Informatics and nursing : opportunities and challenges / Jeanne Sewell, MSN, RN-BC, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, Georgia.
Edition:
Fifth edition.
Publisher:
Wolters Kluwer,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
xxiv, 448 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Introduction to nursing informatics: managing healthcare information -- Essential computer and software concepts -- Basic computer networking concepts -- Social and professional networking -- Authoring scholarly word documents -- Authoring scholarly slide presentations -- Mastering spreadsheet software to assess quality outcomes using numbers -- Databases: creating information from data -- Information literacy: a road to evidence-based practice -- Finding knowledge in the digital library haystack -- Mobile computing -- Informatics benefits for the consumer -- The empowered consumer -- Interoperability at the national and the international levels -- Nursing documentation in the age of the electronic health record -- Nursing informatics: theoretical basis, education program, and profession -- Electronic healthcare information systems, electronic health records, and meaningful use -- Design considerations for healthcare information systems -- Quality measures and specialized electronic healthcare information systems -- Electronic healthcare system issues -- Evolving trends in telehealth -- Educational informatics: e-learning -- Informatics in management and quality improvement -- Informatics and research -- Legal and ethical issues.
Summary:
Resource added for the Nursing-Associate Degree 105431, Practical Nursing 315431, and Nursing Assistant 305431 programs.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.