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Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Informatics: Concepts and Applications

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Informatics: Concepts and Applications

Andrew Cashin (Southern Cross University, Australia) and Robyn Cook (Sidra Medical & Research Center, Qatar)
Indexed In: SCOPUS
Release Date: October, 2010 | Copyright: © 2011 | Pages: 320

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase
ISBN13: 9781609600341
EISBN13: 9781609600365
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-034-1

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Because of the constant advances and dynamics within the nascent field of nursing informatics, many nurses struggle in practice as they continue to try and apply habitual communication practices in the new environment without any critical reflection on, and adaptation of, those practices.

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Informatics: Concepts and Applications serves as a valuable asset for nurses, administrators and practitioners who want to improve their understanding of nursing informatics. Critiquing fundamental concepts such as evidence based practice, and examining possible applications of such concepts in the contemporary context of nursing informatics, this text offers chapter and case studies focusing on technology’s contributions to nursing theory and practice, nursing systems management, and decision-support in nursing.
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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Communication and nursing relationships
  • Ethics in nursing and nursing informatics
  • History of nursing informatics
  • Humanization of Health Care
  • Nursing research and generation of evidence
  • Practical and Practice Knowing
  • Praxis: the essential nursing construct
  • Rural and Remote Mental Health
  • Telenursing
  • The Nature of Nursing Work
  • Translation of evidence into practice

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This book is about nurses' relationship with technology – in its widest possible sense. In what way does technology contribute to nursing theory; to nursing practice; to the management of nursing systems; to working out how nurses will know what to do when and how, even if they are not altogether sure 'why'. Technology has always been the brightest kid on the block and informatics represents the kind of intelligence we all might use – or be influenced by – which will make us more effective; more efficient; and, hopefully, more satisfied with a good job well done. ... This book ... certainly sparked my curiosity about where all this might be leading us; and what we should be doing to try to maintain a positive relationship with King Techno. If this book 'works' for an old Neanderthal like me, think what it might do for those who are natural members of the Myspace, Facebook, Youtube generation.

– Phil Barker, University of Dundee, Scotland

Andrew Cashin is a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Professor of Nursing at Southern Cross University. He holds Adjunct Professor positions at Charles Darwin University and the University of Technology Sydney.
Robyn Cook is a Registered Nurse who has 20 years experience working in health informatics in the public health system in Australia prior to joining Sidra at the beginning of 2009. She has been active in the health informatics community including holding positions of Past Chair, Nursing Informatics Australia, the Australian representative to IMIA NI and past board member of Health Informatics Society of Australia. Robyn is also an Honorary Associate, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney Australia.

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Editorial Advisory Board
  • Phil Barker, University of Dundee, Scotland
  • Jen Bichel-Findlay, The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, Australia
  • Andrew Cashin, Southern Cross University, Australia
  • Robyn Cook, Sidra Medical and Research Center, Qatar & University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
  • Marie Hutchinson, Southern Cross University, Australia
  • Pauletta Irwin, Southern Cross University, Australia
  • Yun Hee Yeon, The University of Sydney, Australia
  • Claire Newman, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
  • Dianne Pelletier, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
  • Janie Petersen, Southern Cross University, Australia
  • Paula Procter, Sheffield Hallam University, UK