Competency Tutorials and other Resources
Links to available web based tutorials and other resources related to the concepts and processes.
Technical Competencies
WORD PROCESSING
★ Open Office Writer Tutorials★ GCF's Office 365 Tutorials
★ GCF's Word 365 Tutorials
★ Microsoft's Word 365 training courses, videos and tutorials
★ Learn How To Use Microsoft Word
★ Basic Word Processing Skills
★ Elements of Word Processing
KEY BOARDING
★ GCF's Typing Tutorial★ Learn 2 Type
★ Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor
★ Sense Lang Online Typing Tutor
★ Using Your Keyboard
★ Keybr's Learn Touch Typing
★ Typing Club's Learn Touch Typing
SPREAD SHEETS
★ Spreadsheeting I: Basic Concepts★ Spreadsheeting II: Good Spreadsheet Design
★ GCF's Excel Tutorials
★ Google Sheets 101
★ GCF's Google Sheets Tutorials
★ Excel Tips Tutorials
★ Microsoft's Excel 365 training courses, videos and tutorials
★ Open Office Spread sheet Tutorials
PRESENTATIONS
★ Electric Teacher PowerPoint Tutorials★ Presentation Graphics: The Beginning
★ PowerPoint in the Classroom for Teachers
★ GCF's PowerPoint 365 Tutorials
★ Slidesgo School: PowerPoint Tutorials
★ PowerPoint 101: Everything You Need to Make a Basic Presentation
★ Mac for Beginner's Keynote Basics Tutorial
★ Microsoft's PowerPoint 365 training courses, videos and tutorials
★ Official Prezi Video Tutorials
★ Educreations Beginner Tutorial
★ Creating Animation with Educreations Tutorial
DATABASES
★ Microsoft Access 2016 Database Tutorials★ Microsoft's Access 365 training courses, videos and tutorials
★ The Database Journal - Knowledge Base for Database Professionals
★ Easy to Understand Database Tutorials from Geek Girl
★ SQL Tutorial from W3schools
★ MySQL PHP Database Tutorial
★ ODBMS Object Database Tutorial
★ Tutorial Point's Database Tutorials
DESKTOP PUBLISHING
★ GCF's Microsoft Publisher Tutorials★ Microsoft's Publisher training courses, videos and tutorials
★ A Beginner's Guide to Pages for MAC
★ Scribus Free DTP software
★ InDesign CC tutorials from novice to expert from Adobe
INTERNET
★ Internet 101★ World Wise Web: BBC's Guide to Using the Internet
★ BARE BONES 101: Searching the Web
★ Welcome to the Web!
★ GCF's Internet 101 Tutorials
★ G-mail (free email accounts from Google)
★ Pegasus Mail
★ Yahoo Mail
★ Free Email Software
★ GCF's Email Basics Tutorials
★ Siteground's E-mail Tutorials
★ How to Write the Perfect Email — Tips and Tricks
★ Using Gmail at work or school
EXPERT SYSTEMS, DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS & ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE
★ Getting started with Watson Assistant★ IBM Watson Ecosytem - Getting Started Guide
★ Predictive analytics Tutorials
★ Getting Started with IBM Watson
★ Introducing IBM Watson Health
★ An overview of clinical decision support systems: benefits, risks, and strategies for success
★ Visual Dx: Visual Diagnostic Support Systems
★ DXplain Decision Support System
★ Cogito Expert Systems
★ CLIPs: A Tool for Building Expert Systems
★ Expert Systems Lesson 1 - Using an expert system (video)
★ Expert Systems lesson 2 - What makes up an Expert System (video)
★ Expert Systems Lesson 3 - Building an expert system with ES Builder (video)
★ Artificial Intelligence Series - Part 1: Path Finding
MULTIMEDIA
★ Web Multimedia Tutorial★ Multimedia Storytelling: learn the secrets from experts
★ Web Developer Basics: Multimedia In HTML5
★22 Useful Tools for Producing Multimedia Content
★How to Create a Multimedia PowerPoint Presentation
★ 9 apps for creating multimedia content
★ How to create a multimedia presentation
★ Multimedia & Presentation Tools
★ Multimedia Authorship
★ HSTRY - Create Multimedia Timelines in an Online Classroom
★ Oral History Interactives: Going beyond the interview to create multimedia experiences
WEB DEVELOPMENT
★ W3C's HTML Tutoral★ Bare Bones Guide to HTML
★ Yale Web Style Guide
★ Web Page Design for Designers
★ The Teachers.Net Homepage Maker
★ HTML Goodies
★ 12 Web Design Tutorials for Beginners to Expert Developers in 2021
★ Creating Killer Sites
TELECOMMUNICATIONS & TELEHEALTH
★ Cellular Telecommunications and Cell Phone Technology Tutorials★ Telecommunications Training Tutorials
★ Telecom, Datacom, Networking, VoIP and Wireless Tutorials
★ What is Telehealth?
