The development of competencies for informatics nurse: Survey of nursing educators' perception

• Main Authors: Yu-Wen Fang, Mei-Hua Wang, Ching-Hsiu Hsieh, Pei-Ling Hiseh
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: competencies; informatics nurse; nursing educators' perception

The study was conducted the competencies in college nursing educators in order to their perception of informatics nurse and design curriculums. In the same time, design questionnaire and survey the nursing college educators. Importantly, nurses and nursing teachers must be equipped with nursing information knowledge and skills to training nursing students that fulfill their numerous responsibilities in nursing environment. A qualitative study was carried out in 80 college teachers in whole Taiwan. This study was designed the framework contained qualitative survey to nursing teachers. And collect 10 categories of items for assessing lecture and 19 for assessing practical activities was developed as a teaching tool. The contents of questionnaire included three parts: background of faculty, perception of nursing informatics education, nursing informatics clinical manual. Health professions education strategies may be used to equip nursing educators with skills and experiences in technology and informatics with the goal of improving health care delivery. With reference to the certification of other roles in the nursing profession, the main institutes involved, apart from government agencies, were professional organizations within the specific field. The certification standards were formulated by a combined expert effort from industry, government, and academia. The study show that nursing educators' attitudes and support in nursing informatics learning process, and more training courses in the clinical and lectures and practical activities is needed.