Informatics competencies for nurse leaders: protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Globally, health information technologies are now being used by nurses in a variety of settings. However, nurse leaders often do not have the necessary strategic and tactical informatics competencies to adequately ensure their effective adoption and use. Although informatics competencies and competency frameworks have been identified and developed, to date there has not been review or consolidation of the work completed in this area. In order to address this gap, a scoping review is being conducted. The objectives of this scoping review are to: (1) identify informatics competencies of relevance to nurse leaders, (2) identify frameworks or theories that have been used to develop informatics competencies for nurse leaders, (3) identify instruments used to assess the info

SUBMITTER: Kassam I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5735400 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature