Focuses on the field of nursing informatics which combines nursing science, computer science, and information/decision science. Students examine issues in applying nursing informatics in complex health care organizations and administrative structures, and master problem-solving skills on selected issues. Research, ethical, social, cultural, economic, privacy/confidentiality, and legal issues are included.
Privacy and literacy are key issues surrounding the adoption of electronic health records, and are examined in this paper. In order to explore patient's opinions about privacy, we each conducted and exchanged audio interviews. Examples of these can be heard here and here. note: These are large files and may take some time to download using slower connections.