At a time when quality health care is increasingly dependent on the use of information and computer based technologies, Nursing Informatics, which encompasses the use of such technologies, is of increasing importance as it facilitates practitioners' access to current information on which to base such care. The purpose of this study was to investigate the congruence between the informatics competencies educators believe should be included in the undergraduate nursing curriculum and those identified
by newly registered nurses as relevant to their clinical practice. This two-phased study used the Delphi Technique, a research methodology for determining group opinion. In Phase One a purposively selected group of nurses experienced in the informatics domain generated a list of informatics competencies. In Phase Two a panel of nurse educators and a panel of newly registered nurses reviewed these competencies to establish their relevance to the areas
of education and practice.