… we need to apply a critical and reflexive gaze. We cannot afford to let qualitative research become a set of taken for granted precepts and procedures. Equally, we should not be so seduced by our collective success or radical chic of new strategies of social research as to […]

What is the lived experience of nurses working in healthcare during the year 2020? What is the experience of patients when nurses utilize evidence-based practice (EBP)? The above questions are examples of qualitative research questions. Qualitative studies allow for a broader, more complex study of individuals and factors, than that of quantitative studies. These studies […]

What is the impact of research studies on nursing practice? Research studies have the ability to create change and move healthcare forward. New insights garner new ideas, and new ideas create a space in which patients may receive better care. Not surprisingly, as a profession, healthcare professionals rely heavily on the use of research to […]