4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur)
NU3E10 Informatics in Healthcare (5 ECTS)
Learning Outcomes
Following completion of this module the student should be able to:
- Discuss the principles and issues relevant to the application of informatics to healthcare
- Discuss the potential for the use of technology as it applies to the healthcare environment
- Discuss the benefits and limitations of information and communications technology in contributing to the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of healthcare.
- Promote health informatics to colleagues and service users.
- Understand the role information plays in the planning, funding, evaluation and delivery of healthcare
- Identify the central roles of information in healthcare delivery and service management
- Explain the principles, applications and multidisciplinary nature of health informatics, the opportunities and limitations of information technology in healthcare and its impact in improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of healthcare.
- Identify how clinical decision support system can assist in care
- Understand how clinical data is represented in electronic records
Module Learning Aims
The aims of this module are:
- To develop student’s insights into health informatics
- To help students identify how health informatics can improve the quality of care for service users.
Recommended Reading List
- Saba, V. and McCormick, K. (2011) Essentials of Nursing Informatics, 5th Edition. McGraw-Hill Professional
- Hoyt RE, Bailey N and Yoshihashi A. (2011) Health Informatics: Practical Guide For Healthcare And Information Technology Professionals (Fifth Edition)
- Hannah Ball and Edwards: 2010, An Introduction to Nursing Informatics, Third Edition, Springer-Verlag, New York, 0-38726096-X
* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning.