Nursing: Nurse Informatics - MSN
Program Description
The Nursing Informatics program prepares nurses with the knowledge and skills required to practice within the nursing informatics specialty. A majority of nurse informatics practice in hospitals and health systems, but practice environments also include health information technology vendors, healthcare payors, military and academic contexts as well. Course work emphasizes the work of the nurse informatics in gathering, analyzing and utilizing data to improve technology-driven healthcare processes. The program incorporates principles from population health informatics, quality improvement, data science and competencies for nurse informatics explored through classroom and hands-on practicum experiences.
See the Admission section of this catalog for details.
Curriculum
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
MHI 5110 | Applied Health Care Database Principles | 3 |
MHI 5170 | Population Health Informatics | 3 |
NURS 6040 | Nurse Informatician as Change | 1 |
NURS 7060 | Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
NURS 7095 | Nurse Informaticist Leading Healthcare Quality Improvement | 3 |
NURS 7125 | Nursing Data to Wisdom | 3 |
NURS 7140 | Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
NURS 7402 | Innovation and Technology for Teaching | 2 |
NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
NURS 8350 | Graduate Nursing Informatics Capstone | 2 |
STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
Total Credits | 35 |
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Fall Semester | ||
NURS 7140 | Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
Spring Semester | ||
NURS 7060 | Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
Summer Semester | ||
NURS 6040 | Nurse Informatician as Change | 1 |
NURS 7402 | Innovation and Technology for Teaching | 2 |
Fall Semester | ||
MHI 5170 | Population Health Informatics | 3 |
NURS 7095 | Nurse Informaticist Leading Healthcare Quality Improvement | 3 |
Spring Semester | ||
MHI 5110 | Applied Health Care Database Principles | 3 |
NURS 7125 | Nursing Data to Wisdom | 3 |
Summer Semester | ||
NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
Fall Semester | ||
NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
NURS 8350 | Graduate Nursing Informatics Capstone | 2 |
Total Credits | 35 |
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Spring Semester | ||
NURS 7140 | Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
Summer Semester | ||
NURS 6040 | Nurse Informatician as Change | 1 |
NURS 7402 | Innovation and Technology for Teaching | 2 |
Fall Semester | ||
NURS 7060 | Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
Spring Semester | ||
MHI 5110 | Applied Health Care Database Principles | 3 |
NURS 7125 | Nursing Data to Wisdom | 3 |
Summer Semester | ||
NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
Fall Semester | ||
MHI 5170 | Population Health Informatics | 3 |
NURS 7095 | Nurse Informaticist Leading Healthcare Quality Improvement | 3 |
Spring Semester | ||
NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
NURS 8350 | Graduate Nursing Informatics Capstone | 2 |
Total Credits | 35 |