Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge

The textbook Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge, 4th Edition, authored by Dee McGonigle and Kathleen Mastrian, offers nursing students an essential framework for understanding modern health information systems. Published by Jones & Bartlett Learning, the text establishes a foundational grounding in healthcare informatics history, basic informatics concepts, and health information management applications.

The authors anchor the curriculum in their Foundation of Knowledge Model, using it to bridge conceptual principles and technical execution. Readers evaluate change theory alongside updated electronic health record systems, expanding their study into specialized technical domains such as data mining, bioinformatics, and standard system development models.

To reinforce student learning and practical evaluation, this fourth edition incorporates two competency-based assessment tools: TANIC and NICA L3/L4. The text prepares nursing students to analyze data structures and utilize modern health technology throughout academic programs and clinical practice.