Nursing Informatics: Where Caring and Technology Meet

by Marion J. Ball; J. V. Douglas; M. J. Ball

• ISBN13: 9780387944760
• ISBN10: 0387944761
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-07-01
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Telos

Summary

This book is recognized as the premier reference text for all health professionals on the role of information technology in nursing.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Series Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Integrating Nursing and Informatics	p. 3
Informatics and Organizational Change	p. 10
Informatics and Integration	p. 27
Health-Oriented Telecommunications	p. 40
Electronic Resources for Nursing	p. 54
What Is Informatics and What Does It Mean for Nursing?	p. 71
Careers for Nurses in Healthcare Information Systems	p. 77
Butterflies, Bonsai, and Buonarroti: Images for the Nurse Analyst	p. 84
How to Select a Nursing Informatics Consultant	p. 95
Introducing Nursing Information Systems in the Clinical Setting	p. 101
An Update on Nursing's Unified Language System	p. 112
Determining Nursing Data Elements Essential for the Management of Nursing Information	p. 130
Point-of-Care Information Systems: State of the Art	p. 144
Information Management in Home Care	p. 155
The Automation of Critical Paths/CareMap Systems	p. 167
Clinical Imaging: Applications and Implications for Nursing	p. 184
Usability Concepts and the Clinical Workstation	p. 188
Management Information Systems for the Nurse Executive	p. 203
Healthcare Information Systems	p. 217
Nursing Participation in the Selection of Healthcare Information Systems	p. 233
Nurses' Responsibilities in the Implementation of Information Systems	p. 241
Evolution of the User Interface and Nursing's Role in Its Design	p. 256
Business Process Reengineering	p. 274
Modeling for Decision Support	p. 287
Integrating Research Data into Clinical Practice	p. 295
Virtual Reality	p. 310
Nursing's Future: Ubiquitous Computing, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality	p. 320
Academic Preparation in Nursing Informatics	p. 333
Using Computers in Basic Nursing Education, Continuing Education, and Patient Education	p. 350
Appendix A Order Communications/Nursing Systems Requirements Questionnaire	p. 365
Appendix B Site Visit Checklist	p. 375
Appendix C Request for Proposal for an Automated Quality Improvement System for a Nurse-Managed Center	p. 387
Appendix D Index to Computer Assisted Instructional Software for Nursing Education	p. 392
Appendix E Electronic Resources	p. 406
Index	p. 423
Contributors	p. 441
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