The final QSEN competency is informatics. Healthcare informatics refers to the utilization of technology and information to manage patient care, prevent medical errors, enhance decision making and encourage collaborative communication. The importance of healthcare informatics is becoming increasingly clear as more care-oriented organizations implement advanced technologies.
This competency acknowledges that technology can play an impactful role in preventing medical errors. For example, medical healthcare records enable multiple providers to stay on top of changes to a patient’s health history. In nursing education, KSA tasks for the informatics competency may include learning how to use information management tools, navigating the electronic health record (EHR) system and understanding the need for lifelong learning in information technology.
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1Retrieved from QSEN Institute, QSEN Competencies, in February 2021.