TIGER nursing informatics competencies for an ER nurse

Tiger Nursing Informatics Competencies for an ER Nurse
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Tiger Nursing Informatics Competencies for an ER Nurse
Question 1: competencies
As a practicing nurse, there are basic computer competencies that should be gained in order to deliver quality patient care. While approximately seven million Europeans have taken the European computer Driving License (ECDL) exam and have been certified, a large number of immigrants in the nursing workforce are yet to gain computer competencies. In my current practice, I use four major competencies or information literacy to ensure quality service delivery to patients. According to the Association of Colleges and Research Libraries (2000), information literacy is the set of skills that allows people to identify when information is required and to set aside, analyze and utilize such information in an appropriate manner.
These four competencies include: i) the identification of the information required for some specific purpose, ii) the location of pertinent information, iii) the evaluation of the located information and iv) the application of the information gained in a correct manner (Association of College & Research Libraries, 2013). In nursing practice, information literacy is crucial to the incorporation of evidence-based practice. Each healthcare provider or nurse has to be able to determine the kind of information required in their practice. This will largely involve an assessment and critical thinking regarding the information collected. The identification of information is usually dependent on the available resources such as published literature, policies, and from colleagues. In the appraisal and evaluation of the information, I apply critical thinking to determine i...