NURP 660 Evidence-Based Practice: Informatics
This course will provide a broad overview of electronic health records, decision support systems, standards, security and confidentiality, evidence-based practice, data analytics, data visualization and consumer health informatics. The current landscape of healthcare informatics and the impact they have on quality patient care will be reviewed.
Skills essential for the DNP will be covered such as the ability to provide leadership within healthcare systems and/or academic settings to use information systems/technology to support and improve patient care and healthcare systems. This course will introduce the student to apply new knowledge, manage individual and aggregate level information, and assess the efficacy of patient care technology appropriate to a specialized area of practice.