ROC van Twente: nursing education in care and technology.

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Health Informatics
• Educational Technology

Background:

• ROC van Twente is innovating its diploma-level nursing program (MBO) with a major/minor structure.
• A new role, Master Docent for Care and Technology, was established to lead educational development in this area.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the development of an educational module focused on care and technology.
• To introduce a new educational model for nursing students and information technology students.
• To enhance understanding of electronic patient records, standards, and semantic interoperability.

Main Methods:

• Development of an educational module on electronic patient records, standards, and semantic interoperability.
• Implementation of a joint 'development team' approach for nursing and information technology students.
• Focus on care information models linking clinical materials with healthcare information standards.

Main Results:

• A new module on electronic patient records, standards, and semantic interoperability has been developed.
• Nursing and IT students collaborate in 'development teams' to learn about care and technology.
• The program aims to improve continuity of care through better information exchange.

Conclusions:

• The Master Docent role is crucial for advancing nursing education in technology.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration between nursing and IT students is key to effective healthcare technology integration.
• The developed module addresses critical aspects of health informatics for improved patient care.