NURS 4311 - Nursing Informatics

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours Lecture: 3
Contact Hours Lab: 0

This course introduces students to fundamental concepts related to nursing information, communication technologies, systems and skills, and their impact on patient centered care. A variety of learning activities will engage students in the use of clinical information systems, electronic databases and health care records used to communicate and manage patient care data, support patient care decision making, and promote patient safety. Principles of legal, ethical, and policy issues associated with information management in health care settings and how these concepts are used to analyze work flow, data trending, and system change in health care settings are addressed. This course will be added as a potential elective for upper division requirements.

Campus: ALP

Texas Common Core:
Course Level: Senior