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KMID : 0603720160220020142
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Journal of Korean Society of Medical Informatics
2016 Volume.22 No. 2 p.142 ~ p.150
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Current Status of Nursing Informatics Education in Korea
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Jeon Eun-Joo
Kim Jeong-Eun
Park Hyeoun-Ae
Lee Ji-Hyun
Kim Jung-ha
Jin Meiling
Ahn Shin-ae
Jun Joo-yeon
Song Hea-lim
On Jeong-Ah
Jung Hye-Sil
Hong Yeong-Joo
Yim Su-ran
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study presents the current status of nursing informatics education, the content covered in nursing informatics courses, the faculty efficacy, and the barriers to and additional supports for teaching nursing informatics in Korea.
Methods: A set of questionnaires consisting of an 18-item questionnaire for nursing informatics education, a 6-item questionnaire for faculty efficacy, and 2 open-ended questions for barriers and additional supports were sent to 204 nursing schools via email and the postal service. Nursing schools offering nursing informatics were further asked to send their syllabuses. The subjects taught were analyzed using nursing informatics competency categories and other responses were tailed using descriptive statistics.
Results: A total of 72 schools (35.3%) responded to the survey, of which 38 reported that they offered nursing informatics courses in their undergraduate nursing programs. Nursing informatics courses at 11 schools were taught by a professor with a degree majoring in nursing informatics. Computer technology was the most frequently taught subject (27 schools), followed by information systems used for practice (25 schools). The faculty efficacy was 3.76 ± 0.86 (out of 5). The most frequently reported barrier to teaching nursing informatics (n = 9) was lack of awareness of the importance of nursing informatics. Training and educational opportunities was the most requested additional support.
Conclusions: Nursing informatics education has increased during the last decade in Korea. However, the proportions of faculty with degrees in nursing informatics and number of schools offering nursing informatics courses have not increased much. Thus, a greater focus is needed on training faculty and developing the courses.
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KEYWORD
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Nursing Informatics, Nursing Education Research, Competency-Based Education
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