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Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges 6th Edition By Jeanne Sewell, MSN, RN-BC, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Georgia College and State Uni- versity, Milledgeville, GA DESCRIPTION Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges provides students with the core knowledge to understand tech- nology while using informatics to discover and manipulate in- formation. With this text, students are able to access, manage, and present clinical data. The 6th Edition is designed to capture

cutting-edge advancement in nursing informatics core competencies and to teach students how in- formatics should be integrated into practice while continuing to emphasize important areas such as computing software and consumer informatics. This text enhances students’ communication skills with the use of technology, computer fluency, and information literacy skills, which will translate into shaping nursing practice by improving patient outcomes and contributing to the scholarship of nursing. Student-friendly features such as learning objectives, key terms, QSEN mapping, Application and Competencies activities as well as the four-color design foster engagement with the text. For in- structors, a full ancillary package which includes a revamped test generator, presentation materials, case studies, and competency maps help facilitate course development. FEATURES ▶ ▶ Updated topics (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) ensure 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.

North American Edition / Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-9406-4 / ($79.99 / £N/A / €N/A) US, Canada, Australia, NZ, PR, US VI International Edition / Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-9751-0208-1 / ($79.99 / £N/A / €N/A) World exc US, Canada, Australia, NZ, PR, US VI Approx. 472 pp. / 7 x 9 / October 2018

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in October 2015 (ISBN: 978-1-4511-9320-6).

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