Posted: September 22nd, 2016

Develop an appreciation for informatics, basic skills and knowledge required in practice settings

Purpose
This assignment is designed to help students
• Develop an appreciation for informatics, basic skills and knowledge required in practice settings. Students will select a “hot” topic of particular interest to their practice to discuss.
Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the following ability.
(CO 3) Analyze ethical and legal concerns related to nursing informatics while using, designing, managing, and upgrading information systems. (POs 4, 6)
(CO 6) Describe health information systems within healthcare setting and the profession of nursing in all practice domains and settings including electronic health records (EHR), their management and patient-care information technology (IT). (PO 4)
(CO 7) Explore trends and issues in NI and their impact on nursing practice in all domains. (POs 9, 11)