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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Health Informatics
Module Code	NS406
School	School of Nursing and Human Sciences
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Pamela Hussey Semester 2: Pamela Hussey Autumn: Pamela Hussey
Module Teacher	Pamela Hussey
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the subject of health informatics. In this module students will be introduced to the topic of health informatics under four main themes using the acronym of CARE. The themes are Clinical Administration Research and Education. Exploring the topic of health informatics under these four themes will offer the student a framework to gain a greater understanding of the subject of Health Informatics in tandem with the profession of nursing and other health professionals. Additional concepts presented in this module are examples of how health informatics can be used as an enabler or mechanism for change within healthcare both in Ireland and Internationally , particularly in regard to patient safety and outcomes. Students will be expected to attend tutorials, view presentations, contribute to online workshops and engage in on line group discussion within Moodle. On completion of this course the student will have gained a clear understanding of how informatics within the domain of health can not only influence their thinking but also shape how they practice the profession of nursing.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain how nursing data can be used efficiently and responsibly to make nursing care evident by the inclusion of patient centred outcomes in their documentation of patient care.
2. Determine how health information relating to patients can be used particularly in relation to the Data ProtectionAct.
3. Explain the principles underpinning change management in the implementation of the electronic healthrecord (EHR)and its variants for example a shared discharge summary record.
4. Identify and acquire the appropriate resources and explain how informatics can impact on the role of the nurse in the context of current and future developments in information and communications technology from both a national and international perspective
5. Identify how eHealth can impact on the delivery of patient care in the future, for example how eHealth can assist individuals who endure chronic illness to maintain independence in their home.
6. Deternime how existing national and international health informatics policy and standardisation can be used to inform electronic healthcare records (EHR) developments to achieve semantic and syntactic interoperability

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Independent learning	101	student self directed work
Total Workload: 101

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Overview.
Throughout this module the student will be asked to consider just how state of the art technologies could be used in their respective practice setting. The module can be broadly seen to cover the following topics,.

Information technology hardware and software.
A brief overview.

History of computing and nursing informatics.
A brief summary.

The concept of e.Health and how technology is used to assist patients and professionals in their daily practice..
This topic will also include the ethical dimensions of e.Health and also a brief historical view of the origins of e.Health..

Nursing concepts and terminology.
This topic will be explored and assist the student in determining how assessing and collecting patient data using formalised terms can contribute to making evident the nursing contribution to patient centred outcomes..

Additional.
This module is primarily related to health informatics however when required additional tutorials are offered on microsoft applications should the students require them..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Reflective journal	Short reflections on topics presented in module	20%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List