TY - SER AU - Dieckhaus, Tina. TI - Nursing informatics practice in traditional hospital settings SN - 0360-4039 PY - 2014/// KW - Information management KW - Medical informatics KW - Health informatics KW - Medical practices KW - United States N1 - Nursing N2 - When exploring the scope of nursing informatics (NI) practice, it helps to remember the definition of NI. The key concepts are that NI is based on science and focuses on using data to contribute to nursing knowledge with the goal of improving patient care. NI provides the information and tools healthcare professionals need to improve individual and population health. Here, Dieckhaus discusses the scope of NI practice in a hospital setting ER -