mHealth

Learn about mHealth for Continuity of Care

If you want to learn more about the important consumer-driven escalation in the use of mobile apps and devices in healthcare, consider taking NRPR 103: mHealth for Continuity of Care. This 5 module (15 CE credit) course introduces the learner to the evolving phenomena of mobile health (mHealth) in the context of continuity of care, prevention, and health promotion. The… Read more →

NRPR 101: Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics

Learn about the Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics

Overview If you want to learn more about the ever-growing field of nursing informatics, consider taking NRPR 101: Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics. This approved course (California Board of Nursing) can be used to meet certification and renewal requirements as well as State CE requirements. This 13 module (39 CE credit) course introduces nurses or other health professionals to nursing informatics… Read more →

Shared Pan-Canadian Interoperability Roadmap

Highlights of the Shared Pan-Canadian Interoperability Roadmap

Citation: Kaminski, J. (2023). Editorial. Highlights of the Shared Pan-Canadian Interoperability Roadmap. Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics, 18(2).  https://cjni.net/journal/?p=11560 Interoperability is a critical goal of virtually all healthcare systems, a literal cornerstone of coordinated client care and effective electronic health records. This spring, Canada Health Infoway introduced a new 100-page document, a Shared Pan-Canadian Interoperability Roadmap (2023) that provides concrete… Read more →

Want to learn more about Telehealth?

Overview This approved course (California Board of Nursing) can be used to meet certification and renewal requirements as well as State CE requirements. If you want to learn more about Telehealth and how it fits into nursing, check out our online short course, NRPR 104: The Rise of Telehealth. This 5 module course (15 CE credits) introduces the learner to… Read more →

Reducing the Environmental Impacts of using Technologies

Reducing the Environmental Impacts of using Technologies

by June Kaminski, RN MSN PhD(c) Editorial Citation: Kaminski, J. (2023). Editorial. Reducing the Environmental Impacts of using Technologies. Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics, 18(1).  https://cjni.net/journal/?p=10851 The continual evolution of digital technologies has transformed the way we work, live, and play. This persistent growth often linked to positive environmental effects was strongly illustrated during the Covid-19 pandemic when most people… Read more →

Socio-technical theory

Theory applied to informatics: Socio-Technical Theory

by June Kaminski, RN MSN PhD(c) Editor in Chief Citation: Kaminski, J. (2022). Editorial. Theory applied to informatics: Socio-Technical Theory. Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics, 17(3-4).  https://cjni.net/journal/?p=10442 Editorial The socio-technical theory was first developed in the 1950s by Eric Trist and Ken Bamforth (1951) for the Tavistock Institute in London, UK as a challenge to the common Tayloristic assembly-line, bureaucratic… Read more →