The Nursing Informatics specialty prepares nurses at the master’s level as an advanced practice nurse to participate in the analysis, design, and implementation of information and communication systems, effectiveness and informatics research, and the education of nursing informatics and information technology. Nursing Informatics is a combination of computer science, cognitive science, information science, and nursing science. The focus of nursing informatics practice is the organization, analysis, and dissemination of information, rather than the computer itself.
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Further Specialization
Orientation
Certification and Licensure
Most states do not require special licensure or qualifications to practice Nursing Informatics. However, each state differs in many requirements for practice. It is the graduate’s responsibility to check with the Board of Nursing in the state in which practice is desired to see if specific requirements apply.
Doctoral Education
A Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) from UAB prepares graduates for entry into doctoral studies in nursing, in either the School’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, a practice-focused terminal degree to prepare graduates to practice at the highest level in specialty practice or to assume leadership positions in health care or nursing education; or the School’s Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing program, which prepares nurses as scholars, leaders, and researchers who will make a substantive contribution to the body of knowledge for the discipline of nursing and thereby improve health outcomes for those who receive nursing care.
For more information:
Marisa Wilson, DNSc, MHSc, CPHIMS, RN-BC
Specialty Track Coordinator
205.996.7624 | mwilsoa@uab.edu
The Master's Degree Program in Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).