Week 1 Introduction & Discussion: Informatics and Patient Safety


This discussion forum will help you get to know your instructor and fellow students.

Step 1

Post the following to the discussion board:

  • Your name
  • Brief background (for example, why did you decide to become a nurse?)
  • Your current understanding of health informatics
  • What you hope to gain from this course

Step 2

Respond to the following question:

  • Based on your experience or understanding, describe two examples of patient safety improvement through the use of health care informatics. Specifically, how did/does health care Informatics improve patient safety in each example?