★ A Telehealth Tutorial: Legal & Regulatory Issues
★ A Telehealth Tutorial: The Promise of Telehealth
★ What is Telemedicine?
★ Technical Committee on Human Factors - Guidelines for real-time communication services
★ American Telemedicine Association Learning Center
EHR & POINT OF CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
★ iPatient Care - EHR, PMS, Mobile, Wearable Overviews★ Codonix ED Basic Charting Overviews
★ Cerner Technologies
★ Educating Clinicians on New Elements Incorporated Into the Electronic Health Record
★ Surgical Information Systems Overviews
★ Pyxis Nursing Solutions Overview from CareFusion
★ MUSE Cardiology Information System Overview from GE
★ Cog HMS - Download Demo Desktop / Web Based Hospital Management Software
★ Med 2x Hospital Management System Demo
★ Polytech Laboratory Information System Demo
★ VersaSuite EHR & HIS Overview
★ GNU Health - Social Medicine Open EMR & HIS
★ Kareo Practice Management Demo Videos
★ iSalus Healthcare Virtual Demo Center
★ NextGen Healthcare Resource Center
★ Care360 Electronic Health Records Overview
★ SIM Chart for Nursing - EHR Practice for Nursing Education
★ Nurses Adopt Electronic Health Records
★ Practice Fusion EHR Tutorial Videos
★ AAFP's EHR Product Select & Implement Tutorials
★ Electronic health care systems, data centers and servers Tutorials
★ Healthcare Security/Privacy Tutorials
★ Internet Medicine Tutorials
PERIPHERALS, WIRELESS & BLUETOOTH
★ Basic Skills for Your Computer★ Computer Hardware Peripherals
★ 3D Printing & Design Tutorials
★ Color Management and Printing Tutorials
★ The A to Z of Print Design
★ Find the Best Printers
★ Find the Best Digital Cameras
★ DVD and CD-R Tutorials
★ Wi-Fi Quick Guide Tutorials
★ Wireless Network Primer
★ Wireless LAN (Wifi) Tutorial
★ Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Best Practices Guide
★ Bluetooth Basics
★ How Bluetooth Works
★ Bluetooth Tutorial
MOBILE DEVICES, CLOUD & mHEALTH
★ iPhone Development Tutorial★ Smartphones & Tablets Tutorials
★ Smartphone Advisor
★ Mobile Development Tutorials
★ A beginner’s guide to Android: Everything you need to know
★ How to create an app: Top tutorials for iOS, Android or desktop
★ Adobe Mobile apps Tutorials
★ GFC's iPad Basics Tutorials
★ GFC's iPhone Basics Tutorials
★ GFC's Android Basics Tutorials
★ iPad Beginner Guides
★ iPhone Beginner Guides
★ The Complete List of iPad Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
★ Security Tutorials on mHealth Security and Auditing
★ HealthPhone Video reference library
★ Best Nurses Apps
★ Apple-IBM mobile health apps: Just what the nurse ordered
★ The Important Role of the Nurse in the Mobile Health Ecosystem
★ Connected mobile nurses: virtual nursing care in the era of COVID-19
★ Stay On Track With Tablets: iPad Prepared Certification from SOPHIA
eLEARNING, MOOCs & COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
★ Upgrade Your School Tools: Flipped Classroom Certification from SOPHIA★ Stay On Track With Tablets: iPad Prepared Certification from SOPHIA
★ Certifications from Google for Education
★ What Is a Virtual Classroom?
