Nursing Informatics Competency

Reflecting upon the Self Assessment TIGER Nursing Informatics Competencies, it is safe to assert that for the past three years of my nursing practice many computer skills have developed extensively as a result of a change from the inpatient nursing setting to the outpatient environment. Subsequently, that change has prompted a self-education and self-training to obtain necessary skills required to be proficient at a current position. One must realize that nurses who work at the bedside, caring for critically sick patients very rarely have time to advance their technological skills. Although, there is an agreement within nursing profession that technology presses on there also must be a simultaneous presence of a desire to keep up with advancement despite widespread intimidation towards informatics. With that in mind, it is crucial to recognize and in an unbiased way to assess own computer skills leading to improve abilities to navigate programs necessary for the improvement of health care and ultimately promoting safe, cost efficient, patient-centered care as well as to prepare a new workforce to face challenges of health-information technology. Consequently, with a hint of pride, I must underscore that a very credible instrument known as
However, as I encounter advancement in technology almost every day as I am exposed to new gadgets and devices related to diabetes management my level of competency fluctuates unceasingly. For instance, a few months ago Medtronic company has launched new insulin pump 670G which can self-adjust insulin delivery depending on patient's blood sugars, I am almost tempted to say that this is the closest we have ever been in creating an artificial pancreas. Therefore, with the speed of progress in various areas of nursing, we must exhibit adequate competency level to be bale face the future technology with no intimidation and