Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals -- Pearson eText

Toni Hebda, PhD, RN-C, CNE, is a professor with the Chamberlain College of Nursing MSN Program teaching in the nursing informatics track. She has held several academic and clinical positions over the years and worked as a system analyst. Her interest in informatics provided a focus for her dissertation, and subsequently led her to help establish a regional nursing informatics group, obtain a graduate degree in information science, and conduct research related to informatics. She is a reviewer for the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics. She is a member of informatics groups and has presented and published in the field.Kathy Hunter, PhD, FAAN, RN-BC, CNE, is a professor with the Chamberlain College of Nursing MSN Program, teaching in the nursing informatics track. She has more than 40 years of experience in the fields of nursing informatics, healthcare informatics, and nursing education. After conducting clinical practice in critical care and trauma nursing for several years, she began practicing nursing informatics (NI), and working with end users and with information systems design, development, testing, implementation, and evaluation. She has presented nursing-informatics research in national and international meetings as well as publishing numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals. Collaborating in a community of practice with nursing-informatics faculty at Chamberlain, Dr. Hunter led the work resulting in the development of the TIGER-based Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies (TANIC) tool.

• Brief Contents An Overview of Informatics in HealthcareInformatics Theory and PracticeEffective and Ethical Use of Data and InformationElectronic Resources for Healthcare ProfessionalsUsing Informatics to Support Evidence-Based Practice and ResearchPolicy, Legislation, and Regulation Issues for Informatics PracticeElectronic Health Record SystemsHealthcare Information SystemsStrategic Planning, Project Management, and Health Information Technology (IT) SelectionImproving the Usability of Health Informatics ApplicationsSystem Implementation, Maintenance, and EvaluationWorkforce DevelopmentInformation Security and ConfidentialityInformation Networks and Information ExchangeThe Role of Standardized Terminology and Language in InformaticsContinuity Planning and Management (Disaster Recovery)Using Informatics to EducateConsumer Health InformaticsConnected Healthcare (Telehealth and Technology-Enabled Healthcare)Public Health InformaticsAppendices Hardware and SoftwareThe Internet and the Worldwide WebAn Overview of Tools for the Informatics Nurse