title: Keeping up: the nurse executive's present and future role in information technology.
abstract: Information management is a required competency for nurse executives, both for current and future practice. This article describes the chief nursing executive's role in information technology, presents suggestions for maintaining information technology competency, and shares how one hospital devised a simple tool to make information more usable for the nursing leadership team.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, Catholic Health Initiatives/Saint Joseph Healthcare, Lexington, KY 40504, USA. maysch@sjhlex.org
authors.forename: Christine H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Mays
authors.forename: Wanda
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sanford
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D003197:Computer Literacy; D003200:Computer User Training; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D016519:Hospitals, Religious; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D048108:Nursing Informatics / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence