This series is intended for the rapidly increasing number of health care professionals who have rudimentary knowledge and experience in health care computing and are seeking opportunities to expand their horizons. It does not attempt to compete with the primers already on the market. Eminent international experts will edit, author, or contribute to each volume in order to provide comprehensive and current accounts of in novations and future trends in this quickly evolving field. Each book will be practical, easy to use, and weIl referenced. Our aim is for the series to encompass all of the health professions by focusing on specific professions, such as nursing, in individual volumes. However, integrated computing systems are only one tool for improving communication among members of the health care team. Therefore, it is our hope that the series will stimulate professionals to explore additional me ans of fostering interdisciplinary exchange. This se ries springs from a professional collaboration that has grown over the years into a highly valued personal friendship. Our joint values put people first. If the Computers in Health Care series lets us share those values by helping health care professionals to communicate their ideas for the benefit of patients, then our efforts will have succeeded. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Nurses and Informatics....Pages 3-9 Anatomy and Physiology of Computers....Pages 10-22 Defining Information Management Requirements....Pages 23-29 History of Health Care Computing....Pages 30-42 Front Matter....Pages 43-43 Hospital and Nursing Information Systems....Pages 45-73 Clinical Practice Applications: Institution-based....Pages 74-93 Clinical Practice Applications: Community-based....Pages 94-104 Administration Applications....Pages 105-126 Research Applications....Pages 127-139 Education Applications....Pages 140-154 Front Matter....Pages 155-155 Confidentiality....Pages 157-171 Ergonomics....Pages 172-182 Nursing Informatics Education....Pages 183-188 Selection of Software/Hardware....Pages 189-206 Implementation Concerns....Pages 207-216 Disaster Recovery Planning....Pages 217-226 Roles of Nurses in Health Informatics....Pages 227-234 Back Matter....Pages 235-311 Written by leaders in health care computing, Introduction to Nursing Informatics is the ideal book for the nursing student and the professional nurse who desires a comprehensive, basic text on all aspects of computer and information management systems as they apply to nursing. Introduction to Nursing Informatics presents an overview of the field, from the fundamentals of computer literacy to applications in clinical practice, administration, research, and education. Readers will learn how to - use computers and information management systems in their practice, - make informed choices related to software/hardware selections, and - implement computerized solutions for information management strategies. This highly-readable text features a glossary as well as several appendices and an extensive bibliography to facilitate further reading
