從學校護理資訊教育課程看護理資訊能力之建立

From analyzing the nursing informatics courses in shccols to improving the nursing informatics competencies

電腦技能已經是護理工作所需要的基礎能力。護理人員為最重要的醫療人力之一，需要有適當的護理資訊教育來執行工作。我國護理資訊教育與訓練的發展尚在起步階段中。課程的發展有賴於對目前護理資訊課程現況瞭解。本研究共收集國內69份護理課表進行分析，學制從五專到博士。結果發現只有約三分之一大學程度課表中有安排必修電腦相關課程。另外從118份臨床人員的電腦應用能力調查中也發現臨床護理人員的護理資訊能力來自於學校訓練的相當少，而大部分同意將資訊能力包含於護理進階教育中。我國學校護理資訊教育有必要再行調整，同時臨床上護理主管可考慮加強護理資訊進階與在職教育。

Computer competencies have been reported to be essential in nursing tasks. Nurses play a significant role in the health workforce and need to be properly educated for their roles in nursing informatics. However, the nursing informatics education and training is still in its early stage in Taiwan. A thorough understanding of the curricula is required to develop a better nursing informatics curriculum. The contents of 69 nursing curricula from technical level to PhD degree in Taiwan were surveyed. It was found that only one-third of the programs have obligatory computer courses in their curricula. A survey of 118 clinical nurses also showed that their computer competencies were seldom learned from the schools. Most of the respondents agreed that computer competency should be included in the nursing ladders program. We suggest that the school curriculum need to be reexamined and revised. At the same time, the nursing managers in hospitals could and should consider to enhance staff development and the on-the-job training of nursing informatics.