UTILITY COMPETENCIES
NURSING & HEALTH DATA, INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE
★ The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI)★ International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP)
★ Informatics Competencies for Every Practicing Nurse: Recommendations from the TIGER Collaborative
★ Big Data Analytics for Healthcare
★ 'Big Data' Tutorial: Everything you need to know
★ 10 Big Data Analytics Use Cases for Healthcare IT
★ Public Health Information and Data Tutorial
★ Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
★ Health Disparities Calculator (HD*Calc) Tutorials
★ Data-Driven & Evidence-Based Program Development Tutorials
★ Avoiding Data Overload in Managing Asset Health
★ RSA Data Warehouse (HDW) Tutorials
★ Informatics and the Future of Nursing: Harnessing the Power of Standardized Nursing Terminology
★ CASN's Nursing Informatics Teaching Toolkit
★ NANDA: Defining the Knowledge of Nursing
★ The Usefulness of Nursing Languages to Communicate a Clinical Event
COMPUTER & DIGITAL LITERACY
★ GCF'S Computer Basics Tutorials★ Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101
★ New User Tutorial
★ Basic Computer Skills MOOC
★ Microsoft's Digital Literacy
★ Digital Literacy Fundamentals
★ Media Smarts: Canada's Centre for Media and Digital Literacy
LIFE LONG LEARNING
★ What is Life Long Learning?★ Life Long Learning.com
★ Life Long Learning from Skills You Need
★ Top 10 Benefits Of Lifelong Learning
★ Discover the Importance of Lifelong Learning
★ Lifelong Learning in Medicine and Nursing
COMPUTER-HUMAN INTERFACE DYNAMICS
★ What is User Interface Design?★ User Interface Design Basics from Usability.gov
★ IBM Research Progresses Field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
★ 20+ Awesome Dashboard Designs That Will Inspire You
★ 35 Awesome User Interface Design Tutorials
★ 20 Websites to Help You Master User Interface Design
★ Electronic Health Record Usability Interface Design Considerations
★ 7 unbreakable laws of user interface design
★ Usability / Accessibility Tutorials from DWB
★ Usability Lab
NETWORKING, COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE & SOCIAL MEDIA
★ Use of Social Media and Web 2.0 Technologies to Increase Knowledge and Skills of British Columbia Nurses★ Lantronix's Networking Tutorials
★ IBM Networking Tutorial
★ Data Communication & Computer Network Tutorial
★ 13 Awesome Professional Networking Alternatives to LinkedIn
★ Teacher's Guide on Creating Personal Learning Networks
★ How to Network Like a Pro: Computing Experts Offer Hot Tips for Students and Young Professionals
★ How Healthcare Can Use Social Media Effectively And Compliantly
★ Engaging Patients Through Social Media
★ Health Care Social Media Basics from Mayo Clinic
★ Social Media: A Review and Tutorial of Applications in Medicine and Health Care
★ Top Social Networks for Doctors, Nurses, and Healthcare Professionals
★ 24 Outstanding Statistics & Figures on How Social Media has Impacted the Health Care Industry
★ Medical Social Media
★ A Nurse's Guide to the Use of Social Media
★ GCF's LinkedIn Basics Tutorials
★ Learning LinkedIn for Students Tutorials
★ GCF's Facebook 101 Tutorials
★ GCF's Pinterest Tutorials
★ GCF's Skype Tutorials
★ GCF's Twitter 101 Tutorials
★ GCF's Instagram Tutorials
★ GCF's Youtube Tutorials
★ GCF's Blog Basics Tutorials
★ GCF's Snapchat Tutorials
★ GCF's Vine Tutorials
★ GCF's Google Account Tutorials
★ Etienne Wenger's Introduction to Communities of Practice
★ Jean Lave, Etienne Wenger and communities of practice
★ Community of Practice Design Guide: A Step-by-Step Guide for Designing & Cultivating Communities of Practice in Higher Education
★ What is a Community of Practice and How Can We Support It?
