Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm
1. Course prefix and number:
NURS 8271
2. Date:
09/06/12
3. Requested action:
x New Course: Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
x
Required
#
Elective
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face to face)
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
x
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
x
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
The Graduate Faculty of the College of Nursing, in response to the 2004 endorsement by
the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) to move the entry level
preparation for all advanced practice nursing from the master’s level to the doctorate
level by 2015, determined that the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) will be offered. The
DNP degree more accurately reflects competencies required for the complexities of the
evolving healthcare environment, prepares graduates for leadership in practice, and
translates research into evidence-based practice that promotes high quality and safe
patient care. This course proposal supports this endeavor and is approved by the graduate
faculty at the College of Nursing.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
8271. Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice (3) P: NURS 8267. Admission to the
DNP program or consent of the DNP program director. Explores the development, use,
and evaluation of computer systems for clinical practice, education, and shared clinical
decision-making. Focuses on standards in terminology, data storage, and transmission;
data capture, analysis, and application for quality improvement.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
3
3
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Lab
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
s.h.
3
Total Credit Hours
25
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
DNP CON
Changes in Degree Hours
N/A
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
None
s.h.
N/A
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
x Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
attached.
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
x Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
x Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
s.h.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
x Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
x Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
x
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
x
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
x
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (2012). Nursing informatics and the foundation of
knowledge second edition. Jones and Bartlett Learning: Burlington, Massachusetts.
ISBN: 978-1-4496-3174-1
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Analyze critical elements necessary to the selection, use, and evaluation
of health care information systems and patient care technology.
2. Demonstrate the conceptual ability and technical skills to design
databases and develop and execute an evaluation plan involving data
extraction from practice information systems and databases.
3. Apply leadership principles in the evaluation and resolution of cultural,
ethical and legal issues within healthcare systems relating to the use of
information, information technology, communication networks, and
patient care technology.
4. Evaluate professional and consumer health information sources for
accuracy, timeliness, and appropriateness.
5. Synthesize processes associated with the design, use, and evaluation of
programs that evaluate and monitor outcomes of care, care systems, and
quality improvement including consumer use of health care information
systems.
c. Course topic outline
Topical Outline:
1. Cultural, Ethical and Legal Implications of Information Technology.
A. Professional development
B. Introduction to Information, Information Science, and Information Systems
C. Ethical applications of informatics
D. Legislative aspects of nursing informatics: HITECH and HIPAA
E. Collaborative Tools
2. Perspectives on Nursing Informatics
A. Developing standardized terminologies to support nursing practice
B. Systems Development Life Cycle: NI and Organizational Decision-Making
C. Improving the human-technology interface
3. Nursing Informatics: Administrative Applications
A. Information Copyright and Fair Use and Network Security
B. An insider’s view of the utility of a clinical information system
C. Informatics tools to promote patient safety
4. Nursing Informatics Practice Applications
A. Telenursing and remote access telehealth
B. Using informatics to promote community/population health
C. Translational Research: Generating evidence for practice
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Grading Scale
93-100 = A
85-92 = B
77-84 = C
<76 = F
Evaluation Methods:
Database design and implementation (MS Access
database developed based on selected clinical
topic with data evaluation )
30%
Discussion board participation
(5 worth 4 points each including the
evaluation of consumer health information)
20%
Development of an online portfolio (professional
development and leadership responsibilities
of IT and patient care technology)
20%
Project: Formal paper examining the
cultural, ethical or legal implications of information
technology in healthcare
20%
Power Point presentation of IT evaluation in Population
health and generating evidence for practice
10%
100%