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The Professional Association's Perspective on Nursing Informatics and Competencies in the US.

Carol J Bickford¹

¹American Nurses Association.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

|January 21, 2017

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The American Nurses Association (ANA) established nursing informatics as a specialty, evolving its practice standards and competencies. A certification program assesses and recognizes the competence of informatics nurses globally.

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Area of Science:

Nursing Informatics
Healthcare Information Management
Professional Nursing Standards

Background:

The American Nurses Association (ANA) formally recognized nursing informatics as a nursing specialty in 1992.
The ANA developed the initial scope and standards for nursing informatics practice in the mid-1990s.
The ANA continues to oversee and revise these foundational documents.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline the evolution of nursing informatics practice standards and competencies.
To describe the role of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in informatics nurse certification.
To highlight the significance of board certification for informatics nurses.

Main Methods:

Review of historical documents and standards from the American Nurses Association (ANA).
Analysis of the development of nursing informatics competencies.
Examination of the establishment and function of the ANCC certification program.

Main Results:

Nursing informatics scope of practice and standards have evolved over two decades.
Current standards incorporate a comprehensive set of competencies for informatics nurses and specialists.
The ANCC offers a board certification credential for informatics nurses, including international applicants.

Conclusions:

The ANA has guided the professionalization of nursing informatics through standards and practice definitions.
The ANCC certification program provides a mechanism for validating the expertise of informatics nurses.
Formal recognition and certification enhance the credibility and recognition of the nursing informatics specialty.