Introduction to Nursing Informatics

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

• ISBN13: 9780387260969
• ISBN10: 038726096X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-10
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

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