The document discusses key functional areas of nursing informatics and developing competencies in this field. It outlines steps for students to identify 1-2 relevant functional areas based on their current or past nursing roles. Students are asked to select competencies from basic computer, information literacy, and information management categories where they need improvement. They then develop a plan to strengthen these skills and identify available organizational resources to support competency development. Developing nursing informatics competencies can increase a nurse's effectiveness.

1. Discussion: key functional area(s) of nursing informatics
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informaticsPost the key functional area(s) of nursing informatics relevant to your current
position or to a position this area(s) is relevant. Identify the TIGER competencies you
selected as essential to your functional area(s) in which you need improvement. Describe
why these competencies are necessary and outline a plan for developing these
competencies. Include any resources that are available to you within your organization and
the ways you might access those resources. Assess how developing nursing informatics
competencies would increase your effectiveness as a nurse.Week 2: Core Competencies and
Scope of Practice in Nursing InformaticsThe continued integration of information
technology within the nursing profession is resulting in the development of nursing
informatics as a distinct specialty. As with other specialty areas, nursing informatics has
unique foundational documents, concepts, competencies, and functions. How might
information technology competencies pertain to your professional practice? Discussion: key
functional area(s) of nursing informaticsThis week focuses on the core competencies and
scope and standards of practice in nursing informatics. If you are not specializing in nursing
informatics, some functional areas will be more relevant to your professional role than
others. Therefore, this week you will analyze the key functional areas of nursing informatics
and consider competencies that would be useful in your professional role. In addition, you
assess how information technology skills can improve nursing practice. Discussion: key
functional area(s) of nursing informaticsDiscussion: Nursing Informatics
CompetenciesToday’s fast-paced health care environment demands nurses to be skilled not
only in their clinical practice or specialty area but in the use of technology tools that
improve practice and lead to better patient care. Basic and advanced technology
competencies are required and expected as technology increasingly touches and changes
the job of every nurse. Numerous organizations, including the American Nurses Association
(ANA), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), and Healthcare Information
and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), have developed nurse-specific technology
competencies. The challenge for nurses is to identify both needs and training
opportunities.In this Discussion, you identify the role informatics plays in your professional
responsibilities. You pinpoint personal gaps in skills and knowledge and then develop a
plan for self-improvement.To prepare:Review Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of
Practice in this week’s Learning Resources, focusing on the different functional areas it

2. describes. Consider which areas relate to your current nursing responsibilities or to a
position you held in the past. For this Discussion, identify one or two of the most relevant
functional areas.Review the list of competencies recommended by the TIGER Initiative.
Identify at least one skill in each of the main areas (basic computer competencies,
information literacy competencies, and information management competencies) that is
pertinent to your functional area(s) and in which you need to strengthen your abilities.
Consider how you could improve your skills in these areas and the resources within your
organization that might provide training and support.BY DAY 3Post the key functional
area(s) of nursing informatics relevant to your current position or to a position you recently
held, and briefly describe why this area(s) is relevant. Identify the TIGER competencies you
selected as essential to your functional area(s) in which you need improvement. Describe
why these competencies are necessary and outline a plan for developing these
competencies. Include any resources that are available to you within your organization and
the ways you might access those resources. Assess how developing nursing informatics
competencies would increase your effectiveness as a nurse.Learning ObjectivesStudents
will:Analyze the key functional areas of nursing informaticsFormulate a personal plan to
improve health information technology competencies appropriate for your professional
roleAssess how information technology skills can improve nursing practicePhoto Credit:
[JGI/Tom Gril]/[Blend Images]/Getty ImagesLearning ResourcesNote: To access this week’s
required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in
the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.REQUIRED READINGSAmerican Nurses
Association. (2015). Nursing informatics: Scope & standards of practice (2nd ed.). Silver
Springs, MD: Author.“Functional Areas for Nursing Informatics”This chapter describes the
key functional areas of nursing informatics. It also clarifies the roles of informatics nurse
specialists and informatics nurses.“Informatics Competencies: Spanning Careers and
Roles”This chapter details an informatics competencies matrix that has been developed by
reviewing research. It outlines best practices for successful use of health information
technology.McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2018). Nursing informatics and the foundation
of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.Chapter 7, “Nursing
Informatics as a Specialty”This chapter details the roles, competencies, and skills that
ensure effective nursing informatics practice. The text also details the future of nursing
informatics.Wakefield, M. K. (2008). The Quality Chasm series: Implications for nursing. In
R. G. Hughes (Ed.), Patient safety and quality: An evidence-based handbook for nurses (Vol.
1, pp. 47–66). Rockville, MD: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved
from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2677/Pages 12–19This chapter discusses
four of the Institute of Medicine’s reports on the quality and safety of health care.
Specifically, the chapter focuses on the issues, concepts, findings, and recommendations
of To Err Is Human, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Health Professions Education: A Bridge to
Quality, and Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health Care.Cheeseman, S.
E. (2011). Are you prepared for the digital era? Neonatal Network, 30(4), 263–
266.Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.This article explores the application of
health information technology (HIT) in neonatal intensive care units. In addition, the article
highlights national initiatives advocating for the implementation of HIT throughout the

