Explain how you might successfully develop and master each of these competencies

Informatics Competencies

Informatics Competencies
Nursing informatics is a discipline that is still evolving. Yet, there is a set of core skills and knowledge that applies to all individuals who work as nurse informaticists and many competencies that are specific to informatics roles, positions, tasks, and responsibilities. For example, a nurse informaticist who works as a consultant for a health care technology company and a nurse informaticist who works as a professor at a university will share much of the same expertise and knowledge. However, they will also have distinct competencies specific to their unique roles.
In this Discussion, you explore informatics competencies within the informatics functional area you selected for the Week 1 Assignment.
To prepare:
Review nursing informatics competencies such as those outlined by the American Nurses Association (ANA), the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER), and the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN).
Review this week’s media presentation Competencies for Nurse Informaticists, and reflect on the competencies outlined by the presenters.
Recall the informatics functional area you identified in the Week 1 Assignment. With this in mind, what competencies would be most important for you to master? How might you go about developing these competencies?
Create a list of competencies you would like to master.

Post on Tuesday 06/21/16 a minimum of 550 words in APA format with 3 references addressing the level one headings below:
1) A brief description of the informatics functional area in which you are interested
2) Then, identify at least four ANA, TIGER and/or QSEN competencies that you believe to be vital for success in this functional area, and justify your choices.
3) Explain how you might successfully develop and master each of these competencies
Required Resources

Readings

American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Author.

Read the following chapter:
“Informatics Competencies: Spanning Careers and Roles ”

In this section, the authors explain the competencies necessary for nurse informaticists to be successful. The section also highlights which competencies are applicable for various informatics roles and functional areas.
Saba, V. K., & McCormick, K. A. (2015). Essentials of nursing informatics (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 2, “Computer Hardware”

This chapter discusses introduces the basics of computer hardware used for nursing informatics.
Chapter 4, “Computer Software”

This chapter introduces computer software, as well as the programs that are most relevant to nursing informatics.
Chapter 11, System Life Cycle: A Framework”

In this chapter, the authors introduce the systems life cycle (SDLC) and its stages. These stages are often used by organizations for large-scale projects, such as implementing or upgrading health information technology.
Chapter 13, “System Life Cycle Tools”

Chapter 13 focuses on the tools needed to assist with each phase of the System Life Cycle. Successful implementation projects require clinical expertise as well as technical knowledge from nurse informaticists.
Chapter 9, “Computer Interaction ”