Area of Study Overview
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The Nursing Informatics specialty provides baccalaureate prepared registered nurses with the knowledge and skills required to function as nursing informatics specialists. Nursing informatics specialists use information structures, processes, and technology to design and implement information systems that support all areas of nursing as well as members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. This includes support for the direct provision of healthcare, development and delivery of health related education, design of effective administrative systems, and implementation of nursing research. The program is designed for independent learners who desire an online experience coupled with clinical learning experiences that relate to today’s healthcare challenges and opportunities. Graduates meet the educational requirements for national certification programs.
Credit Distribution
I. Core Courses (15 Credits)
| NUR-529 | Health Policy | 3 |
| NUR-530 | Evidence-Based Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NUR-531 | Nursing Informatics: Concepts and Issues | 3 |
| NUR-582 | Financial Management in Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NUR-600 | Nursing Leadership in a Global Community | 3 |
II. Electives (6 Credits)
Electives may be selected from the nursing elective course offerings, direct-care core courses, and/or alternate specialty area courses. For example, students may take two courses in nursing to enhance their skill base and work toward a future certificate in another nursing specialty. For TESU course options, please contact an academic advisor.
III. Specialty Courses (9 Credits)
| NUR-631 | Nursing Informatics: Systems Life Cycle | 3 |
| NUR-701 | Nursing Informatics: Databases and Knowledge Management | 3 |
| NUR-711 | Nursing Informatics: Consumer Informatics and Communications Technologies | 3 |
IV. Practicum Courses (6 Credits)
| NUR-721 | Nursing Informatics: Seminar and Practicum I | 3 |
| NUR-731 | Nursing Informatics: Seminar and Practicum II | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 36
NOTE:
Completion of 150 on ground, supervised hours is required in each Practicum course. Application for Practicum placement is submitted six months in advance. The Practicums must be taken consecutively at the same facility.
Course descriptions, advisories, and prerequisites can be found in this publication. It is the student’s responsibility to know and to satisfy advisories and prerequisites prior to course registration. In the MSN degree program, the core courses are to be taken first and the Practicums are to be taken last and may not be taken concurrently with core courses.