The course serves to assist the nurse with a structured approach to informatics education as well as an optional path for Nursing Informatics Certification. Attendees will learn about the components of this successful, award-winning, in person program. The course is innovative, in that it is a course taught all around the United States, bringing education to those who might not be able to travel. Two speakers with certification and education in nursing informatics serve as the course facilitators. Any nurse interested in knowing about nursing informatics is welcome to attend. Previous attendees range from those with no experience to those who have a master's degree in nursing informatics and seek to tie together their previous classroom learning.
Topics taught during the course include:
- Foundations of Practice
- System Design Life Cycle
- Data Management and Health Care Technology
- Current Issues
- Test-taking Tips and
- Case Studies.
Not all nurses have had the benefit of traditional education in nursing informatics, though competencies are required today in the workplace. The attendee will understand why a clinician would benefit from attending the course. Course Objectives follow:
- Discuss the scope and standards of nursing informatics practice
- Describe professional practice, trends and issues within the informatics nurse role
- Explore management and leadership issues affecting informatics in healthcare settings
- Identify key concepts in informatics, information technology, information management, knowledge generation and data security
- Consider human factors in relation to information technology systems
- Describe models and theories associated with informatics
- Delineate steps of the system life cycle as it applies to information technology in the health setting
The perceived value of certification will be discussed. Informatics competencies for all nurses will be highlighted. Over 4000 have attended this course and summary evaluation comments will be offered. The success rate for those opting to take the informatics examination will be revealed.