This definition is very similar to the first definition in this section and of course that should make some sense since that is exactly the kind of limit that weâre doing to show that a function is continuous.
Other uses of informatics in biomedical and health-related areas include: 1  Clinical informatics - Generally refers to informatics applied in healthcare or individual health settings.  Bioinformatics - The application of informatics in cellular and molecular biology, often with a focus on genomics.
A definition is a fundamental element for shaping a specialty. A definition for nursing informatics guides role delineation for nurses interested in informatics and suggests directions for practice, education, training, and research.Also, a definition is one foundational element of national scope documents for the nursing informatics specialty.f for no other reason than that, a definition for nursing informatics is important for other nurses and for informatics nurse specialists, the label adopted by the ANA, because informatics nurse specialists need to be able to succinctly define their practice.