This intensive two day course focuses on current informatics trends and issues. It includes content for Registered Nurses who are interested in becoming American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) board certified Informatics Nurses. Other clinical professionals working in informatics may wish to take the course to become exposed to the course topics. Fourteen (14) Continuing Education Units [CEUs] are awarded to each student who completes the course. This program is approved for up to 14.5 continuing education (CE) hours for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS) and the Certified Associate in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CAHIMS).
Course Objectives
1. Discuss the scope and standards of nursing informatics practice.
2. Describe professional practice, trends and issues within the informatics nurse role.
3. Explore management and leadership issues affecting informatics in healthcare settings.
4. Identify key concepts in informatics, information technology, information management, knowledge generation and data security.
5. Consider human factors in relation to information technology systems.
6. Describe models and theories associated with informatics.
7. Delineate steps of the system life as it applies to information technology in the health setting.
Conference Topics: These topics from the ANCC outline will be presented.
I. Foundations of Practice
II. System Design Life Cycle
III. Data Management and Health Care Technology
I. Foundations of Practice
II. System Design Life Cycle
III. Data Management and Health Care Technology