COMPETENCIES
THE ASSIGNMENT: (4 PAGES, AND COMPLETED NURSING INFORMATICS COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT SURVEY)
· Explain what competencies are most important and beneficial for your success as a leader in your practice. Be specific and provide examples.
· Appraise the leadership strategies addressed in Standard 11 that you might employ to establish a culture that supports new information technology initiatives. Be specific.
· Analyze whether or not you currently have these skills. Then, explain approaches you might recommend implementing to become competent or more proficient in this skill.
TO PREPARE
Review the “Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice” learning resource to explore competencies related to nursing practice.
Consider the role of competencies in nursing practice. Which competencies may be the most beneficial for project management and nursing informatics?
Reflect on which skills you might currently possess and how you might become competent in others.
Complete the “Advanced Nursing Informatics Competency Assessment L3/L4 (NICA) Survey” in this week’s Learning Resources to assist you in evaluating the competencies.
REQUIRED READINGS
American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informatics links to an external site.: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.).
“Informatics Competencies: Spanning Careers and Roles” (pp. 41–47)
“Standard 6: “Evaluation” (pp. 78).
“Standard 12: “Leadership” (pp. 87–88)
Document: Advanced Nursing Informatics Competency Assessment L3/L4 (NICA) Survey Download Advanced Nursing Informatics Competency Assessment L3/L4 (NICA) Survey(Word document)
Competencies
· 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
Ø Domain 5, “Quality and Safety” (pp. 11)
Ø Domain 7, “Systems-Based Practice” (pp. 11)
Ø Domain 8: “Informatics and Healthcare Technologies” (pp. 11)
Ø “Advanced-Level Practicum Experiences” (p. 22)
Ø Advanced Level Competencies: Domain 5: “Quality and Safety” (pp. 39–41)
Ø Advanced Level Competencies: Domain 7: “Systems-Based Practice” (44–45)
Ø Advanced Level Competencies: Domain 8: “Informatics and Healthcare Technologies” (pp. 46–48)
· Hübner, U., Thye, J., Shaw, T., Elias, B., Egbert, N., Saranto, K., Babitsch, B., Procter, P., & Ball, M. J. (2019). Towards the TIGER international framework for recommendations of core competencies in health informatics 2.0: Extending the scope and the roles Links to an external site.. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 264, 1218–1222. doi:10.3233/SHTI190420
· Kinnunen, U.-M., Heponiemi, T., Rajalahti, E., Ahonen, O., Korhonen, T., & Hyppönen, H. (2019). Factors related to health informatics competencies for nurses—results of a national electronic health record survey Links to an external site.. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 37(8), 420–429. doi:10.1097/CIN.0000000000000511
· Kleib, M., Chauvette, A., Furlong, K., Nagle, L., Slater, L., & McCloskey, R. (2021). Approaches for defining and assessing nursing informatics competencies: A scoping review Links to an external site.. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 19(4), 794–841. doi:10.11124/JBIES-20-00100
· Monsen, K. A., Bush, R., Jones, J., Manos, L. E., Skiba, D., & Johnson. S. (2019). Alignment of American Association of Colleges of Nursing graduate level nursing informatics competencies with American Medical Informatics Association health informatics core competencies Links to an external site.. CIN: Computers, Informatics Nursing, 37(8), 396–404. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000537
· Strudwick, G., Nagle, L., Kassam, I., Pahwa, M., & Sequeira, L. (2019). Informatics competencies for nurse leaders: A scoping review Links to an external site.. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(6), 323–330. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000760
Standard 6. Evaluation
The informatics nurse evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
Competencies
The informatics nurse:
■ Conducts a systematic, ongoing, and criterion-based evaluation of the outcomes in relation to the structures and processes prescribed by the project plan and indicated timeline.
■ Collaborates with the healthcare consumer, healthcare team members, and other key stakeholders involved in the plan or situation in the evaluation process.
■ Evaluates, in partnership with the key stakeholders, the effectiveness of the planned strategies in relation to attainment of the expected outcomes.
■ Evaluates the link between outcomes and evidence-based methods, tools, and guidelines.
■ Evaluates the effectiveness of planned strategies in relation to attain- ment of the expected outcomes.
■ Documents the results of the evaluation.
■ Disseminates the results to key stakeholders and others involved, in accordance with organizational requirements and federal and state regulations.
ADDitionAL CoMPetenCies For tHe inForMAtiCs nurse sPeCiAList
The informatics nurse specialist: ■ Synthesizes the results of the evaluation analyses to determine the impact of the plan on healthcare consumers, families, communities, resources, networks, and healthcare organizations.
■ Uses the results of the evaluation analyses to make or recommend process or structural changes, including policy, procedure, or protocol development, as appropriate.
Standard 11. Communication
The informatics nurse communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
CoMPetenCies
The informatics nurse:
■ Assesses communication preferences of healthcare consumers, families, and colleagues.
■ Supports communication preferences of healthcare consumers, families, and colleagues.
■ Assesses her or his own communication skills in encounters with healthcare consumers, families, and colleagues to identify gaps, areas for improvement, and opportunities for education.
■ Seeks continuous improvement of communication skills and technologies.
■ Seeks continuous improvement of conflict resolution skills.
■ Conveys information to healthcare consumers, families, the interprofessional team, and others using communication formats that promote accuracy and accessibility.
■ Communicates strategies to improve and enhance the value of documentation.
■ Problem-solves to report, address, and resolve hazards and errors in care or the practice environment.
■ Identifies strategies and technologies to enhance communication among healthcare clinicians and consumers to minimize risks, especially those associated with transitions in care.
■ Contributes the informatics professional perspective in discussions with the interprofessional team
Standard 12. Leadership
The informatics nurse demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
CoMPetenCies
The informatics nurse:
■ Promotes the organization’s vision, the associated goals, and the strategic plan.
■ Demonstrates a commitment to continuous education and lifelong learning for self and others, especially related to informatics content.
■ Mentors colleagues for the advancement of nursing informatics practice, the profession, and quality health care.
■ Treats colleagues with respect, trust, and dignity.*
■ Demonstrates advanced communication and conflict resolution skills.
■ Participates in professional and informatics organizations.
■ Seeks ways to advance nursing autonomy and accountability.*
■ Influences the development and implementation of healthcare policy involving healthcare consumers and the profession.
ADDitionAL CoMPetenCies For t He inForMAtiCs nurse sPeCiAList
The informatics nurse specialist:
■ Influences decision-making bodies to improve the professional practice environment and healthcare consumer outcomes.
■ Provides direction to enhance the effectiveness of the interprofessional team.
■ Promotes and develops nursing informatics by interpreting its role for healthcare consumers, families, and others.
Models expert nursing informatics practice to interprofessional team members and healthcare consumers.
■ Mentors colleagues in the acquisition of clinical knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment.
■ Promotes the use of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom to improve healthcare delivery and support effective nursing practice.
■ Identifies opportunities to share innovative practice
