Nursing Informatics Certificate

Using information to improve patient care. And your career.

With the advent of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, the amount of patient data available to nurses and other healthcare providers is increasing dramatically. Effectively storing, retrieving, managing and transforming patient data has potential to make a dramatic difference in patient outcomes.

As these skills become more critical for nurses, hospitals, clinics and other employers are looking for informatics experience in newly graduated and experienced nurses. A Nursing Informatics Certificate can help make sure you're the one hired or promoted.

100% online, from a leader in nursing and HIM

St. Scholastica has been a leader in both the nursing and HIM fields for more than 75 years. This 100% online certificate brings these two areas of expertise together in one useful certificate.

A focus on usability

Nurses need to access patient information at the point of care when and where it's needed, and it is often unused if it is too complicated for nurses to easily retrieve. Our Nursing Informatics Certificate focuses on making informatics usable by showing you how to apply best practices to systems and daily processes.

This certificate also offers an in-depth study of the following:

• Computerized health information systems
• Knowledge management
• Consumer healthcare
• Data management and other informatics

Program details

• 18 credits over six courses
• 100% online
• Includes an optional 3.5 credit practicum (required for eligibility for American Nurses Credentialing Center Certification in Informatics Nursing)
• Individualized, student-centered advisement
• Three- and five-semester options for greater flexibility.

Courses