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Using information to improve patient care. And your career.

With the advent of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, the amount of patient data available to nurses and other healthcare providers is increasing dramatically. Effectively storing, retrieving, managing and transforming patient data has the potential to make a dramatic difference in patient outcomes.

As these skills become more critical for nurses, hospitals, clinics and other employers are looking for informatics experience in newly graduated and experienced nurses. A Nursing Informatics Certificate can help make sure you're the one hired or promoted.

A 20% larger return on your investment

We believe in the importance of nursing informatics and have made an institutional commitment to increasing nurses' skills in this area.

And now, we're pleased to announce a 20% tuition discount for our nursing informatics certificate!

100% online, from a leader in nursing and HIM

St. Scholastica has been a leader in both the nursing and HIM fields for more than 75 years. This 100% online certificate brings these two areas of expertise together in one useful certificate.

A focus on usability

Nurses need to access patient information at the point of care, and it is often unused if it is too complicated for nurses to easily retrieve. Our Nursing Informatics Certificate focuses on making informatics usable by showing you how to apply best practices to systems and daily processes.

This certificate also offers an in-depth study of the following:

  • Computerized health information systems
  • Knowledge management
  • Consumer healthcare
  • Data management and other informatics

Program details

  • 18 credits over six courses
  • 100% online
  • Includes an optional 3.5 credit practicum (required for eligibility for American Nurses Credentialing Center Certification in Informatics Nursing)
  • Individualized, student-centered advisement
  • Three- and five-semester options for greater flexibility

Admissions requirements

Visit our admissions requirements page for full details on how to apply for the Nursing Informatics certificate.

Program outcomes

  1. Incorporate theories, principles and concepts from appropriate sciences into informatics practice and research to improve health outcomes. 
  2. Describe the design, implementation, analysis and evaluation of informatics solutions to support patients, nurses, and other providers in their decision-making.  
  3. Integrate social, legal, regulatory, and ethical standards into an informatics solution for nursing and health care. 
  4. Promote the utilization of data, information, and knowledge management in health care.

Course descriptions

Expand and Collapse Required Courses

Expand and Collapse CIS 6317 - Knowledge Management

A study in the theory, techniques, and technologies used to gather, manage, and distribute knowledge throughout the organization. A focus is placed on the strategic use of information, how to quantify the value of this information, and how to implement within an organization. (8 weeks)

Expand and Collapse HIM 6525 - Clinical Informatics in Practi

Provides nursing and other clinical professionals with the knowledge, skills and attitudes for participation in the planning, acquisition, design, management, and use of electronic health records and other health information technology. Topics include information systems theory and strategic planning; clinical information systems applications, data and technical infrastructures for an electronic health record system; information system acquisition and implementation, and the regulatory, standards and ethical environment of health information systems.

Expand and Collapse NSG 6108 - Systems Analysis & Design

Expand and Collapse NSG 6430 - Health Care Informatics

An introduction to the concepts of health care informatics. Explore the use of information technology applications used by health care professionals to support health in clinical practice, education, research, and administration.

Expand and Collapse NSG 6505 - Consumr Healthcare Informatics

An introduction to the concepts of consumer informatics. Explore health information technology used to support consumer healthcare and promote health literacy.

Expand and Collapse NSG 6655 - Nursing Informatics Practicum

An introduction to the concepts of health care informatics. Explore the use of information technology applications used by health care professionals to support health in clinical practice, education, research, and administration.
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