The six days that students have to participate in a seminar and performance exam at the end of the master's program will take place at our assessment centers located throughout the country. To prepare graduates to practice and conduct research in nursing and health care informatics, towards the improvement of patient care, through complete familiarity with system development life cycle and all phases and methods of information technology. The Nursing 506 course is the first of a series of informatics courses leading to an MS degree with an informatics focus. The program is designed to help nursing professionals prepare, develop and improve health related information systems. The post baccalaureate certificate is for nurses who want to gain knowledge, specialize in nursing informatics or obtain national certification in this area.
Courses are available in classrooms or through distance education.
Preference for the highly competitive 12 student slots is given to advanced practice nurses who are working in informatics positions, and wish to advance both professional nursing and an informatics specialty within the context of professional nursing expertise. An introduction to the knowledge and skills necessary for the areas of informatics and information management that are an important part of effective practice and research in nursing. Nursing Informatics is the use of any information technologies by nurses in relation to the care of patients, the administration of health care facilities or the education of health care professional or consumers. This course prepares nurses to understand the role of nursing informatics in the design, management, delivery, and evaluation of evidence based care to individuals, families and communities. The course will survey the design and implementation of clinical information systems and their evaluation.