Handbook of Informatics for Nurses and Health Care Professionals
Published on 3. February 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-8053-7326-4 (ISBN)
Description
More than just a reference book, Handbook of Informatics for Nurses and Health Care Professionals is an accessible guide to the cutting-edge computer technology that will help you to make an effective member of the health care team. *Provides a comprehensive text for all nursing and health care professionals of all levels *The authors provide the most up-to-date information available *Includes important topics, such as, electronic communication and the Internet, quality of information, information security and confidentiality, networks, computer-based patient records, and telemedicine *Includes real-life exercises from all areas of health care to help readers understand complex ideas and issues in informatics *Useful appendices introduce the versatility of the Internet, provide the best nursing and health care links, and help you look for a job on-line! *An accessible text which assumes no prior knowledge of compueters and their applications
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
439 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8053-7326-4 (9780805373264)
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New editions
Toni Lee Hebda | Patricia Czar | Cynthia M. Mascara
Handbook of Informatics for Nurses and Health Care Professionals
Book
04/2001
2nd Edition
Pearson
€24.75
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Content
SECTION ONE: General Computer Information; 1. Informatics in the Health Care Professions. 2. Hardware, Software, and the Roles of Support Personnel. 3. Ensuring the Quality of Information. 4. Electronic Communication and the Internet. SECTION TWO: Health Care Information Systems. 5. Health Care Information Systems. 6. Strategic Planning. 7. Selecting a Health Care Information System. 8. System Implementation and Maintainance. 9. Information Systems (IS) Training. 10. Information Security and Confidentiality. 11. Network Integration. 12. The Computer-Based Patient Record. 13. Regulatory and Accreditation Issues. 14. Community Health Information Networks (CHIN's) 15. Disaster Planning and Recovery. SECTION THREE: Speciality Applications. 16. Using the Computer to Support Health Care Education. 17. Telemedicine. 18. Research. Appendix A: Internet Primer. Appendix B: Career Resources on the Internet. Appendix C: Internet Resources for Nurses and Health Care Professionals. Glossary. Index.