Table of Contents

 

 

 

UNIT I

INFORMATICS BASICS

1

1

Introduction to Nursing Informatics: Managing Healthcare Information

3

2

Meet the Computer

21

3

Software: Information Management

44

4

Understanding Computer Concepts: Common Features

58

5

Computers and Networking

77

UNIT II

COMPUTERS AND YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER

99

6

Professional Networking

101

7

Word Processing

120

8

Presentation Software: Looking Professional in the Spotlight

133

9

Spreadsheets: Making Numbers Talk

144

10

Databases: Creating Information from Data

160

UNIT III

INFORMATION COMPETENCY

183

11

The Internet: One Road to Health and Evidence-Based Practice Information

185

12

Finding Knowledge in the Digital Library Haystack

199

13

Mobile Computing: Finding Knowledge in the Palm of Your Hand

215

UNIT IV

THE NEW HEALTHCARE PARADIGM

229

14

The Consumer and the Electronic Health Record

231

15

The Empowered Consumer

248

16

Interoperability at the International and National Level

266

17

Nursing Documentation: Is it Valuable?

286

UNIT V

HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS

307

18

The Informatics Discipline

309

19

Basic Electronic Healthcare Information Systems

329

20

Specialized Electronic Healthcare Information Systems

347

21

Electronic Healthcare System Issues

359

22

Carrying Healthcare to the Client

376

UNIT VI

COMPUTER USES IN HEALTHCARE BEYOND CLINICAL INFORMATICS

389

23

Educational Informatics: e-Learning

391

24

Administration Tools for Efficiency

409

25

Informatics and Research

423

26

Legal and Ethical Issues

436

 

Index

447