Assignment task: Informatics Competencies
Resources:
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Required Readings
- American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.).
- "Informatics Competencies: Spanning Careers and Roles" (pp. 41-47)
- "Standard 1-6" (pp. 68-78)
- "Standard 12" (pp. 87-88)
- Bivona-Tellez, C. M., Hebda, T., Newbold, S. K., VanderKooi, M., Tietze, M., Rivard, M., Clarke, M., &Pordeli, L. (2024). Informatics competency assessment of nursing faculty: Progress and plans. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 42(8), 555-556.
- Farzandipour, M., Mohamadian, H., Akbari, H., Safari, S., & Sharif, R. (2021). Designing a national model for assessment of nursing informatics competency. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making , 21 (1), 1-12.
- Reid, L., Button, D., Breaden, K., &Brommeyer, M. (2024). Nursing informatics: Competency challenges for nursing faculty. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 310, 1196-1200.
Optional Resources:
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021). The essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education.
- Domain 5, "Quality and Safety" (pp. 11)
- Domain 7, "Systems-Based Practice" (pp. 11)
- Domain 8: "Informatics and Healthcare Technologies" (pp. 11)
- "Advanced-Level Practicum Experiences" (p. 22)
- Advanced Level Competencies: Domain 5: "Quality and Safety" (pp. 39-41)
- Advanced Level Competencies: Domain 7: "Systems-Based Practice" (pp.44-45)
- Advanced Level Competencies: Domain 8: "Informatics and Healthcare Technologies" (pp. 46-48)
- Kleib, M., Chauvette, A., Furlong, K., Nagle, L., Slater, L., & McCloskey, R. (2021). Approaches for defining and assessing nursing informatics competencies: A scoping review. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 19 (4), 794-841.
To Prepare
Review the resources provided in the Nursing Informatics Competencies.
Post a cohesive response to the following:
- Consider all that you already knew and what you have learned in this class. What are the key informatics competencies that you feel every nurse should possess? How can those competencies impact improvements in healthcare outcomes in your organization? Need Assignment Help?
Read a selection of your colleagues' responses and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by expanding upon their responses or sharing additional or alternative perspectives.