Syllabus/30050/Spring11 1 KENT STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING INTRODUCTION TO NURSING INFORMATICS N30050 Prerequisites: NURS 20020 with a grade of C (2.0) or better Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Summer 2012 This course outline may not be reproduced without permission of Kent State University College of Nursing.
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Syllabus/30050/Spring11 1
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF NURSING
INTRODUCTION TO NURSING INFORMATICS
N30050
Prerequisites: NURS 20020 with a grade of C (2.0) or
better
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Summer 2012 This course outline may not be reproduced without permission of Kent State University College of Nursing.
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Course Number and Title: N30050 Basic Nursing Informatics
1) Complete all components of the leaning modules by the due date posted on the course calendars. Ten
points will be deducted for each day the assignment is late. 2) Complete individual assignments and group projects based on concepts of informatics and using
technology as outlined in the content modules.
3) Complete assignments using scholarly writing techniques, specifically attending to grammar, spelling,
style, reference material and punctuation.
Evaluation Methods:
To achieve a final course grade of “C” or better, a student must achieve a cumulative score of 73% or higher.
The final course grade is computed from the scores earned on the modules. All required work must be
completed to successfully pass the course, even if points are exhausted for being late.
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Total Points for Course: Final grade will be based on a percentage of points earned from:
MODULE
WEEK COURSE
OBJECTIVE
POINTS
Module 1 Weeks 1 and 2 1, 5 100
Module 2
Weeks 3 and 4 1, 3 100
Module 3 Weeks 5 and 6 2, 5 100
Module 4 Week 7 and 8 2, 4 100
Module 5 Weeks 9 and 10 2, 3 100
Module 6 Weeks 11 and 12 2, 3 100
Module 7 Weeks 13 and 14 2, 5 100
Module 8 Week 15 2, 4 100
* Please refer to Course Calendar for Individual Due Dates.
Grading Scale for N30050 91.0-100% = A
82.0-90.9 = B
73.0-81.9 = C
64.0-72.9 = D
< 64.0 = F
Students must receive a minimum of 73% to pass this course. Thus, there will be no rounding up of
grades and no opportunity for extra credit or bonus points.
All students who are experiencing difficulty in any part of the course are encouraged to seek help with their
course instructor as soon as possible. It is the student’s responsibility to consult with the instructor if his/her
average in the course is not above 73% after each module.
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Module 1: Overview of Nursing Informatics
Behavioral
Objectives
Content Learning Experiences
Class and Clinical
1) Understand the terminology
and technology used related
to informatics in nursing
2) Understand the use of
informatics in nursing
1) Introduction to nursing
informatics
2) Information science and its
relation to nursing informatics
3) Discuss the role of the nurse in
information management
4) Examine the role of the nursing
informatics specialist
Lecture/Discussion
Required Readings:
Textbook: McGonigle &
Mastrian, Chapters 1-4 (1st & 2
nd
Editions)
Websites included in lectures
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Module 2: Nursing Informatics Roles, Competencies and Skills
Behavioral
Objectives
Content Learning Experiences
Class and Clinical
1) Understand the roles,
competencies and skills
associated with nursing
informatics
2) Understand the information
and knowledge needs of
nurses
1) Overview of Nursing
Informatics
2) Introduction to the roles
and knowledge needs of
nurses using informatics
3) Introduction to the uses of
Clinical Information
Systems
Lecture/ Discussion
Required Readings:
McGonigle& Mastrian Chapters
6, 8, 9, 13 (1st Edition)
6, 8, 9, 18 (2nd
Edition)
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Module 3: Nursing Informatics in Patient Education and Nursing Research
Behavioral
Objectives
Content Learning Experiences
Class and Clinical
1) Identify web resources for
the delivery of safe,
effective and quality care
2) Evaluate data from all
relevant technology sources
to inform the delivery of
care.
3) Advocate for the use of new
patient care technologies for
safe, quality care.
