Current situation and influencing factors of nursing informatics competency of undergraduate nursing students in Anhui province

ObjectiveTo investigate the current situation and influencing factors of nursing informatics competency among undergraduate nursing students in Anhui province, and to provide basis for the cultivation of nursing informatics competency.

MethodsNursing informatics competency scale (NICS) was used to investigate 1 488 postgraduate nursing students in Anhui province.

ResultsThe score of nursing informatics competency of undergraduates in Anhui province was(113.90±22.48) points.There were statistically significant differences in the scores of nursing information ability of undergraduate nursing students with different places of origin, grades, school types, internship time, whether they were the only child, whether they had immediate family members working in medicine, whether they have learned computer related knowledge and skills, whether they have served as student leaders, and different needs of nursing information ability(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).

ConclusionsThe demand of nursing informatics competency among undergraduate nursing students in Anhui province is at a high level and needs to be improved.It is urgent to propose a training program about nursing informatics competency combining students' and clinical needs, and improve the ability of students.