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In this article I will be discussing SDOH Analytics and the impact it had on my disposition and approach as a Freshman Nursing student. The goal of this article will be to hopefully enlighten and encourage any individual looking to enter the nursing field to educate themselves on diversity within the healthcare system. Furthermore, after reading this article it is my wish that future nurses understand that not all patients have access to the proper technology and resources needed to access quality healthcare and because of this as a nurse it will be their job to ensure that all patients are provided with the utmost respect regardless of: race, ethnicity, religion or social/ economic factors. In Module 8 of the nursing informatics class that I took this semester, the assignment was to choose three domains (Independent variables) and correlate them to one outcome (Dependent Variable) of our choosing. These independent and dependent variables would be compared between two states of our choice. After the correlation, was conducted we would then continue on to run a multiple regression analysis. The role of the multiple regression analysis was to prove whether there was a true relationship between the three domains and the outcome. Now, prior to going into depth I will explain the domains. The three domains provided were: Social, Economic and Healthcare. The outcomes were: Opioid Death, Premature Death, Heart Disease Death, Alcohol Death, Drug overdose death and Alcohol Driving Death. Now you are probably wondering, now what does this have to do with the topic at hand?" It’s actually quite simple, most times in the healthcare field we see that social and economic factors do seem to have an effect on the quality of healthcare in that specific demographical area. This module sought to prove this theory true or false. When the initial correlation test was running, there was a significant relationship between two out of the three independent variables my group chose. When the third test was conducted, we then found that there was only one true and significant relationship between the domains and the outcomes in the two states that we chose. The domain that showed a true significant relationship to the outcome was the healthcare domain that we chose which was: Uninsured. What this now meant was that a patient being uninsured was positively correlated to premature death in the two states the we chose. As a nursing student this module helped develop some very strong analytical and critical skills in regards to patient care and nursing informatics. According to point number 6 (Parcells, 2011) " When used with no judgement, technology and caring help to build patient self-worth. This point has become very important to me as a future nurse and nurse informaticist. On a day to day basis nurses are tasked with the role of administering quality care regardless of a patients social, economic status. Some patients that will be encountered in the field will be homeless and coming to us to be healed. This Module not only built and instilled this critical skill into me but also provided me with statistical data on how high the poverty levels are in some states compared to others. Patients self-worth and confidence in us as medical professionals to provide them with the proper resources to maintain a healthy life is the most rewarding aspect of this field. Another critical skill that I attained from this Module was point five stated by, (Parcells, 2011) this point states that " Caring is engaging in compassion, physical presence, comforting, and respect of the whole person." I put this second because I believe it to be the most important in the role as not only a nurse but also a nurse informaticist. For example, what if a patient comes in to the ED in an excruciating amount of pain but during triage it is discovered that the patient doesn't have active insurance. Does that mean we disregard this patient and mark them off as non-priority? The answer is no. As a nurse, we are first tasked with the job of collecting data and most of all listening, understanding and being compassionate. As a nurse informaticist after the patient is treated, we then step in to educate and provide all the resources necessary to that patient to ensure that they can become actively insured. Altogether, Module 8 of my nursing informatics class provided me with better critical and analytical skills that will not only prepare me to be successful as a nurse but also help me to become a stellar nurse informaticist. Lastly, I will be able to educate peers and patients.

Parcells, D. A., & Locsin, R. C. (2011). Development and Psychometric Testing of the Technological Competency as caring in Nursing Instrument. International Journal of Human Caring, 15(4), 8–13. https://doi.org/10.20467/1091-5710.15.4.8