PLEASE respond to this post with a referece. -The American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA), is a professional nursing organization that is a non-profit founded in 1982. It is designed to help the APRN with resources that may be useful in their practice such as continuing education credit, webinars, and conferences. They provide access to resources on subjects of importance to today’s nurse. In addition, they offer ways to network with peers and other professionals for available positions in the field or help in career advancement opportunities.
According to (American Nursing Informatics Association, 2022), “The site offers information even if the visitor is not a member of the organization, but there are more resources for those who are members such as: ANIA’s official journal, career-building opportunities with over 3000 professionals in all 50 states and 15 countries, an online job/ career center with new postings almost daily of informatics positions available across the country, and an interactive website with valuable resources for members only access”.
The importance of networking with other professionals in the same field allows you to foster relationships that are mutually beneficial to the careers of you and those in your network. These relationships allow you to hear from and learn from other’s perspectives and different experiences. In addition with the continuing educational programs and programs can increase your own growth and competency. “Developing nurses’ basic computer skills and incorporating informatic educational programs into the curriculum can enhance nurses’ informatics competency” (Khezri et al., 2019). Especially when a nurse leaves one facility or organization for another; having additional skill increases the worth and value of the potential employee to the new company.
References:
American Nursing Informatics Association. (2022). Membership. https://www.ania.org/membership
Khezri, H., & Abdekhoda, M. (2019). Assessing nurses’ informatics competency and identifying its related factors. Journal of Research in Nursing, 24(7), 529–538. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987119839453