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San Diego State University School of Nursing
NURS 200 Syllabus
Informatics for the Nurse
Fall 2013
Faculty:
Willa Fields, DNSc, RN, FHIMSS
willa.fields@sbcglobal.net
Home/work: 858-756-5642
Mobile: 619-925-0450
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COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE:
NURS 200 – Informatics for the Nurse
CREDIT:
1 Semester Unit
FACULTY:
Willa Fields, DNSc, RN, FHIMSS
PREREQUISITES: None
LOCATION:
Adams Humanities 2108
Thursdays, 10:00 to 10:50 AM
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Basics of informatics, electronic health records, ethics and legal aspects. Electronic
communication. Database searches.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Course Outcomes
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Level
Outcomes
Compare and contrast appropriate and inappropriate factors in
electronic communication.
Compare and contrast electronic and paper based health
records.
Discuss the ethical considerations of health information
technology.
Discuss the legal aspects of health information technology.
Delineate aspects of HIPAA which directly concern nurses.
5,9
Demonstrate the ability to search a scholarly database for
literature.
Discuss safety implications of health information technology.
Identify applications of social media in nursing and health care.
Apply beginning steps of evidence-based practice (EBP).
2,9,10b,13
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6,9
3,6,7
6,10a
5,7
6,9
10a, 13
2, 5,6,8,9, 10b
Level I
Level II
Upon completion of the second
semester the student:
Upon completion of the 4th
semester the student:
1 Relates liberal educational
experiences to core competencies
in professional nursing practice
1. Recognizes the application of
liberal education experiences into
professional nursing practice
2. Utilizes selected scientific
professional and contextual
knowledge in the application of
the nursing process.
2. Analyzes selected scientific,
professional, contextual knowledge
in the application of the nursing
process with families and groups
3. Understands human diversity
as it applies to health and illness
3. Uses knowledge of human
diversity in planning care for
individual and families
4. Begins to demonstrate
fundamental nursing care based
on the central professional value
of caring.
4. Incorporates the central
professional value of caring in
planning care for individuals and
families
5. Demonstrates critical thinking,
communication, assessment, and
technical skills in the provision of
nursing care.
5. Integrates critical thinking,
communication, assessment, and
technical skills in the planning of
care for individuals and families
6. Develops an awareness of one’s
ability to perform as a
professional nurse and seek
assistance when necessary
6. Demonstrates and accepts
responsibility for contributing to
one’s own learning and critically
appraises ability to perform as a
professional nurse.
7. Develops an awareness of the
professional values of altruism,
autonomy, human dignity,
integrity and social justice as the
foundation for professional
practice.
7. Demonstrates in clinical
practice professional values,
behaviors and standards
8. Develops an understanding of
teaching learning theory in its
application to patient care.
8. Incorporates teaching learning
theory in the delivery of nursing
care to individuals and families.
9. Develops an awareness of
research based knowledge from
nursing and the sciences as the
foundation for professional
nursing practice.
9. Analyzes the relationship of
research based knowledge to the
delivery of nursing care.
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Level III - Final Student learning
outcomes
Upon completion of the program the
student:
1. Applies an integrated
liberal educational
experience in developing
clinical judgment.
2.
Uses the nursing process,
scientific and contextual
knowledge in the delivery of
nursing care.
3.
Demonstrates the ability to
deliver nursing care in a
variety of settings among
diverse populations.
4.
Demonstrates the central
professional value of caring
by delivering compassionate,
appropriate and culturally
sensitive care.
5.
Consistently uses critical
thinking, communication,
assessment, and technical
skills in the delivery of
nursing care.
6.
Demonstrates accountability
for nursing practice.
7.
Incorporates professional
values and standards of
practice as the foundation for
nursing practice.
8.
Uses teaching-learning theory
appropriately in nursing
practice.
9.
Incorporates research
findings as a foundation for
evidence-based practice.
10.a) Develops an awareness of
the roles of the professional nurse
As provider of care,
designer/manager/coordinator of
care and member of the
profession.
10. Demonstrates an
understanding of the present and
emerging role responsibilities of
the professional nurse.
10. Accepts responsibility for
professional growth and lifelong learning in consonance
with the emerging role of the
nurse in a changing society.
10.b) Recognizes the practice of
professional nursing requires a
commitment to life long learning
11. Identifies the role of the
professional nurse and the various
members of the health care team
and describe their functions.
11. Participates as a team member
in providing health care to patients
utilizing the knowledge and
principles of interdisciplinary
models of health care delivery.
12. Recognizes the leadership
role in the nursing profession
12. Develops beginning leadership
skills in clinical settings
13. Gains awareness of health
care resources available within the
community
13. Identifies social, economic,
and political agendas affecting the
delivery of health care.