3. health care delivery system.AMIA. (2012). AMIA. Retrieved from http://www.amia.org/This
homepage of AMIA (formerly known as the American Medical Informatics Association)
details the activities of the AMIA, including its publications, programs, events, and
policies.Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. (2012a). Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society. Retrieved from http://www.himss.org/This
homepage of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society displays
research conducted by HIMSS and introduces various tools, events, and resources for
professional development.Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society.(2012b). Resources/reports. Retrieved from
https://web.archive.org/web/20151108084347/http://www.thetigerinitiative.org/resour
ces.aspxThis page of the TIGER website contains a list of resources and reports related to
the development and implementation of technology informatics.Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society.(2012c). The TIGER initiative. Retrieved from
http://www.thetigerinitiative.org/This site includes information on the phases of the
TIGER Initiative and includes related resources and reports, opportunities for strategic
partnerships, and general information about TIGER.Technology Informatics Guiding
Educational Reform. (2009). TIGER informatics competencies collaborative final report.
Retrieved from http://tigercompetencies.pbworks.com/f/TICC_Final.pdfThis text details
foundational informatics competencies that nurses should possess in order to meet
standards of providing safe, quality, and competent care. In particular, this article specifies
requirements for nurses in the areas of basic computer competencies, information literacy,
and information management.The TIGER Initiative. (2009). Informatics competencies for
every practicing nurse: Recommendations from the TIGER collaborative. Retrieved from
https://web.archive.org/web/20150323183938/http://thetigerinitiative.org/docs/TigerR
eport_InformaticsCompetencies_001.pdfThis report supplies the findings and
recommendations of the Informatics Competencies Collaborative Team. The text describes
the background, methodology, findings, and recommendations for future work as stated by
the team.Quality and Safety Education for Nurses. (2012). Quality and Safety Education for
Nurses. Retrieved from http://www.qsen.org/This homepage supplies information on
quality and safety competencies, teaching strategies, faculty resources, pilot schools, and
QSEN Consultants.REQUIRED MEDIALaureate Education (Producer). (2012d). Health
information technology competencies. Baltimore, MD: Author.Note: The approximate length
of this media piece is 10 minutes.This video features interviews of Katie Skelton, Doris
Fischer, Carina Perez, Shannon Mori, and Carmen Ferrell. They explain key skills and
competencies that will allow nurses to capitalize on the benefits of health information
technology in the health care setting.Accessible player –Downloads–Download Video
w/CCDownload AudioDownload TranscriptOPTIONAL RESOURCESSchleyer, R. H., Burch, C.
K., & Schoessler, M. T. (2011). Defining and integrating informatics competencies into a
hospital nursing department. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 29(3), 167–
173.Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.Discussion: key functional area(s) of
nursing informatics