2015 LWW Nursing Education Catalogue

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InformaticsandNursing: OpportunitiesandChallenges, FourthEdition JeanneP. Sewell, RN,MSN 978-1-60913-695-6 • February2012 • Softbound • 7” x9” •512pp. •60 Illus.

This comprehensive text reviews the concepts and applications of nursing informatics.Startingwithan introductiontonursing informatics, the contents proceed fromUnitOnewhich covers computer basics to UnitFivewhichexaminesskillsandtechniquesforusingtheendproduct of informatics: data.Other units review the effects that the Internet is having on healthcare, the ins and outs of using personal productivity software, and informatics in the clinical area. Features • Windows 7operating system (OS) andMicrosoftOffice2010are introduced inUnitsOneandTwo since theywere released thisyear. • Since the studentswhowill beusing this coursearemore “computer savvy” than their predecessors, additional information management skills havebeen introducedbeginningwithChapter 2.Although thebook still usesMicrosoftWindows as a standard (because it is still themost commonOSusedbyhealthcare agencies), there is some comparisonwith theAppleOS toassist Macusers tounderstandand see the relevanceof the concepts discussed. • Althoughyounger students have “grownupwith computers”,most donow knowwhat theydonot know.Theauthors have created a skill list that identifies basic, intermediate, andadvanced skills for the chaptersonwordprocessing, spreadsheets, presentation software, anddatabases. Students are challenged to learnnew skills. • Downloadablefiles havebeen created toaccompanyeachof the chaptersonoffice suite software.Thefiles canbedownloaded from the textbookweb site. Learnerswill beable tomanipulate thedata that they readabout in the textbook.As anexample, a template for theAPA6theditionhas been createdbecause citationwriting style is a concept thatmanyof today’s students havedifficulty understandingandusing correctly. • Each chapterof office suite software introduces twoalternatives inaddition toMicrosoftOffice.GoogleDocswas selectedas a cloud computingalternative.OpenOffice.orgwas selectedas an open sourcealternative. Learners areencouraged topractice skills. Learnerswith intermediate skills areencouraged topractice skillson twoormoreplatforms. • InUnits Four, FiveandSix— there is increasedemphasisondata security, confidentiality, anddisaster recovery. HIPAA issues and the implicationsof theHITECHAct havebeen threaded throughout the chapters in these threeunits.These threeunits also reflect changes coordinatedby theONC.Chapter 18on ElectronicHealthcare Systems now includes a full discussionof concepts related to business continuityplanninganddisaster recovery. InformaticsandNursing: OpportunitiesandChallenges, FifthEdition JeanneP. Sewell, RN,MSN 978-1-4963-0893-1 •October2015 • Softbound • 7” x9” •512pp NEW

Table of Contents Unit I: InformationBasics Ch. 1: Introduction toNursing Informatics: ManagingHealthcare Information Ch.2: Software: InformationManagement Ch. 3: Computer ProductivityConcepts: CommonFeatures Ch. 4: Computers andNetworking Unit II: Computers andYour ProfessionalCareer Ch. 5: ProfessionalNetworking Ch. 6:MasteringWordProcessing Ch. 7: Presentation Software: Looking Professional in the Spotlight Ch. 8: Spreadsheets:MakingNumbersTalk Ch. 9:Databases: Creating Information fromData Unit III: InformationCompetency Ch. 10:The Internet: ARoad toEvidence- BasedPractice Information Ch. 11: FindingKnowledge in theDigital LibraryHaystack Ch. 12:MobileComputing: Finding Knowledge in the Palm of yourHand Unit IV: TheNewHealthcare Paradigm Ch. 13:TheConsumer and the Electronic HealthRecord Ch. 14:The EmpoweredConsumer Ch. 15: Interoperability at the international andNational Level Ch.16:NursingDocumentation in theAge of the ElectronicHealthRecord UnitV: Healthcare Informatics UnitVI: ComputerUses inHealthcare BeyondClinical Informatics AppendixA: ComputerHardware Overview

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