Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics
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Get Help Now!This course provides foundational and introductory knowledge regarding informatics with an emphasis on developing an understanding of concepts of nursing informatics (NI) and becoming knowledgeable and competent with basic skills needed in person-centered care and educational settings. Basic nursing informatics (NI) skills support the application and distribution of data/information to generate knowledge used in decision-making to plan, design, analyze, and facilitate the nursing process to enhance safe, quality holistic health care. The NI synthesizes and integrates nursing science with computer, information, and cognitive sciences. Students will explore informatics-based health applications in a virtual learning environment (VLE) developed to improve informatics skills and knowledge in order to better support decision making in the areas of nursing such as: clinical, administrative, research, quality and safety, health policy and education.
Textbooks and Resources
Required Textbooks
The following books are required for this course:
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
McGonigle, D. & Mastrian, K. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Sipes, C. (2016). Project management for the advanced practice nurse. Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com
If your course has an E-Book, make sure to review this information.
Program Outcomes
Program Outcomes of Chamberlain nursing programs can be found in the Program Descriptions section of your College Catalog. You can access your College Catalog at http://www.chamberlain.edu/msncatalog.
The MSN program outcomes are aligned with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing publication, The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (2011). Upon completion of the MSN degree program, the graduate will be able to:
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Practice safe, high-quality advanced nursing care based on concepts and knowledge from nursing and related disciplines.
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Construct processes for leading and promoting quality improvement and safety in advanced nursing practice and healthcare delivery.
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Use contemporary communication modalities effectively in advanced nursing roles.
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Evaluate the design, implementation and outcomes of strategies developed to meet healthcare needs.
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Develop a plan for lifelong personal and professional growth that integrates professional values regarding scholarship, service and global engagement.
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Apply legal, ethical and human-caring principles to situations in advanced nursing practice.
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Design patient-centered care models and delivery systems using the best available scientific evidence.
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Manage human, fiscal and physical resources to achieve and support individual and organizational goals.
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Compose a plan for systematic inquiry and dissemination of findings to support advanced nursing practice, patient-care innovation, and the nursing profession.
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Collaborate interprofessionally in research, education, practice, health policy and leadership to improve population health outcomes.
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Apply principles of informatics to manage data and information in order to support effective decision making.
Course Outcomes
Chamberlain College of Nursing courses are built to align course content with specific Course Outcomes (COs). The COs define the learning objectives that the student will be required to comprehend and demonstrate by course completion. The COs that will be covered in detail each week can be found in the Overview page in that particular week. Whenever possible, a reference will be made from a particular assignment or discussion back to the CO that it emphasizes.
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Late Assignment Policy
Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment.
In the event of an emergency that prevents timely submission of an assignment, students may petition their instructor for a waiver of the late submission grade reduction. The instructor will review the student’s rationale for the request and make a determination based on the merits of the student’s appeal. Consideration of the student’s total course performance to date will be a contributing factor in the determination. Students should continue to attend class, actively participate, and complete other assignments while the appeal is pending.
This Policy applies to assignments that contribute to the numerical calculation of the course letter grade.
Evaluation Methods
The maximum score in this class is 1,000 points. The categories, which contribute to your final grade, are weighted as follows.
| Graded Item | Points | Weighting |
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| Discussion (50 points, Weeks 1–7; 25 points, Week 8) |
375 | 37.5% |
| Pre/Post Self-assessment of TIGER Nursing Informatics Competencies (Weeks 1 and 7- 25 points each) |
50 | 5% |
| SL Orientation (Weeks 1 & 2) | 50 | 5% |
| Informatics Key Terms Quiz (Week 2) | 50 | 5% |
| Scavenger Hunt Worksheet (Weeks 3 & 4) | 200 | 20% |
| HealthIT Topic of Week Assignment (Week 5) | 125 | 12.5% |
| Narrated PowerPoint Presentation Assignment (Week 6) | 150 | 15% |
| Total | 1,000 | 100% |
Students may receive feedback from peers, lab personnel, clinical staff, preceptors, or others depending upon the specific learning activity. This feedback may be shared with course faculty. Assessment of student performance and achievement of course outcomes, however, is the sole responsibility of faculty assigned to the course.
All of your course requirements are graded using points. At the end of the course, the points are converted to a letter grade using the scale in the table below. Percentages of 0.5% or higher are not raised to the next whole number. A final grade of 76% (letter grade C) is required to pass the course.
| Letter Grade | Points | Percentage |
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| A | 940–1,000 | 94% to 100% |
| A- | 920–939 | 92% to 93% |
| B+ | 890–919 | 89% to 91% |
| B | 860–889 | 86% to 88% |
| B- | 840–859 | 84% to 85% |
| C+ | 810–839 | 81% to 83% |
| C | 760–809 | 76% to 80% |
| F | 759 and below | 75% and below |
Participation for MSN
Please access the guidelines and grading rubric for discussions here. LinkLinks to an external site.
NOTE: To receive credit for a week’s discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. MT, and that week’s assignments are due by the next Sunday by 11:59 p.m. MT. Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. MT Sunday and closes at 11:59 p.m. MT Saturday. Any assignments must be completed by 11:59 p.m. MT Wednesday of the eighth week. All discussion requirements must be completed by 11:59 p.m. MT Saturday of the eighth week.
Students agree that, by taking this course, all required course work may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com.Links to an external site. for the detection of plagiarism. All course work will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.comLinks to an external site. reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such course work. For additional information on academic integrity, please see your student handbookLinks to an external site..
