Nursing (English)
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

NUR036

Course Name:

Nursing Informatics

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Course Coordinator:

Öğr. Gör. ESRA ÇALIŞKAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Staff

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	To provide students with the knowledge of the application of informatics, which is the systematic use of knowledge, science and technology, in nursing services offered to healthy or sick individuals.
Course Content:	Explaining the importance of informatics, informatics terminology, nursing classification systems, electronic health records, clinical decision support systems, legal and ethical situations related to health information systems

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Explain the importance of nursing informatics
2) Knows basic informatics terminology.
3) Examines health information systems.
4) Explain the importance of common language and nursing classification systems in nursing
5) Define electronic health record systems and clinical decision support systems.
6) Explains legal and ethical issues in nursing informatics

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Basic Informatics Terminology (Data, information, computer, computer hardware, software, network etc.)	Reading resources
2)	Health Information Systems, Health Information Systems in Our Country and in the World	Reading resources
3)	Nursing Informatics	Reading resources
4)	Common Language in Nursing and Nursing Classification Systems
5)	Electronic Health Records
6)	Omaha System-Case Example
7)	Clinical Decision Support Systems
8)	Nursing Informatics and Evidence-Based Care Practices
9)	E-health/ Tele-health/Tele-medicine/Tele-nursing
10)	The Effect of Nursing Informatics on Nursing Education
11)	Current approaches to nursing informatics
12)	Innovation Process in Nursing
13)	Security and Privacy in Health Information Systems
14)	Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing Informatics

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

1. McGonigle Dee. Mastrian K. Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge. 2nd Ed. 2011. https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=hXI1DgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=tr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
2. Berber, LK, Ülgü, MM, Er, C. (2009). Elektronı̇K Sağlık Kayıtları ve Özel Hayatın Gizliliği. Karakter Color AŞ. İstanbul
3. Thede, L. Q., & Sewell, J.P. (2010). Informatics and nursing: Competencies and applications (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
4. Hebda, T., & Czar, P. (2009). Handbook of informatics for nurses & healthcare professionals (4th

References:

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes
1) Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.	2	2	3	2	3	2
2) Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.				2	3
3) Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level.				3
4) Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.						3
5) Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.	3	3	3		3
6) Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.
7) Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.			2		2	3
8) Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.
9) Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.
10) Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.
11) Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.
12) Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.
13) With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.
14) Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.
15) Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.
16) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.
17) Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.		3	3	3	3
18) Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.
19) They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.
20) Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.	3
2)	Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.
3)	Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level.
4)	Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.
5)	Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.	3
6)	Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.
7)	Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.
8)	Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.	2
9)	Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.
10)	Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.
11)	Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.
12)	Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.
13)	With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.
14)	Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.
15)	Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.
16)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.
17)	Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.	3
18)	Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.	1
19)	They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.
20)	Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	2			28
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3			42
Midterms	1	2			2
Final	1	2			2
Total Workload					74