NSG 4103 Informatics for the Professional Nurse

This course addresses the nurse's role and professional responsibility in utilizing health information systems (HIS). The course addresses the use of HIS and technology to support patient care and to enhance safe, effective, and quality patient outcomes. Ethical, legal, cultural, and financial issues surrounding information systems are also explored. This fully online course includes 37.5 theory clock hours.

Division: Health Sciences
Department: Nursing
Repeatable Credit: No
Offered Online: Yes

Prereqs: NSG 3101 and NSG 3103 and Restricted to Majors and Must have valid RN license 

Outcomes

  • Explore the roles, competencies and skills associated with nursing informatics in a variety of practice settings.
  • Examine the ethical/legal issues arising in nursing practice around health information systems.
  • Demonstrate understanding of trends and issues in informatics and their impact on data management and professional nursing practice.
  • Describe key terms in nursing informatics.

Credit Hours: 3

Classroom Hours: 3