title: Current Status of Nursing Informatics Education in Korea.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study presents the current status of nursing informatics education, the content covered in nursing informatics courses, the faculty efficacy, and the barriers to and additional supports for teaching nursing informatics in Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  A set of questionnaires consisting of an 18-item questionnaire for nursing informatics education, a 6-item questionnaire for faculty efficacy, and 2 open-ended questions for barriers and additional supports were sent to 204 nursing schools via email and the postal service. Nursing schools offering nursing informatics were further asked to send their syllabuses. The subjects taught were analyzed using nursing informatics competency categories and other responses were tailed using descriptive statistics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 72 schools (35.3%) responded to the survey, of which 38 reported that they offered nursing informatics courses in their undergraduate nursing programs. Nursing informatics courses at 11 schools were taught by a professor with a degree majoring in nursing informatics. Computer technology was the most frequently taught subject (27 schools), followed by information systems used for practice (25 schools). The faculty efficacy was 3.76 ± 0.86 (out of 5). The most frequently reported barrier to teaching nursing informatics (n = 9) was lack of awareness of the importance of nursing informatics. Training and educational opportunities was the most requested additional support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nursing informatics education has increased during the last decade in Korea. However, the proportions of faculty with degrees in nursing informatics and number of schools offering nursing informatics courses have not increased much. Thus, a greater focus is needed on training faculty and developing the courses.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.; Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eunjoo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.; Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeongeun
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authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.; Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeoun-Ae
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.; Aeromedical Center, Korean Air, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jungha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Meiling
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Shinae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jooyeon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Healim
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authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeongah
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: On
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyesil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.; Global Healthcare Center, Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeong Joo
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Suran
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authors.lastname: Yim
keywords: Competency-Based Education; Nursing Education Research; Nursing Informatics