Essentials of Nursing Informatics
by Saba, Virginia K.; Mccormick, Kathleen Ann; Mccormick, Kathleen AnnEdition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-09-26
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Professional
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Summary
Learn how computers and technology affect the nurse's 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
Author Biography
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 McCormick PhD RN FAAN, Formerly Scientific Director, HRS, Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, SRA International, Inc, Rockville, MD
Table of Contents
| Contributors | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xxiii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxv |
| Computers and Nursing | p. 1 |
| Overview of Computers and Nursing | p. 3 |
| Historical Perspectives of Nursing and the Computer | p. 9 |
| Electronic Health Record from a Historical Perspective | p. 29 |
| Computer Systems | p. 39 |
| Computer Hardware | p. 41 |
| Computer Software and Systems | p. 59 |
| Open Source and Free Software | p. 89 |
| Data Processing | p. 107 |
| The Internet: A Nursing Resource | p. 127 |
| PDA and Wireless Devices | p. 153 |
| Incorporating Evidence: Use of Computer-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems for Health Professionals | p. 167 |
| Issues in Informatics | p. 181 |
| Nursing Informatics and Healthcare Policy | p. 183 |
| The Role of Technology in the Medication-Use Process | p. 199 |
| Healthcare Data Standards | p. 217 |
| Electronic Health Record Systems: U.S. Federal Initiatives and Public/Private Partnerships | p. 229 |
| Dependable Systems for Quality Care | p. 239 |
| Nursing Minimum Data Set Systems | p. 249 |
| Informatics Theory | p. 263 |
| Theories, Models, and Frameworks | p. 265 |
| Advanced Terminology Systems | p. 279 |
| Implementing and Upgrading Clinical Information Systems | p. 291 |
| Practice Application | p. 311 |
| Practice Applications | p. 313 |
| Critical Care Applications | p. 337 |
| Community Health Applications | p. 355 |
| Ambulatory Care Systems | p. 383 |
| Internet Tools for Advanced Nursing Practice | p. 391 |
| Informatics Solutions for Emergency Preparedness and Response | p. 413 |
| Vendor Applications | p. 423 |
| Administrative Applications | p. 443 |
| Administrative Applications of Information Technology for Nursing Managers | p. 445 |
| Translation of Evidence into Nursing Practice: Evidence, Clinical Practice Guidelines, and Automated Implementation Tools | p. 457 |
| Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | p. 469 |
| Consumer's Use of Informatics | p. 479 |
| Consumer and Patient Use of Computers for Health | p. 481 |
| Decision Support for Consumers | p. 495 |
| Educational Applications | p. 515 |
| The Nursing Curriculum in the Information Age | p. 517 |
| Accessible, Effective Distance Education Anytime, Anyplace | p. 533 |
| Innovations in Telehealth | p. 549 |
| Research Application | p. 563 |
| Computer Use in Nursing Research | p. 565 |
| Computerized Information Resources | p. 585 |
| International Perspectives | p. 605 |
| Nursing Informatics in Canada | p. 607 |
| Nursing Informatics in Europe | p. 621 |
| Pacific Rim | p. 629 |
| Nursing Informatics in Asia | p. 647 |
| Nursing Informatics in South America | p. 663 |
| The Future of Informatics | p. 669 |
| Future Directions | p. 671 |
| Clinical Care Classification (CCC) System Version 2.0: Two Terminologies: CCC of Nursing Diagnoses and CCC of Nursing Interventions Classified by 21 Care Components | p. 681 |
| Index | p. 687 |
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