Intro to Info Quiz

It is a set of skills that allow individuals to use computer technology to accomplish tasks.

• Computer Literacy

• Informatics Knowledge

• Informatics Skills

The technical ability to use tools and techniques to improve information and knowledge access, integration, management and use.

• Computer Literacy

• Informatics Knowledge

• Informatics Skills

It is a set of cognitive processes that allows the individual to recognize what, when, and where information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and use that information appropriately.

• Computer Literacy

• Informatics Knowledge

• Informatics Skills

Has the following competencies:

1. Has basic computer skills

2. Uses applications

3. Uses sources of data

4. Uses technology for care delivery, communication, and decision support

5. Respects and protects patients’ rights to privacy and confidentiality of information

• Beginning Nurse

• Experienced Nurse

• Informatics Nurse Specialist

• Informatics Innovator

Has the following competencies:

1. Understands the value of data and information

2. Uses technology to trend and aggregate individual and population-based patient information for decision support and communication

3. Evaluates quality of information sources

4. Advocates for technology solutions that improve care delivery

• Beginning Nurse

• Experienced Nurse

• Informatics Nurse Specialist

• Informatics Innovator

Has the following competencies:

1. Uses advanced systems and tools to manage, evaluate, integrate, and communicate data, information and knowledge

2. Assesses current capabilities and limitations of technology and their impact on users and organizations

4. Manages IT projects across the systems life cycle

5. Actively seeks to improve the information and knowledge available for clinical decision-making

• Beginning Nurse

• Experienced Nurse

• Informatics Nurse Specialist

• Informatics Innovator

Has the following competencies:

1. Conducts research related to nursing informatics

2. Influences top-level decisions and policy design which impact clinical information management

3. Builds theoretical models of NI

4. Evaluates system level informatics initiatives

• Beginning Nurse

• Experienced Nurse

• Informatics Nurse Specialist

• Informatics Innovator

Computers were used for administrative work and accounting

• Prior to the 1960s

• 1960's

• 1970's

• 1980's

Emerging computer-based information systems

• Prior to the 1960s

• 1960's

• 1970's

• 1980's

Hospitals began developing information systems

• Prior to the 1960s

• 1960's

• 1970's

• 1980's