GROUP 7

J I M LOUI SE MI CHAEL MAR T I N

GALANG
WEB 2.0
BLOGS
VLOGS
 WEB 2.0

WEB 2 . 0 REFERS TO THE S E CO N D

GEN ERATI ON O F THE WOR L D W I DE W E B
T HAT EMPHA S I Z ES US ER- GE N E R AT E D
CON TENT, C O L L ABO RAT I O N , AN D
I NT ERACTI VE C O MM UNI CAT I O N . I T I S
CHARACTERI Z ED BY THE S H I F T F R O M S T AT I C
WEBSI TES TO DYNAM I C PL AT F O R M S T H AT
AL L OW USERS TO AC TI VEL Y PAR T I CI PAT E
AND C ONTRI BUTE.
 I N NURSI NG I NF O RM ATI CS , W E B 2 .0
TEC HNOL OGI ES HAVE BRO U GH T
SI GNI F I CANT C HANG ES T O H O W N U R S E S
ACC ESS, SHA RE, AND DI SS E MI N AT E
I NF ORMATI O N, AS WEL L AS H O W T H E Y
COL L ABORATE WI TH C O L L E AGU E S AN D
PAT I ENTS. SOME EXAM P L E S O F W E B 2 .0
TEC HNOL OGI ES AND THEI R APPL I CAT I O N S I N
NUR SI NG I NF O RMATI C S I N CL U DE :
SOCIAL MEDIA,ONLINE COMMUNITIES AND FORUMS, BLOGS
AND VLOGS, WIKIS, ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORMS, MOBILE
APPS
 T HE U SE OF WEB 2 . 0 TECH N O L O GI E S I N
NUR SI NG I NF O RM ATI C S PR O MO T E S
I NF ORMATI O N S HARI NG, CO L L AB O R AT I O N ,
AND ENGAG EMENT WI TH I N T H E N U R S I N G
COMMUNI TY . I T AL L O WS N U R S E S T O S T AY
UP DATED WI TH THE L AT E S T DE VE L O PM E N T S ,
L EARN FROM EAC H O THE R ' S E XPE R I E N CE S ,
AND C ONTRI BUTE TO THE ADVAN CE ME N T O F
NUR SI NG KN O WL EDG E A N D PR ACT I CE .
BLOG AND VLOGS

I N NURSI NG I NF O RM ATI CS , B L O GS AN D
VL OGS ARE FO RMS O F ON L I N E W R I T I N G AN D
I NF ORMATI O N S HARI NG U S E D B Y N U R S E S T O
SHARE THEI R EXP ERI ENC E S , KN O W L E DGE ,
AND ADVI CE THRO UG H WR I T T E N AR T I CL E S
OR VI DEOS.
 ON THE OTH ER HAND, VL O GS AR E VI DE O S
CR EATED BY NURS ES TO S H O W CAS E T H E I R
EXP ERI ENCE S , P RO VI DE T U T O R I AL S , O R GI VE
ADVI C E THRO UG H VI S UA L PR E S E N T AT I O N S .
T HR OUGH VL O G S , NURS E S CAN
DEMONSTRATE AC TUAL PAT I E N T CAR E
P R O CESSES AND P RO C ED U R E S , S H O W CAS E
T HE EQUI PMENT AND TE CH N O L O GI E S U S E D
I N NURSI NG, AND P RO VI DE GU I DAN CE O R
T RAI N I NG TO O THER NU R S E S .

BL OGS AND VL O G S ARE E S S E N T I AL T O O L S I N

NUR SI NG I NF O RM ATI C S B E CAU S E T H E Y
P R OVI DE PL ATF O RMS F OR I N F O R MAT I O N
AND EXPERI ENC E S HARI NG. T H E Y E N AB L E
NUR SES TO ENG AG E WI TH A B R O ADE R
COMMUNI TY O F P RO F ES S I O N AL S , L E AR N
F R OM OTHERS , AND I NS PI R E F E L L O W
NUR SES.
RELIABLE SEARCH
ENGINES AND
DATABASES
 WHAT IS A SEARCH
ENGINE?
A PROGRAM USED SPECIFICALLY FOR
LOCATING SPECIFIC WEBSITES ON THE WORLD
WIDE WEB THAT SEARCHES FOR AND FINDS
OBJECTS IN A DATABASE THAT CORRELATE TO
KEYWORDS OR CHARACTERS GIVEN BY THE
USER.

EXAMPLES OF SEARCH ENGINES THAT WE CAN USE IN

NURSING:

PUBMED
CINAHL
COCHRANE LIBRARY

 WHAT IS A
DATABASE?
A DATABASE IS A STRUCTURED
INFORMATION COLLECTION THAT IS OFTEN
STORED ELECTRONICALLY IN A COMPUTER
SYSTEM.

EXAMPLES OF DATABASES THAT WE CAN USE IN

NURSING:

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR'S)

CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS (CDSS)
NURSING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
(NKMS)

THANK YOU!