| Background: Due to the increasing use of informatics as an infrastructure in developing the
quality of care and patient safety, informatics competency has become a crucial requirement for
nurses.
Aim: This study was conducted to assess nursing informatics competency, and identify related
factors in registered nurses.
Method: This research is an analytical descriptive study in which the research community
included 205 nurses working at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences’ hospitals. The
researcher-made questionnaire was developed as a data collection tool (a¼98%). The data
was entered into SPSS16 software and correlation analysis and regression were carried out.
Results: The mean score percentage of total nursing informatics competency was 59.92%. The
highest mean score was related to informatics skills (62.98), followed by the informatics
knowledge subscale (59%). In addition, informatics competency was positively correlated with
self-efficacy (r¼0.27, p¼0.001), evidence-based practice (r¼0.55, p¼0.001) and time spent on
hospital information systems (r¼0.16, p¼0.01).
Conclusion: Computer skills, self-efficacy, evidence-based practice and time spent on hospital
information systems are determinant factors of nurses’ informatics competency. Developing
nurses’ basic computer skills and incorporating informatics education programmes into the
curriculum can enhance nurses’ informatics competency. |