Re: Nursing Informatics
Greetings pandaboi,
Medical, Nursing, Dental and Pharmacy Informatics are all subspecialties of the broader field of Clinical or Healthcare Informatics. As you can see by the names "Nursing Informatics" focuses on nursing practice,research and patient care where as "Dental Informatics" focues on that clinical practice area.
Healthcare Informatics should not be confused with Health Information Management aka Medical Records.
I am certified in Nursing Informatics by the ANA (American Nurses Association), unlike a certification you would get after taking courses at a University.
I sat for the certification exam after actually practicing in NI for a few years and prior to my entry into grad school.
In order to be eligible to sit for the ANA NI certification
exam one must meet one of the following practice hour requirements:
> Have a practiced minimum of 2,000 hours in informatics nursing within the last three years,
or
> Have practiced a minimum of 1,000 hours in informatics nursing in the last three years and
completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of academic credit in informatics courses which
are a part of a graduate level informatics nursing program
or
> Have completed a graduate program in nursing informatics containing a minimum of 200 hours
of faculty supervised practicum in informatics
and
Hold a current, active RN license within a state or territory of the United States or the professional,
legally recognized equivalent in another country
Originally Posted by pandaboi 
I am confused about Nursing Informatics and Health Informatics. I inquired to different universities offering health informatics and one person told me that it is different and more broader than nursing informatics. please enlighten me with this. Another, I saw that you are certified NI nurse. what is the difference of taking the masters for NI if you can be certified by taking the minor certification for NI?
Any inputs will be appreciated. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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