Essentials of Nursing Informatics - Softcover

Saba, Virginia K.; McCormick, Kathleen Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071441972 ISBN 13: 9780071441971

Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, 2005

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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

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Virginia K Saba, EdD, RN, FAAN, FACMIDistinguished Scholar, Adjunct, Nursing Informatics CenterSchool of Nursing & Health StudiesGeorgetown UniversityWashington, DCProfessor [Adjunct] and Advisor, Educational Technologies and Distant LearningResearch Department, Graduate School of NursingUniformed Services University of the Health SciencesBethesda, MDInformatics,Educational Technologies, &  Home Health System Consultant

Kathleen A. McCormick PhD RN FAAN,FACMICorporate Vice President, Senior Scientist at SAIC, Falls Church, VA

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Essentials of Nursing Informatics

Fourth Edition

Virginia K. Saba, EdD, RN, FAAN, FACMI

Kathleen A. McCormick, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI

Packed with insights and examples from a contributor team of 45 experts who form a Who s Who in nursing informatics, Essentials of Nursing Informatics provides timely guidance on:

Computer systems, data standards, nursing informatics theory, implementing and upgrading clinical information systems, knowledge discovery in large databases, and the consumer s use of the Internet for medical information.

Practical computer applications for various patient settings including critical care, community hospitals, ambulatory care units, and more.

Controversies, including those in health care policy, privacy, confidentiality, and security issues.

Computing tools in administration and management.

Learning and extending the power and reach of research with computers.

International perspectives.

Offering theoretical background to help you understand how informatics serves many aspects of the profession, Essentials of Nursing Informatics also gives you practical help in unlocking computing's benefits both now and into the future, no matter what your area of study or specialty.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

New coverage of PDAs, open-source technology, applications for nurse practitioners, and web-based education.

New coverage of National Health Information Network (NHIN), Electronic Health Records and the Electronic Medical Record, and Nursing Informatics in Biodefense.

Coverage of decision support tools and coordination of vendor applications.

Latest on the effect of the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) guidelines.

Updates on improving quality and patient safety.

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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0071441972
• ISBN 13: 9780071441971
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 4
• Anzahl der Seiten: 736
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Deutschland