Nursing Informatics Inquiry. 3 credits

Catalog description

This course introduces theoretical and practice components of nursing and healthcare informatics for the graduate level nurse. Computer systems will be analyzed. The systems life cycle will be explored. Health care data standards, classification schemes, and the electronic health record (EHR) will be introduced. Students will evaluate informatics as it applies to patient safety, outcomes measurement, complex decision-making, consumer use, and legal and ethical issues. Offered by Nursing . May not be repeated for credit.