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1. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Informatics Certification- nurse specific
2. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

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1. Must hold a current active RN license,
2. Hold a bachelor’s or higher degree in nursing or a relevant field,
3. Have practiced the equivalent of 2 years full-time as a registered nurse,
4. Have completed 30 hours of continuing education in informatics nursing within the last 3 years and meet one of the following practice hour requirements:

Have practiced a minimum of 2,000 hours in informatics nursing within the last 3 years.

Have practiced a minimum of 1,000 hours in informatics nursing in the last 3 years and completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of academic credit in informatics courses that are part of a graduate-level informatics nursing program.

Have completed a graduate program in informatics nursing containing a minimum of 200 hours of faculty-supervised practicum in informatics nursing.

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The exam is computer based and consists of 175 questions. The content of the exam may include foundation of practice, system design life cycle, data management, and healthcare technology.

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There are many resources available to assist in preparing for the exam. Some of them may include, but are not limited to online programs, books, flashcards, apps, etc.

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This certification must be renewed every 5 years.

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Completing activities in the following professional development categories demonstrates continuing education.

Continuing Education

Academic Courses

Presentations and Lectures or conferences

Publication or Research

Preceptorship

Professional service

Practice hours

Assessment

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Informatic nurses need a bachelor of science degree in nursing.
The Informatics nursing specialist should either have an advanced degree or a post-master's certificate.

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Colleges and Universities That Offer Advanced Degrees or Certificates in Nursing Informatics

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Colleges and Universities That Offer Advanced Degrees or Certificates in Nursing Informatics

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Chamberlain College of Nursing: www.chamberlain.edu/admissions/graduate/Master-of-Science-in-Nursing/informatics-track

Duke University: http://nursing.duke.edu/academics/programs/msn/health-informatics-major

Excelsior College: www.excelsior.edu/nursing-masters-informatics-faq

New York University: http://nursing.nyu.edu/academics/masters

Northeastern University: www.healthinformatics.neu.edu

University of Alabama at Birmingham: www.uab.edu/nursing/home/msn/nursing-informatics-major

University of Colorado at Denver: www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/nursing/programs-admissions/masters-programs/ms-program/specialties/healthcareinformatics/Pages/default.aspx

University of Kansas: http://nursing.kumc.edu/academics/master-of-science/nursing-informatics.html

University of Maryland: www.nursing.umaryland.edu/academics/grad/specialties/ni

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: http://nursing.unc.edu/academics/graduate-practice-programs/master_of_science_in_nursing/health-care-systems-msn/

University of Pittsburgh: www.nursing.pitt.edu/degree-programs/master-science-nursing-msn/msn-program-majors/nursing-informatics/nursing

University of Utah: http://nursing.utah.edu/programs/msnursinginformatics.php

University of Washington: www.son.Washington.edu/portals/cipct

Vanderbilt University: www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu/msn/ni.html

Please keep in mind that this is not a complete list of programs.  New programs are continually being developed.

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Candidates must hold positions in the following fields: administration/management, clinical IS, e-health, IS, or management engineering. These candidates may include chief executive officers, chief information officers, chief operating officers, senior executives, senior managers, IS technical staff, physicians, nurses, consultants, attorneys, financial advisers, technology vendors, academicians, management engineers, and students,

A baccalaureate degree,

5 years of associated information and management systems experience, with 3 of those years being in health care,

or a graduate degree plus 3 years of associated information and management systems experience, with 2 of those years being in health care.

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The exam is computer based and consists of 115 multiple choice questions. The content of the exam may include general IT and healthcare environment knowledge, systems knowledge related to analysis, design, selection, implementation, testing and evaluation, and privacy and security, and administration including leadership and management.

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HIMSS offers a review guide, practice exams, and a self paced online review course for purchase. There are also books available to purchase to help in preparing to test.

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This certification must be renewed every 3 years. Renewal of this certification can be done by either re-examination or by completing 45 hours of continued education.

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Chamberlain College of Nursing: www.chamberlain.edu/admissions/graduate/graduate-certificate-programs

Indiana University: nursing.iupui.edu/continuing/informatics/shtml

Loyola University Chicago: www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/nursing/pdfs/Informatics%20Certificate.pdf

Northeastern University: www.ccis.northeastern.edu/program/health-informatics-grad-certificate/

Penn State University: www.worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/nursing-informatics-certificate/overview

University of Iowa: informatics.grad.uiowa.edu/health-informatics/curriculum

Please keep in mind that this is not a complete list of programs.  New programs are continually being developed.