Comprehensive Nursing Informatics Competencies
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Nursing Informatics Competencies

Comprehensive Self-Assessment

Part 1: Word Processing Knowledge Rubric

Criteria4-Always3-Most Of The Time2-Some Of The Time1-Seldom
Fonts
Do you know what font or typeface is.
Justify:
Do you know how to right, center and left justify a document
Cut & Paste:
Do you know how to cut and paste a block of text
Mouse:
Do you know how to use a mouse to "drag" a block of text?
Margins:
Do you know how to reset margins in your word processor
Tables:
Do you know how to create a table in a word processing document
Clipboard:
Do you know what the clipboard does
Page Numbers:
Do you know how to activate page numbers in a document?
Spellcheck
Do you know to use the spell check function?
Graphics
Do you know how to add images to your document?
Add Up Overall Scores ------------------>Total Score: 0

Reflection

Part 2: Keyboarding Rubric

Criteria4-Always3-Most Of The Time2-Some Of The Time1-Seldom
Upper Body Posture:
Back aligned straight. Body is within hand span of keyboard.
Lower Body Posture:
Hips touch back of chair. Feet are flat on floor.
Hand/Finger Position:
You demonstrate correct hand position over home row. You strike keys with tips of fingers.
Palm Position:
You keep palms off of desk and/or keyboard.
Typing Rhythm:
You maintain a steady timing rhythm.
Accuracy:
Your finished work is at an accuracy rate of 90% or better.
Speed:
You maintain average typing pace of 40 words per minute.
Add Up Overall Scores ------------------>Total Score: 0

Reflection

Part 3: Spreadsheet Knowledge Rubric

Criteria4-Always3-Most Of The Time2-Some Of The Time1-Seldom
Structure:
Do you understand what the difference between rows and columns is?
Cells:
Can you identify and manipulate (resize, highlight) individual cells in a spreadsheet?
Graphs:
Can you create graphs from highlighted rows and columns?
Operations:
Can you mentally calculate the following? =2+2*6
Addition:
Do you know how to write the formula to sum a column of numbers?
Formula:
Do you know how to calculate the average of a row of numbers?
Statistics:
Do you know how to calculate a t value in Excel?
Text:
Do you know how to format text lists on a spreadsheet (font selection, cell width, bold, italic)?
Moving Columns:
Do you know how to copy a column of figures into a second column?
Importing:
Do you know how to merge other program documents into a spreadsheet (eg. Word, Access, visual)?
Add Up Overall Scores ------------------>Total Score: 0

Reflection

Part 4: E-mail, Web Knowledge Rubric

Criteria4-Always3-Most Of The Time2-Some Of The Time1-Seldom
Listservs:
Do you know what a list serve or electronic discussion group is
Mailing Lists:
Have you ever subscribed to a mailing discussion list?
Browsers:
Have you ever used a browser like Netscape or Internet Explorer to visit the WorldWide Web?
Conference:
Have you ever participated in an asynchronous computer conference, on-line chatgroup or news group?
Activity:
Do you use e-mail regularly?
Web:
Have you ever saved a web page, printed a web page or created a web page
Search Engines:
Can you locate three major search engines on the Web?
Bookmarks:
Do you know how to save a selected web page as a bookmark for future reference?
Add Up Overall Scores ------------------>Total Score: 0

Reflection

Final Reflections & Action Plan

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Then you also do the Internet Quiz and Download the certificate.

Then Submit both. 

INTERNET QUIZ: Internet And Email MCQ Quiz Questions And Answers – Quiz & Trivia

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