Growth in Nursing Informatics Educational Programs to Meet Demands

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somayeh Jouparinejad ◽  
Golnaz Foroughameri ◽  
Reza Khajouei ◽  
Jamileh Farokhzadian

Abstract Background Along with growth and development of health information technology (HIT), nursing informatics (NI) is becoming a fundamental part of all domains of nursing practice especially in critical care settings. Nurses at different levels of the nursing continuum are expected to equip with NI competency for providing patient-centered evidence-based care. Therefore, improvement of the nurses’ NI competency through educational programs is important and necessary for effective using of HIT. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a training program on NI competency of critical care nurses. Methods In this interventional study, 60 nurses working in critical care units at hospitals affiliated with a large University of Medical Sciences in the southeast of Iran were randomly and equally assigned to the control and intervention groups. NI competency was trained to the intervention group in a three-day workshop. Data were collected using demographic questionnaire and Nursing Informatics Competency Assessment Tool (NICAT) before and one month after the intervention. Results In the pretest stage, both intervention and control groups were at the “competent” level in terms of the NI competency, and no significant difference was observed between them ( p =0.65). However, in the posttest, the NI competency and its dimensions significantly increased in the intervention group with a large effect size compared with the control group ( p = 0.001). This difference showed that the intervention group achieved the “proficient” level in posttest stage. Conclusions The improved scores of NI competency and its dimensions after using the training program implied the effectiveness of this method in enhancing the NI competency of nurses working in the critical care units. The higher efficiency of the training program can be determined by its application in diverse domains of nursing practice. The project is a fundamental for improving nurses’ NI competency through continuous educational programs in Iran, other cultures and contexts.


2006 ◽  
pp. 129-139
Author(s):  
V. Golubkin ◽  
S. Kalendzhyan ◽  
L. Kleyeva

The modern approaches and mechanisms of managing the organization knowledge being now the main factor of innovation processes are observed in the article. Functioning of such mechanisms is not simple and needs outsourcers in education and consulting. In order to make the management effective the interaction of the company with the outsourcer should sustain the process of permanent knowledge circulation.


2018 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 54-58
Author(s):  
Marina Porta ◽  
Silvia Esposto ◽  
Eleonora Paris

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-110
Author(s):  
Linda E. Sánchez ◽  
Susan Bibler Coutin

Scholarship regarding those who are categorized as undocumented can put sanctuary principles into practice in research settings. To do so, scholars can conduct research in collaboration with immigrant communities, reject essentializing terminology, develop modes of sociality that challenge exclusion, and document the unofficial forms of sanctuary devised by members of immigrant communities. This research model is grounded in principles of accompaniment that were followed by 1980s activists who offered sanctuary to those fleeing wars in Central America. Examples of research initiatives and educational programs that follow such principles are presented.


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