Module Components

• Overview
• Assignments

Topics

• Nursing Informatics: Definitions & Theories
• Scope of NI Practice
• Standards of Nursing Informatics
• Ethics for Nursing Informatics Practice

Nurs 737 - Nursing Informatics Concepts and Practice in System Adoption

Module 1: Theories, Scope and Standards of Nursing Informatics Practice

Overview

This module will be covering the following content:

• Specific roles of Informatics Nurse Specialists (INS): definition of INS, scope and standards of practice
• Informatics Competencies for the INS and nursing staff

Objectives

At the conclusion of this module, the learner will be able to:

• Discuss different functions and roles of the Informatics Nurse Specialist.
• Develop informatics competency in her/his practice setting(s).

Required Readings

(Note: the order of the readings reflect the order of the content.)

Topic 1

• American Nurses Association. (2022). Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice 3rd Edition. Washington, D.C.: Author. (pp. 1- 45
• Health information and Management Systems Society. (2023). 2023 Nursing informatics workforce survey. https://www.himss.org/sites/hde/files/media/file/2023/04/05/2022-nursing-informatics-workforce-survey.pdf
  

Topic 2

• American Nurses Association. (2022). Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice. Washington, D.C.: Author. (pp. 79-105)
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021). The Essentials: Core Competences for Professional Nursing Education. Retrieved July 25, 2021, from https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/AcademicNursing/pdf/Essentials-2021.pdf (Focus on the following)

  o Domains and Concepts (10-14)
  o Competences and Sub competencies (15)
  o Implementing the Essentials (pp. 18-26)
  o Domains, Competencies, and Sub-Competencies for Entry-level Professional Nursing Education and Advanced-level Nursing Education (pp. 46-48)

• Saba, V., & McCormick, K. (2021). Essentials of Nursing Informatics. (Ch. 45  The Evolution of the TIGER Initiative)
• NI Ethics: American Nurses Association. (2022). Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice 3rd Edition. Washington, D.C.: Author. (pp. 1- 59)

Recommended Readings

• WBBP.org. Defining Evidence-Based Behavioral Practice. Retrieved June 8, 2022, from https://ebbp.org/ebbp/definition

Directions

Read the module and readings within the module. Then complete the assignment for the module.