| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|
| HSN501 | Healthcare Systems Students will examine healthcare systems and their effect on the health of populations. The purpose of this course is to bring the student up-to-date on significant developments that have occurred in the American healthcare system. The student will explore the widespread penetration of managed care with its service management and cost control strategies resulting in an open market competition among healthcare providers. Topics included are systems/theory thinking, case management, health policy, the inter-relatedness of elements within healthcare systems, and strategies to influence systems. | 3 |
| HSN509 | Clinical & Administrative Syst Students examine the foundations of clinical information collection, processing, recording, and use to support decision-making in healthcare environments. Emphasis is placed on compliance with regulatory standards, safety, and quality implementation. Other topics include technology for e-health applications and Tele-health, hospital information systems, utilization of electronic pharmacy systems, data integrity, and implications and applications of information technology in healthcare management. | 3 |
| HSN521 | Modern Organizations Hlthcare This course exposes students to an in-depth discussion of both the theories and practical applications of healthcare management. In addition to the primary management functions of planning, organizing, and controlling, specialized topics like communication, ethical responsibilities, process management, and leadership are discussed. Students also investigate alternative management and leadership styles that can be utilized as effective models and approaches for managing change, resources, time, and performance. | 3 |
| HSN548 | Info Security Privacy Hlthcare This course provides the foundation for understanding the key issues associated with protecting information assets, determining the levels of protection and response to security incidents, and designing a consistent, reasonable information security system, with appropriate intrusion detection and reporting features. The course will provide the student with an overview of the field of information security and assurance. Students will be exposed to the spectrum of security activities, methods, methodologies, and procedures. Coverage will include inspection and protection of information assets, detection of and reaction to threats to information assets, and examination of pre- and post-incident procedures, technical and managerial responses, and overview of information security planning and staffing functions. | 3 |
| NUR506 | Foundations of Adv Prctice Nur This course concentrates on both nursing theories and related theories regarding behavioral motivations and decisionmaking techniques of adults. Application of various theories will be explored such as violence in society, end of life decision-making, and at-risk health behaviors. The student will be introduced to major nursing theory and the application of those theories when providing nursing care to clients. | 3 |
| NUR513 | Diverse Popu and Healthcare This course provides an introduction and exploration of concepts and theories relevant to healthcare for diverse populations. Diversity is examined relative to social organizations, roles and expectations, and communication patterns.
Values and belief systems underlying health-illness behaviors between western and non-western cultures will be introduced as a key component of the health-wellness continuum. | 3 |
| NUR514 | Project and Change Management This course examines the knowledge sets, skills, tools, and techniques of managing projects, with an emphasis on how project management contributes to the strategic goals of the organization. Topics include strategic management process, project prioritization and planning, evaluating project risk, resource scheduling, project management structures, project team and partner management issues. Also explored will be some of the most common change management challenges a Project Manager must face, as well as an overview of change management best practices. | 3 |
| NUR516 | Nur Research & Evid Based Prac This course focuses on the process and design of nursing research. Studies in the research process include the context of established nursing theories, nursing research and evidenced-based nursing practice. A review of quantitative and
qualitative studies and guidelines to support evidence-based practice will result in the development of a research project. Strategies are developed for research utilization, protection of subjects and dissemination of findings in advanced nursing
practice. | 3 |
| NUR540 | Essentials of Nursing Info This course explores the essential concepts of development and utilization of nursing informatics as it relates to healthcare agencies and institutions. Students will delve into the theoretical underpinnings of nursing informatics. A
comprehensive overview of the role of the nursing informatics will be examined. Acquisition of clinical and financial information, processing, analysis and reporting as well as nursing informatics trends and issues will also be explored. | 3 |
| NUR552 | Leg& Ethi Iss of Adv.Pract Nur This course examines legal and ethical issues impacting healthcare management. The concepts of law, professional accountability, legal liability, negligence, malpractice and criminal offense are explored. Specific laws and/or statutes
governing healthcare practitioners are reviewed in addition to the application of those principles and ethical considerations while providing healthcare. | 3 |
| NUR607 | Nursing Informatics Res Sem This MSN Nursing Informatics research seminar requires the student to demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have acquired throughout the MSN degree program in Nursing Informatics. The student will explore plans for evaluating, contracting and implementing a new technology in a healthcare organization. The culmination of this course will result in a major applied research proposal paper related to Nursing Informatics; the practice, concepts and/or major
issues. | 3 |
| NUR608 | Nursing Informatics Practicum The practicum for Nursing Informatics required the student to demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have acquired through a variety of experiences related to Nursing Informatics. The culmination of this course will result in the completion of the Major Applied Research Paper (MARP) related to the roles, responsibilities, issues or problems of the nurse informatics specialist in today's complex healthcare environment. | 3 |
| Program and core: | 36 |
| Electives (0): | 0 |
| Total: | 36 |
