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'''Nursing informatics''' is a specialty that "integrates nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice" [1]. Nursing informaticist typically have a strong nursing background in addition to the informatics training and therefore can facilitate the implementation of user friendly and practical solutions to staff [2]. Based on the [https://www.himss.org/sites/himssorg/files/2017-nursing-informatics-workforce-full-report.pdf 2017 HIMSS survey], 40% of participants reported system implementation was a responsibility followed by other areas, including quality initiatives and project management [3]. Many hospitals now employ Chief Nursing Information Officers [https://clinfowiki.org/wiki/index.php/Chief_Nursing_Informatics_Officer (CNIO)] to help guide policies and implement new technologies.
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== American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA) ==
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[https://www.ania.org/about-us ANIA] is an organziation involving roughly 3000 informaticists in nursing and other fields. Based on the website:
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'''ANIA Mission:''' To advance nursing informatics through education, research, and practice in all roles and settings.
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'''ANIA Vision:''' To be the organization of choice to advance nursing informatics.
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Originally, ANIA was founded in 1982 by Capital Area Roundtable on Informatics in Nursing (CARING). This undertaking started as a forum for nurses striving to advance automated healthcare systems [4].
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ANIA was formed in 1992 as a means for "networking, education, and information resources" to facilitate the role of nurses in informatics [4]. Starting in 2005, ANIA and CARING initiated a merger and held their first official joint conference in 2007. These groups officially merged in 2010.
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Information regarding members, joining the organization, goals, and conferences can be found on the [https://www.ania.org/sites/default/files/assets/documents/factSheet.pdf ANIA fact sheet].
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== Alliance for Nursing Informatics ==
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The [https://www.allianceni.org/ Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI)] is a group of organizations that represent more than 20,000 nursing informaticists. ANI is cosponsored by two other large informatics entities, AMIA and HIMSS. ALI "advances nursing informatics leadership, practice, education, policy and research through a unified voice of nursing informatics organizations. We transform health and healthcare through nursing informatics and innovation" [5].
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== Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) ==
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The Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) Initiative was formed in response to the 2004 creation of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology [6]. A summit with nursing stakeholders took place in 2006 to ensure the nursing workforce were capable of using IT to improve the delivery of care [7] [nursing].  The TIGER Informatics Competncies Collaboritive (TICC) formed in 2010 and later released the document Informatics Competencies for Every Practicing Nurse: Recommendations from the TIGER Collaborative [8].  The complete list of competencies can be found in the following [https://www.himss.org/informatics-competencies document].
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As of September 22, 2014, TIGER joined HIMSS and adopted a more interprofessional and interdisciplinary approach [8].  This transition has facilitated international collaboration -- an in-depth review of its current state can be found in the document [https://www.himss.org/library/evolution-tiger-competencies-and-informatics-resources here].
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== Nursing Education ==
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Given the ever expanding role of computers and information technology in medicine, it is paramount that nurses receive sufficient education to interact with multiple systems as well as enter and extract data [9].  Studies have indicated that nurses will need to think critically and exercise clinical decision to meet the demands of the evolving technological environment [ ]. Furthermore, while there is the assumption that millennial students are skilled in technology, students entering nursing programs today are a "mixed body of traditional and non-traditional students who are widely varied in their informatics competency and are most likely deficient in most aspects of informatics" [9].  Nurses may obtain certifications, a masters degree, and doctorate in nursing informatics, which opens up a variety of informatics [https://www.healthcarepathway.com/articles/nursing-informatics-careers/#.XavCguhKg2x careers].
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== Nursing Certification and Renewal Process ==
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Nurses interested in pursuing a career in Nursing Informatics can obtain an official certification. This consists of meeting criteria to sit for a board examination that is maintained through [https://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/ the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC)].  Upon successful completion of the examination, nurses gain the title of an RN-BC. [https://www.nursingworld.org/our-certifications/informatics-nurse/ Eligibility] for this exam includes the following:
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Eligibility
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<li>Hold a current, active RN license in a state or territory of the United States or hold the professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country.
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<li>Hold a bachelor's or higher degree in nursing or a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
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<li>Have practiced the equivalent of 2 years full-time as a registered nurse.
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<li>Have completed 30 hours of continuing education in informatics nursing within the last 3 years.
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<li>Meet one of the following practice hour requirements:
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<li>Have practiced a minimum of 2,000 hours in informatics nursing within the last 3 years;</li>
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<li>Have practiced a minimum of 1,000 hours in informatics nursing in the last 3 years and completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of academic credit in informatics courses that are part of a graduate-level informatics nursing program;</li>
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<li>Have completed a graduate program in informatics nursing containing a minimum of 200 hours of faculty-supervised practicum in informatics nursing.</li>
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Nurses who are certified in Informatics are required to renew their license every 5 years.This process can be found on the ANCC website under [https://www.nursingworld.org/certification/renewals/ renewals].
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== References ==
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# American Nurses Association. (2015). Scope and Standards of Practice: Nursing Informatics. Silver Spring, MD. American Nurses Association.
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# Retrieved from https://www.allnursingschools.com/nursing-informatics/job-description/#targetText=Nursing%20Informatics%3A%20Using%20Data%20to,of%20data%20and%20technical%20systems.&targetText=Some%20common%20titles%20in%20nursing,Nurse%20informaticist. Accessed October 14, 2019.
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# HIMSS 2017 Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey. (2017). Available at: https://www.himss.org/sites/himssorg/files/2017-nursing-informatics-workforce-full-report.pdf 2017 HIMSS survey.
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# Retrieved from: https://www.ania.org/about-us. Accessed 10/19/2019.
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# Retrieved from: https://www.allianceni.org/. Accessed October 19, 2019.
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# Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform – TIGER* An International Recommendation Framework of Core Competencies in Health Informatics for Nurses. (2018).
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# Retrieved from: http://www.tigersummit.com/Competencies_New_B949.html. Accessed 10-19-2019.
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# Retrieved from: https://www.himss.org/library/evolution-tiger-competencies-and-informatics-resources. Accessed 10-19-2019.
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# Retrieved from: https://www.himss.org/library/current-strategies-implement-informatics-nursing-curriculum-integrative-review. Accessed October 19, 2019.
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Revision as of 12:18, 20 October 2019

