MSN: Nursing and Healthcare Informatics
Our MSN Nursing and Healthcare Informatics program prepares you to use technology to strengthen the quality of choices made by patients and healthcare professionals.
As a specialized field that combines data science, information analysis, and medical expertise, nursing informatics is at the forefront of healthcare’s future. Our MSN program focused on Nursing and Healthcare Informatics will give you the skills you need to take advantage of this unique and growing field. Take your nursing career further by learning how to use healthcare data to create more efficiencies and better patient outcomes.
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Get in touch with any questions or submit the simple application for admission.
After acceptance to the university as a candidate for graduate studies, we will assist
you every step of the way toward acceptance into your academic program so you can
enroll and begin your classes!
At a Glance
Program Length
Two years
Format
- Online
Tuition per Credit
$450
Is This the Degree For Me?
Who It’s For
- Nurses with a BSN interested in a career in informatics
Career Paths
- Nursing Informatics Specialist
- Nursing Informatics Consultant
- Coordinator of Nursing Information Systems
- Clinical Informatics Officer
- Project Director for Nursing Information
What You’ll Learn
During this MSN program, you will learn the theories and practice of nursing informatics and how to apply it to healthcare today. As part of your graduate coursework, you will complete 360 clinical hours. When you graduate, you will be able to:
- Analyze and interpret patient, nursing, or information systems data to improve nursing services and to inform health policy and advocacy efforts.
- Translate nursing practice information and informatics technology between nurses, healthcare team members, administration, systems engineers, analysts, and/or designers.
- Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the integrity, privacy, confidentiality, and security of patient information.
- Use computer science, information science, nursing, and informatics theory to promote patient safety, and improve patient outcomes and population health.
- Design and implement informatics solutions, data structures, and mechanisms to support patients, healthcare professionals, and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions.
Accreditations
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Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
The master's degree program in nursing at the University of Mary is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
http://www.ccneaccreditation.org
Program Details
- Online
Principles of Informatics in Health Care Professions (3 credits)
Learn the theoretical framework and knowledge base for information management within various settings. Exploration of the roles and competences associated with informatics in a variety of environments and the associated functions of advocacy, informatics theories (using the concepts of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom), systems application, outcome management, and evidence-based practice application will be addressed.
Ethics and Informatics (3 credits)
Explore the increasingly complex moral issues and ethical dilemmas that arise from the adoption of new technological advancements and the use of decision-making support tools when applied to informatics.
Human Technology Interface (3 credits)
Critically consider how to best address the human technology interface, explore human-technology
interface problems, provide an overview of the purpose of conducting workflow analysis
and design, explore meaningful use, and cite measured of efficiency and effectiveness
that can be applied to redesign workflow efforts and processes.
For a full list of courses for this program, visit the catalog.
To view a sample program of study, click here.
View the student handbook for more information.
- Tuition: $450 per credit
- Application fee: $45
- Technology fee: $43 per credit
For a full list of fees, visit our Tuition and Fees page.
The following will be needed when you have applied for admission so we can get you accepted into the graduate program:
- Official transcripts showing a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75.
- Graduated from the University of Mary before? Then we’ll get your Mary transcript for you!
- At most other schools, you can request transcripts by going to the National Student Clearinghouse or by contacting the registrar’s office.
- Have your transcripts sent to:
Office of Admissions
University of Mary
7500 University Drive
Bismarck, ND 58504 - Or request to send electronic transcripts to [email protected]
- Current unencumbered RN license
- Professional goals statement
- Resume
- Background/background check disclosure form
- Application/enrollment fee – This will be collected at the time you fill out the online application.
- Two References (references should include one former or current supervisor, prior college faculty, or current colleague)