NUR 733: Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice

PRE- and CO- REQUISITES: Admission to the Doctorate of Nursing program. A descriptive statistics course within 6 years or a passing score on a statistics challenge examination is a pre-requisite.

RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER COURSES: This required core course for the Doctorate of Nursing Practice program provides the student with the knowledge and skills required for the design of databases for the analysis of patient outcomes. In addition, the student has the opportunity to explore the basics of information system development, selection, and implementation.

OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of NUR 733, the student will:

  1. Examine theoretical underpinnings of nursing informatics research and practice
  2. Compare and contrast standardized nursing minimum data sets, classifications, and reference terminologies.
  3. Discuss components of the systems development life cycle.
  4. Identify approaches to delivering health care and health education from a distant location.
  5. Design relational databases for the collection, organization, and analysis of data related to patient outcomes.
  6. Demonstrate proficiency in the manipulation of large databases.
  7. Identify methods for the ethical use, protection, and storage of large patient databases.
  8. Examine issues and trends associated with information technologies in health care.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the collection, organization, analysis, and dissemination of information in nursing and health care. Students are introduced to the specialty of nursing informatics, the information system life-cycle, telemedicine, and the use of technology to enhance nursing care delivery and patient safety. Also, students learn how to design, use, and manipulate large and small patient databases for the analysis of patient outcomes.