What drew you to the nursing profession, and what are your professional strengths? Nurses are frequently called upon to use skills that have nothing to do with the reasons they entered their profession. What is your attitude toward change, particularly the increased reliance on technology in health care? Organizations such as TIGER are creating computer competency resources to help nursing professionals understand health care informatics. How can nursing informatics and competencies improve quality, patient safety, and job satisfaction?

Examine the media presentation from this week, which focuses on the benefits and challenges of health informatics.
Consider your professional nursing experiences, as well as how informatics has influenced or changed your practise.
Examine the TIGER and ANA informatics competencies available in the Learning Resources. What conclusions can you draw from these?
How these competencies impact nursing informatics, improve patient safety and quality of care, and promote excellence in nursing practise
Informatics has changed and/or will change nursing practises in the following ways.
Personal informatics abilities, strengths, and preferences
Potential obstacles or areas where you need to improve your capabilities, as well as at least one strategy for achieving professional growth in this area