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Informatics Activities at the Canadian Nurses Association.
1Health Informatics Advisor, Canadian Nurses Association, Calgary, AB.
Nursing Leadership (Toronto, Ont.)
|April 29, 2016
Summary
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has engaged in nursing informatics since 1992. This article reviews the CNA Strategic Plan 2015-2019 and its informatics initiatives.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Informatics
- Health Information Management
Background:
- The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has a long history in nursing informatics, dating back to the 1992 national consensus conference.
- This conference led to the development of Health Information: Nursing Components (HI:NC).
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a synopsis of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Strategic Plan for 2015-2019.
- To outline the CNA's specific nursing informatics activities during this period.
Main Methods:
- Review of the CNA Strategic Plan 2015-2019.
- Analysis of documented nursing informatics activities undertaken by the CNA.
Main Results:
- The CNA's strategic plan focused on key areas relevant to nursing informatics.
- Specific initiatives and projects undertaken by the CNA in nursing informatics are detailed.
Conclusions:
- The CNA has maintained a consistent commitment to advancing nursing informatics.
- The strategic plan and associated activities demonstrate progress in health information management within nursing.