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CJNI JOURNAL

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The Mission of the CJNI is to provide a peer-reviewed venue for members of the CNIA, and other researchers who work with Nursing Informatics to disseminate their research, essays, reviews, presentations, multimedia and other digital publishable materials on a global scale. In the coming months and years, the CNIA intend to develop the CJNI into a dynamic vehicle to express the voice for Nursing Informatics that is championed by the association and lived by many nurses both in Canada, and around the globe.

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Informatics Education

This section has been developed to feature educational initiatives in nursing informatics, primarily in Canada. If there are any topics or developments in nursing informatics education that you want to share with others, contact our Director of Education, Virginia Ellis by E-mail.

HITS - Health Informatics Training System

HITS - Health Informatics Training System The Health Informatics Training System (HITS) is the world's leading online resource for acquiring a clear understanding of health informatics and its contribution to administrative and clinical best practice. Endorsed jointly by COACH, Canada's Health Informatics Association, and the Canadian Nurses Association.

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CNIA Nursing Informatics Education Bursary

This bursary is directed to advancing the informatics education of the selected nurse recipient.

1. To be awarded to a member of the CNIA annually at the the CNIA Nursing Informatics Conferences.
2. Potential recipients may apply or be nominated.
3. Applications/nominations must be accompanied by two letters of support from CNIA members.
4. Applications/nominations will be reviewed by and the recipient selected by the Executive Committee of the Board (e.g., President, President-elect, Past-President, Directors of Membership Services, Education, & Communications).

Application:

• Applicants must describe the program of study and evidence of enrollment.
• Provide a brief description (250 words) as to the anticipated benefits of the chosen program of study.

Qualifying Criteria:

• Registered Nurse or Registered Practical Nurse
• CNIA member in good standing.
• Enrolled or accepted in an informatics certificate, diploma or degree program.

Deadline:
Applications/nominations to be submitted to the Director of Education, Virginia Ellis via email

WINNER:
Our most recent winner (2007) was Cheryl Stephens-Lee.

Two Bursaries for $500 each available.

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OHIH Project: 2002 - 2003

Educating Tomorrow's Nurses: Where's Nursing Informatics?

SYNOPSIS: Funded by Health Canada Office of Health and the Information Highway, the study will describe the current state of: 1) informatics education opportunities currently available to undergraduate nursing students, 2) the level of preparedness of nursing faculty to provide necessary education opportunities in nursing informatics for undergraduate nursing students, 3) information and communication technology infrastructure and support for providing the education opportunities, and 4) opportunities to enhance nursing curricula, faculty preparedness, and ICT infrastructure and support in Canadian schools of nursing.

This study builds on an earlier National Nursing Informatics Project. It is influenced as well by the work of the Canadian Nurses Association national Health Information: Nursing Components (HI:NC) work and Health Canada's Office of Health and the Information Highway (OHIH) in conjunction with the Canadian Nurses Association and University of Victoria (see Appendix A for further details). It has the support of an Advisory Committee with representatives of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, Canadian Nurses Association, Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses and Health Canada Office of Nursing Policy.

October 2002: PHASE 1 COMPLETED - PHASE 2 LAUNCHED ... read the full overview

December 2002: PHASE 2 COMPLETED - PHASE 3 LAUNCHED ... read the full update

February 2003 : PRELIMINARY FINDINGS RELEASED FOR FEEDBACK ....read the full review findings

May 2003 Version française de l'école du rapport de soins ....read the French version of the NI Project findings

May 2003 : FINAL REPORT & FINDINGS (92 pages) ....read the full report

The final response rates, based on a population of 77 Schools of Nursing with undergraduate programs, were as follows:

• Infrastructure: - n = 37 - 48%
• Curriculum - n = 39 - 51%
• Faculty - n = 130 faculty responded representing 29 known schools of nursing - which is at least a 38% response rate. However, approximately 15% (n=21) responses did not indicate their school of nursing. Seven schools had ³ five faculty responses. Faculty responses ranged from 0 - 17 per school.
• All three questionnaires - 26 schools of nursing had responses to all three questionnaires = 34%

These calculated response rates can be considered conservative, as some non-responding schools in collaborative programs later indicated their program responses were included their collaborative university school of nursing responses.

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