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Evaluation of a nursing informatics training program shows significant changes in nurses’ perception of their knowledge of information technology

Carol J. Bickford

American Nurses Association, Silver Spring, MD, USA

Kathleen Smith

Informatics Consulting and Continuing Education, L.L.C., Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Marion J. Ball

Clinical Informatics Strategies, Healthlink Incorporated, and Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 5706 Coley Court, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA, marion.ball{at}healthlinkinc.com

Gerri Frantz

Healthlink Incorporated, Houston, TX, USA

Teresa L. Panniers

George Mason University, College of Nursing and Health Science, Fairfax, VA, USA

Susan K. Newbold

University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA

Karen L. Knecht

Healthlink Incorporated, Houston, TX, USA

Holly Farish-Hunt

Healthlink Incorporated, Houston, TX, USA

Nhora Cortes-Comerer

Healthlink Incorporated, Houston TX, USA

A survey of nurses attending a Weekend Immersion in Nursing Informatics (WINI) program showed a statistically significant change in the nurses’ perception of information technology (IT) and of their ability to apply IT to affect the quality of patient care. Attendees first identified their level of expertise based on the Informatics Competencies for Nurses at Four Levels of Nursing Practice, and then completed surveys pre- and postprogram attendance to measure their personal assessments of their knowledge and abilities in specific areas of nursing informatics, information technology, and healthcare information systems. Such personal assessments are mandated in the professional standards of nursing informatics practice.

Key Words: education • evaluation studies • health informatics • informatics competencies • nursing informatics

Health Informatics Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3, 225-235 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1460458205055689
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