Integrating Informatics in Nursing Curriculum

Dr. Manju VatsaPrincipal, College of nursing, AIIMS

Introduction

• Rapid advances in medical technology• Digitization of hospitals• Pressure to integrate technology on to pedagogy

Nursing Informatics

Nursing Informatics

• Nursing Informatics combines nursing, information & computer science to manage and communicate information to support nurses & health care providers in decision making. - ANA (2001)

Use of computers in nursing

Use of computers in nursing education

Nursing curriculum

Teaching and learning• Access to literature and retrieval• Computer assisted instruction(CAI)• Class room technologies: LCD display, smart class room,

interactive boards• Distance learning– Video and audio conferencing– Tablets and smart phones: SMS alerts, Apps for

learning– E- learning modules– Moodle: e learning , interaction

Teaching and learning• INC PhD Consortium• Nodal Centre – Bangalore + 7 study centers• Video conferencing used for– Seminars– Meetings– Contact classes– Research proposal defense– Synopsis presentations– PhD Viva

Assessments

• Question bank• Computer generated exams• Online transmission of question papers• Online exams• Instant feedback• Online Surveys • Scoring of student answers and exam results

Student and course record management

• Students’ cumulative records• Maintaining results of grades /attendance• Calculate percentages, sort results of scores & print

results• Generating transcripts • Cumulative results

Research

• Literature access and retrieval - Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System

(MEDLARS)- Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied health

Literature (CINAHL)- Educational Resources Information Center

(ERIC)- PUBMED- GOOGLE SCHOLAR- COCHRANE

Conclusion

Computers are incredibly

fast, accurate and stupid

Human beings are incredibly

slow, inaccurate and

brilliant

Together they are powerful beyond imagination

Albert Einstein