Directions: Select one or two of the following 3 sources from the Readings and Resources section of this module.

• HIMSS. (2011). Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Position Statement on Transforming Nursing Practice through Technology & Informatics. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 34(4), p. 367-376, doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0b013e31822d6bc3. Retrieved from Florida State College Full-Text Nursing Journals Ovid. —(type the title of the article in the Library home page search box for a quick find).
• IOM (Institute of Medicine). 2010. The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ThePracticeofProfessionalNursing/workforce/IOM-Future-of-Nursing-Report-1 (Links to an external site.)(Link updated 4/21/17)
• Read one of the articles on the website of TIGER initiate (Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform) at http://thetigerinitiative.org/  (Links to an external site.)
• https://www.himss.org/resources/2020-emerging-technology-global-nursing-care (Links to an external site.)https://www.himss.org/resources/online-journal-nursing-informatics (Links to an external site.)

Discuss how nurses have influenced or improved nursing practice, administration, education, or research through informatics. Support your answer with at least two examples from websites or journal articles. How similar or different is it from your own personal or professional experiences?

Cite sources in the paragraphs and list references at the end of your post.

Submission:After you post your initial post, reply to three or more of your classmates’ postings. Remember: Your participation should reflect sufficient effort.

Grading:This discussion is worth 100 points and will be graded using the Nursing Discussion Rubric. Use the information in the rubric as a guide toward the successful completion of this module’s discussion.