Informatics and Nursing Competencies and Applications

by Thede, Linda Q.; Sewell, Jeanne

• ISBN13: 9780781795975
• ISBN10: 0781795974
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Thoroughly updated to reflect current technologies, the Third Edition of this comprehensive text reviews the concepts and applications of nursing informatics. Starting with an introduction to nursing informatics, the contents proceed from Unit One which covers computer basics to Unit Five which examines skills and techniques for using the end product of informatics: data. Other units review the effects that the Internet is having on healthcare, the ins and outs of using personal productivity software, and informatics in the clinical area.

Table of Contents

Informatics Basics
Introduction to Nursing Informatics: Managing Healthcare Information	p. 3
Meet the Computer	p. 21
Software: Information Management	p. 44
Understanding Computer Concepts: Common Features	p. 58
Computers and Networking	p. 77
Computers and Your Professional Career	p. 99
Professional Networking	p. 101
Word Processing	p. 120
Presentation Software: Looking Professional in the Spotlight	p. 133
Spreadsheets: Making Numbers Talk	p. 144
Databases: Creating Information From Data	p. 160
Information Competency	p. 183
The Internet: One Road to Health and Evidence-Based Practice Information	p. 185
Finding Knowledge in the Digital Library Haystack	p. 199
Mobile Computing: Finding Knowledge in the Palm of Your Hand	p. 215
The New Healthcare Paradigm	p. 229
The Consumer and the Electronic Health Record	p. 231
The Empowered Consumer	p. 248
Interoperability at the International and National Level	p. 266
Nursing Documentation: Is It Valuable?	p. 286
Healthcare Informatics	p. 307
The Informatics Discipline	p. 309
Basic Electronic Healthcare Information Systems	p. 329
Specialized Electronic Healthcare Information Systems	p. 347
Electronic Healthcare System Issues	p. 359
Carrying Healthcare to the Client	p. 376
Computer Uses in Healthcare Beyond Clinical Informatics	p. 389
Educational Informatics: e-Learning	p. 391
Administration Tools for Efficiency	p. 409
Informatics and Research	p. 423
Legal and Ethical Issues	p. 436
Index	p. 447
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