Informatics competencies for nurse leaders: protocol for a scoping review

Area of Science:

• Nursing Informatics
• Health Information Technology
• Leadership Competencies

Background:

• Health information technologies are increasingly used by nurses globally.
• Nurse leaders frequently lack strategic informatics competencies for effective technology adoption.
• Existing informatics competency frameworks and assessment tools require consolidation and review.

Purpose of the Study:

• Identify informatics competencies crucial for nurse leaders.
• Determine frameworks/theories used for developing these competencies.
• Identify instruments for assessing nurse leader informatics competencies.
• Evaluate the psychometric properties of identified assessment instruments.

Main Methods:

• A scoping review methodology based on the Arksey and O'Malley framework.
• Comprehensive search of academic and grey literature across multiple databases.
• Independent screening of studies by two reviewers, followed by data extraction.
• Thematic analysis for qualitative data and descriptive statistics for quantitative data.

Main Results:

• This section is to be filled after the review is completed.

Conclusions:

• This review will consolidate current knowledge on nurse leader informatics competencies.
• Findings will inform the development of targeted educational strategies and assessment tools.
• The results will support effective integration of health information technology in nursing leadership.