Explore the evolution and leadership of nursing informatics through pioneering leaders' experiences and insights. Perfect for healthcare professionals.
Explore the evolution and leadership of nursing informatics through pioneering leaders' experiences and insights. Perfect for healthcare professionals.
This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full Nursing Informatics Leadership Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.
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What you'll learn
Explore the history and evolution of nursing informatics
Analyze leadership styles of nursing informatics pioneers
Understand technology's influence on healthcare leadership
Develop professional networks in healthcare informatics
Apply historical insights to modern leadership challenges
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5 assignments
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There are 5 modules in this course
This comprehensive course explores the history and evolution of nursing informatics through the AMIA Nursing Informatics History Project. Students learn about pioneering leaders' experiences, technological developments, and organizational influences that shaped the specialty. The curriculum covers leadership roles in academia, research, practice, and industry settings. Through interviews with current leaders and analysis of historical perspectives, participants gain insights into leadership styles, network development, and strategies for success in nursing informatics.
Nursing Informatics Pioneers - Overview
Module 1 · 3 Hours to complete
Technology and Events Influencing Nursing Informatics Pioneers
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Organizational and Network Influences on Pioneer Leadership and Accomplishments
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Pioneers in Nursing Informatics Research and Education
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
Nursing Informatics Pioneers in Practice and Industry
Module 5 · 2 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Nursing Informatics Pioneer and Healthcare Data Science Expert
Dr. Bonnie L. Westra serves as Associate Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota's School of Nursing and former Director of the Center for Nursing Informatics. Her academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Gerontology and Chronic Illness from the University of Wisconsin (1991), an MS in Community Health Nursing from the University of Colorado (1979), and a BS in Nursing from the College of St. Teresa (1975). Through her Coursera course "Nursing Informatics Leaders," she helps healthcare professionals understand the intersection of nursing and information technology. Her expertise spans nursing informatics, terminology development, predictive analytics, and electronic health record systems. As a former software company owner developing integrated healthcare records, she brings practical experience to academic research. Her work leading the Nursing Knowledge: Big Data Science initiative has advanced the field of nursing informatics through developing shareable nurse-sensitive data. Her contributions have been recognized with numerous honors, including fellowships in both the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) and the American College of Medical Informatics (FACMI), and the 2014 AMIA Leadership Award
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