Introduction to Nursing Informatics

ISBN-13: 9783030587390 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 427 str.

Margaret Ann Kennedy; Pamela Hussey

Recenzje

“A book that teaches nurses about technology and the way nursing is changing at a rapid rate is definitely needed and the book does meet those objectives. It offers plenty of vocabulary and explanations to help nurses and nursing students understand many new and complex technological concepts.” (Karen OGrady, Doody's Book Reviews, June 4, 2021)

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. eHealth a Global Priority.- Chapter 3. Nursing and Informatics.- Chapter 4. The Mechanics of Technology and Digital.- Chapter 5. Health Information Exchange: the overarching role of Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE).- Chapter 6. Health Informatics Standards.- Chapter 7. Nursing Documentation in Digital solutions.- Chapter 8. Connected Health and the Digital Patient.- Chapter 9. Administrative Applications.- Chapter 10. Data Privacy and Security.- Chapter 11. Role of the Informatics Nurse.- Chapter 12. Researching Nursing Informatics in a Digital Age.- Chapter 13. Applied Informatics Research in Nursing for eHealth.- Chapter 14. Knowledge and Social Networks.- Chapter 15. Technology enabled Learning in Nursing.- Chapter 16. The future of nursing informatics in a digitally-enabled world. 

O autorze

Dr. Pamela Hussey is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for eIntegrated Care at Dublin City University. Her current research activity relates to testing, deployment and reporting on health informatics standards.  She acts as an advisor to different agencies on topics relating to semantic and syntactic interoperability on integrated care. Dr. Hussey's teaching interests include; health informatics, concepts and terminology, as well as the creation and use of technology enhanced learning in undergraduate and post graduate education. 

Dr. Margaret Ann Kennedy is Chief Nursing Informatics Officer based in Gevity’s Center of Excellence. She holds a PhD in Nursing from the University of South Australia, a Master of Nursing from Dalhousie University (Canada), a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from St. Francis Xavier University (Canada), and a Post Graduate Certificate in Standards for Health Informatics from the University of Sherbrooke (Canada). 

Blurb

This significantly revised 5th edition provides nurses with a practical guide to the fundamental concepts of digital health from a nursing perspective. Nursing informatics has never been more important as contemporary healthcare continues to experience tremendous technological advances. The nursing profession is ideally positioned as a key enabler for the design and adoption of emerging eHealth models of care and quality outcomes. The book also features real world examples to illustrate the theory and encourages readers to think critically about their current practices and how they can potentially integrate relevant theories and techniques into their future practice to advance integrated care. 

Introduction to Nursing Informatics is designed for use as a primer for practicing nurses and students in undergraduate programs of study and includes contributions from leading international experts who have practiced in the field over a number of years. The information is presented and integrated in a purposeful manner to encourage readers to explore the key concepts of nursing practice, digital health, health information management and its relationship to informatics.