Welcome to the School of Nursing.

Meet the Instructor Dr. Connie DeBlieck

Course Number, Title, and Description:

This NURS 567, Nursing Informatics course has been designed for the DNP and MSN students, to provide knowledge and skills needed to prepare nurse leaders to use information systems and patient care technology to support patient care and to provide leadership within healthcare systems and academic environments. The course has an emphasis on information systems/technology to evaluate care and care systems to inform quality improvement, decision-making, and patient care technology, and related ethical, regulatory, and legal issues. Also, NURS 567, will provide a systematic application of the use of information science and technology to support patient care and provide leadership within healthcare systems and academic settings. That said it is not a clinical course.

Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition, ANA 2015 states: "Nursing informatics (NI) is the which integrates nursing science with multiple information management and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice."

Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor. Restricted to: NURS, NUSC, NURP majors.

Announcements: Click on Announcements on the course menu.

Getting Started

Complete these steps to get started with this course.

Watch course Video: NURS 567 2019Fall.mp4
Read the syllabus.
Review the schedule.
Important NMSU academic dates for this semester.
Complete the Getting Started module
For the rest of this Semester, you can locate the learning modules here

Tips for Success

The following expectations will help you be successful in this course.

Log in to the course several times each week to check course content, announcements, conversations, and discussions.
Keep up with weekly readings and assignments. Individual(s) who keep up tend to do much better in an online course than those who do not. Expect to spend 6-8 hours a week reviewing, writing, reading and presenting.
Regularly check your schedule and do not miss the discussion, assignment, and quiz due dates.
If you have questions which are not covered in this course that would help you prepare for the next stage of your academic progression, please let me know.
Refer to the course syllabus/schedule/calendar to confirm due dates.
Remember, academic integrity as described in the student academic behavior standards. See (DNP and MSN handbook) for further details.

Instructor Information

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Office Hours: Thursday 9 to 12 am and will make appointments as needed

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