Developing Nursing and Midwifery Informatics Position Statements: Why Do They Matter for Our Workforce?

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Nursing Informatics
• Midwifery Informatics

Background:

• Position statements are crucial for guiding the nursing and midwifery informatics workforce.
• Existing Australasian position statements aim to define the role of informatics in healthcare.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review and analyze existing Australasian position statements for nursing and midwifery informatics.
• To understand how these statements establish the place of informatics within the health system.
• To assess the progress in developing senior informatics roles.

Main Methods:

• Content analysis of published Australasian position statements related to nursing and midwifery informatics.
• Review of literature on the evolution of informatics roles in healthcare.

Main Results:

• Nursing and midwifery informatics position statements are established in Australasia.
• These statements delineate the integration of informatics into the health system.
• Progress has been made in developing senior informatics roles.

Conclusions:

• Position statements are vital for the strategic development of nursing and midwifery informatics.
• These statements support the advancement and formalization of senior informatics roles.
• Continued development of such statements is essential for workforce guidance.