★ The role of communities of practice in a digital age by Tony Bates
★ Communities of Practice: The Organizational Frontier by Etienne C. Wenger and William M. Snyder
★ Classroom20.com, the social network for those interested in Web 2.0, Social Media, and Participative Technologies in the classroom
★ Communities of Practice to improve Public Health
★ Communities of Practice - NurseConnect Framework from CNA
BASIC COMPUTER CONFIGURATIONS
★ Chapter 2: Basic Computer Configuration★ Build your own PC: Basic Computer Configuration
★ Jan's Computer Basics Tutorials
★ GCF's Computer Basics Tutorials
★ How PCs Work
★ How to Set Up Computer Networks and Connections
★ VLAN guide for networking professionals
PROTECTION OF CLIENT DATA & INFORMATION
★ Privacy, security, and public health in a pandemic year★ Health information Privacy from HHS.gov
★ Understanding Health Information Privacy
★ Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
★ Data Security and Confidentiality Guidelines from CDC
★ Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information from HHS.gov
★ Health Information Privacy and Security Collaboration from AHRQ
★ Managing the Security of Nursing Data in the Electronic Health Record
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE APPLICATIONS
★ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)★ The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
★ Resources for Evidence Based Practice
★ Introduction to Evidence Based Practice
★ Evidence-Based Practice and Health Technology Assessment
★ Supporting Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses through Information Technologies
★ Health Technology Assessment and Evidence-Based Medicine: What Are We Talking About?
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
NEEDS ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM PLANNING
★ Health Information Technology Employer Needs Survey: An Assessment Instrument for Workforce Planning★ The Informatics Planning Model
★ Hospital Information Systems User Needs Analysis: A Vendor Survey
★ 10 steps to Successful Implementation of an Electronic Health Records System
★ Information Management: The Planning Process
★ Planning an Information Systems Project: A Toolkit for Public Health Managers
★ System Design Resources from AHRQ
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM COLLABORATION
★ HTA 101: Introduction to Health Technology Assessment★ Health Information Technology Integration from AHRQ
★ Teamwork and Communication in Healthcare: A Literature Review
★ Core Principles & Values of Effective Team Based Health Care
★ Evidence-based multidisciplinary care for people with multiple chronic conditions
★ Wicked problems and multidisciplinary approaches to collaboration, the changing health sector
★ Creating a Culture for Interdisciplinary Collaborative Professional Practice
DATA MANAGEMENT & CLIENT RECORDS
★ Client Registry Integration Best Practices★ Data Model for a Client Data Management System
★ Records management enlists data analytics tools
★ Data protection and access to client records
★ 10 Best Client Database & Customer Database Software 2021
★ Requirements of Health Data Management Systems for Biomedical Care and Research: Scoping Review
★ Health Data Management Guides
★ Medical Records Management: Everything You Need to Know
★ Top healthcare data management tools
★ Data Governance in Healthcare: Your Complete Guide
PLANNING INFORMATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
★ Planning, design and implementation of information systems★ Support tool to assess health information systems and develop and strengthen health information strategies
★ Systems Approach Workbook: Developing a Communications Plan
★ System Implementation Success Factors; It's not just the Technology
★ Information systems use as strategy practice: A multi-dimensional view of strategic information system implementation and use
★ Managing ICT
★ Planning an Information Systems Project: A Toolkit for Public Health Managers
★ Planning for System Implementation
★ Implementing Health IT from HHS.gov
CODE OF ETHICS, LEGAL ISSUES
★ Identifying and Addressing Ethical Issues with Use of Electronic Health Records★ Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses (2017 Edition) - Canadian Nurses Association
★ AMIA's Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct
★ e-Ethics: new dilemmas emerge alongside new technologies
★ The IMIA Code of Ethics for Health Information Professionals
★ A Repository of Codes of Ethics and Technical Standards in Health Informatics
★ Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Informatics
★ Ethical Controversies About Proper Health Informatics Practices
★ Ethics and Health Informatics: Users, Standards, and Outcomes
NURSING LANGUAGE, DATA SETS
★ The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI)★ International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP)
★ Perioperative Nursing Data Set
★ The Omaha System
★ The Clinical Care Classification (CCC) System
★ SNOMED CT
★ Informatics and the Future of Nursing: Harnessing the Power of Standardized Nursing Terminology
★ Oncology Nursing Minimum Data Set (ONMDS): can we hypothesize a set of prevalent Nursing Sensitive Outcomes (NSO) in cancer patients?
