What is the most cost-effective way for nursing programs to facilitate ease in  teaching students how to transition from paper charting to  electronic documentation? 
1. Begin with research to assess the usefulness of teaching students the basics of EMR use.
2. Adequate IT staff available to teach skills and answer questions that may arise.

3.Development of a test program similar to the paper record format to facilitate ease in comprehension. 

These are just a few ways of getting started with incorporating an introductory course into nursing curriculum so that students can to get the  basics of EMR use.