Currently being edited by Matt Cain

Nursing informatics is a specialty that "integrates nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice" [1]. Nursing informaticist typically have a strong nursing background in addition to the informatics training and therefore can facilitate the implementation of user friendly and practical solutions to staff [2]. Based on the 2017 HIMSS survey, 40% of participants reported system implementation was a responsibility followed by other areas, including quality initiatives and project management [3]. Many hospitals now employ Chief Nursing Information Officers (CNIO) to help guide policies and implement new technologies.

American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA)

ANIA is an organziation involving roughly 3000 informaticists in nursing and other fields. Based on the website:

ANIA Mission: To advance nursing informatics through education, research, and practice in all roles and settings.

ANIA Vision: To be the organization of choice to advance nursing informatics.

Originally, ANIA was founded in 1982 by Capital Area Roundtable on Informatics in Nursing (CARING). This undertaking started as a forum for nurses striving to advance automated healthcare systems [4].

ANIA was formed in 1992 as a means for "networking, education, and information resources" to facilitate the role of nurses in informatics [4]. Starting in 2005, ANIA and CARING initiated a merger and held their first official joint conference in 2007. These groups officially merged in 2010.

Information regarding members, joining the organization, goals, and conferences can be found on the ANIA fact sheet.

Alliance for Nursing Informatics

The Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI) is a group of organizations that represent more than 20,000 nursing informaticists. ANI is cosponsored by two other large informatics entities, AMIA and HIMSS. ALI "advances nursing informatics leadership, practice, education, policy and research through a unified voice of nursing informatics organizations. We transform health and healthcare through nursing informatics and innovation" [5].

Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER)

The Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) Initiative was formed in response to the 2004 creation of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology [6]. A summit with nursing stakeholders took place in 2006 to ensure the nursing workforce were capable of using IT to improve the delivery of care [7] [nursing]. The TIGER Informatics Competncies Collaboritive (TICC) formed in 2010 and later released the document Informatics Competencies for Every Practicing Nurse: Recommendations from the TIGER Collaborative [8]. The complete list of competencies can be found in the following document.

As of September 22, 2014, TIGER joined HIMSS and adopted a more interprofessional and interdisciplinary approach [8]. This transition has facilitated international collaboration -- an in-depth review of its current state can be found in the document here.

Nursing Education

Given the ever expanding role of computers and information technology in medicine, it is paramount that nurses receive sufficient education to interact with multiple systems as well as enter and extract data [9]. Studies have indicated that nurses will need to think critically and exercise clinical decision to meet the demands of the evolving technological environment [ ]. Furthermore, while there is the assumption that millennial students are skilled in technology, students entering nursing programs today are a "mixed body of traditional and non-traditional students who are widely varied in their informatics competency and are most likely deficient in most aspects of informatics" [9]. Nurses may obtain certifications, a masters degree, and doctorate in nursing informatics, which opens up a variety of informatics careers.

Nursing Certification and Renewal Process

Nurses interested in pursuing a career in Nursing Informatics can obtain an official certification. This consists of meeting criteria to sit for a board examination that is maintained through the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC). Upon successful completion of the examination, nurses gain the title of an RN-BC. Eligibility for this exam includes the following:

Eligibility

  • Hold a current, active RN license in a state or territory of the United States or hold the professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country.
  • Hold a bachelor's or higher degree in nursing or a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
  • Have practiced the equivalent of 2 years full-time as a registered nurse.
  • Have completed 30 hours of continuing education in informatics nursing within the last 3 years.
  • Meet one of the following practice hour requirements:
    1. Have practiced a minimum of 2,000 hours in informatics nursing within the last 3 years;
    2. or

    3. Have practiced a minimum of 1,000 hours in informatics nursing in the last 3 years and completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of academic credit in informatics courses that are part of a graduate-level informatics nursing program;
    4. or

    5. Have completed a graduate program in informatics nursing containing a minimum of 200 hours of faculty-supervised practicum in informatics nursing.

Nurses who are certified in Informatics are required to renew their license every 5 years.This process can be found on the ANCC website under renewals.


References

  1. American Nurses Association. (2015). Scope and Standards of Practice: Nursing Informatics. Silver Spring, MD. American Nurses Association.
  2. Retrieved from https://www.allnursingschools.com/nursing-informatics/job-description/#targetText=Nursing%20Informatics%3A%20Using%20Data%20to,of%20data%20and%20technical%20systems.&targetText=Some%20common%20titles%20in%20nursing,Nurse%20informaticist. Accessed October 14, 2019.
  3. HIMSS 2017 Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey. (2017). Available at: https://www.himss.org/sites/himssorg/files/2017-nursing-informatics-workforce-full-report.pdf 2017 HIMSS survey.
  4. Retrieved from: https://www.ania.org/about-us. Accessed 10/19/2019.
  5. Retrieved from: https://www.allianceni.org/. Accessed October 19, 2019.
  6. Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform – TIGER* An International Recommendation Framework of Core Competencies in Health Informatics for Nurses. (2018).
  7. Retrieved from: http://www.tigersummit.com/Competencies_New_B949.html. Accessed 10-19-2019.
  8. Retrieved from: https://www.himss.org/library/evolution-tiger-competencies-and-informatics-resources. Accessed 10-19-2019.
  9. Retrieved from: https://www.himss.org/library/current-strategies-implement-informatics-nursing-curriculum-integrative-review. Accessed October 19, 2019.

Submitted by: Matthew Cain (2019).