Publications by authors named "Debra Eardley"

Baccalaureate nursing education is moving to adopt the new American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials for Professional Nursing Education. As identified in two of the six domains of the essentials, graduates need to be prepared to address population health and utilize informatics and healthcare technologies. Community/public health nursing also has eight domains for generalist nurses linked to population health which will help prepare a skilled nursing workforce for the 21st century.

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Background: As the largest health care workforce, nursing is positioned to improve the health of populations using health information technology (HIT). Nurse graduates often lack confidence using HIT in practice, specifically, the electronic health record (EHR). Nurse scholars endorse the use of an academic electronic health record (AEHR) in nursing programs to provide students a safe learning platform to build levels of confidence using an EHR.

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Objective: Aims of this study were to identify the Association of Community/Public Health Nursing Educators members' demographics, educational preparation, and research competencies; and, to complete a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis.

Methods: A descriptive-correlational design was employed. Primary data collection was via electronic survey.

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The Omaha System is the hallmark evidence-based clinical information management system used in nursing education, research, and practice. Multiple education documents guide public health workforce preparation. This qualitative study identified similarities and gaps between the Omaha System and seven guiding documents commonly used by nurse educators.

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Advancements in healthcare systems include adoption of health information technology to ensure healthcare quality. Educators are challenged to determine strategies to integrate health information technology into nursing curricula for building a nursing workforce competent with electronic health records, standardized terminology, evidence-based practice, and evaluation. Nursing informatics, a growing specialty field, comprises health information technology relative to the profession of nursing.

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