Purpose: To implement and evaluate effectiveness of a nursing informatics training program for nurses in a hospital.
Materials and methods: Developing core competencies for a nursing informatics training program focused on smart healthcare technology and clinical practice through consensus meetings. Expert consensus interviews and a questionnaire survey method were adopted to evaluate nurses’ demands and satisfaction with the training content, and to compare the differences in knowledge before and after the training through a quasi-experimental research design.
Results: Expert consensus was used to establish a nursing information personnel training program comprising five key dimensions: Information Literacy, Information Management, Information Innovation, Information Security, and Information Materials. Based on the above dimensions, a total of 24 training sessions were designed. During the data collection period, a total of 130 nurses participated in the training, in which 112 of them completed the questionnaire survey. Based on a 5-point scale, the participants reported that their average demand for training content and satisfaction were 4.67 and 4.74 respectively. In addition, the participants’ self-rated knowledge increased significantly from 2.80 to 4.00 after the training.
Conclusion: Through courses that align with core competencies and integrate clinical practice applications, the program effectively enhances nurses’ information literacy.