NURS-FPX 4040
Managing Health Information and Technology
This course looks at nursing informatics: how patient data is captured, protected and used. You examine electronic health records, privacy and security requirements, and how new technology is introduced to a care team.
Overview
What this course covers
This course looks at nursing informatics: how patient data is captured, protected and used. You examine electronic health records, privacy and security requirements, and how new technology is introduced to a care team.
Learning objectives
- Explain the role of the nurse informaticist
- Apply privacy, security and confidentiality requirements to practice
- Evaluate a technology for its effect on care quality
- Create staff-facing guidance about safe technology use
Main topics
- Nursing informatics
- Electronic health records
- HIPAA and data protection
- Interoperability
- Technology adoption and training
How the course is structured
Assessments are completed in sequence across the term and often include a staff-facing communication piece as well as an analysis or proposal.
Course components
- Staff guidance or training material
- Technology evaluation
- Informatics role proposal
Helpful resources
- Nursing informatics journals
- Official privacy and security guidance
- APA 7 formatting guidance
Assessments
Assessments in this course
Each assessment has its own page explaining what it is, why it matters and how to prepare.
Assessment 1
Assessment 1
Assessment 1 of NURS-FPX 4040 is one step in the course sequence. It asks you to apply what the course has covered so far to a realistic situation and to support your reasoning with credible sources.
Read the guideAssessment 2
Assessment 2
Assessment 2 of NURS-FPX 4040 is one step in the course sequence. It asks you to apply what the course has covered so far to a realistic situation and to support your reasoning with credible sources.
Read the guideAssessment 3
Assessment 3
Assessment 3 of NURS-FPX 4040 is one step in the course sequence. It asks you to apply what the course has covered so far to a realistic situation and to support your reasoning with credible sources.
Read the guideAssessment 4
Assessment 4
Assessment 4 of NURS-FPX 4040 is one step in the course sequence. It asks you to apply what the course has covered so far to a realistic situation and to support your reasoning with credible sources.
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