2023-2024 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Jun 16, 2024  
2023-2024 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

NSG 340 - Nursing Informatics


Description: Includes an overview of nursing informatics to improve communication, management of health care and optimal outcomes. Nursing's role and ethical considerations with informatics will be discussed.

Prerequisites: Program Admission.

Credits: 1.5
Lecture: 1.5
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. Nursing informatics concepts: Foundational and specialty
  2. Clinical informatics: Electronic health record, flexibility in safety and healthcare collaboration
  3. Ethics and security of information
  4. Population based informatics
  5. Research implications in informatics
  6. Evolution of nursing informatics related to consumer information and health education

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Interpret how information systems are used to generate knowledge. (1)
  2. Assess the evolving roles, scope, and competencies of nursing informatics professional practice. (1)
  3. Analyze the use of varied data sources to support nursing practice, clinical decision-making, and positive patient outcomes. (2,4)
  4. Examine the influence of information technology on healthcare communication, collaboration, and information exchange. (2,5)
  5. Analyze the legal and ethical implications of nursing informatics. (3,5)
  6. Compare challenges and opportunities for nursing informatics. (5,6)