Introduction to Nursing Informatics

by Hannah, Kathryn J.; Ball, Marion J.; Edwards, Margaret J. A.

• ISBN13: 9780387984513
• ISBN10: 0387984518
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-11-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Like its predecessor, 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 includes new chapters on clinical information systems and Internet usage, and 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¿ Future Opportunities for Nurses in Health InformaticsThis 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	vii	(2)
Preface	ix	(3)
Florence Nightingale at the Keyboard	xii	(3)
Contributors	xv
PART I FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING INFORMATICS	3	(50)
CHAPTER 1 Nurses and Informatics	3	(8)
CHAPTER 2 Anatomy and Physiology of Computers	11	(15)
CHAPTER 3 History of Health Care Computing	26	(13)
CHAPTER 4 Telecommunications and Informatics	39	(14)
PART II NURSING USE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS	53	(48)
CHAPTER 5 Enterprise Health Information Systems	53	(26)
CHAPTER 6 Nursing Aspects of Health Information Systems	79	(22)
PART III APPLICATIONS OF NURSING INFORMATICS	101	(70)
CHAPTER 7 Clinical Practice Applications: Facility Based	101	(13)
CHAPTER 8 Clinical Practice Applications: Community Based	114	(11)
CHAPTER 9 Administration Applications	125	(22)
CHAPTER 10 Education Applications	147	(12)
CHAPTER 11 Research Applications	159	(12)
PART IV INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS OF THE INFORMATICS ENVIRONMENT	171	(78)
CHAPTER 12 Defining Information Management Requirements	171	(7)
CHAPTER 13 Selection of Software and Hardware	178	(16)
CHAPTER 14 Data Protection	194	(16)
CHAPTER 15 Ergonomics	210	(9)
CHAPTER 16 Usability	219	(8)
CHAPTER 17 Disaster Recovery Planning	227	(11)
CHAPTER 18 Implementation Concerns	238	(11)
PART V PROFESSIONAL NURSING INFORMATICS	249	(26)
CHAPTER 19 Nursing Informatics Education: Past, Present, and Future	249	(12)
CHAPTER 20 The Future for Nurses in Health Informatics	261	(14)
APPENDICES	275	(52)
APPENDIX A Generic Request for Proposal	275	(29)
APPENDIX B Addresses for Professional Societies	304	(2)
APPENDIX C Sources of Additional Informatics and Health Care Information	306	(11)
APPENDIX D Research Databases of Interest to Nurses	317	(7)
APPENDIX E Riley and Saba's Nursing Informatics Education Model: Basic Computer Content for Undergraduate Students	324	(1)
APPENDIX F Proposed Nursing Informatics Education Model for Graduate Nursing Informatics Students	325	(2)
Glossary	327	(18)
Index	345