TEXTBOOK OF HEALTH/NURSING INFORMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY for BSc Nursing Students

This textbook covers the foundational concepts of computer hardware, software, operating systems, peripherals, etc., along with how to get the most value and impact from computer technology.

This textbook exclusively prepared for B.Sc Nursing IInd semester as per the latest syllabus of Indian Nursing Council (INC) 2021-22.

This book is written in a very simple and easy language.

Nursing Informatics and Role of Computers in Healthcare industry parts have been included as per the changing trends.

Content of this textbook is explained in ten chapters. The first chapter covers the concepts of computer, windows, MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, Literature Search, Hospital Management Information System. Second chapter covers Principles of health Informatics. Third chapter covers Information Systems in Healthcare. Forth chapter contains Electronic Health Records. Fifth chapter covers about Patient Safety and Clinical Risk. Sixth chapter contains Clinical Knowledge and Decision Making. Seventh chapter contains eHealth: Patients and the Internet. Eighth chapter contains Using Information in Healthcare Management. Ninth chapter covers Information Law and Governance in Clinical Practice. Tenth chapter covers Healthcare Quality and Evidence Based Practice.

Numerous tables and figures summarizing important information have been supplemented with the text wherever necessary.