COMPETENCIES

COMPETENCIES

How do you determine what skills or qualities will benefit you as a leader in your healthcare organization or nursing practice?

This question might be answered through the analysis of nursing informatics competencies. The analysis of these competencies provides a context for the qualities needed to effectively lead and implement projects in your healthcare organization or nursing practice.  

Appraise the Standards for Nursing Informatics Practice (Standard 1-6) and the leadership strategies addressed in Informatics leadership Standard 11, that you might employ to establish a culture that supports new information technology initiatives. Consider the competences that we have discussed during this course.

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.  Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 

WEEKLY RESOURCES

TO PREPARE

· Review the “Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice” learning resource to explore competencies related to nursing practice.

· Consider the role of competencies in nursing practice. Which competencies may be the most beneficial for project management and nursing informatics?

· Reflect on which skills you might currently possess and how you might become competent in others.

THE ASSIGNMENT: (4–5 PAGES)

· Explain what competencies are most important and beneficial for your success as a leader in your practice. Be specific and provide examples.

· Appraise the leadership strategies, addressed in Informatics Leadership Standard 11, that you might employ to establish a culture that supports new information technology initiatives. Be specific.

· Analyze whether or not you currently have these skills. Then, explain approaches you might recommend implementing to become competent or more proficient in this skill.

Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at  https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632Links to an external site. ). All papers submitted must use this formatting.