1) Searching the nursing
literature
2) Using current evidence based
practice resources
3) Understanding health literacy
and information use
4) Developing patient education
materials
Students will develop a patient
education brochure and/or video
utilizing online literature
searches from authoritative
sources and other technological
resources for evidence-based
practice
Required Readings:
McGonigle and Mastrian
Chapters 16 and 20 (1st Edition)
Chapters 20 and 26 (2nd
Edition)
Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion (provided as a PDF in Module 3) Freda, M. (2004). The increasing need for cultural competence in patient education. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 49, 203‐209. (provided as a PDF in Module 3).
Additional Readings:
Students can complete :
1.) Scholman’s tutorial for
searching the nursing
literature
2.) Cochran library tutorial -
http://healthlinks.washin
gton.edu/ebp The
tutorial is the last link
located in the right hand
box entitled: Best
introduction to evidence
based practice resources
video.
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Module 4: Nursing Informatics and Ethics and Technology Security
Behavioral
Objectives
Content
Learning Experiences
Class and Clinical
1) Uphold ethical standards
related to utilization of patient
healthcare information, data
security, regulatory
requirements, confidentiality,
and clients’ right to privacy.
2) Understand safeguards and
decision making support tools
used in patient care technologies
and information systems to
support a safe practice
environment for both patients
and healthcare workers.
3) Recognize the role of
information technology in
improving patient care outcomes
and creating a safe care
environment.
1) Ethics and informatics
2) Bioethics
3) Ethical Decision making and
decision support tools
4) HIPAA and technology
5) Computer/internet security
Lecture/Discussion
Required Readings:
McGonigle & Mastrian:
Chapters 10-12 (1st Edition)
Chapters 5, 10, Chapter 11 page
187, & 15 (2nd
Edition)
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Module 5: Nursing Informatics and Telehealth
Behavioral
Objectives
Content Learning Experiences
Class and Clinical
1) Use telecommunication
technologies to assist in
effective communication in
a variety of healthcare
settings.
2) Apply patient-care
technologies as appropriate
to address the needs of a
diverse patient population.
1) Overview of telehealth
2) Nursing aspects of telehealth
3) Foundation of knowledge
model and telehealth
4) Informatics to promote
community population health
Lecture/Discussion
Video Assignment
Required Readings:
McGonigle and Mastrian
Chapters 17, 18 and 19
(1st Edition)
Chapters 19 & 21 (2nd
Edition)
Lillibridge, J., & Hanna, B. (2008). Using Telehealth to Deliver Nursing Case Management Services to HIV/AIDS Clients found at: http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodi cals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol142009/No1Jan09/ArticlePreviousTopic/Telehealt handHIVAIDSClients.aspx
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Module 6: Informatics and Nursing Terminology
Behavioral
Objectives
Content Learning Experiences
Class and Clinical
1) Identification of
standardized nursing
terminology and its relation
to nursing informatics
2) Application of evidence-
based practice
recommendations to patient
care
1) Types of standardized nursing
terminologies
2) Using standardized terminology
in a care environment that reflects
nursing’s unique contribution to
patient outcomes
3) Evidence based practice and
nursing interventions
Lecture/Discussion
Case Study using evidence based
practice
Required Readings:
McGonigle and Mastrian
Chapters 7 & 21 (1st Edition)
Chapters 7 & 27 (2nd
Edition)
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Module 7: Informatics and the Electronic Health Record
Behavioral
Objectives
Content Learning Experiences
Class and Clinical
1) Understand the use of
patient care technologies,
information systems, and
communication devices that
support safe nursing
practices.
2) Understand the interface
among workflow, care
practices, and
implementation of care
technology to facilitate
nursing practice
1) Clinical information
systems
2) Electronic Health Records
Lecture/Discussion
Required Readings:
McGonigle and Mastrian
Chapters 14 & 15 (1st Edition)
Chapters 13, 17 & 22
(2nd
Edition)
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Module 8: Evaluation of Information Systems/Future of Nursing Informatics