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Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges

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Prepare to confidently navigate, protect, and present clinical data with the premier guide to modern medical tech!
Essential for nursing students and healthcare professionals, the updated Seventh Edition of Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges bridges the gap between clinical practice and cutting-edge healthcare technology. Written by Dr. Kristi Sanborn Miller, this accessible text builds core information literacy and data analytics skills to help you excel in a rapidly digitizing medical environment.

Description

Master Electronic Healthcare Systems with Informatics and Nursing (7th Edition)
In a rapidly changing healthcare landscape, information technology is just as vital as clinical training. Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges (7th Edition) is an approachable, expert-led textbook designed to remove the complexity from electronic health data management.

Author Kristi Sanborn Miller, PhD, breaks down advanced information systems into everyday concepts, ensuring nurses can confidently utilize cloud computing software, assess consumer informatics, and master clinical database protocols. This book provides a clear, logical pathway to using digital health metrics to improve patient safety, streamline hospital workflows, and drive evidence-based clinical decisions.

Fully Aligned with Modern Healthcare Competencies
This text is structured directly around modern professional benchmarks. It delivers precise frameworks that prepare students for contemporary hospital environments, fully adhering to the competencies outlined by:

  • The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
  • The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Key Updates in the Latest Seventh Edition:

  • Streamlined Content Structure: Extensively revised layout designed to make complex software and hardware developments more intuitive and faster to digest.

  • Modern Technology Standards: In-depth coverage of emerging digital trends, including healthcare interoperability, secure data sharing, and telehealth applications.

  • Ethical & Social Frameworks: Incorporates the latest critical perspectives on diversity, equity, social justice, and professional social media guidelines in modern nursing.

FAQs

Q: Does this edition meet current AACN guidelines?
A: Yes. The 7th edition is fully aligned with the contemporary healthcare competencies mapped out by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
Q: What are the main tech topics added to the 7th edition of Informatics and Nursing?
A: This edition features expanded, updated coverage on office cloud computing software, healthcare interoperability, data sharing, clinical information systems, and social media guidelines for nursing staff.
Q: Is this textbook suitable for undergraduate nursing students?
A: Absolutely. It is deliberately written with clear, straightforward language that doesn’t rely on deep computer science jargon, making it an excellent introductory guide for healthcare students.

Table of contents

  • UNIT I: WHAT IS INFORMATICS?
    • Chapter 1 Introduction to Nursing Informatics
    • Chapter 2 Professional Characteristics: Theories and Career Pathways

 

  • UNIT II: TECHNOLOGY
    • Chapter 3 Essential Computer Concepts
    • Chapter 4 Computer Networks and Online Communication
    • Chapter 5 Mobile Healthcare Technology
    • Chapter 6 Telehealth

 

  • UNIT III: USING DATA TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES
    • Chapter 7 Finding Information
    • Chapter 8 Collecting Data
    • Chapter 9 Analyzing Data 
    • Chapter 10 Disseminating Data 

 

  • UNIT IV: THE ROLE OF THE INFORMATICS NURSE
    • Chapter 11 Roles and Responsibilities of the Informatics Nurse
    • Chapter 12 Interoperability at the National and International Levels
    • Chapter 13 Electronic Health Records and Standardized Nursing Terminology

 

  • UNIT V:  USING INFORMATICS TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES
    • Chapter 14 Information Literacy: A Road to Improved Patient Outcomes 
    • Chapter 15 Protecting Patient Privacy and Confidentiality
    • Chapter 16 Applying Nursing Informatics to Patient Safety

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