11. Collaborates with patients and
interdisciplinary health care
teams to plan, manage, and
influence health care,
methods, and systems.
12. Demonstrates leadership
behaviors within one’s scope
of practice
13. Supports agendas that
enhance awareness of the
social, economic, and political
factors that influence health
care delivery.
Approved by faculty June 2005
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AND COMMUNICATION
Faculty may be contacted by phone or e-mail listed below. All meetings are by appointment and
can be scheduled directly with the professor. Students are encouraged to use Blackboard
Discussion or e-mail for communicating with the professor between regularly scheduled
class meetings.
Dr. Willa Fields
Office Hours:
By appointment
Phone Number:
Home/Work: 858-756-5642
Mobile: 619-925-0450
Email Address:
willa.fields@sbcglobal.net
Blackboard Discussion or Email is the preferred method of initial communication.
Do NOT text instructor.
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TEACHING METHODS
This is a lecture/discussion course. Students are expected to come to class prepared to discuss the
topic of the day.
Some class sessions will be on-line. During these sessions there may be readings and exercises
for you to complete.
REQUIRED SOFTWARE
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Nursing Central. Applications to include Grasp, Davis Drug Guide, Davis Lab &
Diagnostics Tests, Diseases and Disorders, Drug Interaction Facts, Nurses’ Pocket
Guide, RNotes, Taber’s Dictionary, Nurses’ Handbook of Health Assessment. The SDSU
bookstore price includes the annual renewal fees while you are enrolled in the School of
Nursing. Prices from other sources are for a one year subscription, may not include all of
the required titles, and will require additional annual fees.
Security system (e.g. McAfee) for computer system.
E-mail system
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
High-speed connection to the Internet
REQUIRED HARDWARE
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You are strongly recommended to have a laptop computer. At a minimum, you will need
access to a Windows or Macintosh multimedia computer, preferably one that meets the
SDSU minimum computing standards (see http://wwwrohan.sdsu.edu/~mwssls/nws.html).
Handheld computer/smartphone for Nursing Central. Nursing Central is available for
iTouch®, iPhone®, BlackBerry®, and Android™. Nursing Central does not currently
work on Windows Mobile®. Please see
http://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/ub for further details.
iClicker
Minimum 1 GB Flash drive for copying files.
Backup system for computer files (external drive or off-site backup system).
Blackboard Student Support: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/its/blackboard/student/
Netiquette: http://wwwrohan.sdsu.edu/dept/its/blackboard/student/gettingstarted/netiquette.html
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
Sewell, J., & Thede, L. (2013). Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges (4rd
ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICES
Students who need disability accommodation should provide documentation of their disability to
Student Disability Services at 619-594-6473 (Calpulli Center, Suite 3101), and receive
authorization for academic or clinical accommodations. After accommodations have been
authorized by SDS, students are responsible for notifying faculty in advance of the need for
accommodation. This can best be accomplished by making an appointment to meet privately
with the faculty member early in the semester, or as soon as possible in the event that a disability
is diagnosed during the course of the semester.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADE DETERMINATION
For successful completion of NURS 200, students are required to complete the course
requirements listed below. The grade on written assignments will be dropped 5 POINTS for
each day late unless prior faculty approval for an extension has been obtained. Assignments
received after 10:00 AM on the due date will be considered late.
QUIZZES, EXAMS, and ASSIGNMENTS
Quizzes and exams will be conducted online on Blackboard for a set amount of time or in class
with a scantron or clicker. Online quizzes and exams must be completed in one sitting. Please do
not wait until the end of the time to begin the quiz or exam – an instructor may not be available
for troubleshooting. Any cheating on quizzes or exams will result in a grade of F (0%).
No provision is made for missed quizzes and exams because of unexcused absences. Unless
a prior arrangement for an excused absence is obtained, a grade of F (0%) will be given for the
quiz or exam that is missed. Make-up quizzes and exams may differ from the original one and
may be of a different nature (e.g. essay, short answer, matching, etc.). During test reviews,
neither writing nor recording are allowed.
All assignments are due by 10:00 AM. Assignments submitted on the due date and after 10:00
AM will be considered late. Five points will be deducted from grade for each day late.
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GRADING SCALE
A = 90-100
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
D = 60-69
F = 0-59
REQUIREMENT
PERCENT OF GRADE
DUE DATE
iClicker/class participation
10%
ongoing
Literature Search I
20%
10/17
Quiz I
25%
10/31
Literature Search II*
30%
11/7
Quiz II
15%
12/6
* For those who earn a minimum of 90% on the first Literature Search assignment, it is
optional to submit the second Literature Search Assignment. If you choose not to submit
the second assignment, you will earn the same grade on the second assignment as you did
on the first one.
For those who earn below a 90% on the first Literature Search assignment, you are
required to submit the second assignment.
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