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Education in Nursing Informatics
Category 2: Graduate and Undergraduate Programs and Courses in Nursing Informatics:
Concentrations and Minors
Duke University
School of Nursing
Our Duke program is built on a philosophy that expert nurses, with solid clinical experience, are best able to analyze, design/develop, implement, and evaluate information systems that could improve both nursing practice and patient care.
Duke's program permits busy nurses to complete specialized informatics education from anywhere in the world, amidst their demanding personal and professional lives. Come learn nursing informatics in one of the USA's best health care organizations! Duke is a private university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
- Duke's Post-Master's NI Certificate (PMC) program began in 1997and continues to be the leading PMC program. The online MSN program began fall 2002 Duke was the FIRST in the world to offer online informatics courses!
- Duke's program offers leading edge and rigorous curriculum that emphasizes clinical informatics tools to improve patient care and nursing practice
- Duke's faculty:student ratios provide opportunity for mentoring and personal attention for students (usually 1:12)
- Duke's program utilizes Adjunct Faculty who are practicing Informatics Nurse Specialists with extensive on-the-job informatics and advanced practice nursing experience. Dr. Goodwin (NI Program Director) has extensive hands-on experience.
Linda (Woolery) Goodwin, RN, PhD
(919) 648-3786 x238
ExcelsiorCollege Health Care Informatics Certificate
The 17- credit Web-based Graduate level Certificate Program in Health Care Informatics is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to take a leadership role in the selection and implementation of health care information management systems, and in applying the knowledge gained from the information generated from these systems.
The enrollment requirements are a bachelor's degree in a health care discipline or bachelor's degree and work experience in a health care organization. The Certificate Program in Health Care Informatics accepts applications for admission on a rolling or continuous basis.
You may take one or more courses without enrolling in the certificate program. Non-matriculated students will be required to meet the same admission requirements as matriculated students.
Courses offered include:
HINF 521: Data, Information and Knowledge (3 credits)
HINF 522: Informatics and the Health Care Delivery System (3 credits)
HINF 551: System Lifecycle (4 credits)
HIMF 553: Issues in Health Care Informatics (2 credits)
HIMF 555: Knowledge Representation: Data Standards, Terminologies & Implications for Practice (2 credits)
HIMF 564: Informatics Project Management (3 credits)
For more information about this program, visit our "Healthcare Informatics" Web page:
Or contact via email:
Deborah Rastinehad PhD, RN, CWCN, COCN
Graduate Faculty
School of Health Sciences
Excelsior College
7 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203-5159
LoyolaUniversity of Chicago
Post-Master's Certificate in Health Care Informatics
The certificate in Health Care Informatics is a curriculum-based, continuing education program offering professional registered nurses and other qualified students who are interested in developing or advancing their knowledge and skill in health care informatics. More information!
Contact:
Ida Androwich, RN, PhD, FAAN
LoyolaUniversity at Chicago
NiehoffSchool of Nursing
6525 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL60626-5385
Northeastern University Graduate School of Nursing
NURSINGINFORMATICS
NortheasternUniversity
GraduateSchool of Nursing
Boston, MA
Nursing Administration Specialization Tract
Nursing Informatics is an integral part of the Nursing Administration Specialization during the year of the practicum. The courses, NUR 3607 and NUR 3615, prepare advanced nurse clinicians to effectively and efficiently use information systems in nursing and health care for innovative decision making and strategic planning in managerial positions in nursing. The student is exposed to all aspects of information management in health care with a major focus on nursing. For the student who is interested in Nursing Informatics, the possibility of doing a year's practicum in Nursing Informatics exists. Boston offers many exciting opportunities in this field. In addition to the Nursing Informatics component, students are required to demonstrate competency in the application of computer skills as they relate to word processing, spreadsheet, graphics integration, presentations, database management, and electronic communications. The University has an extensive schedule of computer skills training classes offered by professional trainers on the Boston campus as well as online training which gives the student flexibility in planning his/her schedule.
BS-MS Program
A four quarter hour course, NUR 3113, in Nursing Informatics is required. Focus is on information management concepts and applications in nursing practice, education, research and administration. The student is introduced to technologies and system architecture used in the design of hospital information systems and clinical information systems with specific applications to nursing practice. The impact of technology and informatics on the future direction of nursing practice is discussed. Demonstration and application of various software programs related to nursing practice is included. The student is introduced to online resources and databases for healthcare and nursing.
*Graduate students in other specialization tracts have the option of taking the above identified courses as electives.
*Undergraduate students have the option of taking a 4 quarter hour elective course, NUR 1310, in Health Care Informatics offered by the School of Nursing. The course is open to other health related majors on campus.
Olivia Breton, RN, Med
Associate Professor
NortheasternUniversitySchool of Nursing
E-mail:
Voice mail: 617-373-3624
Fax: 617-484-1240
Boston, MA02115
Department of Nursing
The Department of Nursing working with the Department of Computer Science at SlipperyRockUniversity offers a Health Care Informatics Program.
Depending on the students background the program is 21 to 33 credits and leads to either a undergraduate minor or a post-baccalaureate certificate. There are three tracts within the health care informatics program. Tract I is designed for students who are interested in health care and computers, but do not have a major or degree in either field. Tract II is designed for students who are majoring in or have a degree in a health-related field including nursing, community health, and health services administration. Tract III is designed for students who are majoring in or have a degree in a computer/information science related field including computer science, information systems, and information technology.
