Introduction to nursing informatics

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hannah, Kathryn J.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ball, Marion J., Edwards, Margaret J. A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, ©2006.
New York : [2006]
Edition:3rd ed.
Series:Health informatics.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 366 pages) : illustrations cm.
Subjects:
Nursing informatics.
Information storage and retrieval systems.
Nursing.
Online Access:SpringerLink - Click here for access
Contents:
  • 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.

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