Perspectives from Nurse Managers on Informatics Competencies
Background and Purpose. Nurse managers are in an excellent position for providing leadership and support within the institutions they serve and are often responsible for accessing information that is vital to the improvement of health facility processes and patients’ outcomes. Therefore, competency...
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| description | Background and Purpose. Nurse managers are in an excellent position for providing leadership and support within the institutions they serve and are often responsible for accessing information that is vital to the improvement of health facility processes and patients’ outcomes. Therefore, competency in informatics is essential. The purposes of this study are to examine current informatics competency levels of nurse managers and to identify the variables that influence these competencies. Methods. A questionnaire designed to assess demographic information and nursing informatics competency was completed by 68 nurse managers. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to analyze the factors influencing informatics competency. Results. Descriptive analysis of the data revealed that informatics competency of these nurse managers was in the moderate range 77.65±8.14. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that level of education, nursing administration experience, and informatics education/training were significant factors affecting competency levels. Conclusion. The factors identified in this study can serve as a reference for nurse managers who were wishing to improve their informatics competency, hospital administrators seeking to provide appropriate training, and nursing educators who were making decisions about nursing informatics curricula. These findings suggest that efforts to enhance the informatics competency of nurse managers have marked potential benefits. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-975213c04581450e8ba654371da55c762025-02-03T05:50:25ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/391714391714Perspectives from Nurse Managers on Informatics CompetenciesLi Yang0Dan Cui1Xuemei Zhu2Qiuli Zhao3Ningning Xiao4Xiaoying Shen5School of Nursing, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin Medical University, 246 Xuefu Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, ChinaDepartment of Emergency, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, ChinaSchool of Nursing, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin Medical University, 246 Xuefu Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, ChinaSchool of Nursing, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin Medical University, 246 Xuefu Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, ChinaSchool of Nursing, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin Medical University, 246 Xuefu Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, ChinaSchool of Nursing, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin Medical University, 246 Xuefu Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, ChinaBackground and Purpose. Nurse managers are in an excellent position for providing leadership and support within the institutions they serve and are often responsible for accessing information that is vital to the improvement of health facility processes and patients’ outcomes. Therefore, competency in informatics is essential. The purposes of this study are to examine current informatics competency levels of nurse managers and to identify the variables that influence these competencies. Methods. A questionnaire designed to assess demographic information and nursing informatics competency was completed by 68 nurse managers. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to analyze the factors influencing informatics competency. Results. Descriptive analysis of the data revealed that informatics competency of these nurse managers was in the moderate range 77.65±8.14. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that level of education, nursing administration experience, and informatics education/training were significant factors affecting competency levels. Conclusion. The factors identified in this study can serve as a reference for nurse managers who were wishing to improve their informatics competency, hospital administrators seeking to provide appropriate training, and nursing educators who were making decisions about nursing informatics curricula. These findings suggest that efforts to enhance the informatics competency of nurse managers have marked potential benefits.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/391714 |
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| title | Perspectives from Nurse Managers on Informatics Competencies |
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