The purpose of this study was to explore nursing informatics instructors' perceptions of social justice. The qualitative approach of descriptive phenomenology was used and five instructors in three Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) nursing informatics programs in the US were interviewed to explore how they perceive social justice. The Giorgi method was used to analyze the data which inductively revealed five themes: problems in healthcare, nursing informatics contributions to social justice, amount of content, action, and the role of data. These five themes informed the essence: DNP nursing informatics instructors perceive social justice as a recognition of injustice that can be addressed through actionable education which includes the role of data in creating healthcare systems that meet everybody's needs. DNP nursing informatics instructors shared an understanding of the importance of social justice but demonstrated variability in depth and style of how it was integrated into their curriculums. Practical application of this study should address curriculum and faculty development and focus efforts on program and institutional values. New research should focus on other perspectives like instructors at other levels, practitioners, and students; this topic could also be explored from a global perspective; diversity in nursing informatics could be studied quantitatively; and new theories and frameworks about social justice in nursing informatics could be generated. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]