Integrating Information Technology’s competencies into academic nursing education–An action study

Ayala Gonen,Dganit Sharon,Lilac Lev-Ari,Wang Shuyan

doi:10.1080/2331186x.2016.1193109

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https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186x.2016.1193109

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Abstract

AbstractToday, in the digital age, we are committed to prepare the future nurse for the information technology-rich workplace, and to help them reducing the “shock reality” upon arriving at the clinical setting. The main aim of the study is to promote the knowledge of Information Competencies Technology among nurses’ educators and student. The method was an action research process that started by collecting the data—by literature review, nurses’ interviews and students’ survey, analyzing and interpreting the data, and developing a plan of action, including curriculum change for the students and workshops for the nurse educators. Two benefits were driven from this action: updating and developing academic courses and adopting pedagogic tools for nurses’ educators. In conclusion, the overarching theme of this project is the need for Information Technology to be integrated within the larger body of the nursing learning program, and its implication for educators and students.

Highlights

The twenty-first century is witnessing considerable changes in health care professions, including the nursing profession, and information technology is playing an important role in this transformation (Benner, Sutphen, Leonard, & Day, 2010)
Integrating Nursing Informatics specialization should start from the education and it can be done by investigating the needs and reforming the nursing curriculum
In order to meet the new expectations of the nursing workforce, nursing education must be upgraded in parallel with integration of information technology

Summary

Introduction

The twenty-first century is witnessing considerable changes in health care professions, including the nursing profession, and information technology is playing an important role in this transformation (Benner, Sutphen, Leonard, & Day, 2010). This study will display the whole process of integrating health informatics issues including IT use into the nursing students learning plan including enriching the knowledge of the nurses’ educators. It is a sort of action research that is an interactive inquiry process that identifies a problem, assess the situation using research tools like questionnaire and interview, build integrating solutions, and implement them along with evaluation through the whole process

Assessing the learning needs by questionnaire and reviews

Results and discussion from the interviews and questionnaire

Findings

Conclusion