Essentials of Computers for Nurses: Informatics for the New Millennium [Paperback]

Virginia K. Saba (Author), Kathleen Ann McCormick (Author)

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Publication Date: September 14, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0071349006 | ISBN-13: 978-0071349000 | Edition: 3

The best selling nurses' guide to understanding and using computers in the workplace--now revised and completely up-to-date. New edition discusses the increasing use of specialized software within nursing curriculums. Examines use of the Internet as a powerful research tool; the way computers are changing the practice of nursing and the NCLEX; telemedicine; and more.

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Written by leaders in nursing informatics, this comprehensive, up-to-date text explores computers' many key roles in nursing today. Packed with insights and examples from today's hospitals and practices, Essentials of Computers for Nurses provides timely guidance on:

*Computer applications in critical care, community health, and ambulatory care
*Controversies, including health care policy, privacy, confidentiality, and security
*Computing tools for administration and management
*Learning with computers
*Extending the power and reach of research
*Views and uses from around the world--Europe, Canada, the Pacific Rim, and South America
*Perspectives on future uses of informatics in nursing

Offering theoretical background to help you understand how informatics serves many aspects of the profession, Essentials of Computers for Nurses also gives you practical help in unlocking computing's benefits both now and into the future, no matter what your area of study or specialty. In addition, a generous assortment of case studies and examples make the material easier to master.

NEW IN THIS EDITION *Added expert contributors *Updates on Internet research *Distance learning *Virtual nursing *Computers in nursing education *International perspectives *Patient health decisions *Latest ward-based and other software

Product Details

• Paperback: 555 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange; 3 edition (September 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071349006
• ISBN-13: 978-0071349000
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,132,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential introduction to nursing informatics, April 28, 2002

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Peter J. Murray, PhD, RN (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essentials of Computers for Nurses: Informatics for the New Millennium (Paperback)

The third and latest edition of Saba and McCormick's text is almost completely unrecognisable to those familiar with the second edition, published only five years previously, and perhaps rightly so. This reflects, at least in part, the advances within nursing informatics over that time, one aspect of which is the increasing difficulty of any one or two individuals being able to cover, with the necessary degree of detail and expertise, all of the field. If any two people could cover the whole of the field, it is probably the editors of this volume, but they have adopted a sensible and pragmatic approach and brought in additional contributors to provide address many of the specialist subsets within the domain that is nursing informatics.

With over 500 pages, and 46 contributing authors, the contents page reads like a veritable who's who of nursing informatics, or at least, of US interpretations of nursing informatics. The book does, however, as befits the international involvement of the editors, draw on expertise from around the world, and includes contributions from all parts of the world, particularly in addressing the international perspectives.

The book is divided into 11 sections, and begins with an overview of the development of nurses' use of computers and of nursing informatics. It then covers informatics theory, practice, administrative, research and educational applications, as well as some of the international perspectives and emerging areas such as consumer health informatics.

I would recommend this book to all who have an interest in nursing informatics. It provides a valuable introduction to the field as a whole, and to specific applications, and good references to further reading.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have for Personal or Professional Library, April 5, 2001

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Susan P. Willig (Fairfax, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essentials of Computers for Nurses: Informatics for the New Millennium (Paperback)

Computers have revolutionized the workplace in many industries. However, healthcare is just beginning to grapple with the many opportunities that integrated computer systems can provide. With the quickening pace of computer innovation, many clinical healthcare workers cannot and do not have the time to sift through all the various aspects of how computers and medicine interact. Essentials of Computers for Nurses provides a strong foundation for busy professionals, researchers, and administrators in health care organizaitons. I found the book fascinating with each individual contributing author having insightful comments valuable information in their area of expertise. The overview of how medical informatics is used throughout the world was particulary helpful where we are and where we are going. The last chapter was especially welcome and has enhanced my view of how computers will impact the every day delivery of healthcare. Overall, Essentials of Computers for Nurses is an excellent book and should be a part of a professional library for not only nurses but also informatics specialists throughout the healthcare industry.