NURS 411: Health Information Technology for Nurses

Class Program
Credits
3
Lecture Hours 30 Clinical Hours None
Weekly Contact Hours
3
Course ID
089284
Meets Degree Requirements For
Restricted Elective
Description

Explores health information and informatics concepts encountered in healthcare settings. Course content includes healthcare information technology, concepts, terminology, and key health information systems and technology. Students will evaluate health information systems and their roles in patient safety, safe medication administration, maintaining patient privacy, data security, and efficacy of healthcare processes.

Grading Basis
Graded
Prerequisites

Acceptance to a BSN pathway program.

Course Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Manage information and technology to promote communication, access research, and other reliable evidence, and mitigate error in a variety of healthcare systems.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Manage information and technology to promote communication, access research, and other reliable evidence, and mitigate error in a variety of healthcare systems.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Manage information and technology to promote communication, access research, and other reliable evidence, and mitigate error in a variety of healthcare systems.

Core Topics

  • Use of patient care technology
  • Information management
  • Information literacy
  • Standardized terminology
  • Ethical and legal issues related to the use of information technology
  • Role of nurse informaticist
  • Information system implementation and pitfalls