Transforming Nursing

COMPETENCIES

How do you determine what skills or qualities will benefit you as a leader in your healthcare organization or nursing practice?

This question might be answered through the analysis of nursing informatics competencies. The analysis of these competencies provides a context for the qualities needed to effectively lead and implement projects in your healthcare organization or nursing practice.

Appraise the Standards for Nursing Informatics Practice (Standard 1-6) and the leadership strategies addressed in Informatics leadership Standard 12, that you might employ to establish a culture that supports new information technology initiatives. Consider the competences that we have discussed during this course.

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

WEEKLY RESOURCES

LEARNING 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)

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

· 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)