Competency Development in the Use of Nursing Informatics and Technology

Question 1

Nurses are expected to provide

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safe, competent, and
compassionate care in an increasingly technical and digital
environment.

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major theme in this new healthcare environment is the

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use of information systems and technologies to improve

the quality and safety of patient care.

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Nurses are directly engaged with information systems and

technologies as the foundation

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for evidence-based
practice, clinical-decision support tools, and the electronic
health record

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Unfortunately, not all nurses are

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fully prepared to use these

tools to support patient care.

Question 5

Informatics Competencies Collaborative sought to
evaluate the current preparedness of the nursing workforce
and propose a set of minimum informatics competencies
that all nurses need to practice in today’s digital era.

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Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform

TIGER

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develop the informatics recommendations for all

practicing nurses and graduating nursing students.

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Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform

TIGER

Question 7

TIGER Nursing Informatics

Competencies Model consists of three parts:

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1. Basic Computer Competencies
2. Information Literacy
3. Information Management

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has grown up with digital technology such as computers,

the Internet, mobile phones, and MP3.

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“digital native”

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grew up

without digital technology and adopted it later (Presnky, 2001).

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“digital immigrant”

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Many

digital natives have gaps in their

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basic computer competency skill set.

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Basic Computer Competencies

Needed Modules:

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1. Concepts of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
2. Using the Computer and Managing Files
3. Word Processing
4. Spreadsheets
5. Using Databases
6. Presentation
7. Web Browsing and Communication

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“a set of abilities allowing individuals to recognize
when information is needed and to locate, evaluate and use that information
appropriately”.

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Information literacy

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Information literacy is the

ability to:

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identify information needed for a specific purpose
• locate pertinent information
• evaluate the information
• apply it correctly

Question 13

Information Literacy Components:

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1. Determine the nature and extent of the information needed
2. Access needed information effectively and efficiently
3. Evaluate information and its sources critically and incorporates selected
   information into his or her knowledge base and value system
4. Individually or as a member of a group, use information effectively to
   accomplish a specific purpose
5. Evaluate outcomes of the use of information

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Information management is a process consisting of

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1) collecting data
2) processing the data
3) presenting and communicating the processed data as information or
knowledge.

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data that is grouped or organized or processed in such a way

that the data has meaning,

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Information

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information transformed or combined to be truly useful in

making judgments and decisions.

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Knowledge

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beauty of e-Learning is that it is a unique solution for

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delivering online learning for nurses despite geographical

location, time, or distribution devices.