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The single best resource for learning how technology can make the nursing experience as rewarding and successful as possible A Doody's Core Title for 2024 & 2023!  Essentials of Nursing Informatics provides the information and insights readers need to manage and process data to improve the quality and outcomes of healthcare. Topics include the use of computers in nursing administration, practice, education, and research; computer systems and information theory; electronic medical records, continuum of care information technology systems, and personal health records; coding; and government, clinical, and private sector system requirements.  This revised and updated edition covers the latest changes in technology, administration, policy, and their effects on healthcare informatics in the U.S., with contributing international authors from Canada, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. The seventh edition includes section summaries, and each chapter includes sample test questions and answers.  This updated seventh edition covers: Nursing Informatics Technologies Nursing Practice Applications System Standards Advanced Applications for the 4th Nursing IT Revolution System Life Cycle Educational Applications Informatics Theory Standards Research Applications Policies and Quality Measures in Healthcare

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Author:   Virginia Saba ,  Kathleen McCormick
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Edition:   7th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   1.565kg
ISBN:  

9781260456783

ISBN 10:   1260456781
Pages:   928
Publication Date:   09 February 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Contributors Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Part 1 — Nursing Informatics Technologies    1. Historical Perspectives of Nursing Informatics    2. Computer Systems Basics—Hardware    3. Advanced Hardware and mHealth    4. Computer Systems Basics—Software    5. Open Source and Free Software    6. Data and Data Processing Part 2 — System Standards    7. Health Data Standards: Development, Harmonization, and Interoperability    8. Standardized Nursing Terminologies    9. Human–Computer Interaction    10. Trustworthy Systems for Safe and Private Healthcare    11. Social Determinants of Health, Electronic Health Records, and Health Outcomes Part 3 — System Life Cycle    12. System Design Life Cycle: A Framework    13. System and Functional Testing    14. System Life Cycle Tools Part 4 — Informatics Theory Standards    15. Healthcare Project Management    16. The Practice Specialty of Nursing Informatics    17. Foundations of Nursing Informatics Part 5 — Policies and Quality Measures in Healthcare    18. Establishing Nursing Informatics in Public Policy    19. Quality Measurement and the Importance of Nursing Informatics    20. Using Six Sigma and Lean for Measuring Quality    21. Informatics Applications to Support Rural and Remote Health    22. Communication Skills in Health IT, Building Strong Teams for Successful Health IT Outcomes    23. Nurse Scheduling and Credentialing Systems    24. Mastering Skills that Support Nursing Practice Part 6 — Nursing Practice Applications    25. Translation of Evidence into Nursing Practice    26. Improving Healthcare Quality and Patient Outcomes Through the Integration of Evidence-Based Practice and Informatics    27. Nursing Plan of Care Framework for HIT    28. Structuring Advanced Practice Knowledge: Curricular, Practice, and Internet Resource Use    29. Beyond EMR Implementation: Optimize and Enhance    30. Federal Healthcare Sector Nursing Informatics    31. Monitoring Interoperability, Device Interface, and Security    32. Population Health Informatics    33. Informatics Solutions for Emergency Planning and Response    34. Health Information Technology: Striving to Improve Patient Safety    35. Consumer Patient Engagement and Connectivity in Patients with Chronic Disease in the Community and at Home Part 7 — Advanced Applications for the Fourth Nursing IT Revolution    36. New Models of Healthcare Delivery and Retailers Producing Big Data    37. Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare    38. Telehealth: Healthcare Evolution in the Technology Age    39. Nursing’s Role in Genomics and Information Technology for Precision Health    40. Big Data Analysis of Electronic Health Record (EHR) Data    41. Nursing Data Science and Quality Clinical Outcomes    42. Nursing Informatics Innovations to Improve Quality Patient Care on Many Continents    43. Global eHealth and Informatics Part 8 — Educational Applications    44. Nursing Curriculum Reform and Healthcare Information Technology    45. The Evolution of the TIGER Initiative    46. Initiation and Management of Accessible, Effective Online Learning    47. Social Media Tools in the Connected Age    48. A Paradigm Shift in Simulation: Experiential Learning in Virtual Worlds and Future Use of Virtual Reality, Robotics, and Drones Part 9 — Research Applications    49. Computer Use in Nursing Research    50. Information Literacy and Computerized Information Resources Appendix Clinical Care Classification (CCC) System: Overview, Applications, and Analyses Index

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Kathleen McCormick was the recipient of the 2013 International Award for Nursing Informatics Leadership from Sigma Theta Tau. McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

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