Course Name : INFORMATICS

Course Code : IT
Course Description : This course deals with the use of information
technology system and data standards based on nursing informatics
principles/theories. It further deals with the utilization of clinical
information systems in the management and decision-making of
patient care. A laboratory session shall be provided for practice
application.

Course Credit : 2 units lecture; 1 unit laboratory

Contact Hours/sem : 36 lecture hours; 54 laboratory hours
Prerequisite : College Algebra
Placement : 2nd Year, Summer
Course Objectives : At the end of the course and given relevant actual
or simulated situations/conditions, the student will be able to:
1. Apply concepts, theories and principles of informatics in
nursing and health care;
2. Discuss issues and trends in informatics relevant to nursing
and Health.

Course Outline :
A. Computers and nursing
1. Computers and nursing
2. Historical perspectives of nursing and the computer
3. Electronic health record from a historical perspective
B. Computer system
1. Computer hardware
2. Computer software and systems
3. Open source and free software
4. Data processing
5. The internet: a nursing resource
6. PDA and wireless devices
7. Incorporating evidence: use of computer-based clinical
decision support system for health professionals
C. Issues in informatics
1. Nursing informatics and healthcare policy
2. The role of technology in the medication-use process
3. Healthcare data standards
4. Electronic health record systems: U.S. federal initiatives
and public/private partnerships
5. Dependable systems for quality care
6. Nursing minimum data set systems
D. Informatics theory
1. Theories, models and frameworks
2. Advanced terminology systems
 3. Implementing and upgrading clinical information
systems
E. Practice application
1. Practice application
2. Critical care applications
3. Community health applications
4. Ambulatory care systems
5. Internet tools for advanced nursing practice
6. Informatics solutions for emergency preparedness and
response
7. Vendor applications
F. Consumer’s use of informatics
1. Consumer and patient use of computers for health
2. Decision support for consumers
G. International perspectives
1. Nursing informatics in Canada
2. Nursing informatics in Europe
3. Pacific Rim
4. Nursing informatics in Asia
5. Nursing informatics in South America
H. The future of informatics
1. Future directions