Nursing Informatics Competencies and Assessment Tools in 21st Century

The intensive use of health information systems in the health sector has provided effective management of data and information and has changed the way of making and content of health practices. In this change, expected from nurses to offer safe, adequate and quality health care in a high technological and digital environment. For this reason, it is very important for nurses’ to determine and developing of the nursing informatics competencies, to provide effective and safe patient care in contemporary health care environments, in the upgrade the quality of the nursing profession, and nurses’ to make in adaptation to structure in the changing healthcare settings. In order to improve nursing education, improve nursing practices, and to prepare nursing profession for changes in the field of health by utilizing information technologies, the Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform (TIGER) has extensive efforts on nursing informatics competencies.In this article, it is aimed to give information about the concept of nursing informatics competencies and commonly used tools for evaluating nursing informatics competencies.

Kaynar NS, Seçginli S. Nursing Informatics Competencies and Assessment Tools in 21st Century. J Educ Res Nurs. 2021;18(1):72-76.