Health Information Project Manager, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, USA.
J Prof Nurs. 2010 Mar;26(2):82-9. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.05.001.
Informatics is a popular topic in literature, in media, and in education. However, nursing professionals and even nursing faculty may not have a clear understanding of informatics. The authors conducted a small simulation study to examine how nursing students enrolled in a doctor of philosophy program-future nursing educators-perceived informatics and its core elements. Using an online collaboration tool, the students were asked to create a plan for integrating informatics into a simulated undergraduate nursing program. The results of the study provide lessons for nursing professionals and educators. Students identified only a handful of competencies believed important by informatics initiatives led by the American Nurses Association and the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform. Although most students believed an undergraduate curriculum should teach computer skills, only a few participants identified information literacy skills, such as privacy and security of health information, as important for beginning nurses. Although limited, findings articulate the need for a universally accepted definition of informatics and a shared understanding of an informatics core curriculum.
信息学在文献、媒体和教育领域都是一个热门话题。然而，护理专业人员甚至护理教师可能对信息学没有清晰的认识。作者进行了一项小型模拟研究，以调查攻读哲学博士学位的护理学生——未来的护理教育者如何看待信息学及其核心要素。学生们使用在线协作工具，被要求制定一个将信息学融入模拟本科护理课程的计划。研究结果为护理专业人员和教育者提供了经验教训。学生们只确定了少数几项由美国护士协会和信息技术推动教育改革领导的信息学倡议认为重要的能力。尽管大多数学生认为本科课程应该教授计算机技能，但只有少数参与者认为信息素养技能（如健康信息的隐私和安全）对初级护士很重要。尽管研究结果有限，但阐明了对信息学普遍接受的定义和对信息学核心课程的共同理解的需求。
