Nursing Informatics Competencies in an Undergraduate Nursing Program
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Authors
Callahan, Crystal Merchant
Issue Date
2012-01-19
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Nursing , Nursing Technology , informatic competency
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Abstract
With the changes in healthcare and the increasing use of technology, efforts must start with nursing education programs to ensure that nursing graduates are ready for professional practice. To achieve this, nursing education programs will need to include the use of technology and nursing informatics competencies in their curricula. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to identify how nursing informatics competencies were being operationalized in undergraduate college of nursing courses and curriculum as well as perceived barriers to the implementation of those competencies. The study focused on one baccalaureate nursing program in southern Georgia during the academic year of 2010-2011. A mixed method descriptive design was used for this study. The sample consisted of 16 nurse faculty members who were responsible for courses taught in the newly revised curriculum at the participating Bachelors of Science in Nursing program.
The findings of the study suggested that nursing informatics competencies most frequently reported as being included in curriculum were email, Internet, electronic medical records, literature searches, ethical use of information systems and clinical documentation systems. Infrastructure and equipment were reported as the leading barriers to implementation of nursing informatics competencies....