★ Utilizing the Language of Jean Watson's Caring Theory Within a Computerized Clinical Documentation System
★ ANA Recognized Terminologies
★ ANA Position Statement: Inclusion of Recognized Terminologies Supporting Nursing Practicewithin Electronic Health Records and Other Health Information TechnologySolutions
ERGONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
★ Guide to Address Ergonomics-Related Hazards with Computer Workstations★ How to Make Your Computer Workstation Fit You
★ Computer Workstation eTool from US Dept of Labor
★ The Art of Automation: Ergonomic Carts Come of Age
★ Ergonomics Product Development of a Mobile Workstation for Health Care
★ Ergonomics Supporting Healthcare-Specific Technology
★ Computer Workstation Ergonomics Manual from UCDavis
★ Human factors and ergonomics and quality improvement science: integrating approaches for safety in healthcare
POLICY AND PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT
★ Research and Policy Model for Health Informatics and Information Management★ ICT Policy: A Beginner's Handbook
★ Developing an ICT policy: A sample process
★ ICT Policy Formulation and e-Strategy Development: A Comprehensive Guidebook
★ Guideline on Developing a Departmental Security Plan
★ Policies and Procedures for Healthcare Organizations: A Risk Management Perspective
★ Redefining the Boundaries of Healthcare Technology Policy
★ Policy, Procedure and Guideline Development | Healthcare
★ Policy and Procedure Considerations for Health Information Exchange Organizations from AHIMA
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
★ Quality and Patient Safety from AHRQ★ ISO 9001:2015 Revision - ISO 9001 Quality Management
★ Data and Information Quality from CIHI
★ Health information technology and its impact on the quality and cost of healthcare delivery
★ Predictive Analytics – Healthcare’s Crystal Ball
★ Employing Mobile Devices To Improve Healthcare Communications And The Quality Of Patient Care
★ Quality Management In Healthcare: 5 Things to Expect in 2020
★ 10 Health Care Quality Improvement Trends You Can’t Ignore
★ Embedding Quality Management Principles into Health Technology and Patient Care
CHANGE PROCESS IN SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
★ Systems Approach Workbook: Implementation Plan Template★ Using a Change Management Approach to Implement IT programs
★ Theory applied to informatics: Lewin's Change Theory
★ Applying Lewin's Change Management Theory to the Implementation of Bar-Coded Medication Administration
★ Theory applied to Nursing Informatics: Diffusion of Innovation Theory
★ Theory applied to Nursing Informatics: Novice to Expert Theory
★ Theory applied to Nursing Informatics: Appreciative Inquiry Theory
★ Key Principles of 21st Century Change Management
★ Leadership and Change Management: Navigating the Turbulent Frontier
★ Planning for and Implementing System Change Using the Wraparound Process
★ Prosci 3-Phase Process for Change Management
★ How To Implement Change Management When Selecting New Software
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
★ Evaluation of informatics systems: beyond RCTs and beyond the hospital★ Cellular Informatics and Performance Evaluation
★ Performance Evaluation of Healthcare Monitoring System over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
★ Efficient Wireless Communication in Healthcare Systems; Design and Performance Evaluation
★ Two Gamers Aim To Transform Hospital Performance Evaluation
★ Evaluation of User Interface and Workflow Design of a Bedside Nursing Clinical Decision Support System
★ Performance Evaluation of Public Hospital Information Systems by the Information System Success Model
★ Measuring Performance in Hospitals: The Development of an Operational Dashboard to Coordinate and Optimize Patient, Material and Information Flows
★ Performance Measurement for Health System Improvement: Experiences, Challenges and Prospects (complete book)
★ Performance management methods and practices among nurses in primary health care settings: a systematic scoping review protocol
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