NR 541 Week 1 Assignment Self-Assessment of NI Competencies...

NR541: Prac琀椀ce of Nursing Informatics The purpose of this self-assessment is to help you discover your level of competency in NI. A 1= minimal learning competency is any knowledge or skill that an individual possesses that has been shown to cause 1= minimal learning needs related to or forecast excellent performance. need related to this this behavior behavior By assessing your level of knowledge or skill for each core-competency indicator described, you 2= need some will be able to guide your learning experiences in this informa琀椀cs prac琀椀cum. You will be able to 2= need some prac琀椀ce prac琀椀ce in this area focus on those areas that are most important to you and to concentrate where you need the most in this area learning. 3=need signi昀椀cant 3=need signi昀椀cant prac琀椀ce in this area Self-assessment of professional competencies will help you guide your learning experiences in this prac琀椀ce in this area informa琀椀cs prac琀椀cum. The competencies are adapted from numerous scholarly resources but were ini琀椀ally iden琀椀昀椀ed through the Delphi study conducted by Staggers, Gassert, and Curran (2001). It is an琀椀cipated that you will iden琀椀fy a number of areas of development at the ini琀椀al assessment in NR541. Goals to meet these needs will be developed in the Individual Development Plan due Week 3 of NR541. At the conclusion of the prac琀椀cum courses in NR643, you will complete the assessment a second 琀椀me. While it is expected that you will show growth in the development of knowledge and skills of the nurse informa琀椀cist, it is not expected that all development needs will be fully met. You should share the assessment tool with the prac琀椀cum mentor and faculty at the beginning of NR640 to guide your learning plan across the prac琀椀cum experience. How to complete this self-assessment This self-assessment should take about 30 minutes to complete. It is divided into the key 2 End of Initial Student-Identified Specific, Description of Assessmen Measurable Goals to Attainment of Student- Date Practicum Core Competency Attain/Approve Plan to Meet Student Goal Identified Goals/Date Obtaine Assessmen t Competency (Goals must include Attained d t metrics, be specific.) R s N541 N 541: Prac琀椀ce of Nursing Informatic NR643 Computer Skills 2 ▪ Develops or modi昀椀es spreadsheets 1 2 3 used for complex problems 2 ▪ Writes macros, shortcuts for 1 2 3 spreadsheets 3 ▪ Manages projects with project- 1 2 3 management so昀琀ware 3 ▪ Creates queries for a database 1 2 3 2 ▪ Runs reports from a database 1 2 3 Computer Skills—Quality Improvement 3 ▪ Determines data indicators used to 1 2 3 monitor quality and e昀昀ec琀椀veness of nursing informa琀椀cs prac琀椀ce 3 ▪ Collects data to monitor quality 1 2 3 and e昀昀ec琀椀veness of nursing informa琀椀cs practice 3 ▪ Determines aspects of nursing 1 2 3 informa琀椀cs prac琀椀ce important for quality monitoring Computer Skills—Systems 4 nurse researchers to de昀椀ne and develop new computer competencies 6 information management 8 Informatics Knowledge—Privacy/security 3 ▪ Interprets copyright issues and 1 2 3 plagiarism in this knowledge era 10 3 ▪ Interprets capabilities and