TY - BOOK AU - Thede,Linda Q. AU - Thede,Linda Q. TI - Informatics and nursing: opportunities & challenges SN - 0781740207 U1 - WY 26.5 T375i 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Nursing KW - Data processing KW - Medical Informatics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents Unit I. Nursing and informatics: the basics Chapter. 1. Introduction to nursing informatics: multiple foci Chapter. 2. The hardware: meet the computer Chapter. 3. Software: the computer at work Chapter. 4. Computer communications: lighting-fast information dissemination Chapter. 5. Understanding computer concepts: features common to most packaged software Unit II. Informatics: ehealth Chapter. 6. The Internet: eHealth Tools Chapter. 7. The Internet: the new healthcare paradigm Chapter. 8. Telehealth: now and in the future Unit III. Informatics: personal productivity Chapter. 9. Word processors: writing and rewriting without a hassle Chapter. 10. Presentation software: looking professional in the spotlight Chapter. 11. Working with numbers: letting the software do the hard part Unit IV. Informatics: clinical information systems Chapter. 12. Informatics nurse specialist: a specialty in two disciplines Chapter. 13. Nursing classification systems: terminology does matter Chapter. 14. Informatics in practice: clinical information systems Unit V. Informatics: professional tools and issues Chapter. 15. Other facets of informatics: a wide impact Chapter. 16. Databases: creating information from data Chapter. 17. Nursing knowledge: access via bibliographic and factual databases Chapter. 18. Educational informatics: e-Learning Chapter. 19. Informatics: challenges and issues UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0711/2002041047-d.html ER -