The clinical role of informatics nurse

Author

Mei-Hua Wang ; Yu-Wen Fang

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nursing, Mackay Med. Coll., Taipei, Taiwan

fYear

2012

fDate

3-5 Dec. 2012

Firstpage

113

Lastpage

116

Abstract

The aim of this research is to explore the service status of specialist nurses in informatics, and to investigate the opinions of nursing staff in Taiwanese medical facilities to the necessary professional abilities within the career scope of nursing. This study was conducted with a cross-sectional design. Questionnaire for medical institutions: total of 141 copies were released to nursing staff and nursing supervisors. Results: (1) The establishment of a draft for the role standardization of informatics nurses in Taiwan. (2) Suggested planning of the functional role of the informatics nurse. (3) Recommendations for the certification of professional nurse competency: it is hoped that the certifications of informatics nurses in Taiwan can be recognized internationally.

Keywords

medical computing; Taiwanese medical facilities; clinical role; functional role planning; informatics nurse; nursing staff; nursing supervisors; professional ability; professional nurse competency certification; specialist nurse service status; informatics nursing; professional nurse competency; specialist;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computing and Convergence Technology (ICCCT), 2012 7th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Seoul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0894-6

Type

conf

Filename

6530310