Nursing Informatics
Lesson 9. Issues in Informatics System
Issues in Informatics System
INTRODUCTION
• “Information on social media can take a life of its
own-where inaccuracies can become fact.” (ANA,
2020)
TERMINOLOGIESn
VIRTUAL SOCIAL NETWORKS
• A professional network that have expanded
phenomenally since the advent of the Internet and
other ICTs
o It provide a cyberspace for nurses to make
contacts, share information and ideas, and
build a sense of community.
Internet Applications
DEFINITION
ELECTRONIC MEDIAn
• Serve as a convenient vehicle for building virtual
social networks for creating shared knowledge
through collaborative learning and problem solving.
Nursing Virtual Social Networks
DEFINITION
• It provides a cyberspace for nurses to make
contacts, share information and ideas, and build a
sense of community.
PURPOSESn
• Exchanging ideas on practice issues and best
practices
• To become more knowledgeable about new trends,
research, and innovations in health care
• To participate in advocacy, activist, and educational
initiatives.
SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES
• These are used to provide a dynamic virtual
environment, and often provide communicative
capabilities through:
o posting tools like blogs, forums, and wikis
o email for sharing ideas on a smaller scale
o collaborative areas for interaction
Technological Innovations
PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANCE (PDA)
o creating and building digital artifacts or
planning projects
o navigation tools for moving through the virtual
network landscape
o profiles to provide a space for each member to
disclose personal information with others
Note.
• We in the healthcare profession continue to face
the challenge of how best to accept this new
communication and information platforms while
trying to protect the patient and the confidentiality
of patient data.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND NURSINGn
• We all know that Social media is a powerful tool that
could reach millions in the click of a button. The
same way when used in the right platform it could
open a lot of opportunities. But we should always
remember that what we post becomes public and no
amount of security settings could guarantee that
only those whom you want to view it would do so.
• It is described as the type of applications which use
the internet for operating successfully.
• Aids the internet for fetching, sharing and displaying
the information from the respective server systems.
• It can be accessed only with the help of the internet
facility, and it cannot be functional without internet.
• These applications can be classified as electronic
devices based, automated digital technology,
industrial internet, smartphones based, smart home
based, smart grids, smart city, and other major
applications.
• The internet has many few major applications like
electronic mail services, web browsing, and peer to
peer networking.
EXAMPLESn
• The following are some examples of internet
applications:
o Google Chrome
o Internet Explorer
o Mozilla Firefox
o Omega
o Safari
• It is portable device that functions as a personal
information manager.
• It is used for web browsing, office applications,
watching videos, viewing photos or as mobile
phones.
• It features touch screen displays, Bluetooth and WiFi
connectivity, memory card slots, mobile software
applications and multimedia support.
 • It includes personal information managers for
contacts and schedules
• With software to synchronize desktop or cloud
server information.
FEATURES
TOUCHSCREEN
• Palm Pilot organiser on display at the Musée Bolo,
EPFL, Lausanne
• Many of the original PDAs, such as the Apple Newton
and Palm Pilot, featured a touchscreen for user
interaction, having only a few buttons—usually
reserved for shortcuts to often-used programs.
• Some touchscreen PDAs, including Windows Mobile
devices, had a detachable stylus to facilitate making
selections.
• The user interacts with the device by tapping the
screen to select buttons or issue commands, or by
dragging a finger (or the stylus) on the screen to
make selections or scroll.
MEMORY CARDSn
• Although many early PDAs did not have memory
card slots, now most have either some form of
Secure Digital (SD) slot, a CompactFlash slot or a
combination of the two.
• Although designed for memory, Secure Digital
Input/Output (SDIO) and CompactFlash cards are
available that provide accessories like Wi-Fi or
digital cameras, if the device can support them.
• Some PDAs also have a USB port, mainly for USB
flash drives.
• Some PDAs use microSD cards, which are
electronically compatible with SD cards, but have a
much smaller physical size.
WIRED CONNECTIVITY
• While early PDAs connected to a user's personal
computer via serial ports or another proprietary
connection, many today connect via a USB cable.
• Older PDAs were unable to connect to each other via
USB, as their implementations of USB didn't support
acting as the "host".
• Some early PDAs were able to connect to the
Internet indirectly by means of an external modem
connected via the PDA's serial port or "sync"
connector, or directly by using an expansion card
that provided an Ethernet port.
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITYn
• Most modern PDAs have Bluetooth, a popular
wireless protocol for mobile devices. Bluetooth can
be used to connect keyboards, headsets, GPS
receivers, and other nearby accessories.
• It's also possible to transfer files between PDAs that
have Bluetooth.
• Many modern PDAs have Wi-Fi wireless network
connectivity and can connect to Wi-Fi hotspots.
• All smartphones, and some other modern PDAs, can
connect to Wireless Wide Area Networks, such as
those provided by cellular telecommunications
companies.
EMAILn
• A method of exchanging messages ("mail") between
people using electronic devices.
• Invented by Ray Tomlinson and was recognized as
email in the mid 1970’s.
• Email servers accept, forward, deliver, and store
messages.
• Neither the users nor their computers are required
to be online simultaneously.
Note.
• Email operates across computer networks, which
today is primarily the Internet. Some early email
systems required the author and the recipient to
both be online at the same time, in common with
instant messaging.
• Today's email systems are based on a store-and-
forward model. Email servers accept, forward,
deliver, and store messages.
• Neither the users nor their computers are required
to be online simultaneously; they need to connect
only briefly, typically to a mail server or a webmail
interface for as long as it takes to send or receive
messages or to download it.
•
BOOKMARKS
• A saved shortcut that directs your browser to a
specific webpage.
• It stores the title, URL, and favicon of the
corresponding page.
• It allows you to easily access your favorite locations
on the Web.
Video Conferencing
DEFINITION
• It is a technology that allows users in different
locations to hold face-to-face meetings without
having to move to a single location together.
TYPES
POINT-TO-POINT VIDEO CONFERENCE
• A point-to-point videoconference was the norm with
traditional video conferencing setups (like closed-
circuit TV).
• Point-to-point videoconferencing is still popularly
used with common IT teleconferencing tools, such
as Skype. A benefit is that syncing the two signals
does not require a bridge or other sophisticated
system. Also, unlike many multi-point systems,
there is a better chance of a clearer signal and less
lag time.
MULTIPOINT VIDEO CONFERENCEn
• In a P2P video conference, there is a simultaneous
communication between two different sites. But
here there is communication between more than 2
sites at the same place.
• Advanced equipment is necessary for this type of
communication to take place.
• The maximum number of participants in a
multipoint video conferencing depends on the
software which you are using.
• Most software generally allows more than 25 users
at once.
• The following are its advantages:
o Reduction in Travel Cost
o Increased Productivity
o No time Constraints
USES OF VIDEO CONFERENCINGn
• Companies with multiple offices might establish
direct video communications between their
locations in order to allow their teams to work more
collaboratively.
• Video conferencing can also be used as a medium for
conducting training, with the instructor teaching a
remote class from almost anywhere.
o This can be done in a corporate context,
especially for getting workers the knowledge
they need to better perform their jobs.
o The academic world can also make use of video
conferencing to connect a traditional
classroom setting with students who are based
a considerable distance from the school.
• A video conference may also be used to conduct
regular meetings with a company staff or to confer
with shareholders about the latest activities at the
business.
o It may be used to announce significant changes
at a company, such as introducing a new CEO or
to present information in an interactive way
that allows all participants to engage in
discussion about what they see on screen.
• Hotels and conference centers sometimes make
video conferencing services available to guests who
require such services. This may be offered in suites
or conference rooms that have been equipped for
this purpose.
FACETIME
• It is a videotelephony application designed by Apple
for use in mobile devices connected to a wireless
network. FaceTime uses the camera and WIFI of the
device to create face to face conversations via the
internet.
Text Messaging
DEFINITION
• “Short message service (SMS) is a service available
on most digital mobile phones that permits the
sending of short messages between mobile phones,
other handheld devices and even landline
telephones”
HISTORYn
• First (1 ) message was sent in the UK on December
st
3, 1992. It read “Merry Christmas”.
• Nokia was the first handset manufacturer whose
total GSM phone line in 1993 supported user-
sending of SMS text messages.
• In 1995, an average of 0.4 texts were sent per cell
phone user per month. By the end of 2000, an
average text message user sent 35 per day.
