Essentials of Nursing Informatics

Essentials of Nursing Informatics, 7th Edition, explains how to manage and process healthcare data to improve service quality and outcomes. The textbook examines the role of computer systems across nursing practice, administration, education, and research.

Coverage outlines core technical foundations, addressing computer systems, information theory, electronic medical records, and continuum of care information technology systems. The text also reviews personal health records, coding practices, and system requirements across government, clinical, and private sectors.

To aid reader comprehension, the 2020 edition provides section summaries and adds sample test questions and answers in each chapter. The work was selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2021, 2023, and 2024.