Informatics in Teaching Nursing

Erlyn A. Sana, PhD Professor & Dean National Teacher Training Center for the Health Professions University of the Philippines Manila

Nursing informatics
The art and science of the application of computer technology to all fields of nursing-- nursing services, nurse education, and nursing research (Scholes & Barbers, 1980)

The specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science in identifying, collecting, processing, and managing data and information to support nursing practice, administration, education, research and the expansion of nursing knowledge (American Nursing Association, 1994)

Nursing informatics
Included among the new courses being introduced in RPs BSN curriculum
(Macaranas, 2010)

An area that remains to be developed in Nursing Education in the Philippines

(Bernal, Tolentino, Gavino & Marcelo, 2008)

Nursing informatics
Includes, but not be limited to the:
Use of artificial intelligence or decision-making systems to support the use of the nursing process, Use of a computer-based scheduling package to allocate staff in a hospital or health care organization, Use of computers for patient education, Use of computer-assisted learning in nursing education, Nursing use of a hospital information system, Research related to information nurses use in making patient care decisions and how those decisions are made (Hannah, Ball and Edwards, 1994)

Nursing informatics
Includes, but not be limited to the:
Use of artificial intelligence or decision-making systems to support the use of the nursing process, Use of a computer-based scheduling package to allocate staff in a hospital or health care organization, Use of computers for patient education, Use of computer-assisted learning in nursing education, Nursing use of a hospital information system, Research related to information nurses use in making patient care decisions and how those decisions are made (Hannah, Ball and Edwards, 1994)

The teaching-learning milieu

School

Learner

Teacher

A quick check on the teachers

(May 5, 2010) Total ADPCN conference participants:350 ICT users: ICT used regularly in teaching: ICT used regularly for personal activities: With PC at home: With a functional and accessible computer laboratory in school:

The teaching-learning milieu

Millennial learners (1982-1991; 1981-1994*) Gen X (19651982; 19651980*)
Oblinger & Oblinger, 2007 Dziuban, Hartman, Moskal, 2004*

School

Learners

Teacher

The millennial learners

(Dziuban, Hartman, Moskal, 2004)

Heavily impacted by ICT gadgets and cell phones, instant messaging, the WWW wireless communication and advertising without boundaries
They are the citizens of this generation: connected, digitally literate, social and work in teams, non-traditional as learners

A day in the life of a millennial student (Oblinger & Oblinger, 2007)

1. Wakes up 2. Checks how many SMS (texts) are received by cell phone during the night

A day in the life of a millennial

(Oblinger & Oblinger, 2007)
3. Switches on the radio for music or goes online for news, music, Facebook updates or Blogs for announcements from class

A day in the life of a millennial

(Oblinger & Oblinger, 2007)
4. Goes to class 5. Goes online again for independent study or group work 6. Goes home and switches server anew to finish assignments and/or chat with friends

The teaching-learning milieu

Should provide a cyber library Encourage use of informatics in completing their academic requirements Train faculty members to use the facility Inculcate ethics and moral integrity in the use of informatics

School

Learners

Teacher

The continuum of teaching (Adapted from Green, 1971)

T E A C H I NG

Shaping behavior
Conditioning Training

Shaping knowledge & belief

Instructing Indoctrinating

Net Gener Jecky

Extrovert Connected With Facebook Lives with of parents who are both employed & a 12-year old brother 3rd year BSN Studies a unit in Transcultural Nursing Teacher challenged the class to connect and interview others on their opinions about Transcultural Nursing

Net Gener Jecky

Connected with a Black American who traded his opinions on Transcultural Nursing with her personal profile on web cam Was admonished by family for showing herself in the web cam to a stranger Teacher and class processed the experience and identified the Dos and Donts of going online

Net Gener Jecky

Experience in going online in Transcultural Nursing introduced students to the reality of online pornography and child abuse Jecky and class, as well as the teachers, are now empowered on how to protect themselves from such

The continuum of teaching (Adapted from Green, 1971)

T E A C H I NG

Shaping behavior
Conditioning Training

Shaping knowledge & belief

Instructing Indoctrinating

The acts of classroom teaching (Green, 1971)

Institutional acts Logical acts Strategic acts

Collecting money
Chaperoning Patrolling the hall Competence in

Explaining
Concluding Inferring

Motivating
Counseling Evaluating

Competence in Competence in inculcating loyalty Giving reasons Attending meetings Planning developing facilitating and forming thinking skills learning Keeping reports Amassing evidence Encouraging other core values
Taking attendance Consulting parents Demonstrating

Millennial Theodore
Introvert Connected and has a Friendster account Lives in a condominium with a sister who is a medical student in the same school Parents are frequently abroad 3rd year BSN, first semester Typical millennial, Theodore is online all the time not only to complete his academic requirements but also to communicate with parents and friends In NCM 101, Theodore submits all written requirements, e.g., RLE diary and journal online

Millennial Theodore
Teacher in NCM 101 identified basic learning gaps in Theodores communication skills in English, as well as in his cognitive strategies NCM 101 teacher encouraged student to write more reflection papers as bonus exercises to improve his communication and thinking skills NCM 101 teacher committed self to this exercise to all students with the same problem

Millennial Theodore
NCM 101 teacher painstakingly read and wrote feedback to Theodore and other students with the same problem by email, in their individual accounts Theodore and classmates and NCM 101 teacher became close and endorsed students to next teacher Theodore bloomed and in the next semester, while taking NCM 102, his writing and thinking skills have remarkably improved

The acts of classroom teaching (Green, 1971)

Institutional acts Collecting money Chaperoning Patrolling the hall Attending meetings Keeping reports Taking attendance Logical acts Explaining Concluding Inferring Giving reasons Amassing evidence Demonstrating Strategic acts Motivating Counseling Evaluating Planning Encouraging

Consulting parents

Applying Informatics in Teaching

BSN, RN