Introduction to Nursing Informatics

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Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-02-10
Publisher(s): Springer Verlag
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Summary

Like the previous editions, this book is a primer for those new to nursing informatics. It provides a thorough introduction to basic terms and concepts, as well as an in-depth exploration of the most prevalent applications in nursing practice, education, administration, and research. Expanded and updated to reflect the remarkable technical advances achieved in health care in recent years, this new edition offers the reader illustrative examples and valuable information resources. Topics include: Telecommunications and Informatics; Nursing Aspects of Health Information Systems; Clinical Practice Applications of Nursing Informatics; Infrastructure Elements of the Health Informatics Environment; and Future Opportunities for Nurses in Health Informatics. This primer guides reader who want basic information on how to select and use information systems and information management in all aspects of nursing practice, education, management, and research.

Table of Contents

Series Preface v
Preface vii
Contributors xiii
PART I FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING INFORMATICS
Nurses and Informatics
3(9)
Anatomy and Physiology of Computers
12(15)
History of Healthcare Computing
27(14)
Telecommunications and Informatics
41(16)
PART II NURSING USE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Enterprise Health Information Systems
57(27)
Nursing Aspects of Health Information Systems
84(21)
PART III APPLICATIONS OF NURSING INFORMATICS
Clinical Practice Applications: Facility Based
105(13)
Clinical Practice Applications: Community Based
118(11)
Administration Applications
129(13)
Education Applications
142(13)
Research Applications
155(16)
PART IV INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS OF THE INFORMATICS ENVIRONMENT
Nursing Data Standards
171(18)
Defining Information Management Requirements
189(10)
Selection of Software and Hardware
199(19)
Data Protection
218(16)
Ergonomics
234(9)
Disaster Recovery Planning
243(11)
Implementation Concerns
254(13)
A Process Redesign Approach to Successful IT Implementation
267(13)
PART V PROFESSIONAL NURSING INFORMATICS
Nursing Informatics Education: Past, Present, and Future
280(12)
The Future for Nurses in Health Informatics
292(48)
APPENDICES
Appendix A Generic Request for Proposal
307(3)
Appendix B Nursing Informatics Special Interest Groups
310(3)
Appendix C Sources of Additional Healthcare Informatics Information
313(3)
Appendix D Professional Societies
316(2)
Appendix E Academic Informatics Programs Worldwide
318(9)
Appendix F Transforming Clinical Documentation: Preparing Nursing for Change
327(6)
Appendix G Research Databases of Interest to Nurses
333(7)
Glossary 340(17)
Index 357

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