1. Integrating Informatics in Nursing
Curriculum
Dr. Manju Vatsa
Principal, College of nursing, AIIMS

2. Introduction
• Rapid advances in medical technology
• Digitization of hospitals
• Pressure to integrate technology on to pedagogy

3. Nursing Informatics

4. Nursing Informatics
• Nursing Informatics combines nursing, information &
computer science to manage and communicate
information to support nurses & health care
providers in decision making. - ANA (2001)

5. Use of computers in nursing

6. Use of computers in nursing education

7. Nursing curriculum

8. Teaching and learning
• Access to literature and retrieval
• Computer assisted instruction(CAI)
• Class room technologies: LCD display, smart class room,
interactive boards
• Distance learning
– Video and audio conferencing
– Tablets and smart phones: SMS alerts, Apps for
learning
– E- learning modules
– Moodle: e learning , interaction

9. Teaching and learning
• INC PhD Consortium
• Nodal Centre – Bangalore + 7 study centers
• Video conferencing used for
– Seminars
– Meetings
– Contact classes
– Research proposal defense
– Synopsis presentations
– PhD Viva

10. Assessments
• Question bank
• Computer generated exams
• Online transmission of question papers
• Online exams
• Instant feedback
• Online Surveys
• Scoring of student answers and exam results

11. Student and course record management
• Students’ cumulative records
• Maintaining results of grades /attendance
• Calculate percentages, sort results of scores & print
results
• Generating transcripts
• Cumulative results

12. Research
• Literature access and retrieval
- Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
(MEDLARS)
- Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied health
Literature (CINAHL)
- Educational Resources Information Center
(ERIC)
- PUBMED
- GOOGLE SCHOLAR
- COCHRANE

13. Conclusion
Computers are
incredibly
fast, accurate
and stupid
Human beings
are incredibly
slow,
inaccurate and
brilliant
Together they are powerful beyond
imagination
Albert Einstein