Nursing Information Systems
Nursing Information Systems Specialists are able to combine their knowledge of computer science, information systems, and nursing science to assist in the management and processing of nursing data, information, and knowledge to support nursing practice and to improve the delivery of nursing care.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (32 - 35 credits) | ||
Nursing Core: 8 credits | ||
Intro to Adv. Nursing Philosophies, Theories, Roles & Issues | 3 | |
| NURS7701 | Theory Development and Advanced Research | 4 |
| NURS7752 | Master's Seminar | 1 |
Nursing Information Systems Specialization: 9 credits | ||
| NURS6640 | Nursing Information Systems and Applications | 3 |
| NURS7740 | Entrepreneurial Practice in Nursing Informatics | 3 |
| NURS7745 | Practicum in Nursing Information Systems | 3 |
Engineering: 3 credits | ||
| EENG7704 | Computer-based Instrumentation | 3 |
Support Courses: (12 - 15 credits) from the following courses: | ||
| CSCI5505 | Introduction to Computer Programming | 3 |
| CSCI5525 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| CSCI5550 | Business Programming Techniques and Data Structures | 3 |
| CSCI5555 | Data Structure | 3 |
| CSCI6623† | Database Systems | 3 |
| CSCI6720† | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| CSCI6733 | Decision Support Systems | 3 |
| CSCI6741 | Modeling and Simulation of Continous Systems | 3 |
| CSCI6759 | File Management Systems | 3 |
† strongly recommended courses | ||
