Data and Information Literacy: A Fundamental Nursing Competency
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Published on: June 21, 2010
Martha Dewey Bergren1, Erin D Maughan2
1University of Illinois-Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, IL.
Abstract:
Nurses in the 21st-century are expected to be data and information literate and proficient in data management. Nurses graduating from baccalaureate programs must be able to use computers and information systems and apply data and evidence to inform practice. Those competencies are also essential for the entire nursing workforce. That puts the onus on school nurses, school nurse supervisors, school districts, and state affiliates to take responsibility for comprehensive data and information literacy professional development. Fortunately, the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) has anticipated the needs of the membership. NASN included data and information capacity building as a part of The National School Health Data Set: Every Student Counts!, a national standardized data set and data collection initiative.
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