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Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (July 24, 2018) © 2019

  • Toni L. Hebda
  • Kathleen Hunter
  • Patricia Czar

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For courses in nursing informatics.

A practical guide to applying healthcare IT and nursing informatics

Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals examines key issues in adopting and applying healthcare IT and nursing informatics. It offers nurses and other healthcare professionals a much-needed practical guide to using computer applications and healthcare information systems. The authors cover the concepts, skills and tasks needed to achieve national IT goals to help transform healthcare delivery.

In the 6th Edition, all chapters have been thoroughly revised to reflect the current and evolving practice of healthcare IT and informatics. The new edition builds upon the expertise of contributors involved in day-to-day informatics practice, education and research.

Hallmark features of this title

Applications of healthcare IT

  • Students learn to use advanced technologies such as Web 2.0 solutions, virtual training, integrated “smart technologies” and robotics.
  • IT in new healthcare delivery systems is covered in the context of magnet hospitals, patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations.
  • HIPAA coverage helps students use patient-related IT tools without compromising patient privacy.

Industry insight and exam prep

  • Future Directions sections at the end of each chapter forecast the evolution of chapter topics.
  • Case Study Exercises at the end of each chapter discuss real applications of concepts.
  • Students prep for the ANCC Informatics Nurse certification exam. Prior editions of this title have been recommended by ANCC as an exam guide.

New and updated features of this title

Major revisions to content and organization

  • UPDATED: All chapters have been thoroughly revised to reflect the current and evolving practice of healthcare IT and informatics.
  • REVISED: Previously separate chapters on policy, legislation, regulatory, reimbursement and accreditation issues have now been combined to show the relationship among them and to contextualize information system design and use.
  • NEW: A new chapter on informatics theory and practice (Ch. 2) connects theoretical concepts to applications.

Up-to-date coverage of healthcare IT and informatics

  • NEW: New content on wearable and mobile technology security discusses its impact on nursing and patient care.
  • NEW: New coverage of academic electronic health record resources looks at their role in educating the next generation of healthcare providers on documentation principles.
  • NEW: Three new appendices cover hardware and software (appendix A), Guide to the Internet (appendix B) and An Overview of Tools for the Informatics Nurse (appendix C).

1. An Overview of Informatics in Healthcare
2. Informatics Theory and Practice
3. Effective and Ethical Use of Data and Information
4. Electronic Resources for Healthcare Professionals
5. Using Informatics to Support Evidence-Based Practice and Research
6. Policy, Legislation, and Regulation Issues for Informatics Practice
7. Electronic Health Record Systems
8. Healthcare Information Systems
9. Strategic Planning, Project Management, and Health Information Technology (IT) Selection
10. Improving the Usability of Health Informatics Applications
11. System Implementation, Maintenance, and Evaluation
12. Workforce Development
13. Information Security and Confidentiality
14. Information Networks and Information Exchange
15. The Role of Standardized Terminology and Language in Informatics
16. Continuity Planning and Management (Disaster Recovery)
17. Using Informatics to Educate
18. Consumer Health Informatics
19. Connected Healthcare (Telehealth and Technology-Enabled Healthcare)
20. Public Health Informatics

Appendix A: Hardware and Software
Appendix B: The Internet and the Worldwide Web
Appendix C: An Overview of Tools for the Informatics Nurse

About our authors

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 over 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.

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