Course Description: This course integrates nursing practice with information technology. Participants will learn about healthcare informatics, data management, and the use of technology to support nursing care and improve patient outcomes.
Course Outcomes:
- Understand the principles of nursing informatics.
- Implement technology solutions to support nursing care.
- Manage healthcare data effectively.
- Enhance nursing practice through informatics.
- Improve patient outcomes through the use of technology.
Objectives:
- Identify key principles of nursing informatics.
- Develop strategies for integrating technology into nursing practice.
- Use healthcare data to support clinical decision-making.
- Implement electronic health records (EHR) effectively.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of informatics on patient care.
- Address challenges in the implementation of nursing informatics.
- Develop user training programs for healthcare technology.
- Collaborate with IT professionals to optimize informatics solutions.
- Ensure data privacy and security in nursing informatics.
- Review case studies to apply nursing informatics techniques in real-world settings.
Units:
- Introduction to Nursing Informatics
- Principles of Healthcare Informatics
- Implementing Technology in Nursing Practice
- Data Management and Clinical Decision-Making
- Electronic Health Records (EHR)
- Monitoring and Evaluating Informatics Impact
- Addressing Implementation Challenges
- User Training Programs for Healthcare Technology
- Collaborating with IT Professionals
- Case Studies and Best Practices
