The Informatics Nurse Specialist is an integral member of the health care team with the expertise to:
1. Create a vision of what is possible in the specialty of informatics.
2. Create standardized nursing languages.
3. Create interactive web sites .
4. Create strategic plans for hardware improvement
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Rationale: The informatics nurse specialist blends education and expertise and can visualize the possibilities in health care.
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