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Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges, Fifth Edition, International Edition Jeanne P. Sewell, RN, MSN 978-1-4963-0893-1 • October 2015 • Softbound • 7” x 9” • 512 pp 978-1-4511-9320-6 • North American Edition : Available in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands only

Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges is a comprehensive informatics text focused on helping the nursing student learn the basics of 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. The text provides the foundational knowledge to understand technology and use informatics to discover and manipulate information and access, manage, retrieve, and present clinical data. This text was designed to capture cutting-edge advancement in nursing informatics core competencies and applications and to present the theories, tools, and skills that every nurse should know. The new edition has been updated for currency and has had chapters reorganized and consolidated to help students focus on important information. In addition, the book is now full color, has QSEN boxes, as well as additional supplements such as case studies and activities. Features

Table of Contents UNIT I: Informatics Basics 1. Introduction to Nursing Informatics: Managing Healthcare Information 2. Essential Computer and Software Concepts 3. Basic Computer Networking Concepts 4. Social and Professional Networking UNIT II: Computers Applications for Your Professional Career 5. Authoring Scholarly Word Documents 6. Authoring Scholarly Slide Presentations 7. Mastering Spreadsheet Software to Assess Quality Outcomes Using Numbers 8. Databases: Creating Information From Data UNIT III: Information Competency 9. Information Literacy: A Road to Evidence-Based Practice 10. Finding Knowledge in the Digital Library Haystack 11. Mobile Computing UNIT IV: The Evolving Healthcare Paradigm 12. Informatics Benefits for the Consumer 13. The Empowered Consumer 14. Interoperability at the National and the International Levels 15. Nursing Documentation in the Age of the Electronic Health Record UNIT V: Healthcare Informatics 16. Nursing Informatics: Theoretical Basis, Education Program, and Profession 17. Electronic Healthcare Information Systems, Electronic Health Records, and Meaningful Use 18. Design Considerations for Healthcare Information Systems 19. Quality Measures and Specialized Electronic Healthcare Information Systems 20. Electronic Healthcare System Issues 21. Evolving Trends in Telehealth UNIT VI: Computer Uses in Healthcare Beyond Clinical Informatic s 22. Educational Informatics: e-Learning 23. Informatics in Management and Quality Improvement

Student Resources • Journal Articles • Learning Objectives • Audio Glossaries • Carrington Professional Guide • Internet Resources • Reference Materials: Abbreviations • Suggested Readings

Instructor Resources • E-Book • Test Generator • PowerPoint Presentations • Image Banks

• LMS Course Cartridges • QSEN Competency KSAs • Case Studies • Strategies for Effective Teaching • Answers • Competency Mapping

Leadership & Management • Issues & Trends 24. Informatics and Research 25. Legal and Ethical Issues