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In 28 chapters, including a new chapter on palliative care, this comprehensive new edition takes readers through the evolution of nursing, the role of the nurse today, safe and effective decision-making, collaboration and communication, leadership, job opportunities, and a number of timely issues affecting healthcare and nursing practice today.

Full-color design enhances the narrative with a clear, visually appealing explanation of concepts. Humorous cartoons open each chapter to illustrate the chapter themes.

Vignettes at the beginning of each chapter personalize nursing history and practice and help readers understand their place in the profession. Questions to Consider While Reading This Chapter follow the vignettes and prepare the reader for the topic to be discussed.

Key terms, learning outcomes, chapter overviews, and chapter summaries help readers focus their learning experience. Unit on Leadership and Management in Nursing includes content to prepare nurses to effectively function in the management roles expected of the professional nurse. Case studies help readers apply theory to clinical practice.

Chapter on palliative care focuses on how to best provide patients with relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness, and how to improve the quality of life for both the patient and family.

In order to do this, the informatics nurse needs to understand the foundations of computer hardware and software as well as the processes for managing data and information. Part 1 content description follows. Virginia K. Saba, Dr. Bonnie L. Westra, and Dr. Julie J. Brixey, provides a historical overview of Nursing Informatics NI during year period starting in the s with the introduction of computer technology in healthcare.

The chapter provides landmark events that influenced the growth of NI as a new nursing specialty. It provides an update on new activities since the previous edition, including new information on where and who were involved in advancing this specialty.

It includes the new criteria, established by the NI pioneers, that addressed nursing practice standards, educational content, certification requirements, etc. Mary L. McHugh, provides a helpful overview of basic computer hardware components, their characteristics, and functions. The five basic types of computers and the associated internal components and diverse peripherals are described, as is the critical connectivity provided by network hardware.

Much of the work of nursing informatics has been associated with the patient EHR for very good reason. However, with the advent of additional research on the relationship of staffing to patient outcomes, we must now turn our attention to a better WMS. Certain elements, such as competencies and preparedness to manage a particular type of patient, can dramatically impact patient outcomes. Technology allows us the ability to develop staffing systems that can gather information from many different data sources and match the needs of the patient with the competencies of the nurse.

In the past, staffing has been the underrepresented frontier of technology development. In this new quality-driven, highly competitive marketplace, we need to focus attention and skill development from nurses in informatics in order to achieve operational excellence. About Elsevier. Set via JS. Authors: Barbara Cherry Susan R. Imprint: Mosby. Published Date: 12th November Page Count: Support Center. Free Shipping Free global shipping No minimum order.

Full-color design enhances the narrative with a clear, visually appealing explanation of concepts. Humorous cartoons open each chapter to illustrate the chapter themes. Vignettes at the beginning of each chapter personalize nursing history and practice and help readers understand their place in the profession.

Questions to Consider While Reading This Chapter follow the vignettes and prepare the reader for the topic to be discussed. Key terms , learning outcomes, chapter overviews, and chapter summaries help readers focus their learning experience. Unit on Leadership and Management in Nursing includes content to prepare nurses to effectively function in the management roles expected of the professional nurse.