title: An innovative approach to educating nurse informaticians.
abstract: The need for nurses with expertise in technology and information systems is expected to increase. This article describes a collaboration between a university's school of nursing and school of computer science and information to prepare nurses who wish to become nurse informaticians. The specifics of the master's-level Collaborative Nursing Informatics Program are discussed, classroom and clinical experiences are described, and evaluation processes are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Pace University Lienhard School of Nursing, Pleasantville, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003200:Computer User Training; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D020407:Internet; D009518:New York; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D048108:Nursing Informatics / Q000193:education*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education