Condor-Camara Daniel F, Pio-Del-Aguila Cinthia, Bendezu-Quispe Guido, González-Aguña Alexandra, Santamaría-García José María
School of Nursing, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
CuidART-e Research Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
Healthc Inform Res. 2025 Jul;31(3):253-262. doi: 10.4258/hir.2025.31.3.253. Epub 2025 Jul 31.
Understanding and utilizing technology in nursing practice are crucial for adapting to digital environments and enhancing patient care. In this context, integrating nursing informatics courses into university curricula is essential. These courses facilitate a deeper understanding of patient needs and concerns and foster key competencies in technology management. This study aims to identify and characterize the current status of nursing informatics subjects within the undergraduate nursing curricula of Spanish-speaking universities in Latin America and the Caribbean, thereby emphasizing their importance in nursing education and informatics.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2022, involving a systematic search of nursing informatics subjects in the curricula of accredited Spanish-speaking universities offering undergraduate nursing degrees in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Twenty-three out of 400 universities in seven Latin American and Caribbean countries (Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and the Dominican Republic) were identified as offering nursing informatics courses. The syllabi typically include health information systems, database utilization, standardized terminology, health informatics regulations, applications, and nursing informatics fundamentals.
Despite the growing importance of nursing informatics, the availability of related courses in university curricula remains limited. These courses are generally offered midway through the degree programs, are not integrated into a sequential curriculum structure, and are predominantly provided by public institutions. However, the course content aligns with international recommendations, highlighting their potential to enhance nursing education and informatics practices.
在护理实践中理解和运用技术对于适应数字环境和提升患者护理至关重要。在此背景下，将护理信息学课程纳入大学课程体系至关重要。这些课程有助于更深入地理解患者需求和关切，并培养技术管理方面的关键能力。本研究旨在识别和描述拉丁美洲和加勒比地区讲西班牙语大学本科护理课程中护理信息学学科的现状，从而强调其在护理教育和信息学中的重要性。
于2022年1月至3月进行了一项描述性横断面研究，对拉丁美洲和加勒比地区提供本科护理学位的经认可的讲西班牙语大学的课程体系中的护理信息学学科进行系统检索。
在拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的七个国家（阿根廷、厄瓜多尔、哥伦比亚、智利、墨西哥、秘鲁和多米尼加共和国）的400所大学中，有23所被确定提供护理信息学课程。课程大纲通常包括健康信息系统、数据库利用、标准化术语、健康信息学法规、应用以及护理信息学基础。
尽管护理信息学的重要性日益凸显，但大学课程体系中相关课程的可用性仍然有限。这些课程通常在学位课程的中期提供，未纳入连贯的课程结构，且主要由公立机构提供。然而，课程内容与国际建议相符，凸显了它们在加强护理教育和信息学实践方面的潜力。
