A Review of Clinical Informatics Competencies in Nursing to Inform Best Practices in Education and Nurse Faculty Development.

Aim: The aim of this literature review was to determine the state of the science related to clinical informatics competencies of registered nurses and to determine best practices in educational strategies for both nursing students and faculty.

Background: Continued emphasis on the provision of evidence-based patient care has implications for requisite informatics-focused competencies to be threaded throughout all levels of nursing educational programs.

Method: Whittemore and Knalf's five-step integrative review process guided this research.