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Improving information technology competencies: implications for psychiatric mental health nursing
1College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, USA. marilyn.fetter@villanova.edu
Issues in Mental Health Nursing
|January 17, 2009
Summary
Nurses need strong information technology (IT) skills for modern healthcare. Initiatives like HITS and TIGER aim to improve IT competencies, essential for Electronic Health Records (EHR) and evidence-based practice.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Informatics
- Health Information Technology
- Healthcare Education
Background:
- Information technology (IT) is crucial for enhancing patient safety, care quality, access, and efficiency in healthcare.
- The nursing profession has defined IT competencies for all levels, including advanced practice nurses.
- Concerns exist regarding nurses' and educators' preparedness to meet these IT competency standards.
Purpose of the Study:
- To update psychiatric-mental health nurses on the current literature regarding IT competencies.
- To review recent initiatives and innovations aimed at enhancing nurses' IT skills.
- To discuss the implications of IT competency for psychiatric-mental health nursing practice, education, and research.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on nursing information technology competencies.
- Analysis of recent projects, such as Health Information Technology Scholars (HITS) and Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER).
- Evaluation of IT competency assessment data in nursing education.
Main Results:
- IT competency evaluations in nursing education often reveal novice skill levels among faculty and students.
- Significant improvements in IT competencies typically require intensive educational interventions.
- Federal mandates for Electronic Health Records (EHR) by 2014 necessitate widespread IT adoption by nurses.
Conclusions:
- Enhancing nurses' IT competencies is critical for the effective implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and other digital health innovations.
- Initiatives like HITS and TIGER are vital for equipping nurses with the necessary skills to leverage IT for evidence-based practice and transform patient care.
- Addressing deficits in IT competencies is essential for psychiatric-mental health nurses to fully participate in the evolving digital healthcare landscape.
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