Catalog 2020-2021

NUR 441 Introduction to Nursing Informatics

For basic students only. This course introduces the novice nursing student to the field of nursing informatics. Nursing informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing science with information technology and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information, and knowledge to support nursing practice in providing safe patient care.  Focus of this course includes identifying, researching, and presenting a proposal to update a specific health care technology device with the primary focus of patient safety.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Completion of 200 level nursing core: NUR 201, NUR 210, NUR 213, NUR 213L, NUR 218

Offered

fall semester.