Disability Accommodations in Academic Programs
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Web Resources Disclaimer
The purpose of the Webliography is to provide students with annotated bibliographies of world wide websites relevant to their courses. These websites are not meant to be all inclusive of what is available for each course’s subjects and have not been sanctioned as academically rigorous or scholarly by Chamberlain College of Nursing. Please exercise caution when using these websites for course assignments and references.
Course Schedule
| Week, COs, and Topics | Readings | Assignments |
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| Week 1 CO1, 2 Introduction to Nursing Informatics (NI) |
McGonigle, D. & Mastrian, K. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Matney, S. A., Avant, K., & Staggers, N. (2016). Toward an understanding of wisdom in nursing. Online Journal Of Issues In Nursing, 21(1), 7 doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol21No01PPT02 McGonigle, D., Hunter, K., Sipes, C., & Hebda, T. (2014). Why nurses need to understand nursing informatics. AORN Journal, 100(3), 324-327 doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2014.06.012 Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). (2017). Graduate QSEN competencies. Retrieved from http://qsen.org/competencies/graduate-ksas/. (LinkLinks to an external site.) Optional reading: American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) (2017). AACN essentials. Retrieved from http://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-Resources/AACN-Essentials. (LinkLinks to an external site.) |
Pre-TANIC (TIGER Self-assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies) self-assessment Pre-orientation to the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) |
| Week 2 CO 1, 2, 8Overview of Nursing Informatics (AACN Essential 5: 1, 2, 4, and 5) |
McGonigle, D. & Mastrian, K. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Matney, S. A., Avant, K., & Staggers, N. (2016). Toward an understanding of wisdom in nursing. Online Journal Of Issues In Nursing, 21(1), 7 doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol21No01PPT02 |
Second Life (SL) Orientation in WorldInformatics Key Terms Quiz
Graded Discussions |
| Week 3 CO 5, 7Roles, Competencies and Skills: Current Trends |
McGonigle, D. & Mastrian, K. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Kish, L. (2015). 8 takeaways from Topol’s latest: ‘The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands’. link to articleLinks to an external site. Hudson, K., Taylor, L., & Jeffries, P. (2013). Incorporating i nformatics in clinical education through clinical s imulations. link to articleLinks to an external site. |
Scavenger Hunt in Second LifeGraded Discussions |
| Week 4 CO 2, 5, 7Current Trends (AACN Essential 5: 2, 4, and 5) |
McGonigle, D. & Mastrian, K. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
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Scavenger Hunt in Second LifeGraded Discussions |
| Week 5 CO 2, 5, 7Information and Knowledge Needs of Nurses in the 21st Century |
Sipes, C. (2016). Project management for the advanced practice nurse. Retrieved from http//:online.vitalsource.com
Website Exploration: Visit the following site http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/itLinks to an external site.(explore healthcare technology news on CPOE, EMRs, E-prescribing, HIE, PHRs, HIT stimulus, and other health IT news) Visit the following site www.fierceemr.comLinks to an external site. (this site contains weekly newsletter on EMRs, meaningful use, ARRA and privacy. Select 1 of 5 Topics/Popular Content of the Week to use in the weekly discussions) |
HealthIT Topic paper assignmentSelect a Topic/Popular Content of the Week from http://www.fiercehealthit.com
Graded Discussions |
| Week 6 CO 2, 3, 6, 7Legislative Aspects of Nursing Informatics |
Sipes, C. (2016). Project management for the advanced practice nurse. Retrieved from http//:online.vitalsource.com
Big Data: Brennan, P. F., & Bakken, S. (2015). Nursing needs big data and big data needs nursing. Journal Of Nursing Scholarship, 47(5), 477-484. doi:10.1111/jnu.12159. link to articleLinks to an external site. New Trends: Bailey, E. (2016). IBM’s CNO Judy Murphy on mobile tech in big data. Healthcare IT News. link to webinarLinks to an external site. Miliard, M. (2016) Meaningful use will likely end in 2016, CMS chief Andy Slavitt says. Healthcare IT News. link to articleLinks to an external site. Website Exploration: Visit the following site www.fierceemr.comLinks to an external site. (this site contains weekly newsletter on EMRs, meaningful use, ARRA and privacy. Select 1 of 5 Topics/Popular Content of the Week to use in the weekly discussions) Visit the following site http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/itLinks to an external site.(explore healthcare technology news on CPOE, EMRs, E-prescribing, HIE, PHRs, HIT stimulus, and other health IT news) |
Narrated PowerPoint presentationGraded Discussions |
| Week 7 CO 4, 6, 7Trends and Issues |
Website Exploration:Visit the following site: http://www.fiercemobilehealthcare.comLinks to an external site.
(this site includes topics such as accuracy of data from wearable devices, using Smartphones to improve staff efficiency, hurdles using digital health such as security) Please be sure to read the following: Bowman,D. (2016, March). Nursing Informatics Director Rosemary Ventura: Tailored smartphone improves staff efficiency. FierceMobile Healthcare. link to articleLinks to an external site. Mottl, J. (2016, January). 3 hurdles facing digital health IoT innovations. FierceMobile Healthcare. link to articleLinks to an external site. Mottl, J. (2016, March). Accuracy concerns could give provider pause about using data from consumer wearables. FierceMobile Healthcare. link to articleLinks to an external site. |
Post-TANIC self-assessmentGraded Discussions |
| Week 8 CO 7Trends and Issues |
Cocchi, R. (2016). Top 10 issues impacting healthcare industry in 2016. Healthcare Business & Technology. link to siteLinks to an external site. Website Exploration: Visit the following site http://www.healthcarebusinesstech.com/category/electronic-health-records/Links to an external site. This site contains information on electronic health records (EHRs – trends and challenges) |
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Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics
