NUR 107A Healthcare Informatics & Technology

This first course in healthcare informatics provides an overview of the broad areas which encompass informatics and healthcare technologies. The focus is on developing an understanding of relevant concepts to enable the master's-prepared nurse to utilize healthcare informatics as a tool to coordinate care, optimize patient safety, and improve health outcomes. Current trends and issues in using, designing, and managing heathcare information systems will be examined. Students applying knowledge from assigned readings, will analyze the design and implementation of health care information systems. Prerequisites: Admission into the ADN to MSN program and NUR 203 (may be taken concurrently). Equivalent to NUR 144A, NUR 207A.