Key Elements of the National Initiatives that have driven the Development of Informatics Competencies for Practicing Nurses

Computers in Nursing: Bridges to the Future by Linda Q. Thede

Jan 1, 1999

This was the first Textbook to address core informatics competencies for all nurses

To Err is Human: Building A Safer Health System

Nov 1, 1999

This report brought patient safety to the forefront of national concern.

Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century

Mar 1, 2001

This report from the committee on the Quality of Health Care in America makes an urgent call for fundamental change to close the quality gap, recommends a redesign of the American health care system, and provides overarching principles for specific direction for policymakers, health care leaders, clinicians, regulators, purchasers, and others.

Health Professions Education Summit

Jun 17, 2002

This summit was groundbreaking work for education of all health care professionals with emphasis on Patient-Centered Care, Interdisciplinary Teams, Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, and Informatics.

The TIGER Summit: “Evidence and Informatics Transforming Nursing”

Nov 1, 2006

As the health care industry works toward the widespread adoption of electronic health records by 2014, nursing must transform itself as a profession in order to make full use of the capabilities electronic records will provide.

The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health

Oct 5, 2010

Two of the messages from this report require informatic competencies: Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health care professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States and Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and information infrastructure.