Informatics for Scholarly Practice

2 credits · School of Nursing

This course provides an overview of informatics and the role it plays in the delivery of evidence based care. With a focus on healthcare information technology's (IT) contribution to data acquisition, this course will enhance the student's understanding of the transformation of data into information and knowledge for scholarly practice and inquiry. A practical approach is taken to ensure students understand and can synthesize evidence based aspects of informatics practice including evolving trends such as the use of social media in health care, use of remote monitoring systems, simulation strategies, patient portals and patient generated health data. Driving this evolution is the involvement of the federal government via healthcare reform policies. This course prepares the student to optimize the use of clinical systems and technology tools to continue to advance practice and drive clinical transformation. [2]