Beginning in June 2012, undergraduate education at the College of Nursing will have a new edge—a curricular framework built on knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSAs) associated with six essential competencies for health care professionals: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, quality, safety, evidence-based practice and nursing informatics.
In 2008, US News and World Report listed health care informatics as an ahead-of-the-curve career. As the medical field continues its transition to electronic records, every health care professional is impacted. Nursing, with its close interaction with patients, relies heavily on the technological advances of the informatics resources.