HEALTH / NURSING INFORMATICS & TECHNOLOGY (B.Sc. Nursing : Semester 2)

Unit I: Introduction to Computer Applications for Patient Care Delivery System and Nursing Practice
1. Use of Computers
2. Operating Systems, Office Suite: Word Processor, Excel Spreadsheet, Powerpoint Presentations and Internet
3. Hospital Management Information System
4. Principles of Health Informatics
Unit III: Information Systems In Health Care
5. Introduction to the Role and Architecture of Information Systems in Modern Health Care Environments
6. Clinical Information System (CIS) / Hospital Information System (HIS)
Unit IV: Shared Care and Electronic Health Records
7. Challenges of Capturing Rich Patient Histories in a Computable Form
8. Latest Global Developments and Standards to Enable Lifelong Electronic Health Records to be Integrated into Systems
Unit V
9. Patient Safety and Clinical Risk
Unit VI
10. Clinical Knowledge and Decision-Making
Unit VII: e-Health: Patients and the Internet
11. Use of Information and Communication Technology to Improve Personal and Public Health Care
12. Introduction to Public Health Informatics and Role of Nurses
Unit VIII: Using Information in Health Care Management
13. Components of Nursing Information Systems (NIS)
14. The Use of Healthcare Data in the Management of Healthcare Organization
Unit IX
15. Information, Law and Governance in Clinical Practice
Unit X
16. Healthcare Quality and Evidence Based Practice
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