MS 1850 - Computer Methods and Applications in Healthcare

• Demonstrate basic competence using personal productivity software (MS Office 2007) that support decision-making in health care settings
• Identify and select different information systems tools to assist in decision-making and problem-solving in healthcare settings
• Demonstrate basic competence using nursing and patient care-specific information systems for evaluation and decision-making following evidence-based practice in health care settings
• Recognize and describe the role of information technology in improving patient care outcomes and ensuring safety in patient care settings
• Conduct efficient and effective searches of online nursing literature and cite literature appropriately in work products
• Identify and use web-based learning and online database tools for self and patient use
• Identify and uphold information privacy, security, copyright, and ethical standards as related to the use of information technology in health care settings
• Use correct and appropriate terminology to describe and evaluate information systems in healthcare
• Identify and select different information systems tools to assist in decision-making and problem-solving in health care settings
• Demonstrate basic competence using MSOE information systems and technology

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• Microsoft XP, Blackboard and Library Orientation, MSOE Data storage, MSOE email and email etiquette
• PowerPoint: Preparing a presentation, modifying a presentation and using HELP, formatting slides, inserting elements in slides, creating tables, charts, and SmartArt graphics, using slide masters and action buttons, additional features, linking and presentations
• Excel 2007: Preparing an workbook, formulas in a worksheet, formatting a worksheet, creating a chart
• PowerPoint 2007
• Access/Data in Healthcare: Creating database tables, creating relationships, performing queries, creating forms, creating reports, information security, information privacy, ethical use of information
• Patient Care, Data Management: Electronic health records overview, information sources and quality, role of IT in patient care
• Nursing Decision Support Systems: Epocrates, UpToDate, intelligent systems in healthcare, evaluation of system output, human vs. system in decision making
• Nursing Development: ECCO, eLearning in healthcare, use of technology by patients, nursing informatics, future of IT in nursing and patient care