Essentials of Nursing Informatics Study Guide

Case 1. Systems Life Cycle: Planning and Analysis
Case 2. System Life Cycle: Implementation and Evaluation
Case 3. Healthcare Project Management
Case 4: Framework for Human Factors Evaluation in Nursing
Case 5: Open Source and Free Software: Veterans Health Information System & Technology (VISTA)
Case 6: Mobile Computing Platforms: Integration of Information Technology into Clinical Practice
Case 7: Advanced Terminology Systems in Clinical Practice
Case 8: Nursing Minimum Data Set Systems
Case 9: Clinical Care Classification Systems
Case 10. Health Data Standards
Case 11. Nursing Informatics and Healthcare Policy
Case 12. Trustworthy Systems for Safe and Private Healthcare
Case 13. Shaping Nursing Informatics through the Public Policy Process
Case 14. HER Use in Home Healthcare Delivery
Case 15. Computerized Provider Order Entry
Case 16. Electronic Health Record Vendor Applications
Case 17. The Role of Technology in the Medication-Use Process
Case 18. Planning, Design, and Implementation of IT in Complex Healthcare Systems
Case 19. Integration of Complex Systems Theory into Six Sigma Methods of Performance Improvement
Case 20. Workflow and Healthcare Process Management
Case 21. Incorporating Evidence: Use of Computer-based Clinical Decision Support Systems for Health Professionals
Case 22. The Magnet Model
Case 23. Internet Tools for Patient Care in Advanced Practice Nursing
Case 24. IT for the Rural Healthcare Market
Case 25. Ambulatory Care Information Systems
Case 26. Public Health Practice Applications: Immunization Registries and Emergency Response after Hurricane Katrina
Case 27. Informatics Solutions for Emergency Planning and Response: Informatics and 2009 H1N1
Case 28. Informatics Applications for Healthcare EducationCase 29. Initiation and Management of Accessible, Effective Online Learning
Case 30. Consumer and Patient Use of Computers for Health
Case 31. Informatics and Medical Simulation: Experiential Learning
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Juliana J. Brixey, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
School of Biomedical Informatics
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas