Nursing Informatics Course Requirements

Nursing informatics integrates nursing science, information science, computer science and so much more. A Master's-prepared nurse who engages in nursing informatics is an informatics nurse specialist. As an informatics nurse specialist, you will identify, collect, process, and manage data and information to support nursing practice, administration, education, research, and the expansion of nursing knowledge.

Core Requirements (all required)
Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
NURS 5000	Theoretical Foundations	3
NURS 5001	Health Care Policy	3
NURS 5002	Advanced Nursing Research	3
NURS 5003	Advanced Role Development	3
NURS 5990	Scholarly Synthesis/Research	3
Core Requirements - Total Hours		15
Concentration Requirements (all required)
NURS 5401	Introduction to Healthcare Informatics	3
NURS 5402	Healthcare Information Systems & Technology Integration	3
**NURS 5403	Project Management in Systems Analysis and Design	3
***NURS 5404	Project Management in Systems Implementation & Evaluation	3
NURS 5406	Healthcare Data Analysis & Evidence-Based Practice	3
NURS 5407	Informatics Applications I	2
NURS 5409	Informatics Applications II	2
Concentration Requirements - Total Hours		19
Nursing Informatics Practicum Requirement
NURS 5410	Informatics Practicum	4
Nursing Informatics Practicum - Total Hours		4
Nursing Informatics - Total Hours		38
NOTE: Total practice contact hours = 240 NURS 5407 is a prerequisite for NURS 5403. **NURS 5409 is a prerequisite for NURS 5404.

Nursing Informatics courses are generally offered during the semester noted in the chart below:

Fall	Spring
NURS 5401	NURS 5401
NURS 5402	NURS 5402
NURS 5403	NURS 5404
NURS 5407	NURS 5406
NURS 5409	NURS 5407
NURS 5410	NURS 5409
	NURS 5410
Actual offerings will be based upon the availability of faculty, as well as enrollment requirements. Regents Online reserves the right to cancel classes as appropriate. NOTE: The 5000 level numbering of courses for Austin Peay, East Tennessee State and Tennessee State are cross listed with the 6000 and 7000 level course numbers to represent Middle Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and the University of Memphis respectively.

Link to Guidelines for Clinical Preceptorships

Special Instructions for Nursing Informatics Students Regarding Clinical Preceptorships

Nursing Informatics students will preferably use a hospital organization for their Informatics Practicum course, NURS 5410/6410/7410. Please consult with your course professor if you are unsure of the suitability of your clincial practicum site. It is recommended that the preceptor for the NURS 5309/6309/7309 be Master's prepared, preferaby in nursing or healthcare informatics. Excpetions to this recommendation may be made by the course professor.