NURS 664 - The Health Care Environment: Technology and Health Policy

3 Credit(s)

This course examines the health care environment in the areas of health policy and technology. The course focuses on the current policy, environment, and opportunities for influencing health policy. The effects of the current health policies on individuals, populations, organizations, and professional nursing practice are also evaluated. This course engages students in the use of information systems and technology in relation to health care and nursing practice. Students learn about information systems and the application of those systems to improve quality, safety, and efficiency in health care. Consideration of information literacy principles in health education is given and includes the application of these principles in designing culturally relevant health education tools.