Master's in Nursing Informatics
Bridge Technology and Patient Care
Improve the outcome of patients by developing and delivering user-friendly and patient-centric systems that enhance clinical workflows, inform decision making, and improve patient care.
Master's in Nursing Informatics
By the end of the program, students with a Master of Science Nursing degree will be able to:
- Lead the integration, translation, and application of evidence from nursing science and other disciplines to advance and lead healthcare delivery.
- Create, communicate, and evaluate person-centered care that is holistic, individualized, just, culturally aware, respectful, compassionate, coordinated, evidence-based, and developmentally appropriate.
- Analyze current population health gaps and create and evaluate cost-effective, evidence-based interventions to meet the needs of the target population across the care continuum.
- Advance the scholarship of nursing through the integration of best evidence and ethical conduct of scholarly activities to improve health outcomes.
- Apply principles of improvement and safety science to ensure system effectiveness to enhance quality care and minimize harm, ensuring effective systems for safe, person-centered care in a secure and just environment.
- Effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary care team members, patients, families, communities, and stakeholders to optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and strengthen outcomes.
- Lead and coordinate resources within complex healthcare systems to deliver safe, quality, and equitable care to diverse populations.
- Use information and communication technology to manage and improve healthcare in accordance with best practices and professional and regulatory standards.
- Demonstrate a sustainable professional identity of accountability, perspective, ethical comportment, and collaborative disposition that reflects nursing’s characteristics and values.
- Actively engage in activities and self-reflection that foster personal health, resilience, well-being, and lifelong learning to support the acquisition of nursing expertise and leadership.

Top-Ranked Program
The University of Utah College of Nursing's Master of Science in Nursing Informatics program is ranked #2 in the United States.