Ramona Nelson, PhD, RN, C
Professor
SlipperyRockUniversity
724-738-2325 phone
724-738-2881 fax
Slippery Rock, Pa.16057
University of Arizona College of Nursing
The University of Arizona College of Nursing provides advanced education in healthcare informatics at master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels. Informatics education is strongly rooted in the College's tradition of research, theory and intellectual rigor. All programs are dedicated to the preparation of healthcare informatics experts that are sophisticated innovators within today's rapidly changing and information-intensive healthcare environments. Educational programs are guided by faculty experts with established research records and specialty preparation in both healthcare systems and informatics.
Master's and Post-Master's Certificate programs emphasize a unique blend of core healthcare systems and informatics content that prepares informatics specialists for challenging new roles in diverse healthcare environments. Program graduates are prepared to:
- Use theory and conceptual models to analyze healthcare environments to facilitate clinical and administrative decision making.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of healthcare delivery and information systems to design alternatives to improve client and organizational outcomes.
- Access and utilize existing data sets for evaluation purposes.
- Design databases for management of healthcare information.
- Provide leadership in conceptualization, design, implementation and evaluation of healthcare delivery and information systems.
Curriculum (MS and Post Master's Certificate)
MS Degree Required Courses
Two additional courses are now available as part of the informatics emphasis area:
- Health Care Information Systems - 3 credits
- Healthcare Informatics Application - 3 credits.
Other informatics-related electives are selected from courses offered by MIS.
Doctoral and Postdoctoral programs emphasize development of scientists to conduct theory-based research, to engage in scholarly dialogue, and to contribute to scientific knowledge in the substantive field of healthcare informatics. Postdoctoral study provides an opportunity for individualized study and research program development in the field of healthcare informatics under the mentorship of faculty experts. Program graduates are prepared to:
- Critique, generate, test and disseminate knowledge.
- Develop and evaluate innovative approaches to health-related needs of client populations.
- Provide leadership to solve society's health related needs through interdisciplinary collaboration and policy development.
Curriculum (PhD and Postdoctoral Study)
Contact:
Vickie Radoye
Assistant Dean for StudentAffairs
College of Nursing
Tucson, AZ85721
Email:
Phone: 1-800-288-6158
Last updated: 10/03
INFORMATICS WITHIN ANOTHER FOCUS
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING ADMINISTRATION WITH FOCUS IN INFORMATICS
The program of study consists of a minimum of 40 semester hours. Requirements are the same as above with the exception of 8 semester hours of administration instead of 9 semester hours of nursing informatics and 15-18 electives instead of 15-17
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN NURSING ADMINISTRATION, GERONTOLOGY , or CHILD and FAMILY NURSING WITH FOCUS IN INFORMATICS
The program of study for Nursing Administration, Gerontology, or Child and Family with a focus in informatics consists of a minimum of 60 semester credit hours beyond the master's degree. An informatics focus augments the primary area of study.
INFORMATICS CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN NURSING INFORMATICS
A 20-semester hour graduate certificate in nursing informatics can be earned at The University of Iowa.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN HEALTH INFORMATICS
A 20-semester hour graduate certificate in health informatics can be earned at The University of Iowa.
For more information please visit our web site at or contact:
Connie Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN
E-mail:
Telephone: 319-335-7113
Joint Degree Program in Nursing and Health Care Management
This program combines a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School with a concentration in Health Care Management.
Joint Degree Program in Nursing and Technology
Students will complete a rigorous course of study in both nursing and engineering and applied science and will graduate from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the School of Nursing and a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Computer Science from the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Email:
Contact:
Julie Stapleton Carroll
Associate Director - AcademicAffairs
School of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Washington School of Nursing's new Clinical Informatics and Patient-Centered Technology (CIPCT) curriculum, offered to graduate students from multiple disciplines, prepares health care professionals to plan, implement and refine Information Technology (IT) and other cutting-edge tools to improve the quality of patient care and increase efficiency of service delivery. Graduates will be prepared to meet the growing need for nurses and other health care professionals who can implement and evaluate IT to improve patient health, personalize care, inform clinical practice, increase patient safety, enhance communication between patients and providers, manage chronic illnesses, improve workflow efficiencies, and enhance interprofessional collaboration. Graduates will be prepared to understand and apply information and computer science technology within a context of health care.
The CIPCT Master of Science curriculum includes core courses in health care systems, informatics, and patient-centered technologies taught by experts from nursing, computer science, engineering, biomedical and health informatics, health administration, and health information administration. In addition to didactic courses, clinical internships with health care organizations will be created and tailored to the individual student's interest. CIPCT students will take core informatics courses with graduate students from multiple disciplines, and complete an individualized intensive thesis.
The CIPCT Master of Science can be completed in 18 months of full-time study (part-time study is also available). All required courses are offered fully or partially on the Web. CIPCT is designed for students who can commute to the Seattle campus 2-3 times per quarter. Most courses are scheduled during weekend and evening hours. For more information, please visit or contact Judith Kelson: or 206-543-7851.