Synopses & Reviews
Essentials of Nursing Informatics Fourth Edition Virginia K. Saba, EdD, RN, FAAN, FACMI Kathleen A. McCormick, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI Packed with insights and examples from a contributor team of 45 experts who form a “Whos Who” in nursing informatics, Essentials of Nursing Informatics provides timely guidance on: • Computer systems, data standards, nursing informatics theory, implementing and upgrading clinical information systems, knowledge discovery in large databases, and the consumers use of the Internet for medical information. • Practical computer applications for various patient settings including critical care, community hospitals, ambulatory care units, and more. • Controversies, including those in health care policy, privacy, confidentiality, and security issues. • Computing tools in administration and management. • Learning and extending the power and reach of research with computers. • International perspectives. Offering theoretical background to help you understand how informatics serves many aspects of the profession, Essentials of Nursing Informatics also gives you practical help in unlocking computing's benefits both now and into the future, no matter what your area of study or specialty. NEW TO THIS EDITION • New coverage of PDAs, open-source technology, applications for nurse practitioners, and web-based education. • New coverage of National Health Information Network (NHIN), Electronic Health Records and the Electronic Medical Record, and Nursing Informatics in Biodefense. • Coverage of decision support tools and coordination of vendor applications. • Latest on the effect of the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) guidelines. • Updates on improving quality and patient safety. Visit us at: wwwACCESSmedbooks.com
Synopsis
Written by leaders in nursing informatics, this comprehensive, up-to-date text explores computers' many key roles in nursing today. Packed with insights and examples from today's hospitals and practices, Essentials of Computers for Nurses provides timely guidance on:
*Computer applications in critical care, community health, and ambulatory care
*Controversies, including health care policy, privacy, confidentiality, and security
*Computing tools for administration and management
*Learning with computers
*Extending the power and reach of research
*Views and uses from around the world--Europe, Canada, the Pacific Rim, and South America
*Perspectives on future uses of informatics in nursing
Offering theoretical background to help you understand how informatics serves many aspects of the profession, Essentials of Computers for Nurses also gives you practical help in unlocking computing's benefits both now and into the future, no matter what your area of study or specialty. In addition, a generous assortment of case studies and examples make the material easier to master.
NEW IN THIS EDITION
*Added expert contributors
*Updates on Internet research
*Distance learning
*Virtual nursing
*Computers in nursing education
*International perspectives
*Patient health decisions
*Latest ward-based and other software
Synopsis
Learn how computers and technology affect the nurses role in caring for the patient. Now fully updated and enhanced, the fourth edition includes new coverage of PDAs, the impact of HIPAA guidelines, patient safety issues, privacy issues, optimal use of decision support tools, and much more
About the Author
Virginia K Saba, EdD, RN, FAAN, FACMI Distinguished Scholar, Adjunct, Nursing Informatics Center School of Nursing & Health Studies Georgetown University Washington, DC Professor [Adjunct] and Advisor, Educational Technologies and Distant Learning Research Department, Graduate School of Nursing Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD Informatics,Educational Technologies, & Home Health System Consultant
Kathleen A. McCormick PhD RN FAAN,FACMI Corporate Vice President, Senior Scientist at SAIC, Falls Church, VA