University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus

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NURS 5115 - Nursing Informatics and Digital Health Technologies
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course will provide an introduction to the field of nursing informatics and its role in supporting care processes to ensure safe, high-quality, and efficient healthcare. Nurses, as members of multidisciplinary healthcare teams, play an important role in the implementation and governance of these informatics and digital health tools. Skills on using data from these tools to generate knowledge, drive decision-making, and support equitable access to quality, safe care will be shared. Nurse contributions in using digital technologies, influencing policies, and emerging trends in the field will be discussed.