Self-Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies Scale--Refined

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the factor structure, internal consistency reliability, and responsiveness of the Self-Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies Scale (SANICS). Combined BS/MS nursing students (N=336) completed the 93-item scale, which was based upon published and locally-developed nursing informatics competency statements. Exploratory principal component analysis with oblique promax rotation extracted five factors comprising 30 items that explained 63.7% of the variance: clinical informatics role (α = .91), basic computer knowledge and skills (α =.94), applied computer skills: clinical informatics (α =.89), nursing informatics attitudes (α =.94), and wireless device skills (α =.90). Scale responsiveness was supported by significantly higher factor scores following an informatics course. This study provided preliminary evidence for the factor structure, internal consistency reliability and responsiveness of the 30-item SANICS. Further testing other samples is recommended.

Nursing Informatics Competencies Among Nursing Students and Their Relationship to Patient Safety Competencies

“…Each item is rated on 5-point Likert scale (1 = not competent to 5 = expert). 21 The PSCAE 29 is a 45-item instrument used to assess nursing students' perceptions of their own competency regarding patient safety on a 5-point Likert scale. The scale includes six items for knowledge (components of patient safety culture and error-and-cause analysis), 21 items for skills (error reporting and response to an error, communication related to error, resource utilization/evidence-based practice, safe nursing practice, infection prevention, and precise communications during hand off), and 18 items for attitude (patient safety promotion/prevention strategies, responsibilities of healthcare professionals for patient safety culture, error reporting and disclosing, and the components of patient safety culture).…”

“…Scale responsiveness was supported by a significantly higher mean score in the four clinical informatics-related factors. 21 The five factors were as follows: clinical informatics role (five items, ! = .91), basic computer knowledge and skills (15 items, !…”

“…21,22 A study done in the 1990s found that baccalaureate nursing students had experience using all types of computers. 13 However, Choi 23 reported that baccalaureate nursing students rated their competencies at a basic level.…”

Advancing Emergency Nurses’ Leadership and Practice through Informatics

“…This planning, however, would require an understanding of ED nurses' current state of informatics competency. While there are many validated tools such as the SANIC, Self Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies Scale (Yoon, Yen, & Bakken, 2009); and the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform, TIGER-based Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies, (Hunter, McGonigle, & Hebda, 2013); the Canadian Nurse Informatics Competency Assessment Scale (C-NICAS) is more relevant to the Canadian context because it is based on CASN's entry-to-practice NI competencies for Canadian nurses (Kleib & Nagle, 2018b). Administering this tool for assessing Canadian emergency nurses' perceived informatics competency and factors impacting development of informatics competency in these nurses in future research, which could be sponsored by NENA, would be an important first step to determine current state and identify strategies to address gaps.…”

A study on nursing informatics competence of clinical nurses: Applying focus group interview

“…급변하는 디지털 의료환경에서 안전하고 질 높은 간호 제공 을 위해 간호사의 간호정보역량이 강조되고 있다 (Chang, Poynton, Gassert, & Staggers, 2011;Hannah et al, 2015 (Abdrbo, 2015;Kwak, Kim, Lee, & Kim, 2017;Lee, Gang, & Yu, 2015) Chang et al, 2011;Honey et al, 2017;Kleib & Nagle, 2018 (Staggers et al, 2001)를 번역하여 간호정보역량 수준 을 측정하거나 영향요인을 파악하였다 (Kim, Kim, Chae, & Kim, 2007;Kwak et al, 2017;Lee, Gang, et al, 2015). 이와 관 련하여 Kim (2008)은 NICQ (Staggers et al, 2001) (Hunter et al, 2015;Staggers et al, 2001) (Kim, Ju, & Park, 2008), 환자 간호 수행에서 다양한 ICT를 적절하게 활용하는데 기반이 되는 중요한 부분이다 (CASN, 2012;Hunter et al, 2015 (Kim, 2008;Yoon et al, 2009. ) (Hwang & Park, 2011;Kleib & Nagle, 2018;Kwak et al, 2017;Lee, Gang, et al, 2015 (Kim, 2009), 최고관리자의 지 지가 높을수록 그리고 조직 분위기가 덜 강압적일수록 병원정 보시스템 활용이 높은 것으로 나타났다 (Kim et al, 2008…”