Publisher's Synopsis
More than just a reference book, Handbook of Informatics for Nurses and Health Care Professionals is an accessible guide to the cutting-edge computer technology that will help you to make an effective member of the health care team. *Provides a comprehensive text for all nursing and health care professionals of all levels *The authors provide the most up-to-date information available *Includes important topics, such as, electronic communication and the Internet, quality of information, information security and confidentiality, networks, computer-based patient records, and telemedicine *Includes real-life exercises from all areas of health care to help readers understand complex ideas and issues in informatics *Useful appendices introduce the versatility of the Internet, provide the best nursing and health care links, and help you look for a job on-line! *An accessible text which assumes no prior knowledge of compueters and their applications
