Multimodal faculty guide in integration of informatics and clinical judgment in learning activities

Authors:  Chito Belchez DNP, RN, NPD-BC; Dorcas Kunkel, DNP, RN/PHN. LHIT-HP, CNE; Brenda Kulhanek, PhD, DNP, RN-BC, NPD-BC, FAAN

Abstract: It is evident that application of informatics in nursing education are still inadequate and creating opportunities to develop and incorporate informatics competencies in the curriculum is a must. Educators needs strategies on how to incorporate existing theoretical models in designing curriculum that includes informatics and clinical judgement in nursing education.  Combining various existing theoretical models to create a faculty guide matrix that incorporate informatics and reflection provide a structural framework that can be used as a tool to integrate informatics and clinical judgement in nursing education.  This multimodal framework can be interrelated as it forms and guide faculty on how-to-write in informatics competencies and reflection that can promote learning opportunities that explore knowledge, application of skills and facilitate critical thinking among students using reflective