Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (July 24, 2018) © 2019

  • Toni L. Hebda
  • Kathleen Hunter
  • Patricia Czar
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A practical guide to applying healthcare IT and nursing informatics

Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals is a complete, up-­to-­date overview of key issues related to adopting and applying healthcare IT and nursing informatics. It provides nurses and other healthcare professionals with a much-needed practical guide to using computer applications and healthcare information systems. The authors cover the concepts, skills, and tasks needed to achieve national IT goals to help transform healthcare delivery. The 6th edition reflects rapid changes in healthcare IT and informatics, and builds upon the expertise of contributors involved in day-to-day informatics practice, education, and research.

  • 1. An Overview of Informatics in Healthcare
  • 2. Informatics Theory and Practice
  • 3. Effective and Ethical Use of Data and Information
  • 4. Electronic Resources for Healthcare Professionals
  • 5. Using Informatics to Support Evidence-Based Practice and Research
  • 6. Policy, Legislation, and Regulation Issues for Informatics Practice
  • 7. Electronic Health Record Systems
  • 8. Healthcare Information Systems
  • 9. Strategic Planning, Project Management, and Health Information Technology (IT) Selection
  • 10. Improving the Usability of Health Informatics Applications
  • 11. System Implementation, Maintenance, and Evaluation
  • 12. Workforce Development
  • 13. Information Security and Confidentiality
  • 14. Information Networks and Information Exchange
  • 15. The Role of Standardized Terminology and Language in Informatics
  • 16. Continuity Planning and Management (Disaster Recovery)
  • 17. Using Informatics to Educate
  • 18. Consumer Health Informatics
  • 19. Connected Healthcare (Telehealth and Technology-Enabled Healthcare)
  • 20. Public Health Informatics
  • Appendices
  • A. Hardware and Software
  • B. The Internet and the Worldwide Web
  • C. An Overview of Tools for the Informatics Nurse

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