Intended as a primer for those just beginning to study nursing informatics, this text equally provides a thorough introduction to basic terms and concepts, as well as an in-depth exploration of the most popular applications in nursing practice, education, administration and research. The Third Edition is updated and expanded to reflect the vast technological advances achieved in health care in recent years. Readers will learn how to use computers and information management systems in their practices, make informed choices related to software/hardware selection, and implement computerized solutions for information management strategies.

This book is intended to be a primer for those just beginning to study nursing informatics, simultaneously providing a thorough introduction
to basic terms and concepts, and an in-depth exploration of the most
popular applications in nursing practice, education, administration
and research.

FOUNDATION OF NURSING INFORMATICS: 1. Nurses and Informatics 2. Anatomy and Physiology of Computers 3. History of Health Care Computing 4. Telecommunications and Informatics; NURSING USE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS: 5. Enterprise Health Information Systems 6. Nursing Aspects of Health Information Systems; APPLICATIONS OF NURSING INFORMATICS: 7. Clinical Practice Applications - Facility-based 8. Clinical Practice Applications - Community-based 9. Administration Applications 10. Education Applications 11. Research Applications INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS OF THE INFORMATICS ENVIRONMENT 12. Nursing Data Standards 13. Selection of Software and Hardware 14. Data Protection 15. Ergonomics 16. Usability 17. Disaster Recovery Planning 18. Implementation Concerns PROFESSIONAL NURSING INFORMATICS: 19. A Process Redesign Approach to Successful IT Implementation 20. Nursing Informatics Education: Past, Present, Future 21. 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