Informatics and Nursing

Prepare your students to access, manage, and present clinical data.

Focusing on the information every nurse should know and capturing cutting-edge advances in a rapidly changing field, this practical text helps students build the communication and information literacy skills they need to integrate informatics into practice. This edition retains the key coverage of the previous edition, including office cloud computing software, interoperability, consumer informatics, telehealth, clinical information systems, social media use guidelines, and software and hardware developments, while offering new information and references throughout.



Highlights of the 6th Edition

Updated coverage of social media, mobile computing, new cloud-based resources, simulation technologies, as well as the latest information on the Affordable Care Act, Meaningful Use, and HIPAA ensures students have the latest information.Built-in learning aids, including case studies, key terms, learning objectives, and--NEW to this edition--case-based learning activities integrated into the text, help students master the content.Integrated QSEN scenarios stimulate critical thinking and help students develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to improve nursing quality and care.

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