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Past, present and future of Informatics and its relation to Nursing Education
Not so long ago, nurses used to be trained apprenticeship model. Senior doctors and nurses used to provide on-job training to those who showed interest in the field of nursing. However, it was soon made into a more professional program and students started being taught theoretical concepts in school before proceeding to hospitals and other health facilities for internship. From the late 1970s, things became even better. The focus of nursing education moved to student learning. Nursing schools from around the world started adopting curriculums and programs that improved students understanding of nursing itself and its role in the delivery of health care. There was also a shift of focus to improving critical thinking skills of nurse students and their decision-making capabilities. Generally, the early 1980s ushered in a shift from teaching nursing students how to do to teaching them the knowledge behind the doing. Furthermore, the new era of student-focused nursing education also ushered in elements of social responsibility, reflection and the centrality of caring in the profession (Honey & Procter, 2017).
There is recognition that nursing education provides students not only with the clinical knowledge...
There is now more stress on how students learn compared to the past when the emphasis on teaching a finite body of knowledge (Honey & Procter, 2017). This change has been attributed to the fact that there is actually no finite body of knowledge. Of late, new studies and discoveries are revealing new and better clinical skills. By focusing on how students can continually learn more, advanced nursing programs are equipping students to be nurses of the future. Technology is already playing an important role in nursing practice especially in the delivery of healthcare. Thus, many nursing programs have already integrated technology into their curriculums. And with the rapid changes in technology, there is a need for more and more programs to continually review and update their curriculum so as to improve learning outcomes and prepare nursing students for the future (Williamson & Muckle, 2018). Appropriate use of information systems and other technologies can enable nurses to make better and more informed clinical or management decisions. Technology can also improve patient care. Thus, it is crucial for educators to integrate healthcare information/ knowledge systems into both basic and…
References
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Williamson, K. M., & Muckle, J. (2018). Students’ Perception of Technology Use in Nursing Education. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 36(2), 70-76.
Hannah, K. J., Ball, M. J., & Edwards, M. J. (2006). Nursing Informatics Education: Past, Present, and Future. In Introduction to nursing informatics (pp. 280-291). Springer, New York, NY.
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