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Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges, Fourth Edition Jeanne P. Sewell, RN, MSN 978-1-60913-695-6 • February 2012 • Softbound • 7” x 9” • 512 pp. • 60 Illus.

This comprehensive text reviews the concepts and applications of nursing informatics.Startingwith an introductionto nursing informatics, the contents proceed from Unit One which covers computer basics to Unit Five which examines skills and techniques for using the end product of informatics: data. Other units review the effects that the Internet is having on healthcare, the ins and outs of using personal productivity software, and informatics in the clinical area. Features • Windows 7 operating system (OS) and Microsoft Office 2010 are introduced in Units One and Two since they were released this year. • Since the students who will be using this course are more “computer savvy” than their predecessors, additional information management skills have been introduced beginning with Chapter 2. Although the book still uses Microsoft Windows as a standard (because it is still the most common OS used by healthcare agencies), there is some comparison with the Apple OS to assist Mac users to understand and see the relevance of the concepts discussed. • Although younger students have “grown up with computers”, most do now know what they do not know. The authors have created a skill list that identifies basic, intermediate, and advanced skills for the chapters on word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, and databases. Students are challenged to learn new skills. • Downloadable files have been created to accompany each of the chapters on office suite software. The files can be downloaded from the textbook web site. Learners will be able to manipulate the data that they read about in the textbook. As an example, a template for the APA 6th edition has been created because citation writing style is a concept that many of today’s students have difficulty understanding and using correctly. • Each chapter of office suite software introduces two alternatives in addition to Microsoft Office. Google Docs was selected as a cloud computing alternative. OpenOffice.org was selected as an open source alternative. Learners are encouraged to practice skills. Learners with intermediate skills are encouraged to practice skills on two or more platforms. • In Units Four, Five and Six — there is increased emphasis on data security, confidentiality, and disaster recovery. HIPAA issues and the implications of the HITECH Act have been threaded throughout the chapters in these three units. These three units also reflect changes coordinated by the ONC. Chapter 18 on Electronic Healthcare Systems now includes a full discussion of concepts related to business continuity planning and disaster recovery. Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges, Fifth Edition Jeanne P. Sewell, RN, MSN 978-1-4963-0893-1 • October 2015 • Softbound • 7” x 9” • 512 pp NEW

Table of Contents Unit I: Information Basics Ch. 1: Introduction to Nursing Informatics: Managing Healthcare Information Ch.2: Software: Information Management Ch. 3: Computer Productivity Concepts: Common Features Ch. 4: Computers and Networking Unit II: Computers and Your Professional Career Ch. 5: Professional Networking Ch. 6: Mastering Word Processing Ch. 7: Presentation Software: Looking Professional in the Spotlight Ch. 8: Spreadsheets: Making Numbers Talk Ch. 9: Databases: Creating Information from Data Unit III: Information Competency Ch. 10: The Internet: A Road to Evidence- Based Practice Information Ch. 11: Finding Knowledge in the Digital Library Haystack Ch. 12: Mobile Computing: Finding Knowledge in the Palm of your Hand Unit IV: The New Healthcare Paradigm Ch. 13: The Consumer and the Electronic Health Record Ch. 14: The Empowered Consumer Ch. 15: Interoperability at the international and National Level Ch.16: Nursing Documentation in the Age of the Electronic Health Record UnitV: Healthcare Informatics UnitVI: Computer Uses in Healthcare Beyond Clinical Informatics Appendix A: Computer Hardware Overview

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