Computers in Nursing: Nurse's Guide to the Internet (Book with CD-ROM) [Paperback]

Leslie H. Nicoll (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1998

A tool for the nurse seeking to access the vast health science information resources available on the Internet. It is divided into three user-friendly units and presented as an Internet travel guide. Part One presents a general overview of the Internet, along with the basic information essential to getting started, including hardware and software, Internet access providers, and learning the language of the Internet. Part Two provides a cross-referenced index of sites throughout the Internet - including the World Wide Web, Gopher, Telnet, Listserv groups, Usenet and FTP sites. Part Three is an alphabetical directory of sites, with comments on the type and quality of information available at the sites. This nursing and healthcare reference also includes free software with direct links to the Internet site addresses from the book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 217 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; Pap/Dskt edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781714354
• ISBN-13: 978-0781714358
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,349,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cherchez les infirmieres, January 14, 2004

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This review is from: Computers in Nursing's Nurses' Guide to the Internet (Book with Diskette) (Paperback)

Des genies du Ministere de la Defense Nationale creaient l'ARPAnet, ce qui devenait l'Internet de nos jours. Quant aux auteurs, les infirmieres sont des internautes qui connaissent toutes les destinations dans l'Internet, les plus anciennes et les toutes dernieres. Car on va au File Transfer Protocol, pour savoir quelque chose des soins preventifs des diminues physiques et mentaux. On voyage au Gopher, pour connaitre le lieu pionnier Nightingale. D'une part NURSENET et NRSING-L, et d'autre part alt.support et sci.med, sont des plus reconnus et recherches lorsqu'on veut, respectivement, les nouvelles de l'Usenet et les troiscentaines de discussions Listserv. Bien sur, on fait des recherches dans les bibliotheques du Telnet, et au moyen d'Agency for health care policy and research, Alta Vista et Yahoo du World Wide Web. En fait, les voila, toutes les destinations de l'Internet!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nursespotting, November 16, 2000

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This review is from: Computers in Nursing: Nurse's Guide to the Internet (Book with CD-ROM) (Paperback)

The High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 by Vice President Al Gore Jr when he was just a young Tennessee Senator is one of the forces behind expanding the US Defense Department's ARPAnet into a personal and professional network of the people. Authors Leslie H Nicoll and Teena H Ouellette show how nursing has taken advantage of the different parts of the people's Internet: File Transfer Protocol, for fall prevention support and handicap; Gopher sites, such as the pioneer Nightingale site; about 300 Listserv health-oriented discussion lists, such as NURSENET and NRSING-L; Telnet, with specific health science libraries accessed by the associated University home page; Usenet health- and nursing-related newsgroups, mostly among the alt.support and sci.med groups; and the World Wide Web, with the AltaVista and Yahoo engines searching for free and with the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research uniquely searching and downloading full-text clinical practice guidelines. COMPUTERS IN NURSING: NURSE'S GUIDE TO THE INTERNET is a one of a kind book that works well with Robert Kiley's MEDICAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET.