Nursing Informatics
Managing both the "high touch" and "high tech" aspects of health care
Nursing informatics is where computer science, information management, and nursing meet. Specialists lead healthcare institutions through the transition to electronic medical records by developing and implementing clinical information or documentation systems. After implementing a system, they help to maintain, evaluate, and train others to use it effectively.
Note: Availability of this major is dependent on enrollment. Contact the program director, Dr. Christine Hudak, if you are interested in nursing informatics.
At FPB, the nursing informatics specialization emphasizes the following:
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preparation of graduates who can analyze nursing information requirements
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design of systems
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management of information and its technological requirements
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identification of system implementation strategies
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implementation of user training strategies
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evaluation of system effectiveness in clinical, educational, administrative, and research venues
Students in nursing informatics will specialize in an area of interest within the major. These areas include but are not limited to:
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systems analysis and design
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emerging technologies
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database management
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organizational implementation of information systems
The nursing informatics major, as part of FPB's MSN program, requires 37 credit hours of coursework (many online), plus a flexible 500-hour internship that provides an opportunity for the student to obtain practical experience as a nursing informatics specialist (NIS) in a variety of clinical, educational, research, and administrative settings. Coursework is usually completed within three semesters, and the 500-hour internship may be credited toward the required 2,000 hours for certification as a Nursing Informatics Specialist through the ANCC.
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- Check out NurseWeb, a place for those with an interest in studying nursing informatics
Sample Full-Time Curriculum
Fall Semester I
NUNI 421 |
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Informatics |
4 |
MIDS 409 |
Introduction to Management Information Systems |
3 |
NUND 506 |
Leadership in Organizations and Systems |
4 |
NURS 405 |
Inquiry I: Theoretical Foundations |
3 |
Total |
13 |
Spring Semester I
NUNI 431 |
Advanced Nursing Informatics |
4 |
NURS 425 |
Inquiry II: The Research Process |
3 |
NURS 502 |
Inquiry III: Evidence-Based Nursing Practice |
2 |
NURS 443A |
Collaboration and Consultation |
1 |
NURS 443B |
Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Role Development |
1 |
NURS 443C |
Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Teaching and Learning |
1 |
Total |
12 |
Fall Semester II
NUNI 499 |
Internship in Nursing Informatics |
5 |
MIDS 432 |
Health Care Information Systems |
3 |
NURS 503 |
Inquiry Practicum |
1 |
NURS 444A |
Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice: Ethical Issues |
1 |
NURS 444B |
Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice: Finance |
1 |
NURS 444C |
Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice: Policy and Legal |
1 |
Total |
12 |
