3-credit course that includes basic computer competencies and skills in electronic library and Internet searching are also expected as entrance requirements. The purpose of this course is to introduce concepts of the nursing discipline, reflective practice and nursing’s philosophical, theoretical and ethical frameworks as a foundation for advanced practice.
2-credit course that includes the analysis of the legal, ethical policy in human interface issues related to the impact of technology on the individual, health care and society.
3-credit course that focuses on leadership in the health care system, policy formation and analysis, economics, finance and outcomes. Evaluation of health care provides the context for examining partnerships, models of care and emerging ethical, social, political, cultural and legal issues.
4-credit course that focuses on using published research, clinical expertise and patients’ values and preferences in evidence-based practice. Concepts in inferential statistics are emphasized in addition to obtaining, critiquing and synthesizing available evidence to support implementation of evidence-driven clinical decisions.
3-credit course that introduces the concept of classifying nursing phenomena to facilitate data management and retrieval. Topics include: minimum data sets, nursing language, classification systems and vocabularies, and relates each topic to nursing practice, administration and research.
3-credit course with the need for knowledge discovery, distribution and management in a clinical setting is examined. Knowledge management techniques (probabilistic/statistical models, machine learning, data mining, queuing theory and computer simulation) are examined. The specification of a knowledge management comprehensive system for healthcare is developed.
3-credit course that focuses on the design and application of e-health principles to the delivery of health care. Evidence-based support for e-health is examined within a context of the legal, ethical, social and policy issues. The course highlights the evidence-based support for telehealth challenges of health care delivery system.
3-credit course that examines the relationship of interface design to effective human interaction with computers. This course examines principles, theory and models to design and evaluate optimal interfaces to promote human computer interaction in health care informatics applications.
3-credit introductory course focusing on core concepts, skills, tools that define the informatics field, including the examination of health information technologies to promote safety, improve quality, foster consumer centered care and efficiency.
4-credit course focused on a structured approach to information system development and implementation. The course addresses the five phases of the life cycle: planning, analysis, design, implementation and evaluation. The role of informatics specialists is also highlighted.
3-credit interdisciplinary course focused on historical, theoretical and application issues in the design and administration of a database management system. Theories and concepts of file and database structure are explored. Students apply database concepts to nursing problems and solutions.
3-credit course that focuses on the identification, acquisition, analysis, interpretation and application of data. Application of decision-making strategies for advanced practice nurses will be emphasized in the areas of quality management and clinical decision support. Information management tools will be explored.
3-credit course that allows students to integrate and apply informatics competencies in an advanced practice role. The preceptor practicum and project require the student to engage in informatics specialist roles within a variety of health care settings.