Nurse Informatics Graduate Certificate: Accredited Online Education in Nursing

Prepare to expand your expertise in today’s technologically advanced health care environment. If you are a practicing nurse who holds a bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing, consider earning a Nursing Informatics Graduate Certificate online at Kaplan University.

Our program is designed to help professional nurses like you prepare for a variety of new clinical, educational, research, and administrative challenges. Focus on the representation of health care data and information, and examine computer, information literacy, and management competencies.

The Nursing Informatics Graduate Certificate program consists of 30 quarter credit hours. Upon successful completion of this program, you are awarded a certificate.

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Prepare for Certification

The certificate’s curriculum is designed to provide specialized knowledge in the area of nursing informatics and could help you prepare to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Informatics Nursing certification exam.*

What are the Career Opportunities?

Graduates may pursue leadership roles in the field of nursing informatics in health care, corporate, and education settings.^†

Prepare for Future Studies

Credits earned in fulfillment of this certificate may be applied toward the requirements of our master's in nursing program. When the time is right, come back and earn your degree online at Kaplan University.

Curriculum for the Nurse Informatics Graduate Certificate

Course #	Course Title	Credits

MN 530	CRITICAL CONCEPTS AND COMPETENCIES FOR THE INFORMATICS NURSE SPECIALIST	5 CRITICAL CONCEPTS AND COMPETENCIES FOR THE INFORMATICS NURSE SPECIALIST This course introduces students to the field of health care informatics and information and communication technology. The theories, models, frameworks, and competencies that shape informatics are explored. The course provides content on informatics terminology and the system life cycle. Specific focus is placed on Internet technologies, hardware and software applications, and networked environments.
MN 531	INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES	5 INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES This course will explore the technology that prepares the nurse informatics specialist to develop innovative teaching strategies based on sound pedagogical principles. Students are introduced to conferencing tools, mind mapping, virtual worlds, interactive games, and simulations. The use of voice, videos, animation, and graphics are covered. The student will explore databases and guidelines used to support evidence-based research and other research tools.
MN 532	INTEGRATION OF INFORMATICS INTO THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT	5 INTEGRATION OF INFORMATICS INTO THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT This course further develops the nurse informatics specialist's knowledge and skills necessary to integrate technology, communication devices, and information systems into the health care setting. The student will explore the nurse's role related to the application of information system solutions.
MN 533	HEALTH SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT	5 HEALTH SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT This course explores the role of a nurse leader in strategic information technology system planning and administration with an analysis of the role of project management. Legal and ethical policies and procedures that ensure privacy and confidentiality will be evaluated. Regulatory and accreditation issues will be analyzed. The course will prepare the student to be a leader in planning, implementation, and evaluation of information systems in health care. The emphasis will be on analysis of project management.
MN 534	NURSE INFORMATICS SPECIALIST PRACTICUM	5 NURSE INFORMATICS SPECIALIST PRACTICUM This practicum (200 hours), which will take place between this course and the evidence-based proposal course, allows students the opportunity to apply concepts of nursing informatics in a health care setting selected by the student and approved by course faculty. Students will work closely with a mentor and contract to work on agency-designated projects. Students begin an evidence-based project proposal that is to be completed in MN 600: Evidence-Based Practice Project.
MN 600	EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROJECT	5 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROJECT Students who have successfully completed the core and specialization courses have a theoretical base in nursing, evidence-based decision making, health policy, finance, and organization of the health care delivery system. Students also have a theoretical base in advanced practice issues, ethics, health promotion and disease prevention, and biostatistics. In this capstone course, students demonstrate their depth of knowledge by working with a mentor to identify a problem in the student’s concentration area amenable to an evidence-based solution showing mastery of the program outcomes. Students integrate diverse content areas and submit an evidence-based practice project proposal that addresses the identified problem.

Total Program Requirements	25 Total Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements
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You Could Save Time and Money on Your Kaplan University Degree

Credit for Prior Learning

If you already earned course credits at another institution, you may qualify for transfer credit that can be applied toward your program requirements at Kaplan University. Qualifying transfer credit may reduce your total costs for graduate programs. Refer to the University Catalog for our transfer of credit policy.

Students in the Military

Kaplan University is proud to support our military and veterans in their educational pursuits by offering significantly reduced tuition. Undergraduate program tuition is reduced up to 55 percent for active-duty servicemembers and up to 38 percent for veterans. In addition, Kaplan University participates in the Yellow Ribbon program for all of our graduate programs, and both active-duty servicemembers and veterans are eligible for special tuition rates for these programs. A 10 percent tuition reduction is also available to spouses of active-duty servicemembers. For more information, call 866.583.4412 (Toll Free) to speak to a military Admissions Advisor or visit the Kaplan University military site.

Tuition and Fees

Cost per credit hour	$368.00
Total program requirements Nurse Informatics Graduate Certificate	25
Total cost of tuition	$9,200.00
This program requires a $100 technology fee per term (online students only). A nonrefundable application fee, depending on your program and as described in the Tuition and Fees Supplement, may be required at the time of enrollment. We encourage you to explore the availability of financial aid and scholarships.

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*Although certain programs at Kaplan University are designed to prepare students to take various certification or licensing exams, the University cannot guarantee the student will pass those exams. In some cases, field experience, additional coursework, and/or background checks may be necessary to take or to successfully pass the exams.
^†Kaplan University's programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, the University does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job, eligible for job advancement opportunities, or employed at all. Additional training or certification may be required.

Nurse Informatics Graduate Certificate

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