SOCIAL EFFECT
• The beginning of text messaging made possible new
forms of interaction that were not possible before.
o Effect on language
o Texting while driving
o Texting while walking
o Sexting
o In schools
o Bullying
Social Media Applications
TWITTER
• It is an American microblogging and social
networking service on which users post and interact
with messages known as “tweets”.
• Registered users can post, like, and retweet tweets,
but unregistered users can only read them.
HISTORY OF TWITTER
CREATION AND INITIAL REACTION
• Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack
Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams,
launched in July of that year.
• Jack Dorsey has explained the origin of the "Twitter"
title:
o ...we came across the word 'twitter', and it was
just perfect. The definition was 'a short burst of
 inconsequential information,' and 'chirps from
birds'. And that's exactly what the product was.
2007-2010n
• The company experienced rapid initial growth.
• It had 400,000 tweets posted per quarter in 2007.
• This grew to 100 million tweets posted per quarter in
2008. In February 2010, Twitter users were sending
50 million tweets per day.
• By March 2010, the company recorded over 70,000
registered applications. As of June 2010, about 65
million tweets were posted each day, equaling
about 750 tweets sent each second, according to
Twitter.
2011-2014
• On April 5, 2011, Twitter tested a new homepage and
phased out the "Old Twitter". However, a glitch
came about after the page was launched, so the
previous "retro" homepage was still in use until the
issues were resolved; the new homepage was
reintroduced on April 20, 2011.
• On December 8, 2011, Twitter overhauled its website
once more to feature the "Fly" design, which the
service says is easier for new users to follow and
promotes advertising.
2015-2016n
• On February 11, 2015, Twitter announced that it had
acquired Niche, an advertising network for social
media stars, founded by Rob Fishman and Darren
Lachtman.
GOOGLEn
• Google LLC (Limited Liability Company) is an
American multinational technology company that
specializes in Internet-related services and
products, which include online advertising
technologies, search engine, cloud computing,
software, and hardware.
o It is considered one of the Big Four technology
companies alongside Amazon, Apple and
Microsoft.
• Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry
Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students
at Stanford University in California.
FACEBOOK
• It is an American online social media and social
networking service based in Menlo Park,
California and a flagship service of the namesake
company Facebook, Inc.
• It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, along with
fellow Harvard College students and roommates
Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin
Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.
HISTORY OF FACEBOOK
2003-2006
• Thefacebook, Thiel investment, and name change
2006-2012n
• Public access and rapid growth
2012-2013
• Facebook App
2015-PRESENTn
• Improvement; fake news, and other external
misusage
Note.
• The Philippines has been dubbed as the Facebook
capital of the world. Along with Facebook, Filipinos
also widely use varied social media platforms
entertainment, learning, and engagement. One of
these areas include sharing health tips, personal
health information, and even promotion of
healthcare practice. However, it appears that
technological and social media advancement have
outpaced the policies and practice regulation
governing privacy of health information.
Web 2.0
DEFINITION
• Term used to describe a variety of web sites and
applications that allow anyone to create and share
online information or material they have created.
• It allows people to create, share, collaborate &
communicate.
• It does not require any web design or publishing
skills to participate, making it easy for people to
create and publish or communicate their work to the
world.
TYPES/EXAMPLESn
• Hosted services (Google Maps)
• Web applications (Google Docs, Flickr)
• Video sharing sites (YouTube)
• Wikis (MediaWiki)
• Blogs (WordPress)
• Social networking (Facebook)
• Folksonomies (Delicious)
• Microblogging (Twitter)
• Podcasting (Podcast Alley)
ADVANTAGES
• Available at any time, any place.
• Variety of media.
• Ease of usage.
• Learners can actively be involved in knowledge
building.
• Can create dynamic learning communities.
• Everybody is the author and the editor, every edit
that has been made can be tracked.
• User-friendly.
• Updates in the wiki are immediate and it offers more
sources for researchers.
• It provides real-time discussion.

Blogs
DEFINITION
• A blog is a contraction of the words web log. Blogs
usually provide commentary or information on a
particular issue, event or topic.
• In some cases, blogs can be about a particular
person; an online, public, personal diary. A blog is
usually maintained by a single person or a small
group of contributors.
• Visitors to the blog can comment on the entries
made or respond to comments made by other
visitors. Blogs are primarily text but can also be the
form of photos or other images, sounds, or films.