Introduction to nursing informatics
This text is a primer for those new to nursing informatics. It provides an 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.
| Main Author: | Hannah, Kathryn J. |
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| Other Authors: | Ball, Marion J., Edwards, Margaret J. A., SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Springer,
©2006.
New York : [2006] |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 366 pages) : illustrations cm. |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: |
Health informatics.
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| Summary: |
This text is a primer for those new to nursing informatics. It provides an 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. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Nurses and informatics -- Anatomy and physiology of computers -- History of health care computing -- Telecommunications and informatics -- Enterprise health information systems -- Nursing aspects of health information systems -- Clinical practice applications : facility-based -- Clinical practice applications : community-based -- Administration applications -- Education applications -- Research applications -- Nursing data standards -- Selection of software and hardware -- Data protection -- Ergonomics -- Usability -- Disaster recovery planning -- Implementation concerns -- A process redesign approach to successful IT implementation -- Nursing informatics education : past, present, future -- The future for nurses in health informatics -- Appendix A. Generic request for proposal -- Appendix B. Nursing informatics special interest groups -- Appendix C. Sources of additional informatics and health care information -- Appendix D. Professional societies -- Appendix E. Academic informatics programs worldwide -- Appendix F. Transforming clinical documentation : preparing nurses for change -- Appendix G. Research databases of interest to nurses. This text is a primer for those new to nursing informatics. It provides an 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. Access is restricted to subscribing institutions. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 366 pages) : illustrations cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780387260969 038726096X 0387321896 9780387321899 6610610800 9786610610808 |
| Access: |
Access is restricted to subscribing institutions. |