Resources
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WEEKLY RESOURCES

Required Readings

· American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informaticsLinks to an external site. : 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 plansLinks to an external site.. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 42(8), 555–556. https://doi.org/10.1097/cin.0000000000001184

· Farzandipour, M., Mohamadian, H., Akbari, H., Safari, S., & Sharif, R. (2021). Designing a national model for assessment of nursing informatics competencyLinks to an external site.. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making , 21 (1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01405-0

· Reid, L., Button, D., Breaden, K., & Brommeyer, M. (2024). Nursing informatics: Competency challenges for nursing facultyLinks to an external site.. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 310, 1196–1200. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI231154

Optional Resources

· American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021). The essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education Links to an external site. . https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/AcademicNursing/pdf/Essentials-2021.pdf

· 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 reviewLinks to an external site.. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 19 (4), 794–841. doi:10.11124/JBIES-20-00100

To Prepare

· Review the resources provided in the Nursing Informatics Competencies.

By Day 3 of Week 10

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?

By Day 6 of Week 10

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.