Integrating Informatics into a Health Systems Nurse Specialist Curriculum

The Health Systems Nurse Specialist (HSNS) curriculum was developed in response to the changing needs in community health and administration graduate nursing education within Nebraska. These two specialties were integrated around a common focus of practicing within health care systems. One of the essential competencies of this specialty is the ability to identify, create, and use databases that support nursing practice. Therefore, nursing informatics was added as a core course.