NUR 2000(1 1 0) - Introduction to Health Technology and Informatics

Institution:

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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Description:

This course provides students interested in nursing and other human science professions with an opportunity to acquire and apply knowledge and skills from information and computer science to the healthcare field. The course introduces students to applications of information systems in healthcare practice, education, and research. Hardware, software, databases, communications applications, computer developments, and associated legal and ethical issues are addressed. Students learn how healthcare providers can assess, develop, and use information systems to work more efficiently, allocate resources more effectively, and improve consumer health care. Pre-Requisite: Required of all pre-nursing majors.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uncp.edu

Phone Number:

(910) 521-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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