| Contents |
Introduction to nursing informatics: managing healthcare information -- Essential computer and software concepts -- Basic computer networking concepts -- Social and professional networking -- Authoring scholarly word documents -- Authoring scholarly slide presentations -- Mastering spreadsheet software to assess quality outcomes using numbers -- Databases: creating information from data -- Information literacy: a road to evidence-based practice -- Finding knowledge in the digital library haystack -- Mobile computing -- Informatics benefits for the consumer -- The empowered consumer -- Interoperability at the national and the international levels -- Nursing documentation in the age of the electronic health record -- Nursing informatics: theoretical basis, education program, and profession -- Electronic healthcare information systems, electronic health records, and meaningful use -- Design considerations for healthcare information systems -- Quality measures and specialized electronic healthcare information systems -- Electronic healthcare system issues -- Evolving trends in telehealth -- Educational informatics: e-learning -- Informatics in management and quality improvement -- Informatics and research -- Legal and ethical issues. |
