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Promoting practical clinical management learning: the current situation about Information and Communications Technology capability development in student nurses
Author(s) -
WILLMER MARIAN
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2005.00603.x
Subject(s) - nursing management , work (physics) , information technology , professional development , government (linguistics) , service (business) , nursing , information and communications technology , nurse education , medical education , psychology , public relations , knowledge management , medicine , business , computer science , marketing , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , world wide web , operating system
Aim This paper is about work‐based learning in information management for student nurses. It seeks, through a literature review, to make a case for and promote Information and Communications Technology capability development in student nurses within their clinical environment. Background The profession of nursing, like many other jobs, is facing the increasing usage of information technology in day‐to‐day operations. Admission and discharges of patients have been held on computer databases since at least the 1980s. With the new Labour Government in 1997, increasing focus was placed on the effectiveness of the National Health Service and using computers as one way to assist in achieving greater effectiveness. Nurse education therefore needed to reflect this need and support trainee nurses to acquire skills in Information and Communications Technology. This paper is part of an ongoing professional doctorate inquiry into Information and Communications Technology capability development in student nurses. Evaluation A literature search was conducted on teaching information and technology skills’ via Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Most of the available studies were neither based on the UK nor were they about student nurses. As there is a dearth of published work in this specific area, relevant, related and tangential literature was reviewed. Key issues It is argued that current practice and published work on Information and Communications Technology capability development by student nurses hardly exists. The literature confirmed that success in this area requires sound change management, an understanding of National Health Service culture, and effective people leadership skills. Nurse educators and managers need to pay more attention to understand how organizations work, particularly organizations where student nurses carry out their work. Conclusions As the search revealed a significant gap in the literature in this area, a practical conceptual framework to fully analyse, develop and implement sustained Information and Communications Technology capability in student nurses is proposed.