Integrating informatics into undergraduate nursing education: A case study using a spiral learning approach

Nursing informatics in undergraduate nursing education in Australia before COVID-19: A scoping review

“…Nursing students’ preparation to carry out NI tasks requires their capacity building in computer literacy and information literacy ( Shin et al, 2018 ). O'Connor and LaRue (2021 , p. 3) explained that core informatics competencies for students to achieve included six domains: health service literacy, information and communication technology literacy, information management, information system management, and patient/health literacy. The capacity building in nursing informatics should be done during students’ orientation, both on campus and in clinical settings, and the role of the experienced staff in NI are pivotal to graduates’ informatics practice ( Shin et al, 2018 ).…”

“…The capacity building in nursing informatics should be done during students’ orientation, both on campus and in clinical settings, and the role of the experienced staff in NI are pivotal to graduates’ informatics practice ( Shin et al, 2018 ). Furthermore, it is crucial to state “the core competencies students will gain each year, and they spiral upwards towards achieving the overall knowledge of becoming a nursing practitioner competent in the knowledge and practice of digital health” ( O'Connor & LaRue, 2021 , p. 3).…”

“…There are challenges in creating a proficient nursing workforce with adequate skills and comfort to use technology ( ACN, 2020 ). Globally, there is “a gap in informatics expertise among nursing students, practising staff and faculty” ( O'Connor & LaRue, 2021 , p. 1). A distinct lack of guidelines for developing NI content and non-adherence to standards and criteria for teaching nursing informatics hinders the development of NI competencies in nursing education ( Atthill, 2015 ; Forman, Armor, & Miller, 2020 ).…”

Exploring nurses’ online perspectives and social networks during a global pandemic COVID‐19

“…Thus, more research is needed to understand how nurses can or should use social media effectively and what kinds of communicative practices they should engage in to reach beyond their own professional community, to fully engage with and influence stakeholders digitally. Hence, more education that prepares nursing actors to leverage different social media platforms is necessary to ensure they have the digital and communication skills needed to be influential in healthcare (O'Connor & LaRue, 2021).…”

Exoskeletons in Nursing and Healthcare: A Bionic Future

“…Hence, nurses should work more closely with robotics and software engineers to ensure this emerging bionic technology is designed and applied appropriately (Booth et al, 2021), and rigorously tested, before being implemented and used with patients, carers, and practicing professionals. Nurse educators should also begin to incorporate fundamental product design and engineering concepts and their applications into baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs (O'Connor & LaRue, 2021), to ensure nurses of the future have the informatics competencies required to engage with other professional groups in introducing new technologies such as exoskeletons in nursing and healthcare.…”