Nursing Informatics Competency Assessment Among Registered Nurses

A cross-sectional study of 137,803 records assesses the level of nursing informatics competency among registered nurses in clinical practice. It explores nurses' ability to use digital health technologies, electronic health records, and information systems to support patient care. The study also identifies influencing factors such as education, training, and clinical experience.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking digital skill levels among clinical nursing staff based on competency assessment data.
• Identifying correlations between informatics competency and factors like education or clinical experience.
• Informing the design of targeted training programs for electronic health record and health information system use.
• Supporting policy development for improving healthcare delivery quality and safety through enhanced digital literacy.

Strengths

• Dataset contains a substantial sample size of 137,803 records.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse and analysis.
• Cross-platform presence on figshare indicates established sharing and potential for wider visibility.

Limitations

• Column names and specific variable definitions are not provided in the available metadata.
• The dataset's temporal and geographic coverage is not specified.
• The row count is listed as 'unknown' or 'None', creating a conflict with the provided size metric.

Provenance

Source

Vimala Varatharajan

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03 21.

Geography

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